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National Adoption Week calls on more Welsh people to consider adoption
Monday 16 October 2023
This National Adoption Week (16-22 October), the National Adoption Service for Wales (NAS) is continuing its mission to get more people to consider adoption, as sibling groups, children with additional needs, and older children across Wales still wait to find their ‘forever home’.
Active travel route from Ynysawdre is underway
Thursday 12 October 2023
With help from Welsh Government funding for active travel routes across Wales, Bridgend County Borough Council will soon begin work on a new active travel route from Ynysawdre (seen in red on the map). This route will link two points on the existing active travel network, as well as provide the start of a proposed future route, continuing to the east of the River Ogmore.
Cwmfelin Primary School applauded for offering ‘real life’ learning experiences
Thursday 12 October 2023
An Estyn inspection in November last year, praised Cwmfelin Primary School for many of its practices, most notably, offering authentic learning experiences to its pupils.
Ty Pen y Bont community garden project promises a fruitful future
Thursday 12 October 2023
September 29 marked the formal opening of the Ty Pen y Bont community project, an initiative offering plentiful opportunities for all those involved. The launch included Senedd members Huw Irranca-Davies and Sarah Murphy, as well as Deputy Leader, Councillor Jane Gebbie, who officially opened the garden.
Tennis courts officially reopened after state of the art renovations
Thursday 05 October 2023
Community tennis courts have been officially reopened across Bridgend County Borough as part of a jointly funded £520,000 project which offers improvements to existing facilities while promoting the importance of an active lifestyle to both adults and children.
Newton Primary School praised for pupils’ positive attitude to learning!
Thursday 05 October 2023
Porthcawl’s Newton Primary School has been recognised for a host of strengths, including pupils’ enthusiasm to learn, in an Estyn inspection that took place in February this year.
Public invited to have a say on final proposals for Grand Pavilion
Wednesday 04 October 2023
The redevelopment of Porthcawl’s much-loved theatre, the Grand Pavilion is moving a step closer, with residents invited to have a final say on the proposed plans before they are submitted to the local authority for formal planning.
£800,000 of funding for project supporting children and young people
Tuesday 03 October 2023
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has approved the ‘Relationship Building Together’ (RBT) initiative – a project largely evaluating how services using the Trauma Recovery Model (TRM) can benefit those children affected by trauma.
Local rogue builder given suspended prison sentence
Tuesday 03 October 2023
Following an investigation by Shared Regulatory Services (SRS), Blaengarw builder, Drew Joyce, has received a sentence of nine months imprisonment, which has been suspended for two years.
First Cymru confirms changes to X1 and X3 bus routes
Monday 02 October 2023
Following the recent announcement by First Cymru that it will be introducing changes across a range of south and west Wales bus services, Bridgend County Borough Council is advising local residents that both the X1 and X3 services will be affected.