Bridgend YMCA could be demolished to make way for a car park (update: relocation plans are in the pipeline)
(Title Image: via Google Earth) Within the last week or so, a planning application has been submitted to demolish Bridgend …
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Taxi drivers set to face “The Bridgend Knowledge” from November 2019
The head of Legal and Regulatory services at Bridgend Council has recommended that BCBC’s Licensing Committee approve the introduction of …
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Family history library set for Maesteg move as part of library shake-up
The family history library – currently located at Ty’r Ardd (registry office) at Sunnyside – is set to move in …
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Consultation set to launch on changes to home-school transport
(Title Image: Wales Online) It’s an issue five years in the making, but it does finally look like BCBC …
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Bridgend Council set to sign charter to protect the rights of terminally-ill staff
Bridgend Council’s Cabinet is set to sign the BCBC up to the TUC’s “Dying to Work Charter” – which has …
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Sites shortlisted for valleys Welsh-medium nurseries
(Title Image: Daily Post) Last November, BCBC was awarded £2.6million to develop Welsh-medium childcare facilities in four areas: Porthcawl, Bridgend …
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Community Asset Transfer red tape set to be cut
(Title Image: via Google Earth) As you probably already know, Community Asset Transfer (CAT) is a BCBC policy to transfer …
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Bridgend set to be host authority for Valleys Regional Park
(Title Image: Tripadvisor) One key element of the Welsh Government’s Valley Action Plan is the creation of a Valleys Regional …
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Work on Bridgend town district heat network expected to start in spring 2020
(Title Image: Bridgend Council) There’ve been a few snippets over the last year or so about a district energy network …
Read More Criticism of BCBC strategy as the proportion of Welsh-medium pupils in Bridgend “needs to double” by 2031
(Title Image: Daily Post) As Bridgend Council considers where new schools are going to be built in the county over …
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Cautious welcome given to a radical new sustainable deposit-return scheme
Environmental experts have given a cautious welcome to a radical new home delivery system which is hoped will cut food …
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Ghosts from Brynteg’s past haunt the present following historic sex abuse bombshell
(Title Image: Wales Online) Earlier this week, in two excellent pieces of journalism from BBC Wales’ Rebecca John (here and …
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Kier recycling contract set to face fresh scrutiny following sell-off announcement
(Title Image: Bridgend & Porthcawl Gem) Just when it looked like the recycling situation in Bridgend had reached something approaching …
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BCBC Cabinet set to adopt stricter anti-dog fouling measures
(Title Image: newstalk.com) As some of you may remember, last year Bridgend Council launched a consultation on proposals to introduce …
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Key Porthcawl regeneration site set to go up for sale
(Pic: via Google Earth) At next week’s Bridgend Council Cabinet meeting, officers have recommended the Cabinet authorise putting the Salt …
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Consultation open on proposed affordable housing development in Brackla
(Title Image: LRM Planning) A consultation on proposals to extend an existing social housing development in Brackla is open until …
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Confirmed: Bridgend Ford engine plant to close in 2020
(Title Image: Sky News) Following strong rumours Wednesday evening, it was officially confirmed yesterday that the Bridgend Ford engine plant …
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Bridgend bus subsidy cut to go ahead
(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) Update: The Committee have decided that …
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Town mayor vote to be re-run and Plaid Cymru group takes on a new member
(Title Image: Gill Garrett) Bridgend Town Council mayor vote to be re-run Mayors are largely a ceremonial position, but some …
Read More Bridgend Council Cabinet to make decision on bus subsidy future
(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0). UPDATE: Confirmation from the Gazette’s Elizabeth …
Read More “Comfort scheme” set to continue as BCBC publishes draft public toilet strategy
Under a law passed by the Senedd in 2017 – the Public Health Act – all councils in Wales need …
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Brackla wood development refused permission
(Title Image: Wales Online) Bridgend Council planning officers have refused to grant permission to a small residential development at Briary …
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£3.7million for Bridgend county walking and cycling schemes in new funding round
Earlier this week, the Welsh Government announced the latest round of local transport funding grants for the 2019-20 financial year …
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New Recycling Centre approved at Pyle
(Title Image: via Google Earth) The monthly meeting of Bridgend Council’s Planning Committee took place yesterday. The only major development …
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Parties begin selection process for 2021 Senedd Election
The next Senedd election is two years away and while that might sound like a long time, local party branches …
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