Housing, Social Services & Social Care

Edit: Due to the death of Elizabeth II, the Cabinet meeting that was due to discuss this has been cancelled...

Bridgend Council's Planning Committee has approved an application for 20 homes at the former Blaenllynfi Infants School in Caerau. You...

At last month's full council meeting, Cllr. Steven Bletsoe (Ind, Bridgend Central) asked for information on the number of rough...

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) recently published a follow-up report on the state of children's social services in Bridgend County (pdf)....

At this week's full council meeting, Cllr. Steven Bletsoe (Ind, Bridgend Central) asked how the council determines who counts as...

One of the major items up for discussion at this month's Cabinet meeting is progress on the new Local Development...

A full planning application has been submitted for a new social housing development on land near Shepherds Vet Hospital. A...

Linc housing association recently provided an update on progress to re-start the troubled Sunnyside Wellness Village project in Bridgend town...

Talbot Green-based developer, Llanmoor Homes, has submitted a planning application for 35 new homes and five self-build plots on land...

Valleys 2 Coast housing association (named in the documents, but not on the planning portal) have submitted plans for an...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to follow Welsh Government guidance to remove means-testing for certain home adaptations under the Disabled...

Bridgend Council has published how they intend to use £7.83million in Housing Support Grant funding from the Welsh Government (pdf)....

Later this week, Bridgend Council's Cabinet will be updated on the council's participation in refugee programmes (pdf). Two separate programmes...

In response to a Welsh Government consultation, Bridgend Council's planning department has shown support for temporary planning rules brought in...

In an update on children's residential care services, Bridgend Council is confident that a new residential children's hub at the...

Bridgend Council's Corporate Parenting Committee is set to receive an annual report this week from Independent Reviewing Officers (pdf). Independent...

The owners of the former "Taffy's Tavern" (also previously known as PS Bar, The Angel & The Wicked Lady) on...

A planning application has been submitted for a housing development at the former Blaenllynfi Infants School in Caerau. The application...

A pre-application consultation is open on a proposed new housing development near Brackla Industrial Estate. A pre-application consultation is exactly...

A Bridgend Council scrutiny committee will be updated on the shape of community-based mental health services today (pdf). It follows...

Bridgend Council's full monthly council meeting was held yesterday – which you can watch here. The only question put forward...

The Valleys2Coast (V2C) housing association has submitted plans for a new housing development at the former Glan-yr-Afon care home in...

Bridgend Council's Cabinet is set to approve a one-off payment of £500 to the county's foster and adult placement carers...

Cllr. Jane Gebbie (Lab, Pyle) has been promoted to Bridgend Council's Cabinet Member for Social Services & Early Help. Cllr....

The Cardiff City Region has shortlisted projects in its 10 member local authorities to receive funding to increase the "viability"...