With only a week to go until the annual Elvis Festival takes place in Porthcawl, Bridgend Council’s Licensing Committee have granted organisers a street trading licence. A webcast is available here. Prompted by a question from Cllr. Stuart Baldwin (Lab,… Continue Reading
Update: 08/09/2017: Cllr. Ken Watts has since confirmed the three resignations were nothing to do with electrification (I’ve been told by several sources it was more to do with the 2017 General Election selection process – the “long-standing tensions” I… Continue Reading
(Pic: Bridgend & Porthcawl Gem) Bridgend’s schools started their summer holidays this week. That means 6 weeks of children complaining that they’re bored, parents trying to find childcare….alongside me struggling for ideas for articles. Summer playschemes have always seemed popular… Continue Reading
(Pic : EPT Partnership via Bridgend County Borough Council) As part of joint BCBC-EU plans to develop Porthcawl as a premier regional resort, a new watersports centre is to be provided overlooking Rest Bay. Plans were submitted earlier this week… Continue Reading
With one week to go until polling day my coverage of the local elections is drawing to a close. Some ward results are predictable, others wards will help determine the outcome of the election and whether Labour retain control of… Continue Reading
Following on from my look at county-wide issues and those in the Bridgend and Pencoed area, I move west to consider Porthcawl and the Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cornelly areas. Another reminder of who’s standing where. 1. Porthcawl Regeneration Whither… Continue Reading
Ending the best part of a decade of uncertainty, a long-derelict site in Porthcawl is to host a spectacular centrepiece of Bridgend Council’s regeneration plans for the town. Salt Lake is to be transformed into Europe’s biggest multi-storey car park.… Continue Reading
Bridgend Council (BCBC) and its cabinet will be meeting again this week to discuss various reports. Here’s another round-up and they’re all economy-themed this time. BCBC set to back City Region Deal As many of you probably already know,… Continue Reading
Tourist season is coming, and thousands of people from near and far will soon begin descending on the south Wales coast to take advantage of any sunny days we’ll have. In Porthcawl’s case it’s almost certain most of them will… Continue Reading
With the “excitement” of the elections dying down – and ahead of the Assembly reconvening – it’s time to turn attentions to some interesting items on the agenda for Bridgend Council’s (BCBC) monthly cabinet meeting tomorrow afternoon. Bridgend to test… Continue Reading
As promised, I return to Bridgend Council’s (BCBC) budget for 2016-17 (more detail here), which was discussed and debated by full council yesterday afternoon – the first full council webcast since webcasting was introduced. You can watch the whole thing… Continue Reading
It’s been a long time coming but, at long last, Bridgend Council (BCBC) have begun the live streaming and recording of council meetings (Camera Shy). Those who deserve the credit include long-standing campaigners for webcasting, Plaid Cymru town councillor and… Continue Reading
Following a public exhibition a few weeks ago, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Local Health Board (ABMU) and its partners have now submitted full plans to Bridgend Council for a new primary care centre in Porthcawl. A new primary care centre has… Continue Reading
After being announced to great fanfare by Bridgend Council in March, formal plans have been submitted to regenerate the Grade II listed Jennings Building in Porthcawl Habour as part of the town’s wider regeneration plans. The building was primarily used… Continue Reading
As you might remember, earlier this year Bridgend Council (BCBC) undertook a public consultation on the future of council-run public toilets in the county (Consult At Your Convenience). At Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, cabinet members will discuss the results of the… Continue Reading
As you can probably tell, the election’s the only game in town at the moment. I’m sure many of you are as bored with that as I am but it means it’ll probably be quiet on here for a few… Continue Reading
As regular readers will know, attempts to regenerate the seaside town of Porthcawl aren’t exactly going to plan. Bridgend Council (BCBC) have run into serious, long-running difficulties in developing the Salt Lake site, nominally for a supermarket and housing. One… Continue Reading
As promised last week, I return to the Porthcawl regeneration saga. Full details of the proposals, as they were in 2012, are included in my blog Whither Porthcawl? As anyone closely following events knows, in July 2012, Tesco pulled out… Continue Reading
It’s reorganisation galore time in the emergency services it seems. South Wales Fire & Rescue Service (SWFRS) recently launched a three-stage review into cover at their fire stations across the region. I’m only focusing on the first stage (Bridgend, Vale… Continue Reading
Morrisons set for Porthcawl – With a £1million sting in the tail? For the second time in as many years, supermarket chains have expressed interest in building a new superstore as part of the regeneration plans for Porthcawl. After… Continue Reading
Thanks to an anonymous commentator for flagging this up. Over the summer, Carwyn Jones asked Porthcawl residents for their views on regeneration. The process came up with ideas ranging from a new McDonalds restaurant to long-standing calls for a swimming… Continue Reading
Tesco deal in Porthcawl falls through As I posted a few weeks ago, a new supermarket is a “cornerstone” of a regeneration project in the central area of Porthcawl. According to Porthcawl Town Councillor, Graham Walter’s blog, the deal… Continue Reading
Just before the local elections a few weeks ago, I mentioned that one area Bridgend Council have seriously underperformed is the regeneration of the seaside town of Porthcawl. I thought the topic was significant enough to look at in some… Continue Reading
The deposit plans outlining development in Bridgend County for the next 10 years are now online. This of course won’t be the final version, it’ll have to go through consultation, inspectors reports etc until it’s full adoption by the council.… Continue Reading
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