Porthcawl

Ian Stroud standing beside an orange RNLI inshore lifeboat inside Porthcawl lifeboat station, wearing a Porthcawl Lifeboat Station hoodie.
BEM

PORTHCAWL: BEM for the RNLI volunteer behind 34 years on the lifeboats — and the town’s Christmas swim

Ian Stroud, who has given more than three decades to Porthcawl's lifeboat station, has been recognised in the King's Birthday…

Donkeys won't be returning to Coney Beach (Image: nutmeg66 / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Bridgend County Borough Council

PORTHCAWL: End of the road for donkey rides on Coney Beach as council’s summer animal ban rules them out for good

Donkey rides are banned from Coney Beach in Porthcawl after Bridgend County Borough Council extended its seasonal animal restrictions —…

Custody image of Jason Bailey, a 48-year-old man jailed for rape and sexual assault following an attack at a flat in 2023.
Cardiff Crown Court

JAILED: Llanelli man who ignored victim’s pleas during flat attack sentenced to six years

A 48-year-old man has been jailed for six years after raping and sexually assaulting a woman during an attack at…

An aerial artist's impression of a large, paved public square next to a road and the sea. The space includes a large white tensile canopy, wooden pop-up retail units, seating areas, and green spaces with trees.
Bridgend Council

PORTHCAWL: £1.3m project to transform car park into vibrant public space to begin

Work to transform the Hillsboro South car park in Porthcawl into a vibrant new public space is set to begin…

A mugshot of a young man, Connor Wing, with short dark hair and a light grey t-shirt, looking directly at the camera.
Cannabis

PORTHCAWL: ‘Agitated’ drug dealer caught with knife and cocaine jailed

A Porthcawl man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after police caught him with a dangerous haul of cocaine, cannabis…

A large white big wheel is silhouetted against a sunset over the sea, with the dark outline of a headland and lighthouse visible in the distance.
Bridgend Council

PORTHCAWL: New seafront funfair announced as town prepares for life after Coney Beach

A new seasonal funfair is heading to Porthcawl’s Salt Lake, Bridgend Council has announced, as the town adjusts to life…

Pinehurst Rest Home Porthcawl exterior
Business

Porthcawl dementia care home sold for first time in 36 years

A family-run dementia care home in Porthcawl has been sold for the first time since it was established in 1989,…

Poplar Crescent Porthcawl where woman's body found in freezer South Wales Police investigation
body

PORTHCAWL: Man arrested after woman’s body found in freezer at residential property

A MAN in his sixties has been arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial after police discovered a woman's…

St Clare's School Porthcawl
Cognita

PORTHCAWL: Parents secure 106-year lease for former St Clare’s site, new school to open

A COMMUNITY-LED effort has secured the future of independent education in Porthcawl, with parents taking ownership of a 106-year lease…

Montage showing Biophilic Living building in Swansea, Wyndham House in Bridgend, and Civic Square at Aberafan Shopping Centre in Port Talbot.
Aberavon Shopping Centre

Millions pledged to revive Welsh centres — Swansea, Port Talbot, Haverfordwest, Porthcawl and Bridgend among winners

Welsh Government has announced more than £19.6m in regeneration funding — with Swansea city centre, Port Talbot, Haverfordwest, Porthcawl and…