Bridgend County Borough Council has approved the transfer of Llangywyd playing fields and pavilion out of council hands.
Reigning Miss Wales beauty queen, Darcey Corria has been hospitalised after a serious car accident on the M4 motorway near Bridgend.
Women and girls in Bridgend are being invited to free self-defence classes to improve self-confidence and feelings of personal safety.
Jay Edwards, 31, from Brackla, Bridgend, denied seven counts of sexual assault against a child and one count of child abduction but was found guilty.
Steven Evans, 44, from Bridgend has been sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court to two years four months in prison after being convicted of burglary as...
Bridgend Indoor Market has been rejuvenated with pop-up shops and activities through the PopUp Wales initiative.
A light up Disney Princess Castle, a box of 50 fresh oysters and a photo of a New Year’s kiss from 1974 make the 2022 Travelodge...
Women in areas of South Wales who are interested in starting a new career in technology are being encouraged to take a closer look at Chwarae...
Two men from Bridgend and Barry are behind bars this Christmas after being caught drug dealing. Damian Jones, 21, from Brackla, was arrested in July after...
Community facilities across Wales are set to benefit from ‘crucial’ additional Welsh Government funding enabling them to complete refurbishment works. The projects had struggled to stay...
Goods export values by Welsh businesses have recovered beyond pre-pandemic levels and totalled £19.4 billion for the year ending September 2022 , an increase of more...
This year, Bridgend County Borough has been listed in the top two best performing local authority areas in Wales for recycling. The county borough’s recycling rate...
350 vulnerable children across South Wales will have a merrier Christmas this year after Itec learners took part in a special project to provide Christmas gifts...
Novus Gower, a new partnership between not-for-profit prison education provider Novus and Gower College Swansea, has started delivering educational programmes for prisoners and young offenders at...
Seven-year-old Roman from Bridgend, who is undergoing treatment for Leukaemia, is a huge police fan and was given an early Christmas treat when he was welcomed to...
Taxi Marshals will be on duty in Bridgend town centre this December, in a bid to ensure a safe journey home for revellers. Bridgend County Borough...
An athlete who discovered she had bowel cancer following a training injury was back in action just weeks after surgery. Laura Butcher is determined to show...
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into the stand up paddleboarding accident that resulted in four fatalities at the Haverfordwest Town Weir...
Bridgend County Borough Council have announced that work to complete a £1.2 million upgrade to the Coychurch Crematorium flower court is now underway. The extension will...
Bridgend County Borough Council is urging residents to come and get their facts directly from the experts after spotting ‘wildly inaccurate’ rumours circulating on social media...
Bridgend could become the future home of tennis excellence in Wales after planning permission was granted for an all-new national tennis academy. The council’s Development Control...
South Wales Police have released three people on bail as part of their investigation into the deaths of two babies in Wildmill, Bridgend, whose bodies were...
Magistrates have granted a warrant of further detention for two men and a woman who have been arrested on suspicion of concealing the birth of a...
South Wales Police say they’re continuing to investigate the discovery of the bodies of two babies discovered at an address in Wildmill, Bridgend on Saturday evening...
South Wales Police have arrested three people after the bodies of two babies were found at a property in Wildmill, Bridgend on Saturday evening (26 November)....
Free Wi-Fi is now available in town centres across Bridgend County Borough the council have announced, with the aim of increasing connectivity among residents, businesses and...
Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed comments from Minister for Climate Change Julie James confirming that Welsh Government has approved its business case to address failed...
Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet have approved the transfer of prisoner care and support to the council following the end of G4S Health Services’ contract at...
High Street retailer Joules has said it is set to go into administration blaming soaring energy costs and a downturn in consumer spending. The chain has...
A Bridgend-based technology service provider for the marine sector has completed a management buyout with a seven-figure package from the Development Bank and HSBC UK. Established...
A Bridgend-based company that specialises in building local energy centres is inviting local schools to take part in an innovative clean energy poster competition. Infinate has...
Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved the start of a public consultation about a proposal to expand Coety Primary School. The proposal would result in...
A 22-year-old dog, believed to be the oldest dog ever cared for by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has found his furry-tail ending...
Bridgend County Borough Council has banned the use of live animals as prizes for all events held on council-owned land as part of its ongoing efforts...
A Bridgend man has been jailed for planning and robbing a vulnerable adult. Georgie Cox, aged 21, cornered a vulnerable adult in Brackla shortly before 10pm...
Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet has approved plans for a 300-place replacement Heronsbridge School. The new replacement school, which will be designed to cater for the...
Family and friends have paid tribute to 35 year-old Lucy John who died when her bicycle was involved in a collision with a black Honda Civic...
A 35-year old woman from Bridgend has died after her bicycle was involved in a collision with a black Honda Civic on the A48 near Laleston...
A partnership between not-for-profit social enterprise Novus and Gower College Swansea has been awarded a contract to deliver ‘learning and skills’ at HMP and YOI Parc...
Earlier this year, five ‘cosmic visitors’ landed in Porthcawl to help keep the area clean and tidy and local schools have helped come up with some...
Bridgend County Borough Council has confirmed that free parking will remain available at two council-maintained town centre car parks.
A Freedom of Information request has found that Bridgend Council spent £1,147,354 on agency social workers in the year Logan Mwangi was killed. Logan was murdered...
Residents of Bridgend County Borough are being encouraged to have their say on pre-planning application plans that could change the shape of Bridgend town centre. A...
Bridgend County Borough Council has thanked partner organisations for the speed and quality of their response to an urgent call to help the local authority find...
The First Minister, Mark Drakeford MS has officially opened a new, state of the art learning facility at South Wales Police’s headquarters in Bridgend. The opening...
South Wales drivers have accrued some of the most speeding fines per capita than any other part of the UK according to new research – with...
A group helping to address the cost-of-living crisis by providing baby essentials to struggling families in Bridgend has received a cash boost. Splice Child and Family...
Bridgend County Borough Council has launched a public consultation on a Draft Air Quality Action Plan for Park Street in Bridgend. Recent reports show that two...
Social enterprise and charity organisation, Halo Leisure have received £381,479 from the National Lottery Community Fund to help expand its ‘Feel Good for Life’ project at...
Shoppers have been seizing the opportunity to buy artisan Welsh food and drink at one of Wales’ premier retail locations – McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Bridgend. During...
A Bridgend hospital radio DJ has won a national award at this year’s Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards. Swansea-born Connor Morgans won gold for Male Presenter of...
Pyle Swimming Pool is undergoing major refurbishment works, following a £200,000 investment by Bridgend County Borough Council and Halo Leisure. The council say the works include...
Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has declared large parts of South West Wales are now in a drought area. The announcement affects Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath...
A man caught dumping waste by hidden cameras at a fly tipping hotspot by Neath Port Talbot Council enforcement officers has been fined. James Steven Daniel...
After two years of planning, fundraising and hard work, volunteers and staff at Bridgend Resource Centre have unveiled a new sensory garden to support local adults...
Bridgend Indoor Market is set to benefit from a funding boost to help develop small business opportunities and increase consumer interest and footfall. A series of...
Progress is continuing on the £7.9m redevelopment of Maesteg Town Hall, Bridgend County Borough Council have said. Contractors Knox and Wells have completed steel framing work...
Liberal Democrat Senedd member and former child protection social worker Jane Dodds MS has said a report by Care Inspectorate Wales on children’s services in Bridgend County...
Bridgend-born BBC newsreader, Huw Edwards has been named as one of 39 high-profile Brits that Russia’s foreign ministry has blacklisted in retaliation for the UK’s support...
With people flocking to the coast amid rising temperatures, our stunning bays and beaches are proving to be popular with more than tourists and visitors this...
Pupils from Maesteg Comprehensive are among those to have contributed items for a time capsule which is set to be buried beneath Maesteg Town Hall as...
Love Island star Callum MacLeod has swapped the villa for a new home at Persimmon’s Tir Y Bont development. Callum shot to fame in 2019 when...
Concern over the welfare of children has emerged after figures obtained by the Welsh Conservatives have found the number of agency social workers employed by councils,...
A masterplan which will be used to determine what development takes place throughout Bridgend County Borough between now and 2033 has moved a step closer. Cabinet...
Rising fuel costs and the cost-of-living crisis have prompted an increase in taxi fares within Bridgend County Borough for the first time in three years. Following...
A Welsh Ambulance Service worker is taking on this year’s Swansea 70.3 Ironman to raise money for The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC). Mary-Jayne Granville, 35, an Ambulance Care...
Construction work on a new active travel route for the strategic employment site at Brocastle in Bridgend has started, thanks to a £2m investment by the...
Guided by its vision to build a better Bridgend and Wales, housing association Valleys to Coast has implemented Decision Time for managing meetings, risks and objectives,...
Bridgend County Borough Council have announced plans to reduce the carbon emissions of its existing vehicle fleet by switching to an alternative fuel method such as...
Councillor Martyn Jones, Mayor of Bridgend County Borough, is urging people to keep their guard up against scammers after a tip-off from a resident alerted him...
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd Headteacher, Meurig Jones has been crowned ‘Headteacher of the Year’ at the Professional Teaching Awards (Cymru). The awards shine a light on the...
Bridgend County Borough Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese green energy specialists Marubeni setting out how both organisations intend to work together to...
House-builder, Persimmon West Wales is celebrating after they were named the winner of Bridgend College’s Employer Partnership Award for 2022. The builder’s West Wales region has...
Bridgend County Borough Council has appointed Welsh firm John Weaver Contractors Ltd to provide all-new £2.4m community facilities at Cosy Corner in Porthcawl. Part-funded by the...
Tondu primary school near Sarn has paid tribute to murdered 5 year-old Logan Mwangi who was a pupil at the school. In an emotional statement, the...
The Leader and Chief Executive of Bridgend Council have issued a statement following the sentencing of Angharad Williamson, John Cole, and 14 year-old Craig Mulligan for...
Bridgend County Borough Council have submitted applications for the UK Government’s Levelling Up fund for the re-development of the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl and the rebuilding...
Work is set to commence on the first installations of new electric vehicle charging points across Bridgend County Borough. The installations, which have been funded through...
A sexual predator from Bridgend who abused a young girl for three years in the late 1990s has been jailed following a police investigation that spanned...
Three people have been convicted of murder following the death of a five year-old child in the Sarn area of Bridgend last summer. Logan Mwangi’s body...
A man who significantly damaged railway equipment at Bridgend, causing the South Wales mainline to shut down, has been jailed following a British Transport Police investigation....
Bus operator First Cymru has announced changes to their timetables for a number of services in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend in April. Some of...
A schoolboy who lost his front teeth and suffered serious facial injuries in a holiday water park accident has had his smile restored thanks to Swansea...
More than 87,000 additional homes and businesses across south Wales are a step closer to a major broadband boost thanks to a £30million investment by Openreach. People living and...
Five people have been charged with drugs offences as part of an operation by the South Wales Police’s Force Intelligence and Organised Crime Unit. Throughout this...
Bus company First Cymru has announced some major changes to their network, reducing the frequency of services and outsourcing some routes to other operators due to...
Welsh building contractor, J.G. Hale Construction, has completed work on a 13-home development on the site of the former Heol Y Cyw Primary School in Bridgend, for its client...
New research by homebuying company WeBuyAnyHome has revealed that Bridgend and Newport are amongst the UK’s top places to live to increase pets’ quality of life....