School pupil’s poster to promote anti-littering campaign
Friday 16 July 2021
A poster designed by a primary school pupil will be at the forefront of a new anti-littering campaign.
News
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New all-Wales fostering service ‘Foster Wales’ is launched
Friday 16 July 2021
Local authority fostering services in Wales have joined forces to become ‘Foster Wales’.
Work to begin on Pencoed active travel route second phase
Friday 16 July 2021
Work on the second phase of an active travel route in the Pencoed area is set to start next week.
Update on Pencoed road bridge and level crossing plans
Friday 16 July 2021
Bridgend County Borough Council’s Cabinet will be provided with an update next week on studies into the potential closure of the Pencoed level crossing and a new replacement Penprysg Road Bridge.
Updates on vaccinations and mobile testing arrangements
Friday 16 July 2021
Almost 186,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been given to people in Bridgend County Borough with over 82,000 in the area now fully vaccinated.
New home sought for Maesteg Town Hall’s chandeliers
Friday 16 July 2021
Six chandeliers from Maesteg Town Hall are seeking a new home as part of the re-development works on the historic building.
Bar customers warned of potential exposure to Covid-19
Thursday 15 July 2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg’s Test, Trace and Protect Service is contacting people who visited the Eden Bar and Lounge in Bridgend on Saturday July 10 following positive coronavirus tests for several people who were at the premises that day.
Waste contract proposals involve plans for ‘greener’ vehicles
Thursday 15 July 2021
Councillors will consider proposals to extend the waste contract in Bridgend County Borough with Kier for two to three years at a scrutiny meeting next week.
Most pharmacies now offering free lateral flow device tests
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Free rapid Covid-19 self-test kits are now available for people without any symptoms to collect from a number of local pharmacies across Bridgend county borough.
Footpath temporarily closes while level crossing work is carried out
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Part of a popular footpath near Cefn Cribwr in Bridgend County Borough has temporarily closed to enable new safety measures to be introduced at a nearby railway level crossing.