Leader welcomes budget settlement news
Thursday 19 December 2019
The Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed news that the authority is set to receive a higher settlement that what was originally expected for 2020-21.
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Free Christmas parking
Wednesday 04 December 2019
Shoppers, visitors and traders are set to receive an early Christmas present with news that parking will be free after 10am on every Saturday throughout December.
'Strictly Cymru’ bringing sparkle to Bridgend!
Thursday 28 November 2019
Do you have what it takes to become the next Anton du Beke? If so, it’s time to shake and shimmy your way into ‘Strictly Cymru’ – Wales’ first inclusive dance competition - coming to Bridgend County Borough in January 2020!
Transforming and celebrating our green spaces
Monday 25 November 2019
Green spaces across Bridgend County Borough are about to be transformed over the next four years as a new National Lottery Community Fund project, ‘Green Links’ is launched by the charity, Plantlife.
Work with council to save sport
Thursday 14 November 2019
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed that the authority can no longer afford to subsidise sports pitches, playing fields and pavilions following ‘ten years of suffering cuts and being forced to set austerity budgets’.
Porthcawl's Watersports centre is revealed
Friday 11 October 2019
Surfers, kayakers, paddle-boarders, canoeists and more are set to benefit from a new £1.5m Watersports Centre which has been officially opened at Rest Bay in Porthcawl.
Seafront road closed during the Porthcawl Elvis Festival
Tuesday 24 September 2019
To help ensure that crowds attending the Porthcawl Elvis Festival (28 – 29 September) can enjoy strolling safely along Porthcawl’s seafront in their blue suede shoes and colourful costumes, a stretch of the main road along the esplanade will be closed for the majority of the weekend.
Sports pitches and play areas
Tuesday 03 September 2019
The conundrum over how sports pitches, pavilions and playgrounds should be managed in the future will continue to be debated this week by councillors at Bridgend County Borough Council.
Awards for local parks and green spaces
Friday 26 July 2019
Nine of Bridgend County Borough’s most beautiful parks and green spaces have bagged themselves prestigious Green Flag awards.
Rare orchids thrive at Kenfig
Thursday 25 July 2019
A recent council check on orchid numbers at Kenfig National Nature Reserve in Bridgend County Borough had to stop when wardens and volunteers found there were too many to count in a single day.