Council honours Royal Navy’s longest-serving Wren
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council has presented the Royal Navy’s longest-serving Wren with the area’s Armorial Bearings to celebrate her retirement after 44 years of service.
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Council wins national award for Baby in Mind programme
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council has won a national award in recognition of its pioneering Baby in Mind programme.
Garden waste collections to end on Friday
Wednesday 11 November 2020
This year’s garden waste collection service across Bridgend county borough is set to end on Friday, November 13.
Volunteers wanted for Bridgend Local Action Group
Tuesday 10 November 2020
New members are being sought to join the Bridgend Local Action Group (LAG), a decision-making body that supports rural development projects across the county borough.
Lockdown funding for local businesses
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council has confirmed that local businesses are receiving almost £7.7m in lockdown funding support after Welsh Government provided grant support for traders during the two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown.
New classrooms for Cefn Cribwr Primary
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Work to provide new school classrooms for pupils at Cefn Cribwr Primary is in the final stages and on track to be revealed early next month.
Council extends rent discount to support local traders
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed to support local traders who are using council-owned premises by extending a 50 per cent concessionary rent rate for an extra three months.
Mobile Covid-19 testing for Maesteg and Porthcawl
Friday 06 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has confirmed where coronavirus testing facilities will be located in Bridgend County Borough next week.
Regional Covid-19 Business Survey results
Friday 06 November 2020
As part of Bridgend County Borough Council’s ongoing support for businesses in the current Covid-19 pandemic, we recently undertook a survey asking whether businesses had all the information and support they needed to run their business safely.
Council issues clarification on plans for new Welsh medium school
Thursday 05 November 2020
Bridgend County Borough Council has issued further clarification over its plans for establishing a new Welsh-medium primary school in the area.