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Welcome to Bridgend County Borough Council’s media centre. These pages feature latest news from the county borough, and you can also keep up to date by following us on social media.

Warning issued over garden bonfires

Bridgend County Borough Council and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are warning residents of the dangers of burning household rubbish and garden waste during the coronavirus lockdown period.

Local heroes recognised at Mayor’s Citizenship Awards 2020

A nine-year-old who fundraised to help koalas in the Australian wildfires, a man who wheeled four marathons and six half marathons after being diagnosed with a brain tumour and the former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas who revealed he was HIV positive to help break the stigma of the condition are among the winners of the Mayor’s Citizenship Awards 2020.

08 04 2020 Covid-19 update

As the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic continues, Bridgend County Borough Council is continuing to focus its resources on providing essential services and protecting vulnerable residents.

Pods to help keep rough sleepers safe

Four pods designed to help keep rough sleepers safe during the coronavirus outbreak will be set up in Bridgend county borough this week.

Free weekly food parcels information

Residents in Bridgend county borough who have been identified as being extremely vulnerable and have no family or friends to help are being asked to call the local authority and request their free weekly food parcel.

Companies donate thousands of PPE equipment

Businesses across Bridgend county borough have donated thousands of masks, gloves and overalls after an appeal for unwanted personal protective equipment (PPE) was made by the local authority.

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