Bridgend Bolts score £1,500 from the Community Chest scheme
Monday 05 February 2018
The Bridgend Bolts Netball Club has netted a grant of £1,500 from the Community Chest scheme so that members of their junior team can progress into senior netball.
News
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Festive recycling up two thirds on last year
Friday 02 February 2018
An incredible 68 per cent more recycling was collected from Bridgend County Borough homes over the recent Christmas fortnight compared to the same period last year.
Registrations open for garden waste collection service
Friday 02 February 2018
Gardeners can register now for Bridgend County Borough Council’s garden waste collection service which is returning this spring.
Council to target homes that haven’t fully embraced recycling yet
Friday 02 February 2018
After posting its highest ever recycling figures, Bridgend County Borough Council will step up its eco-friendly efforts even further this spring by working closely with homes that have yet to fully embrace recycling.
Cycle route improvements in Bridgend town centre
Friday 02 February 2018
Work is underway to make Bridgend town centre even more bike-friendly. The national cycle route NCN 885, which runs from Sarn to Bridgend, is being extended along Brewery Lane to Angel Street so that it joins the safe route that connects to Newbridge Fields, Broadlands, Cefn Glas and Laleston.
Get into the woods for Bridgend’s countryside volunteering events
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Do you love the great outdoors and enjoy meeting new people? If so, then why not join Bridgend County Borough Council’s countryside team on one (or all!) of their woodland management volunteering events this month.
New year-round residential unit opened at Heronsbridge
Tuesday 30 January 2018
A new residential unit has been officially opened at Heronsbridge School in Bridgend so that children and young people with complex needs can receive all-year-round support close to home.
Have your say on the future of local bus services
Tuesday 30 January 2018
After warning that subsidies on some local bus services cannot continue due to ongoing cuts to public funding, Bridgend County Borough Council is inviting local residents to have their say on how bus services could be provided in the future.
Council marks Holocaust Memorial Day with public event
Friday 26 January 2018
Bridgend County Borough Council marked Holocaust Memorial Day today with a free public event to commemorate the victims and honour the survivors of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
Leanne cooks up a winner to take regional school chef title
Monday 22 January 2018
School chef Leanne Rees Sheppard is the finalist in the Welsh School Chef of the Year competition – and the pupils she cooks for at Tremains Primary couldn’t be happier.