More safe routes for walking and cycling
Thursday 18 July 2019
More than £3.6m worth of transport and active travel improvements will be made in Bridgend County Borough over the next year thanks to grants from Welsh Government.
News
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Achieve your goals with Employability Bridgend
Thursday 11 July 2019
By swapping boilers and pipes for footballs and cones, a young Dad from Brackla is well on his way to a new football coaching career thanks to Employability Bridgend.
School’s out for summer!
Tuesday 09 July 2019
Children across Bridgend County Borough are in for a real treat this summer as an action-packed programme of activities and events awaits them.
Summer Reading Challenge blasts off
Tuesday 09 July 2019
Children across Bridgend County Borough are in for another action-packed summer of fun and activities with a FREE ‘fun in the park’ event held at Newbridge Fields, Bridgend on Saturday 13 July 1pm – 3pm.
Apply for school bus passes online
Tuesday 09 July 2019
Online applications can now be made by families of children who will be eligible for school bus passes when they start year seven in secondary school this September.
Important information for purple bag collections
Friday 05 July 2019
Households who have registered for Bridgend County Borough Council’s purple bag recycling collections are being reminded that if they don’t put out any bags on three consecutive occasions over a six week period then it will be assumed they no longer need the collections.
Funding available to improve run-down shops
Friday 05 July 2019
Owners of vacant and run-down shops in Bridgend town centre are to be targeted in a new scheme aimed at regenerating the area.
Young entrepreneurs buzzing after competition win
Friday 05 July 2019
A business idea based around bee conservation has helped a team of young entrepreneurs from Maesteg to win a national enterprise competition!
Crematorium donates £8k to heart charity
Thursday 04 July 2019
Eight thousand pounds raised by recycling metals that are collected from cremations at Coychurch Crematorium has been donated to the Welsh Hearts charity to help improve heart health and save lives in Wales.
Bridgend businesses reminded of waste responsibilities
Thursday 04 July 2019
Businesses in Bridgend are being urged to help keep the town centre clean by disposing of their waste responsibly.