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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Bridgend county borough council - What They Never Told You

Deep concern as Zimmer Biomet closure in Bridgend puts 540 jobs at risk

The announcement has left a community in shock

Wales Online

Plans for new sea defences at Coney Beach, Porthcawl

Lots has been going on in the area recently

Wales Online

Row over school's uniform policy taken to Welsh Government after outcry from parents

Bridgend Council's education lead said Pencoed Comprehensive's uniform crackdown has caused anxiety among pupils, including those sitting exams, and may go against Welsh Government guidelines on gender

Wales Online

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Bridgend Council announces its leader and new mayor at annual meeting

There were also changes to a number of cabinet positions

Wales Online

Bridgend Council releases its new five year corporate plan

Every five years the council publishes a new plan which describes its main priorities for services it delivers

Wales Online

'We'd turn these grey, unloved urban spaces into bright, colourful landscapes': The street artists transforming Welsh towns

'It's actually become quite an attraction - some people are even bringing their kids down to see it'

Wales Online

Porthcawl's Coney Beach funfair to close as Welsh Government purchase land for redevelopment

The sale includes the Coney Beach Amusement Park site and the adjoining section of land known as the monster park

Wales Online

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Botched insulation scandal victims express hope but frustration over slow progress

Bridgend council is appointing two members of staff to lead the remediation work for the homes in Caerau

Wales Online

Schools funding to be cut by 2% in Bridgend as council bosses say latest budget is toughest they've ever had to deal with

The proposals for the budget come during the current financial crisis which left the authority tasked with finding £2.6 million worth of savings this year

Wales Online

Man wins £300,000 court fight after Japanese knotweed invades garden from council track

Marc Davies sued Bridgend County Borough Council in Wales after the invasive weed spread from its land into the garden of his house. He was awarded just under £5,000 and £300,000 in lawyers' bills

Daily Mirror

Council in race to secure funding for Porthcawl bus terminus to connect with the south Wales metro

The issues with funding came because of what was described as significant increases to the cost of materials and labour for the project

Wales Online

£18m funding granted for Porthcawl's Grand Pavilion

A total of 11 projects in Wales were allocated the funding worth over £208 million

Wales Online

Dormant shop mobility scheme leaving people with no option other than £17.50 a day scooter hire

'This has caused me, and no doubt others, quite some discomfort and stress'

Wales Online

Mum furious her son is growing up in a building site in Bridgend

"I can't have my son living on this site any longer"

Wales Online

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A £400k refurbishment has started on Maesteg sports centre

A number of improvements will be made to the site

Wales Online

Anger as rugby club unable to hold memorial day for late chairman

The council said remedial works had to be carried out on Christmas Eve

The Independent UK

Three remain in custody after baby deaths

Two men and a woman are still being held by police following the discovery of the bodies of two infants at a property in Bridgend, South Wales

Wales Online

Bridgend council takes control of social care in Parc prison

The care for prisoners in the facility is currently provided by a private company, G4S Health Services

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First Cymru bus services trialling new 'tap on tap off' scheme to lower prices in Bridgend

The scheme would see the inclusion of daily and weekly price caps on travel

Wales Online

The chaotic school drop-off scenes leaving residents 'mentally and physically drained'

People living in Lon Derw in Bridgend are seemingly at the end of their tethers with parents using their street as a car park while dropping off and collecting their children from school

Wales Online

Council spent £1m on agency social workers the year of Logan Mwangi's death

'The Council’s recent dependence on agency workers is very worrying and does not inspire confidence going forward'

Wales Online

The parents worried about getting their children to school after they're denied free transport

One year seven pupil must make their own way to school, despite the council already paying for a taxi to pick up his older brother from their family home

Wales Online

What Bridgend Council wants to spent £23m of the UK Government's prosperity fund on

The new UK Government funding has been designed to replace European funds

Wales Online

Porthcawl's Cosy Corner: Exactly what's happening on the site that was once promised so much

Work on a £2.4m development at the site will begin this month, though some residents feel it could have been much more

Wales Online

'Serious concerns' with children's services in Bridgend a year after Logan Mwangi's murder

12 months on from Logan's murder, Care Inspectorate Wales has released a new report about child services in Bridgend

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