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This news list is currently being filtered by January 2023
Friday 22 December 2023
News that Bridgend County Borough Council is set to receive a 2024-25 budget settlement increase of 3 per cent has led the authority to warn that it is now impossible to avoid major changes for some council services.
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Residents across Bridgend County Borough are reminded that there will be changes to certain services offered by the council and its partners over the upcoming Christmas period.
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Throughout December, we called on the support and generosity of kind-hearted local groups, churches, businesses, and members of the public to donate to our Santa Appeal 2023, to ensure children in our care received a gift to open on Christmas Day.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
The Bridgend Community Safety Partnership has been recognised for its work in reducing the amount of anti-social behaviour at the Bowls Hall car park in Bridgend.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
The council’s ‘12 Days of Christmas Care’ campaign is underway to highlight the variety of social care opportunities available within the council.
Thursday 14 December 2023
A striking, new mural has been unveiled in Bridgend town centre of a poem reflecting the voices of care experienced teenagers in Bridgend County Borough.
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Schools from across the county borough have won prizes in an annual competition set by the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative - a scheme which encourages learners to take an interest in their Welsh heritage, as well as share their knowledge and understanding with their communities.
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Bridgend County Borough Council has been awarded £400k of Welsh Government funding to create outdoor forest schools in eight primary schools across the county borough.
Tuesday 05 December 2023
In a bid to address climate change, as well as increase woodland and habitat connectivity at the top of the Ogmore Valley, the council aims to plant over 10,000 trees, with a habitat mosaic scheme being proposed for Aber Fields, also known as the ‘Planka’.
Monday 04 December 2023
Bridgend County Borough Council has published designs which set out its ambitions for how public open space could be used in the Porthcawl waterfront area, and what new community facilities it will seek to develop over the next few years as part of the town’s ongoing regeneration.