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Bridgend Firm Sponsors Welsh Internationals

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Bridgend Firm Sponsors Welsh Internationals

Bridgend-based Powerhouse Energy Group is supporting Wales’ Over 35 Women’s Masters Hockey Team as they compete this summer at the European Championship in Valencia (June), and the Home Nations tournament in Glasgow (August). Paul Emmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Powerhouse Energy Group has committed to awarding and covering the cost of the Welsh Caps and certificates for each of the 36 players representing Wales this summer. Player Kat Kisby, w…See the Story

Illegal off-road motorbikes risk accidents at former opencast mine

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Illegal off-road motorbikes risk accidents at former opencast mine

The Bridgend Community Safety Partnership is urging people who live in the vicinity of the former Margam Mine opencast to report any instances of off-road motorcycling and scrambling at the site. It follows concerns that the illegal activity could cause injuries and accidents as well as extensive damage to the local environment, which in the years since mining operations ceased has become home to protected species such as greater crested newts, …Read Article

Bridgend firm sponsors Welsh internationals

Bridgend · Bridgend

Bridgend firm sponsors Welsh internationals

Bridgend-based Powerhouse Energy Group is supporting Wales’ Over 35 Women’s Masters Hockey Team as they compete this summer at the European Championship in Valencia (June), and the Home Nations tournament in Glasgow (August). Paul Emmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Powerhouse Energy Group has committed to awarding and covering the cost of the Welsh Caps and certificates for each of the 36 players representing Wales this summer. Player Kat Kisby, w…Read Article

South Wales Police to host popular Family Fun Day at Police HQ in Bridgend

This weekend sees the return of South Wales Police's popular Family Fun Day. On Saturday, June 7, the gates at police headquarters in Bridgend will be opened to welcome visitors to the free event, which will feature tons of attractions and activities for all ages to enjoy. It will include the must-see police dog demonstrations,Bridgend · Bridgend Read Article

Risk Management Is Core to Food Business Strategy

GUEST COLUMN:Linda GrantManaging DirectorBIC Innovation As an SME ourselves, we know what it means to balance the day-to-day demands of working in the business, while also trying to step back and work on it. That challenge is something we share with many of the food and drink manufacturers we support in Wales and beyond.Through our offices in Anglesey and Bridgend, BIC Innovation works closely with small and medium-sized businesses to help them …Bridgend · Bridgend Read Article

‘Rugby’s Been a Constant’: The Rise of Morgan Strong from Bridgend to the Championship

“There’s a place I know. There’s magic where the flowers grow and beauty where the rivers flow”. Of course, Scottish singer Nathan Evans was talking about his homeland in his stanza. Yet, the words and the feeling of the song can capture the feelings of people everywhere. The stars of one’s homestead always shine the […] The post ‘Rugby’s Been a Constant’: The Rise of Morgan Strong from Bridgend to the Championship appeared first on The Rugby Pa…Rugby · Bridgend Read Article

Town centre HMO approved two years after being converted

Bridgend Council’s Planning Committee have granted retrospective planning permission for a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) at Grove Road in Oldcastle (pdf). The building itself is accessed via a lane between Grove Road and St. Marie Street (pictured above). It was converted to a 6-bedroom HMO in June 2023. The application seeks backdated planning permission for the conversion. In 1995, an application to convert the building into a bedsit/bed …Bridgend · Bridgend Read Article

Stone recycling plans approved

Bridgend Council’s Planning Committee has green-lit an aggregates recycling facility at Stormy Down (pdf). The plant would be built and operated by Nolan Recycling. It would be built on land in a former quarry that forms part of the company’s headquarters/depot at Heol-y-Splot. The company already recycles aggregates and other construction materials like waste wood, but the new machinery would enable them to increase their processing capacity fr…Roger Stone · Bridgend Read Article

Train Disruption Expected for Several Hours Across Wales After Signal Failure

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Transport for Wales has predicted several more hours of train disruption and delays are expected across Wales after the signal failure at BridgendSignal · Bridgend See the Story

Train disruption as 'all services' at a standstill on major Welsh line

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There is disruption for those travelling on the Barry and Bridgend railway linesBridgend · Bridgend Read Article

Staffing and recruitment issues cause delays to Bridgend's grass cutting service

Members of Bridgend council have been updated on issues with the recruitment of seasonal staff which has led to delays in grass-cutting across the county borough . The update came as part of an all-member briefing from the council’s cabinet member for climate change and environment Cllr Paul Davies. This was later shared by theBridgend · Bridgend Read Article

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