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Approval given for new aggregate recycling centre at former Bridgend quarry

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Approval given for new aggregate recycling centre at former Bridgend quarry

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It could process 205,000 tonnes of non-hazardous waste each year once up and running 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…See the Story

Cwmpas and Bridgend Council Partnership Project Exceeds Social Enterprise Support Targets

Economy · Bridgend County Borough

Cwmpas and Bridgend Council Partnership Project Exceeds Social Enterprise Support Targets

Bridgend County Borough Council is celebrating the success of an innovative partnership with social enterprise development agency Cwmpas. The scheme has seen eight new businesses created and more than 130 existing businesses provided with financial support and development opportunities. Martin Downes, the Cwmpas Lead Consultant who has been overseeing the Social Enterprise Support Programme in Bridgend, said: “Across Bridgend County Borough, we’…See the Story

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, …Bridgend · Bridgend Read Article

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…Bridgend · Bridgend 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

Over £6,000 to be paid by convicted fraudster found misusing disabled blue parking badge

Liam Pritchard of Pontardawe used the badge to park at Porthcawl’s John Street Car Park instead of paying for a parking ticket. Bridgend County Borough Council’s parking team said that its checks revealed the badge had been reported lost, was subsequently cancelled, and that the person misusing the badge was not the badge holder. Mr Pritchard appeared at Swansea Magistrates Court on 27 May where he pleaded guilty to having a disabled blue badge…Bridgend County Borough · Bridgend County Borough 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

Bridgend man jailed after investigation into manufacturing and supply of DNP diet pills

A man from Maesteg, Bridgend has been jailed for 3 years after a multi-agency investigation into his manufacture and supply of DNP diet pills. DNP, which stands for 2,4-Dinitrophenol, is an industrial chemical that has been illegally sold as a diet pill for weight loss. DNP is poisonous to humans and has been banned forDiet · Maesteg 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

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