May 8, 2012
Residents in Bridgend County Borough are being urged to use their waste to help their garden as part of International Compost Awareness Week (6 – 12 May). Bridgend County Borough Council can supply affordable composting bins at a reduced rate to local householders who can then produce their own nutrient-rich homemade compost for their garden. ...
April 2, 2012
Work is going ahead on developing new and improved services for people with dementia at Glan yr Afon residential care home in Ynysawdre. Run by Bridgend County Borough Council, the home provides a range of residential, day and respite care services for older people, and has increasingly focused on dementia care over the last two ...
December 5, 2011
Householders in Bridgend County Borough had an especially green Halloween by recycling their pumpkins as food waste. BCBC’s recycling collection partners May Gurney have revealed there was a ‘pumpkin peak’ in the week after Halloween, collecting an additional 12 tonnes of food waste on top of usual food recycling rates. Residents were asked to leave ...
September 21, 2011
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has welcomed a report on the latest developments in services for people with learning disabilities (Tuesday 20 September 2011). Faced with increasing demand for its services over the last four years, the authority is remodelling the way that it provides adult social care through a series of initiatives, ...
August 16, 2011
Some online retailers in Bridgend County Borough need to improve the way they sell their goods to internet shoppers, according to BCBC’s Trading Standards team. A recent survey carried out by the department found a number of local online businesses failed to provide customers with sufficient information on their right to cancel orders and also ...
July 18, 2011
Bridgend Library Service’s new facility to download audio-books will be a boon to all of us who need some light relief from our boring tasks. Whether you are mowing the lawn, driving in your car or doing the ironing, there is always an occasion when you have both hands occupied, but your brain is underused. ...
June 2, 2011
Bridgend County Borough council has implemented special strategies in the 1 in 200 chance of over one and half thousand homes and businesses being affected by flooding, following a report into the risks of flooding in the area. A report which looks at the chances of serious flooding in Bridgend County Borough has concluded there ...
May 31, 2011
The focus is on fitness as Bridgend Recreation Centre officially opens its new state of the art Trixter X-biking studio today. The new facilities make the Rec one of Bridgend County Borough’s premier leisure facilities. X-bikes are a new and novel way of experiencing mountain biking indoors with the opportunity to be transported to anywhere ...
May 24, 2011
At the Annual General Meeting of Bridgend County Borough Council, Councillor Mel Nott was returned as Leader along with Councillor David Sage as Deputy Leader. Also returned were Councillor Lyn Morgan as Cabinet member for Wellbeing, Councillor Alana Davies as Cabinet member for Children and Young People, and Councillor Huw David as Cabinet member for ...