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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Following Labour’s victory in the local elections, Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed the six councillors who will form...
Residents in Bridgend County Borough are being urged to use their waste to help their garden as part of...
Tories, Lib Dems and “Independents” all lose out as Labour makes gains It was a stunning night for the...
Bridgend County Borough Council is reminding residents about changes to recycling and waste collections as a result of the...
Bridgend County Borough Council has launched a Twitter service as a new way of keeping in touch with residents....
Trading Standards teams are warning the public to be on their guard against a scam which claims to be...
Following a management meeting on Monday morning Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Gavin Henson has been dismissed with immediate...
Work is going ahead on developing new and improved services for people with dementia at Glan yr Afon residential...
Huw Bennett looks set to miss the rest of the season after it was confirmed today that he will...
The Labour run Bridgend County Borough Council is developing proposals for launching a townscape heritage initiative in Porthcawl (THI)....
