Controversial plans to house female offenders in Porthcawl scrapped
A site in Bridgend is still in the running to become a centre for women convicted of low-level crimes.
14:44, 14 MAY 2021
The MOJ was considering using the Atlantic Hotel in Porthcawl as a centre for female offenders. (Image: Google)
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Businessman plans to turn former Victorian ironworks into upmarket boutique hotel and restaurant
The plans for Tondu Ironworks near Bridgend include a modern brasserie and an outdoor kiosk selling tea and coffee
10:32, 12 MAY 2021
The property owner hopes to renovate the former ironworks at Parc Tondu with a nod to the Victorian era in a different way (Image: Faber Design & Architecture)
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Needle full of blood found on Trecco Bay beach
The discarded needle was found during a clean-up of the beach by volunteers
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Trecco Bay beach
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People are being warned to be careful walking barefoot through sand after a discarded needle was found on the beach.
Geographical Magazine Heat from beneath: how the UK could heat homes from old coal mines Written by Catherine Early This chimney in Abersychan, Pontypool, South Wales, is the last remaining sign of the coal mine that once operated here. Such sites can play host to reserves of warm water below SHUTTERSTOCK/ steved np3 06 May 2021 The UK has made little progress decarbonising heating, but a significant source lies freely available under the feet of a quarter of the population
On an industrial park outside Gateshead, a pioneering technology is extracting energy from Britain’s past and using it in a way that could herald its low-carbon future. Not content with generating electricity from wind turbines and solar panels for its factory, contract wine-bottling company Greencroft Bottling wanted a low-carbon method to heat its two warehouses that store 20 million bottles. While searching for the right technolog
What you want to see change in Bridgend after new masterplan for town centre is revealed
Plans for the town centre in the next decade include moving Bridgend College there and creating more homes
20:23, 5 MAY 2021
A new railway station entrance is among the plans for a major revamp of Bridgend town centre.
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