Lewis Smith
Community News Reporter at WalesOnline
Local Democracy Reporter at Herald.Wales
Wales Online: Local Democracy Reporter covering Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot. Glamorgan Gazette, Western Mail, South Wales Echo 🏴
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Lewis Smith
A COMMEMORATIVE blue plaque celebrating the life of an iconic Bridgend resident has been unveiled in the town. Located in Park Street in Bridgend the plaque was dedicated to ‘Wil Ifan’, The Reverend William Evans, who was a former minister, poet, and broadcaster as well as Archdruid of Wales. He was also known as a journalist, with a regular column in the Western Mail, and was said to have been a frequent commentator on BBC Wales radio and TV.
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Lewis Smith
PLANS for a large-scale housing development and primary school have been submitted to Bridgend County Borough Council’s planning department. They could eventually see 804 houses built at a site east of Pencoed, on land adjoining the existing Bridgend College’s Pencoed campus if given the go-ahead. It is the latest step forward for the plans after an outline planning application was handed in to the council in April 2025.
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1 week ago |
herald.wales | Lewis Smith
OWNERS of electric vehicles in Neath Port Talbot that don’t have a driveway where they can charge them may be able to take part in an on-street trial. Neath Port Talbot Council has said it could look at trialling a pilot scheme in the future as the use of electric vehicles becomes more wide-spread and the demand for charging grows.
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3 weeks ago |
walesonline.co.uk | Lewis Smith
It is the second version of the proposals to go before the authorityProposals to create a new traveller site in a Bridgend county borough town have been deferred by the local authority. The plans could eventually include three pitches complete with a free-standing utility/day room, with provision for one touring caravan and two parking spaces per pitch.
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3 weeks ago |
walesonline.co.uk | Lewis Smith
The proposals were given the go-ahead at a recent council planning meetingPlans have been approved for the development of 17 new homes at a farming site in Bridgend county borough. They could now lead to the creation of the new residential properties by developers at Marlas Yard and Paddock in Pyle alongside an active travel route, access, car parking, and landscaping.
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