Lewis Smith
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Welsh council buys 20 properties to help tackle homelessness (opens the original)
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Neath Port Talbot Council has purchased 20 local properties as part of a £4m plan to reduce pressures on homelessness and temporary housing services in the borough. It comes as part of their Property Purchase Project which was approved in 2025 to support households experiencing homelessness by increasing the stock of locally managed accommodation. Council bosses were given an update in September 2026 about the project which now enables them to acquire properties from the open market in support o
Care home gets glowing review after facing closure (opens the original)
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A Welsh care home that was once set for closure has been given a glowing review just over a year after being taken under council control. The inspection of Trem Y Glyn Care Home in Glynneath was carried out by independent regulators at Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) in April 2026. It was the first review of the facility since management was taken over by Neath Port Talbot Council in 2025, following years of campaigning from local councillors and the Trem y Glyn Action Group set up to save it. A r
Bridgend Council to increase Additional Learning Needs provision in schools (opens the original)
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Bridgend County Borough Council is set to increase provision for additional learning needs (ALN) pupils in the area amid increased demand and soaring costs for the service. The move could eventually see the creation of six learning resource centres in schools that would add an extra 60 places for ALN support in the county. These would include the development of centres in Tondu Primary, Litchard Primary, Porthcawl Primary, Llangewydd Junior School, Porthcawl Comprehensive, and Ysgol Gyfun Gymrae
Date set for council to bring bin collections back in house (opens the original)
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Members of Bridgend County Borough Council have been given an update on plans to bring waste and recycling services back under council control over the coming year. The local authority is now set to take charge of its own recycling and waste contract in July 2027, after more than 20 years of the service being outsourced to a commercial contractor - currently Plan B Management Solutions. According to their medium-term financial strategy, Bridgend County Borough Council expects to spend in the reg
Council approves new control measures in fight against dog mess (opens the original)
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Bridgend County Borough Council has approved an order for dog control measures following the results of a 12-week public consultation. This will now see the implementation of a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) that covers all public spaces within the borough after the previous order expired in 2022. The new order will require those in control of a dog to collect and properly dispose of dog faeces. Stay informed on Bridgend news by signing up to our newsletter here It will also require ow
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