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Inside the impoverished Welsh communities abandoning Labour and turning to Farage’s Reform

IN DEPTH: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

The Independent UK

After the flood: What can our communities expect in future?

ON a fine summer morning in the Brig, the popular Bridgend bar in Brechin, Scott and Amanda McNeill recall the events of October 2023, when the…

The National (Scotland)

Former Tory MP appears in court charged with having false passport

Katie Wallis served as the MP for Bridgend in South Wales between 2019 and 2024.

Evening Standard

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‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future

In the final part of a series, we look at the political battle for Bridgend after the closure of its Ford plant

The Guardian - UK

Former Conservative MP who harassed ex-wife handed community order

Katie Wallis, the MP for Bridgend in South Wales from 2019 to 2024, became the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons in 2022.

Evening Standard

Former Conservative MP given community order for harassing ex-wife

Her ex-wife says the saga has been ‘utterly devastating’

The Independent UK

Former MP appears in court charged with harassing ex-wife

Katie Wallis, the former MP for Bridgend, who was previously known as Jamie, appeared before Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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South Wales villagers tormented by mystery plague of flies

People in Bettws near Bridgend say swarms have made life hell, even prompting some to consider moving

The Guardian - UK

Bridgend County's Alternatives To Royal Porthcawl Include One Course With Spectacular Vistas

We head along the south Wales strip to experience the mix of golf that Bridgend County has to offer both inland and down on the coast

Golf Monthly

Governor at new ‘super-prison’ suffering staff exodus will take over jail hit by 10 deaths in three months

Five Wells governor to take over at scandal-hit HMP Parc in Bridgend, Wales

The Independent UK

Tory candidate quits election race after 'lurid' online comments unearthed

A TORY General Election candidate has withdrawn from standing following the discovery of “wholly inappropriate” comments on a fitness website…

The National (Scotland)

JPR Williams: a revolutionary, a fighter and the ultimate competitor

The foresight of a primary school teacher in Wales helped to create one of the best attacking full-backs of the 1970s

The Guardian - UK

Welsh StreetSnap app targets racist and homophobic graffiti

Pioneering vandalism-reporting scheme will launch in January involving police, youth workers and housing officials

The Guardian - UK

Who is Huw Edwards? Bridgend boy who became one of UK’s most familiar faces

Presenter, highly valued by the BBC for years, has told how he experienced bouts of depression for more than two decades

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Wales Online

More free school meals to be rolled out across Bridgend schools

Around 4,600 Bridgend pupils are now receiving their free school meal

Wales Online

How a Bridgend councillor plans to tackle regeneration and the housing crisis in the borough

Developing areas in the valley communities are at the top of the list

Wales Online

The Welsh town that wants to become a '15 minute city’

Bridgend doesn't actually want to become a city - the term, also known as 20-minute neighbourhoods - refers to the concept where people have everything they need within a 15 minute walk or bike ride of their home

Daily Mirror

Dad's worst nightmare as he wakes up to find baby boy dead beside him in bed

Tiny newborn Mason Sage was discovered "not breathing" by his father Dom Sage with dry blood under his eye and nose, an inquest held at Pontypridd Coroners’ Court heard

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Wales Online

Allotment holders who have been on Bridgend site for decades face eviction

The group of allotmenteers from Bridgend hope to get confirmation of a new site before they have to leave their old one

Wales Online

The former Second World War prisoner camp in Bridgend you can only visit a few times a year

The Island Farm in Bridgend is a popular attraction - but it isn't easy to visit

Wales Online

The latest death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Wales Online

Deep concern as Zimmer Biomet closure in Bridgend puts 540 jobs at risk

The announcement has left a community in shock

Wales Online

Concern growing for man who went missing in Bridgend two weeks ago

He has has links to Brecon, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Merthyr

Birmingham Post

Hundreds of jobs at threat at South Wales hip replacement factory

Zimmer Biomet has confirmed plans to close its factory in Bridgend

Wales Online

540 jobs at risk as Bridgend Zimmer Biomet plant set to close

Zimmer Biomet in Bridgend has entered into consultation with its staff

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