Massive Porthcawl redevelopment plan including 1,100 new homes, mini-golf, skate park, and more
The developments are part of a new masterplan released by the local council

Prisoner threw boiling water over officer and racially abused another
Alan Arthur, 51, was a serving prisoner at HMP Parc in Bridgend when he physically assaulted three officers by headbutting one of them and punching the other two.

'I used to take money from the work safe to gamble on roulette machines, scratchcards and betting apps'
Aled says he's not ashamed of what happened and how low he fell, narrowly avoiding jail, but is now devoted to helping others

My son was tipped to play rugby for Wales. Now he's in jail and I worry for him every day
'I don't think he has really accepted the reality of what he's done and what his situation is. He's got a lot of friends who didn't realise what had happened. They just thought he had disappeared'

New date set for controversial Bridgend hydrogen project decision
It is the third time a date has been set for the decision

Town where pedestrianisation 'hasn't worked' considers letting cars back in
A number of streets in Bridgend town centre were pedestrianised back in 2004, but a councillor has said people are now 'desperate' for the policy to be reversed and his motion has moved a big step forward