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Glamorgan Gazette
Quentin and Kylie stun locals as star power comes to town
HOLLYWOOD director Quentin Tarantino and popstar Kylie Minogue have been spotted in Porthcawl and Cardiff, filming a new movie project that has been attracting attention across South Wales.
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June 25, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Boxing club jumping with joy after funding
OGMORE Valley Dragons Boxing Club is celebrating after community funding support has allowed it to install a new 32ft bungee suspension training platform, providing athletes and gym users with access to cutting-edge training equipment rarely found in the region.
1 min |
June 25, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Solar farm developers get an extra five years
DEVELOPERS have been granted an extra five years to build a solar farm site planned for the west of Heol-y-Cyw in Bridgend.
2 min |
June 25, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Restrictions on mobile phone use in Welsh schools
NATIONAL restrictions on mobile phones in schools have been announced by the new boss of education in Wales.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Plan to build flats on iconic site is rejected
PLANS to build a new five-storey apartment block at the site of a former Porthcawl restaurant have been rejected by Bridgend County Borough Council despite officers’ recommendations.
1 min |
June 18, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Couple's shock at beach rockfall
A DOG walker has described his shock at seeing rocks fall from the towering cliffs above during a walk along a popular Welsh beach.
1 min |
June 18, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
13 'big cat' sightings reported in Wales over the past five years
THE Welsh Government has released a list of “big cat” sightings reported to it.
1 min |
June 18, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Rugby player facing new cancer fight just days after all-clear
A POPULAR young rugby player has been told his cancer is back just days after he celebrated being cancer-free with all his teammates.
4 min |
June 11, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
A bright royal day to remember
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy from Bridgend was one of six children who got to meet Queen Camilla at a special day in London.
1 min |
June 11, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Prison officer left with a fractured spine in attack
A SERVING prisoner left a prison officer with a fractured spine after he began kicking out while complaining about conditions at the jail.
2 min |
June 04, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
DJ wows festival crowd and he's only aged 13
MUSIC festivals are a great opportunity to see new up-and-coming artists who you may not normally discover.
2 min |
June 04, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Man in photo storm now adviser for Reform party
A FORMER Senedd election candidate who appeared to make a Nazi salute in a photograph has reportedly been appointed as an adviser to Reform UK’s leader in Wales.
1 min |
June 04, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Man charged with affray after Maesteg 'incident'
A MAN has been charged with affray, following reports to police from concerned members of the public.
1 min |
May 28, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Driver received £60 fine from NCP car park - but didn't even park there
A DRIVER has hit out at the UK’s largest car park operator after it wrongly charged him.
3 min |
May 28, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Man assaulted police officers and nurses in drunken frenzy
A NURSE was sexually assaulted in a hospital by a drunk man who went on to assault and racially abuse police officers.
2 min |
May 28, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Tennis fans to be served up a new deal in partnership
COMMUNITY tennis in Bridgend County Borough is set to receive a boost from a new long-term operator agreement with Tennis Wales.
1 min |
May 28, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Towns are getting ready for a busy season this summer
RESIDENTS and visitors are being encouraged to rediscover Bridgend, Maesteg and Porthcawl with the annual ‘Spend summer in your town centre’ campaign.
1 min |
May 28, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Once-bustling tourist hotspot now eerily quiet
FOR generations of people across South Wales and beyond, Porthcawl was the seaside escape that defined childhood summers.
2 min |
May 21, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Senedd candidate dies days after the election
SENEDD election candidate Caroline Jones has died after being placed in palliative care following the development of severe sepsis.
2 min |
May 21, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
School gets 1k donation from builder
A HOUSEBUILDER has donated 1,000 to help a school create an outdoor learning space.
1 min |
May 14, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
End of an eeyore as donkey rides banned
A COUNCIL has put a stop to traditional donkey rides on a popular beach.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Matthew Rhys to play legendary editor in new BBC drama
ACTOR Matthew Rhys will play Sir Harry Evans, former editor of The Sunday Times, in a new BBC drama about the legendary journalist.
1 min |
May 14, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Babysitter feared his grandson would find him dead
A MAN beaten up by his ex and her new partner thought he was going to die at their hands, a court has heard.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Children of victim had to step in to halt thug's attack
A VIOLENT thug strangled his partner on two occasions and had to be stopped by her children.
1 min |
May 07, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
'My life has changed since I decided to give fat the red card'
A MAN who was “in a very dark place” when he weighed 31st, thanks to a diet of sandwiches, snacks, takeaways and Guinness, has lost 14st after taking up sport.
2 min |
May 07, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Dealer who kept drugs in a boot had £20k haul
A DEALER who stored drugs in an orthopaedic boot was found in possession of more than £20,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis and ketamine.
1 min |
May 07, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Memorial to late Queen to be erected here in Wales
A MEMORIAL honouring the UK's longest-reigning monarch will be erected in Wales, it has been confirmed.
1 min |
April 30, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Grim discovery by village litter team
A COMMUNITY has been left shocked following the discovery of skeletal remains on a grass verge along a busy residential street.
1 min |
April 30, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Schoolgirl's rare find under Dipping Bridge
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl was stunned to find a critically endangered Mexican axolotl under a bridge while holidaying in South Wales - the first discovery of its kind ever in the UK.
2 min |
April 30, 2026
Glamorgan Gazette
Church bluebells ring out to answer call of nature
A VILLAGE church has once again shown how small community events can grow into something much bigger, as hundreds of people gathered for this year’s Bluebell Festival.
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