Bridgend County, Wales News

Flood rescue victim Vanessa Glover pays tribute to the RNLI crew who are receiving bravery awards after they plucked her to safety when she was swept from her car as a river burst its banks in Devon.

Two former Welsh Conservative candidates have defected to UKIP, amid signs that the anti-European party is enjoying a surge of support in Wales.

Plans for major changes to the way some specialist hospital care is delivered in south Wales will be unveiled later.

Versatile actor Owen is enthralling audiences as a middle-aged man caught up an affair.

Buy this photo COLOURFUL: Lauren Welch, Christine Smith, Tracey Welch, Karen Evans at the back and Mike Nash and Maureen Powell, front who took part in the canal walk Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with 48,000 women getting it in Britain each year.

A college where the rigid inflatable boat was invented will no longer provide a lifeboat service from next month, the RNLI has revealed.

Merthyr's Prince Charles Hospital and the Princess of Wales in Bridgend are likely to be put forward to keep specialist services in the South Wales shake-up The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is likely to be "downgraded" and lose its consultant-led Accident and Emergency unit in a controversial hospital shakeup, WalesOnline understands Senior NHS sources ... (more)

Six furry felines have been found with their mum at Parc Prison in Bridgend, the feline fugitives have now been handed over to Bridgend Cats Protection It's a strange tail, six tiny feline fugitives have been found nesting with their mum in the most unlikely of places, inside a prison truck at Parc Prison in Bridgend.

Surrounded by 700 fundraisers dressed as Superwoman, Ty Hafan fundraiser Matthew Davies got down on one knee to propose to his long-term partner.

There are calls for a major shake up of accident and emergency services in south Wales to be abandoned due to the crisis in demand.

The search is under way for the 2013 Wales Book of the Year Award winner with the announcement of the shortlist in an online broadcast.

Jean Humphreys explains how her husband Teifion Humphreys' funeral and financial planning helped her put everything he wanted in place for his death When Teifion Humphreys was told he had only three months left after a rapidly advancing cancer began destroying his health he planned his final days with his wife of 44 years in meticulous detail.

Aspiring composer Leroy Barksdale chats up aspiring actress Vera Stark in Lynn Nottage's 1930s Hollywood satire, "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" at Goodman Theatre.

Two new test drilling plans have been drawn up by the company behind exploration plans which sparked a storm of protest last year.

As clearly demonstrated below, much of the UK has been affected by the unseasonable weather, with western parts of England hit hardest.

The officer who arrested Mark Bridger for the alleged abduction and murder of April Jones will also be among today's witnesses.

Three Vietnamese men will face immediate deportation after serving prison sentences for growing more than 1,000 cannabis plants in an empty shop near Maesteg's police station A trio of illegal immigrants found inside a massive drugs factory will face immediate deportation when released from prison, a judge warned yesterday.

The officer who arrested Mark Bridger for the alleged abduction and murder of April Jones will also be among today's witnesses.

Alcoholic given life in jail for deaths of family members Lee-Anna Shiers, Bailey Allen, Skye Allen, Liam Timbrell and Charlie Timbrell On this week's Blakey's Bootroom, Cardiff City legend Nathan Blake and the boys dish out the end-of-season awards after a remarkable season District3 on their UK tour and what they've been up to since appearing on ... (more)

COUNCIL chiefs have put the brakes on a consultation around charging for blue badge parking spaces in Porthcawl and Bridgend.