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Election: It’s a Dodd-le for victorious Ella

INDEPENDENT candidate Ella Dodd thanked the Gazette after a massive 67.78 per cent turnout in Coity saw her elected. Read

Cerys is at festival

WELSH singing sensation Cerys Matthews is headlining this year’s Bryngarw Fest. Read

The Blims set for comeback gig

THE wait is over for fans of a popular Bridgend band, writes GARETH EVANS. Read

Cast iron plot for super movie

THE latest in a long line of super-heroes has blasted onto screens at the Odeon in Bridgend. Read

SNAP happy

CONEY Beach wants your help in tracing photographs from years gone by. Read

Up for Three Peaks Challenge

MEMBERS of Nantyffyllon RFC will need to be in peak physical shape when they climb three mountains in aid of charity. Read

Rescue hero commemorated

A FATHER who gave his life to rescue a venture scout was commemorated by a walk 25 years after his death. Read

Rugby fear

BRIDGEND’S new leader will be asked to give an assurance on the future of Island Farm. Read

Pyle man to climb three mountains for Tenovus

CLIMBING the three highest mountains in the UK just once would be a challenge for most people. Read

Twentieth young person found hanged

A YOUNG man found hanged in Bridgend was to become a father in six weeks, it has emerged. Read

Bridgend

Bridgend man, 23, in suspected hanging

A 23-year-old found dead in a county blighted by suicide was to have become a father in six weeks, a friend said today. Read

Bridgend man, 23, is found hanged

A YOUNG man has died after another suspected hanging in Bridgend county borough, it has emerged today. Read

Daniel Dennis

Roofing boss gets 10 months for skylight death

THE employer of a teenager killed at work has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment. Read

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Labour faces a new political era

Wales woke to a new era of widespread local government coalition today after a seismic shift in the political map which left the Labour Party reeling. Read

Mystery over nursery closure

A NURSERY has shut its doors without any warning to parents or staff. Read

Rhodri Morgan

A dark night for Labour in Wales

FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan today likened Cardiff voters’ damning verdict on Labour to two of the party’s darkest election nights in Wales’ capital. Read

Leader is confident as Bridgend bucks UK trend

THE Labour Party in Bridgend bucked the national trend and is preparing to take back control of the borough pending a recount in one ward. Read

E.coli families' anger at health officials

THE families of the E.coli victims believe the public officials charged with protecting their families failed in their duty. Read

Rape accused guilty of sex assault

A MAN has been cleared of rape but convicted of sexually assaulting a single mother after he and a friend were invited into her home for a drink. Read

‘Evil’ killer handed 20 years in prison

A FORMER lorry driver who murdered his secret lover in her bedroom will serve at least 20 years in prison. Read