Bridgend County, Wales News

YOUNGSTERS have been living life in the fast lane by competing in their first F1 challenge.

CARWYN Jones flew back from Copenhagen yesterday after the death of his mother just days after he became First Minister.

A BIOTECH firm which tests for drug and alcohol misuse through hair samples is planning to expand its workforce thanks to its continued growth.

POLICE have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary following what they have called "a planned and vicious attack". It follows an incident in North Cornelly, near Bridgend, in the early hours of this morning in which a 78-year-old woman was injured.

A suspected al Qaida-inspired cell were caught red-handed filming potential terrorist targets, including one in Wales, police said today.

Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes, and its subsidiary, Sustainable Housing Solutions - Tai Cynaliadwy Cymru, are working to deliver a wide range of measures, throughout Wales, in the area of sustainable energy and regeneration, in support of Welsh Assembly policies.

AS YOU read this, I hope to be feeling especially clean, if not as healthy as Rhodri Morgan, having enjoyed a spa treatment at one of Cardiff's more salubrious hotels.

LEIGH COGGINS was serving deep-pan pepperoni two months ago - now she's getting a pizza the action in the world's biggest musical.

Elin Philips has enjoyed a great 2009. The Bridgend actress tells Gavin Allen all about it IN A Christmas Carol, Elin Phillips is playing The Ghost Of Christmas Past... and, looking back over 2009, she can't muster a single "Bah! Humbug!" The Bridgend actress has been as happy as a Dickensian street urchin in a snowstorm since graduating from the ...

RHODRI Morgan hailed the success of devolution today - his last full day as Wales's First Minister.

CARWYN JONES was the bookmakers' favourite throughout the eight-week contest to succeed Rhodri Morgan.

WILDCATS player Leon Walker died of a rare and undiagnosed heart defect that could have killed him at any time, an inquest heard.

Plans for a wind farm in the Bristol Channel have been scrapped, say the developers.

DOZENS of gardens and at least one home were flooded in Bridgend near Stonehouse when heavy rainfall caused the River Frome to burst its banks in the early hours of Monday.

CARWYN JONES was last night named the new leader of Welsh Labour following a resounding election victory.

ABERAMAN Athletic fought back from two goals down to earn a draw in their MacWhirter Welsh League match against Barry Town at Jenner Park.

A CHEMICAL produced in Wales is being used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world to identify smuggled stashes of cocaine.

YOU would naturally expect places like Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch to appear in any list of the 100 places to see in Wales before you die.

LITTLE Hollie Evans' zest for life has stolen the limelight of yet another celebrity.

Carwyn Jones is odds-on favourite for post that would make him party's big hitter in power if Tories form next government Carwyn Jones, centre, campaigns in Ebbw Vale.