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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older affluent professionals.

Geographically, neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in Hampshire (New Forest), Dorset (Christchurch), Nottinghamshire (Rushcliffe), the Isle of Wight and Ceredigion in Wales.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The South Wales Police force is responsible for policing the Bridgend Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Bridgend council is £980.00, compared to an average in Wales of £980.15.
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Local news

Freeze hits roads and 80 schools

22/12/2009 08:52:39

Falling temperatures and ice roads overnight cause difficult driving conditions and 80 school closures.
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Vulnerable children's centre open

22/12/2009 07:11:05

A multi-million pound charity centre which supports vulnerable children in Wales is being officially opened.
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Search for missing woman resumes

21/12/2009 11:44:53

Detectives are continuing a search for a 26-year-old woman whose hire car was found on the Second Severn Crossing.
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Life sentence for 1999 rape bid

21/12/2009 14:10:32

A "dangerous" man is jailed for life after being caught by DNA evidence, 10 years after attempting to rape a woman.
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Suspicious death probe continues

20/12/2009 10:18:08

A police investigation after a man in his 20s died in a Cardiff suburb is trying to establish if his death was suspicious.
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Snow disrupts travel and schools

21/12/2009 12:53:27

Roads and schools are hit by snow in Wales, while a six-vehicle crash closes part of the M4 in Carmarthenshire.
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X Factor's Lucie gets model deal

20/12/2009 00:01:38

X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, who left the show in November, has been signed to a top modelling agency.
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Ex-Lion Thomas reveals he is gay

19/12/2009 10:50:15

Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas breaks one of the major taboos surrounding sport by announcing he is gay.
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Bleak Friday 'quiet', say police

19/12/2009 16:11:05

Wales' four police forces say there were fewer arrests on so called 'bleak Friday' than on usual weekend nights.
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Mother detained for girl's death

18/12/2009 16:16:15

A mentally ill woman who smothered her four-year-old girl is detained indefinitely in hospital after admitting manslaughter.
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Bank robber to pay back £26,000

18/12/2009 15:15:23

A bank robber who was jailed after a witness remembered his personalised number plate is ordered to pay-back £26,000.
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Newyddion

22/01/2009 09:40:23

BBC Wales' Welsh-language online news service
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Contact us

14/07/2003 12:19:25

Do you have a story? Here's how to tell us about it
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Local news

20/10/2004 12:05:07

News sources for south east Wales on the internet
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Defence history

21/12/2009 07:24:46

Base's 72-year fight for survival through war and peace
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Railway Stations

Pyle (2.90 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Wildmill (5.92 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Bridgend (5.95 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Sarn (6.29 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Tondu (6.48 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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