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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Got caught in the rain while scouting a walk on Pencoed footpath 41 near the underground reservoir on Cefn Hirgoed/Coity Wallia common land. Dramatic views and a smidgeon of blue sky over Hoel-y-Cyw 💚🥾🥾 <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/HoelyCyw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HoelyCyw</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CoityWallia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CoityWallia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/OpenAccessLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenAccessLand</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CommonLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CommonLand</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Walking</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RightsOfWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightsOfWay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cymru</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/DysguCymraeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DysguCymraeg</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Another Bridgend Ramblers walking making use of Pencoed Footpath 5 running from Hendre, south of the M4 to Woodlands Fields. Access was a bit of a challenge with two stiles not making things easy for walkers. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Ramblers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ramblers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Access" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Access</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RightsOfWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightsOfWay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Footpaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Footpaths</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Hendre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hendre</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Walking</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cymru</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Fantastic to see all the hard work repairing Pencoed Footpath 29 so that it is more accessible come to fruition. The Bridgend Ramblers enjoyed there walk from Cefn Hirgoed Ridge down into Ystradwaun in Pencoed. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Ramblers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ramblers</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RightsOfWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightsOfWay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cymru</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Footpath" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Footpath</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Ystradwaun" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ystradwaun</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bridgend</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Penybont" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Penybont</span></a></p>
Ducky Fella<p>Long shot, but anyone in the <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bridgend</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Porthcawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Porthcawl</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Pyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pyle</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Margam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Margam</span></a> area got an old bike gathering dust they wouldn’t mind offloading? Looking to take up cycling as a healthier form of transport but upfront cost of a new bike is a bit steep 😬</p><p>Edit: Bikey hath been acquired. Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@Beedazzled" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Beedazzled</span></a></span> for the suggestion!!!</p>
Owen Donovan<p>First application made for major housing development <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bridgend</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/05/first-application-made-for-major-housing-development/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/05/fir</span><span class="invisible">st-application-made-for-major-housing-development/</span></a></p>
Editor<p><strong>Budget supermarket reveals not so Lidl expansion plans</strong></p><p>Lidl GB has announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, as the discounter moves forward with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country this financial year.</p><p>In addition to the store openings, Lidl has also published a list of locations it <a href="https://www.realestate-lidl.co.uk/new-store-site-requirements" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wants to open new stores</a> – including high streets, retail parks, and mixed-use town centre sites. This includes more than a dozen stores in South West Wales.</p><p>There are also places where the budget supermarket wants to relocate several existing stores to provide a larger building.</p><p>Lidl currently has 980 stores across the UK and employs over 34,000 people.</p><p><strong>Richard Taylor, Chief Real Estate Officer at Lidl GB, said:&nbsp;</strong>“This level of investment is a clear sign of our ambition. As we enter our fourth decade in Great Britain and hurtle towards a thousand stores, there are still so many parts of the country crying out for convenient access to a Lidl store. That’s why we welcome the measures proposed in the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill – they recognise the urgent need to remove barriers to development and support the kind of growth we at Lidl are working towards.”</p><p>“Our latest site requirements brochure reinforces the scale of our ambition for the future. New Lidl stores mean new jobs, new opportunities for British suppliers, and continued investment into local economies. We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the country, and with this investment, we’re taking another big step in our journey.”</p><p><strong>All the places in South West Wales Lidl wants to open new stores</strong></p>The places in South and Mid Wales Lidl wants to open new stores <br><em>(Image: Lidl)</em>The existing stores in South and Mid Wales Lidl wants to relocate<br><em>(Image: Lidl)</em><p><strong>Swansea</strong></p><p>Lidl has announced 3 locations in Swansea where it wants to open new stores in <strong>Morfa</strong>, <strong>Killay or Sketty </strong>and <strong>Mumbles</strong>. It has also said it wants to relocate its existing <strong>Penlan </strong>store.</p><p><strong>Neath Port Talbot</strong></p><p>The budget supermarket has said that it wants to open a new store in <strong>Port Talbot – East</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>Margam</strong>.</p><p><strong>Carmarthenshire</strong></p><p>Lidl wants to open new stores in two locations in Carmarthenshire. One in<strong> Burry Port</strong> and another to the <strong>North of Llanelli.</strong></p><p><strong>Pembrokeshire</strong></p><p>The supermarket has revealed ambitions to open a one new store in Pembrokeshire, somewhere in <strong>Tenby</strong>. It also wants to relocate its existing <strong>Pembroke Dock</strong> store.</p><p><strong>Bridgend County</strong></p><p>There are four locations Lidl has aspirations to open new stores in Bridgend County, in <strong>Bridgend Town</strong>, <strong>Bridgend – East or Pencoed</strong>, <strong>Maesteg </strong>and <strong>Pyle</strong>.</p><p><strong>South Powys</strong></p><p>Lidl has said they’d like to open a new store in <strong>Ystradgynlais</strong>.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/bridgend/" target="_blank">#Bridgend</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/burry-port/" target="_blank">#BurryPort</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/business/" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/killay/" target="_blank">#Killay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/lidl/" target="_blank">#Lidl</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/llanelli/" target="_blank">#Llanelli</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/maesteg/" target="_blank">#Maesteg</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/margam/" target="_blank">#Margam</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/morfa-retail-park/" target="_blank">#MorfaRetailPark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/mumbles/" target="_blank">#Mumbles</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/pembroke-dock/" target="_blank">#PembrokeDock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/pencoed/" target="_blank">#Pencoed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/penlan/" target="_blank">#Penlan</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/pyle/" target="_blank">#Pyle</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/retail/" target="_blank">#retail</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/sketty/" target="_blank">#Sketty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/supermarket/" target="_blank">#supermarket</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/swansea/" target="_blank">#Swansea</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/tenby/" target="_blank">#Tenby</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://swanseabaynews.com/tag/ystradgynlais/" target="_blank">#Ystradgynlais</a></p>
Owen Donovan<p>Best foot forward? Pencoed rights of way audit finds more than half are difficult to use. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bridgend</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/04/best-foot-forward/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/04/bes</span><span class="invisible">t-foot-forward/</span></a></p>
batteredoldbook<p>It was raining and grey. And the rain was ice cold and the grey as hard as slate. And there were puddles. And the police closed off the roads. And the little Welsh town turned out. And young and old formed a parade. And the priest said the world was crazy.</p><p>And then we remembered.</p><p>And the rain wasn't so cold and sky wasn't so grey and the puddles weren't so deep. And the police and town clapped the parade. And the world was a little less crazy.</p><p>Because we remembered.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RemembranceDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RemembranceDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pencoed</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Surveyed and reviewed another Slow Way today. Pencoed to Sarn over Coity Wallia common. Not a human in sight for 90% of the walk, just skylarks, occasional Red Kites and lambs calling to occupy me. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Naute" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Naute</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SlowWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SlowWays</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Walking</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Introvert" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Introvert</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bridgend</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Sarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sarn</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CoityWallia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CoityWallia</span></a> <a href="https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Sarpen/10515" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beta.slowways.org/Route/Sarpen</span><span class="invisible">/10515</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>At long last I’ve managed to rediscover the secret (ghost) house. After nearly 10 years searching around Coity Walia common it’s magically reappeared. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/CoityWalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CoityWalia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Anturiaeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Anturiaeth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/GhostHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GhostHouse</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/HiddenHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HiddenHouse</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Magic</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cymru</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Two decent Slow Ways walks today Llanharry to Talbot Green, then Talbot Green to Pencoed. Was visited by a nosy sheep and explored the wonderful sculptures in Llanharan Marshes run by the Wildlife Truss of South and West Wales. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Slowways" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Slowways</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Brynna" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brynna</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/TalbotGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TalbotGreen</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Llanharry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Llanharry</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WTSWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WTSWW</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/sheepoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sheepoftheday</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SheepOfMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SheepOfMastadon</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Pencoed - Llanharry Slow Ways survey and walk review completed this morning. Lots of interesting things to see as well as a bit of a swim through a flooded track! <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SlowWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SlowWays</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Llanharry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Llanharry</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cymru" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cymru</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a></p>
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Stuart Bain<p>Lovely day for a Slow Ways adventure. My starting point for Pencoed to Bridgend. Not going to be the most glamorous route, but one I’ll definitely use in the future. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/JumpersForGoalposts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JumpersForGoalposts</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SlowWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SlowWays</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Pencoed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pencoed</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Penybont" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Penybont</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Bridgend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bridgend</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cerdded" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cerdded</span></a></p>