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BBC News
01-08-2025
- BBC News
Bridgend unexploded devices found on college building site
Two unexploded ordnance devices found in a town centre were discovered during construction of a new college campus, the local council has businesses were evacuated and a main road was shut after police were called to a building site in Cheapside, Bridgend, on of Brackla Street was temporarily cordoned off as a safety measure, while premises including Aldi, Asda, and Brackla House were also evacuated while the devices were "safely removed" by the Ministry of council said the discovery was made by contractors working on the multi-million pound new college campus project. It added a survey was now being arranged to check for further unexploded devices at the site, though building work was expected to resume as discovery comes after a separate incident in 2008, where about 80 shells were found in the area during the construction phase of the nearby were thought to have come from a munitions factory which was producing explosives at the site during World War Two.
BBC News
30-07-2025
- BBC News
Bridgend centre road shut by police after unexploded devices found
Several businesses have been evacuated and a main road has been shut in a town centre as police investigate reports of two "unexploded ordnance devices".South Wales Police said officers were called to a building site in Cheapside, Bridgend, at just before 08:55 BST on Street was closed from Castle Bingo down to the junction of Nolton Street, before being reopened after a device was "safely removed". The force said officers returned to the site at 11:35 and again closed down the area after another device was found.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Bush tribute band to perform album in full at show this weekend
A Kate Bush tribute band is set to perform an album in full at a show this weekend. Lisa Abbott's Hounds of Love Band will take to the stage at Ironworks Studios in Cheapside, Brighton, on Sunday, May 11. The ten-piece band will perform the 1985 album Hounds of Love in full, as well as other hits by the singer. Lead singer Lisa said: "We've been playing this album for over 10 years now, and I'm always amazed at its stylistic range. "It has everything from Irish jigs to synthpop to lilting ballads." The band is made up of Brighton musicians, including film composer James Williams, and members of the Brighton Beach Boys. Lisa said: "Other Kate Bush acts are available, but they're mostly small groups. "We are a large band with a string section and we play every note. "There are no backing tracks." The album was two years in the making and pushed the recording technology of its time to its limits. Lisa said: "Reproducing it in such detail, is a tall order, even for such a large band, but several members are multi instrumentalists, which helps. "Kate has some of the most passionate and committed fans around and we get some of that passion secondhand you might say people get quite overwhelmed which is wonderful." The album features Running Up That Hill, which saw a revival after it was featured in the Netflix show Stranger Things. Lisa said: "Certainly, it's kickstarted a wave of interest that might not of happened otherwise. "The more curious kids will often want to delve a little deeper and find out who this fascinating creature is. "There is certainly no one else around like her in the charts today." The show will take place from 8pm to 10.30pm. Tickets are available on the Ironworks Studios website.
