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Entrance gates to amusement park with Coney Beach Pleasure Park in yellow letters on top of the gates and attractions visible behind

Seafront funfair to shut after more than 100 years

Coney Beach Amusement Park in Porthcawl is to close in October, the owners announce.

A dark blue shipping container being lifted in a dock in front of a cloudy sky

Council loses £3,500 in shipping container fraud

Bridgend council says it paid half of the cost of a shipping container which never arrived.

A black and white photo of four women wearing swimwear, lying down in a row on a wooden helterskelter ride and smiling at the camera.

A look back at 100 years of seaside funfair set to close

Coney island Amusement Park in Porthcawl is set to close in October after more than 100 years.

Three lifeboat crew members in yellow, all-in-one uniforms and white helmets, in a red dingy.

Tourists cut off by tide rescued by lifeboat crews

The RNLI is urging people to check the tides before heading out for a coastal walk.

Conner Marshall has a brown beard and has his hand to his face while wearing a blue and white top while

Mother of murdered teen fears justice reforms

Nadine Marshall's 18-year-old son was killed by a convicted offender who was on probation.

Denise and Andy Fitzgerald

Lives 'shattered' by scam builder as victims warn others

People who lost thousands to a scam builder say his jail sentence should be a "wake up call".

A compilation picture of two men. Lawrence Howells, on the left, is holding a brown and black down as he is looking off to the left. Barrie John on the right is wearing sunglasses, a white top and is standing in the sun with trees behind him.

Tributes paid to men killed in triple death crash

Three men died in the crash involving a lorry and a car on the A48 near Bonvilston.

A woman with dark hair, wearing a wet suit is sat smiling and holding a green, white and red surf board

Are surfboards designed for female bodies?

The number of female surfers has increased, but are their boards designed for them?

A golden retriever dog who is soaking wet, as she is dragged out of the water by the hand of a lifeboat crew member. Below her you can see the sea and the red lifeboat dingy.

Watch as lifeboat rescues spooked retriever Seren

The RNLI Porthcawl crew brings golden retriever Seren to safety in their first rescue of the year.