However, the project comes with the bittersweet news that Porthcawl’s iconic Coney Beach Amusement Park will close after more than a century in operation, making way for new developments.

The coastguard was called into action to rescue a dog which found itself in difficulty in the sea at a Welsh beach. Porthcawl RNLI and Port Talbot Coastguard attended the incident at Newton Beach ...

The beach suffers in westerly ... to the north west was completed in summer 2010 and runs parallel the Royal Porthcawl golf course. There's a pay & display car park above the beach.