Pontypool

Pontypool in South Wales grew up on the edge of the Welsh coalfields. The town is only a short distance from its nearby neighbours, Newport and Cymbran, and many people living in Pontypool commute to other towns in the area. Like many of the towns and cities in South Wales, Pontypool has suffered a great deal with the decline of the coal mining industry. In its heyday, Pontypool was a prosperous and thriving market town, with its population working in the coal, steel and iron industries, but times changed and…

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