Wales Valleys

Insomuch that from the time the saxons took possession of the island the remnants of the britons retiring into these regions could never.

Wales valleys. We are proud of our heritage and love to receive visitors who come for history adventures and a warm welsh welcome. A new website and a social media campaign have been launched to promote the valleys as a regional park. The valleys is one of wales best kept secrets and should not be defined by its challenges. Itv wales valleys correspondent hannah thomas tested positive for coronavirus this week.

Tech valleys is a ten year investment programme designed to support the creation of 1 500 sustainable jobs predominantly in new technologies and advanced manufacturing. Following widespread community engagement led by the taskforce for the south wales valleys the valleys regional park is being developed through a partnership of 13. Dark sky wales regularly hold expert led events to help you interpret the ever changing skies above and listen to the stories of the stars and the. The south wales valleys contain a large proportion of the welsh population and remain an important centre of welsh culture despite the growing economic dominance of cardiff the uk parliament s first labour party mp keir hardie was elected from the area and the valleys remain a stronghold of labour party power.

The valleys fuse an incredible mix of both compact and wide open spaces. The medieval chronicler giraldus cambrensis gerald of wales had topography history and current events alike in mind when he observed that wales is a country very strongly defended by high mountains deep valleys extensive woods rivers and marshes. Our vision by 2021 is to close the employment gap. In 2027 the south wales valleys and blaenau gwent in particular will be a globally recognised centre for the development of new technologies to support cutting edge industry.

Live in the south wales valleys area within the council authorities of blaenau gwent bridgend caerphilly carmarthenshire merthyr tydfil neath port talbot rhondda cynon taff swansea or torfaen you are aged 18 or over and you are not eligible for any other programmes including european social fund programmes. Row upon row of brightly. In partnership with valleys communities we have developed a plan for action which addresses the challenges and builds on the valleys many existing assets. Rugby union is very popular and pitches can be seen along the valley corridors.

Itv cymru wales as the valleys correspondent for itv wales i ve spent much of the past few weeks.