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D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in The Great Welsh Auntie Novel

Review: The Great Welsh Auntie Novel by John Geraint (Cambria Books, 2022)

D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in John Geraint’s The Great Welsh Auntie Novel.

15th December (5th December)
  • Culture
A picture of Pontypool's town-centre, currently the object of placemaking projects.

Placemaking, or Life and Death (and Rebirth?) of a Great Welsh Town

Angela Evans investigates the concept of placemaking, its uses in policy and its application to the Welsh town of Pontypool.

11th July (4th July)
  • People and Places

Tales of a Changing Landscape

Talking to residents from the Upper Rhondda Fawr, Cam Elizabeth explores their changing relationships to an ever-evolving landscape.

2nd March (2nd March)
  • People and Places

The political legacy of Steffan Lewis

Three years since the death of Steffan Lewis, Delyth Jewell remembers how being grounded in community informed the convictions of a political titan.

11th January (11th January)
  • People and Places

Cyfarthfa – a crucible again?

Geraint Talfan Davies outlines ambitious plans to reassert the importance of the industrial heritage of Merthyr Tydfil

11th April
  • Culture

Looking to the Skyline – can land reform transform Valleys communities?

Chris Blake explores how community stewardship of the land could transform the south Wales Valleys communities

17th December (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Making the most of our landscape

Dr David Llewellyn recounts the long genesis of the Valleys Regional Park

16th October (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Is it ‘cos I is a woman?

Laura McAllister reflects on Leanne Wood’s leadership

4th October
  • Politics and Policy

Aneurin Bevan – a Valleys story

Caitlin Prowle reflects on Aneurin Bevan’s legacy 70 years after the birth of the NHS

5th July (4th July)
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