Rhondda Powerhouse, empty for 50 years and site of historic riots, will be transformed into 70 apartments. Welsh Landmark: Derelict Powerhouse to Become Apartments After 50 Years Guess what? That old Rhondda Powerhouse is getting a makeover! It’s the spot where those Tonypandy riots happened way back when. They’re turning it into almost 70 flats.…
The Rhondda powerhouse may be turned into 68 flats, including 44 in the historic engine house. Rhondda Powerhouse Transformation Proposed 68 Flats Planned An old powerhouse in Rhondda may become flats. The site was key during the 1910 Tonypandy riots. Plans propose almost seventy flats in total. The engine house, a Grade II-listed building, will…
Plans to install a large ad screen, replacing a clock & statues in Gwent Square, Cwmbran, were scrapped due to over 760 objections. Clock and Statues Saved in Cwmbran After Public Outcry Over Ad Screen Someone wanted to put a big ad screen in Cwmbran. It was going in Gwent Square, near the Congress Theatre.…
Explore underwater treasures: Six wrecks off North Wales now have vital protection zones, preserving history. Protected Shipwrecks Discovered off the Coast of North Wales North Wales has great landmarks, like castles. Underwater, protected treasures also exist. Many shipwrecks rest in the seas near Wales. Six wrecks have special legal protection now; five of these wrecks…