Blaenavon: It has a hole

Is Blaenavon a nice place to live or is Blaenavon rough?

Blaenavon lies in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, 13 godforsaken square miles of proof that the UN has a messed up sense of humour. If you find yourself here then you’re probably lost and are about to play a bit part in a real life slasher movie. However, […]

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Abergavenny is culturally lacking in every aspect

Is Abergavenny a nice place to live or is Abergavenny rough?

Abergavenny is known as the gateway to Wales. It is a small market town surrounded by verdant hills. The town itself has a tired, run down feel with lots of charity and cheap goods shops. The council have poorly managed the town, resisting rejuvenation and charging such high rates that many shops are forced to […]

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Pontypool in the Valleys is the UK version of the Deep South

Is Pontypool a nice place to live or is Pontypool rough?

This is a marvellous little town situated in the South East Wales Valleys but is blighted by ****** known as ‘*****’. Although it isn’t very hard to spot one of these creatures in the town, it is hard to say their hotspots as they like to hover around. However, my observations found that the best […]

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Abertillery – A Case Study

Is Abertillery a nice place to live or is Abertillery rough?

Where to begin? A poor rundown former hive of industry which through no fault of its own is now a shuffling wreck of a place. BUT…remember folks that **** does not = poor, **** = *******. The place is teeming with spotty drugged-up teenagers whose idea of a good time is a litre of White […]

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Ebbw Vale, what a town

Is Ebbw Vale a nice place to live or is Ebbw Vale rough?

Where should I start, Ebbw Vale is one of the **** capitols of the South Wales Valleys!!! For a town with a population of around 29000 there are only 3 pubs in the town centre and is subsequently a brewing pot for fights, and there are fights galore!!!!! Every neanderthal in the town just seems […]

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