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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be home owning families living in terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are largely found in former mining, industrial and manufacturing areas of Wales and northern England. Examples include Merthyr Tydfil, Rhonda, Burnley, Barrow in Furness and Halifax.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The South Wales Police force is responsible for policing the Merthyr Tydfil Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Merthyr Tydfil council is £847.00, compared to an average in Wales of £980.15.
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Nurse sentenced for patient abuse

23/11/2009 18:22:46

A nurse who ill-treated two 87-year-old patients, including force feeding medication to one, is given a suspended jail sentence.
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Heart defect killed rugby player

23/11/2009 17:10:31

An undetected heart defect led to a 20-year-old rugby league player collapsing and dying during a match, an inquest hears.
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Film shoot brings Valleywood hope

23/11/2009 07:02:27

Administrators hope the shooting of a £12m medieval war film will give new hope for the troubled Valleywood studios.
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'No home smoking rise' after ban

23/11/2009 19:15:36

The smoking ban did not lead to children being exposed to more smoking at home, a study has concluded.
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£189,610 unclaimed Lotto ticket

23/11/2009 12:34:02

Officials are urging the owner of a Lotto ticket worth nearly £190,000 to come forward within a week or lose the money.
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Player's drink-drive fine and ban

23/11/2009 13:21:34

A footballer who crashed his car on a night out is fined £2,500 and banned from the roads for 17 months for drink-driving.
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Motorway reopens after collision

23/11/2009 08:11:57

The eastbound section of the M4 reopens near Bridgend following a collision involving two vehicles, when one ended up on its roof.
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Swine flu jabs 'still important'

21/11/2009 08:30:20

Health officials in Cardiff say despite a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu, jabs against the illness are still important.
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Tribute to caretaker fire victim

22/11/2009 09:07:19

The family of a school caretaker who died in hospital after a house fire pay tribute to him.
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'Failures' over £113m jet project

21/11/2009 13:23:42

Ministers' '"failures and uncertainty" in an axed defence jobs project costing £113m are a concern, a report finds.
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Cleaner jailed for hammer attack

20/11/2009 18:09:34

A cleaner is jailed for 15 years for trying to kill her employer with a hammer after a spending spree with her stolen store card.
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Newyddion

22/01/2009 09:40:23

BBC Wales' Welsh-language online news service
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Contact us

14/07/2003 12:19:25

Do you have a story? Here's how to tell us about it
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Local news

20/10/2004 12:05:07

News sources for south east Wales on the internet
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Family heritage

23/11/2009 07:16:51

TV presenter explores roots in Cardiff Bay
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Railway Stations

Quakers Yard (0.81 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Abercynon North (1.74 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Abercynon South (1.83 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Merthyr Vale (1.98 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

Penrhiwceiber (2.45 miles away), Arriva Trains Wales

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