‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit

The Guardian • June 21, 2026

Ten years ago Ebbw Vale had the highest proportion of leave voters in Wales despite huge EU funding, which has not been fully replaced Where Ebbw Vale’s...

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Over the past decade, these public facilities have been joined by a public-private cybersecurity research centre and two tech firms.

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A new railway station opened at the site in 2015.

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Yet, during the Guardian’s visit to the Welsh valleys town last week, the area was quiet.

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Nearly as many sheep as people appeared to be using the new facilities: a ewe and three lambs, escaped from somewhere, busied themselves in a strip of rewilded...

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Further developments are expected in the coming hours.

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