Inside the Ex-Mining Town that Backed Brexit Despite Millions of Pounds of EU Funding

Inside the ex-mining town that backed Brexit despite millions of pounds of EU funding

Eyebrows were raised when the Welsh area of Blaenau Gwent, despite receiving huge swathes of EU funding, voted to leave the bloc 10 years ago. Alex Ross visits the area’s largest town of Ebbw Vale, and discovers a more complicated picture

‘We was hoodwinked’: Inside the ex-mining town that backed Brexit despite millions of pounds of EU funding

The Way Back. Join our community exploring how Britain can rebuild its future in Europe Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter Join the debate with our pro-Europe newsletter One hundred and fifty years ago, a revolution was born out of pig iron and coal within the depths of the now-picturesque South Wales Valleys. From roaring white hot blast furnaces, the town of Ebbw Vale produced iron that made the rails for the first steam locomotive…