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Exploring Poverty in Caerau (Llynfi Valley)

Posted on October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 By Huw Marshall

This week, we published a piece on Caerau in the Llynfi Valley, which is one of several South Wales valleys communities that feature in the top 10 of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. We spoke to some of the people living in and supporting the community. Here’s a taster. You can view the video in full with subtitles by following the YouTube link below.

Watch the video in full here:

A huge thank you to Graham Dawe and Zoee Smith from the Caerau Development Trust.

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