The 62-year-old hated the way the estate was portrayed on shows like Skint. Someone once said to my mate that someone gets shot on the Gurnos every five minutes, like its LA and Johannesburg rolled into one. Local authority Merthyr Tydfil (675) Headteacher / Principal. Working on the Family of Merthyr documentary and planning a second book and exhibition in the future. There is no trouble here, no cars being pinched, he said. As this was the largest farm in the area, a new We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. gurnos estate documentary. The first sheep dog trials in As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The reputation the Gurnos has outside Merthyr is that it is the most terrible place in the world, the 54-year-old said. But not everywhere is. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, A youngster rides his bike through The Gurnos, in Merthyr in Wales, one of the largest housing estates in the UK, The area was dubbed 'sick note city' in 2011 after more than 4,500 out of the 55,000 population said they were unfit to work, Hoover, Birmingham Small Arms and toy makers Lines brothers are all gone from the area and job prospects are low, Gurnos estate resident, Jeremy Davies said 'most of the people here are law abiding citizens who work and help their community', During the 1960s and 70s there were more than 5,000 people working at the Hoover plant but production ended there on May 13, 2009, The precinct was given a 2.5m overhaul in 2010 with shops reclad and extended, A report published by global childrens charity Plan International UK ranked Merthyr as the worst local authority area in Wales for girls to live last year, Writer, Anthony Bunko, who wrote a play about the Gurnos, poses on the Merthyr estate, In 2011 more than 4,500 out of the 55,000 population said they were unfit to work giving Merthyr another unwanted tag - Wales' sick claim capital, The Department for Work and Pensions ranked the county fourth in a list of places with the highest levels of unemployment among 16 to 24-year-olds, Residents have hit back at the area's poor reputation - insisting it is nothing but "character assassination" of their town, Residents say that the bad reputation stems from 20 years ago and the area has now been transformed, On the walls of the shops at Chestnut Way graffiti presumably council-sanctioned were daubed with positive messages, Resident Jeremy Davies said 'youve got a minority around here that openly take drugs and leave needles everywhere but that is just a select few', Anthony Bunko was brought up on the nearby Galon Uchaf estate and wrote a spoof of the Wizard of Oz set on the Gurnos called the Wizard of Gurnwah, A major housing expansion in the 1970s has made The Gurnos, in Merthyr in Wales, one of the largest housing estates in the UK, Prince Charles Hopsital, Gurnos, Merthyr which has been dubbed 'sick note city', Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Another shopkeeper, who did not want to be named, agreed the estate was completely fine. the farm was owned by Lord Buckland. The Gurnos quarry supplied of limestone to the The investigation into the unsolved murders of three family members during an arson attack in south Wales in 1995 is to be reviewed. Photos not available. The man is Walter Halt who worked for Tom Vaughan. Its not as bad as they make it out to be.. Who lives here How much properties are worth Which businesses are based here Residents and Property Prices Browse residents of NP23 Businesses in NP23 4TF
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