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Vale of Glamorgan council “worst jobs loss record in Wales”

Vale of Glamorgan council “worst jobs loss record in Wales”

October 28, 2011 No Comments

Since the General Election councils in England and Wales have lost over 101,000 jobs and the Vale of Glamorgan is flying high in the league of putting people out of work, with the worst record in Wales. Despite being only 115th in total size of all authorities in England and Wales, the council is 16th ...

Cardiff students “Get It Out” in style

Cardiff students “Get It Out” in style

August 2, 2011 No Comments

Cardiff’s student population has responded in style to the call to Get It Out for Cardiff this year.  The scheme to collect and re-use unwanted items that previously would’ve been destined for the streets or landfill has been a resounding success with over 7.5 tonnes of items collected at halls of residence and the Students ...

A glimpse of Christmas past

A glimpse of Christmas past

December 10, 2009 No Comments

It’s not just Scrooge who has the opportunity to visit Christmas past, Glamorgan Archives has many items that help tell the story of how generations before us celebrated Christmas. Items include a Whitchurch Boys School 1891 school log book which documents how children were presented with an orange at the end of the Christmas term. ...

Transporting the past

Transporting the past

November 3, 2009 No Comments

The building of the new Glamorgan Archives in Leckwith is complete and on November 2nd the team started the task of moving all their documents into their new home. A staggering 45,000 volumes, 60,000 plans and hundreds of items have been transferred from fragile boxes into new robust ones. Mike Hodgson, Conservator, was given the ...