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‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit
Ebbw Vale, a Welsh town with the highest proportion of Leave voters in Wales during the Brexit referendum, has struggled to replace EU funding that once supported its economy. Despite new facilities like a hospital, tech firms, and a cybersecurity research center, the town remains quiet with few people using the developments.
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