Multimillion-pound scheme centres on Cyfarthfa Castle and furnaces, which need urgent repairsRecent history has not been kind to Merthyr Tydfil. The decline of the sprawling ironworks turned a crucible of the Industrial Revolution into a place of high unemployment and social deprivation. The area continues to be battered by Covid-19.But brighter times may be ahead after the unveiling of a hugely ambitious 20-year masterplan to create a 100-hectare (250-acre) heritage park with the aim of bringing to life Merthyr’s extraordinary history, healing a scarred landscape, drawing in half a million visitors a year and creating hundreds of new jobs. Continue reading...