The Six Worst Towns In The Swansea Area! A NEW BIGGEST TURDTOWN?

[@jamesmartin7941]

Briton Ferry does have a green area: a Grade Two listed park which opened in 1928. You can be excused for not noticing it as even many locals are unaware of its existence due to poor signposting. It also has a Dock built by Isambard Brunel which is totally neglected even though it is listed as a National Monument. Buried by a scrapyard and waste site! The site of Brunel’s funicular railway track has gradually become overgrown in spite of attempts by locals to preserve Brunel’s heritage. The town is at boiling point over its state and relying on pensioner volunteers is disgraceful. It needs massive intervention. Thank you for highlighting the neglect by the authorities.

[@gerry28uk]

Neath Port Talbot council thinks their Afan Valley Holiday resort development project excuses all their incompetence elsewhere. As if tourists put on their blinkers on their way to their gated luxury resort. The council isn't acting on the needs of its citizens, having wasted decades in preserving jobs in the steel industry which every nation in the world now has.

[@scottjones9283]

There is nothing prettier than the Port Talbot steelworks at sunset on a summer’s evening! They’ve even made it easier to enjoy by imposing a speed limit for traffic on the M4 to reduce pollution 😳

[@paulwilliams4156]

It is if you are 20 miles away on the North Devon coast.😆

[@debrandw246]

😂😂

[@Macfromwales]

I particularly love the smell

[@timbounds7190]

Regarding empty Welsh chapels and churches, in the religious peak of Victorian towns there were always huge numbers of chapels built in most places - the various religious factions were competing to build the most & biggest chapels! This resulted in ludicrous numbers of huge chapels that coudn't possibly be filled! It wasn't unknown for a small place of under a 1000 people to have 3 Chapels that could hold 1000 people each! This was pretty crazy then, and will the decline in rural population and decline in religious attendance, the greater proportion of chapels became redundant - with the results that are visible today.

[@meadi6510]

Thanks

[@richardpegg9265]

i suppose the one saving grace is its testament to a lot of people coming to their senses.

[@tombartram7384]

My late mother was born and grew up in Tonna and in the 1950s. It was still a Welsh speaking town and chapels were full for cwrdd on Sunday mornings and cymanfa ganu in the evenings, which was 6pm in summer and 5pm in winter. The chapels were a social hub plus they organised trips out and choirs. Most people who went weren't even that religious. They kept the pubs shut on Sundays cause the ministers didn't want the competition. My mum was the last generation raised in that culture. There's still a bit of it left around Brynamman but it's dying out fast.

[@grimmstryke9627]

@@richardpegg9265 not really, they are property tax exempt so they just speculate with the land. The Catholic Church is one of the largest land owners in the world.

[@gruffuddedwards3911]

Echoing what some others have said, those chapels were community hubs, provided social security before the welfare state, contributed significantly to literacy for the commom people, preserved the Welsh language when it was under the most aggressive attack and was the main means of meeting spouses. But they also represented a lot of toxic emotional repression and extreme passing of judgement

[@doctor_gibbo1392]

Briton Ferry is twinned with some village in Uganda and the Ugandan's are furious about it.

[@darrencox4292]

and you are called doctor gibbo, you absolute mong

[@chequemate449]

Oh ok

[@westham6999]

😅😅😂

[@drewwilliams6888]

NPT and Swansea councillors I HOPE YOU ARE WATCHING THIS VIDEO.

[@markdavies5508]

If you think Port Talbot is bad now . . . years ago it reeked of rotten eggs, thanks to the emissions from the steel works. Old joke from the 70s: My girlfriend said to me "Kiss me where it smells". So I drove her to Port Talbot. 😃

[@RoxZombie]

It still reeks.. I smell it every time I go past there on the train or in the car

[@rcogburn12]

Good joke. USAs Big Bang Theory must've nicked it and Americanised it: Innocent Sheldon: "What do you want"? Eager girlfriend: " I want to be kissed in a place where I've never been kissed before". Sheldon: "You mean like Salt Lake City?"

[@markdavies5508]

@@rcogburn12 Sounds like the classic jokes - even the bad ones - will live forever!

[@HieronymousCheese]

Every car has a "Port Talbot button". It's the one that closes the windows.

[@garethdavies2538]

I remember Port Talbot from the 1950's when there were five blast furnaces operating---one antique, two obsolete and two modern. A "blind date" was meeting a lady in Port Talbot. Three tours of the {then} Steel Company Of Wales decided that my future lay in aerospace. There were 20-25,000 employed in the plant back then and it was a way of life--father-to son and I took my hat off to the men who could work there: hot and dangerous. When they teemed the open hearth furnaces it was like the gates of hell opening.

[@23Daves]

OK, I stayed in an AirBnB about a mile from Briton Ferry a couple of years ago, and used to walk my dog in that direction many mornings. The area has a lot of dereliction, but I found the people friendly, and in terms of local parks, Jersey Park near the station is a beautifully manicured, old-fashioned set of gardens (if green space is what you're after). I actually looked at staying there again not too long ago when trying to make some plans which ultimately fell through! There again, I like Neath and Swansea too. You want bad? The nastiest bits of East London will shatter your camera lens.

[@ftumschk]

Well said.

[@emmahowells8334]

Exactly, well said, Swansea isn't as bad as it's being made out to be in this video.

[@23Daves]

@@emmahowells8334 Like most cities of a certain size, it's beautiful in some areas, a bit rough and ready in others, but I always enjoy my visits. The same cannot be said of a number of other places in the UK!

[@emmahowells8334]

@@23Daves Glad you enjoy your visits.

[@chequemate449]

Am from Hackney. Born n Bred. Hackney is safe now. Trust me Many yobs n toffs couldn't walk round certain places day or night A place in Clapton us know as Murder Mile

[@Turdtowns]

Where should we visit next? Please comment and share this video it really helps us out ❤❤❤

[@GTLPT]

Try South Yorkshire, it has a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly, all places are under different councils.

[@TammoKorsai]

What can you turn up in Cambridgeshire? I live in Peterborough, which has been voted the worst city in the UK many times, but it's honestly okay. It's just a bit devoid of character with a dying city centre thanks to out of town shopping, high rent and other typical factors. Mind you, Orton and parts of Bretton can be very dodgy.

[@flynnflake5841]

West Wales just outside of Swansea. Llanelli is a prime example of a massive turd

[@kierantaylor6239]

You got a wrestling channel bro?

[@alanconroy7929]

Try Rhyl. Gorgeous

[@alanbrown5167]

Swansea has one of the most attractive settings of any city in the UK. Unfortunately the rebuilding of the city following its destruction in WW11 has followed a path of mediocrity in vision & planning with many poor investment decisions. In my opinion it should have been chosen as the home for the Senedd rather than Cardiff which would have had a major regenerative impact. The Swansea Bay Barrage is also a dormant project that could potentially have a major impact on all the other communities you mention

[@sglenny001]

Oh totally agree with the with point on The Welsh Senate This would got MWP show charges

[@ealing456]

Swansea's come leap and bounds in the last decade though but still has some way to go. Completely different city to the one I moved to 13 years ago though. There's a local DIY spirit emerging which is fantastic to see. Something has to replace the collapse of chain stores, I suppose. Beautiful beach, great green spaces, very cyclable city too and a good grassroots music scene to boot. I just hope it doesn't fall apart before it gets going.

[@TheVlogger110]

I have visited Swansea multiple times in the 2010s and I’ve always seen it as a nice place to be, I was even hoping on getting a council house over there (I have family members that have lived there for a REALLY long time so I do have the local connection). From what I hear, Swansea has gotten better since a few decades ago so it was surprising to hear something negative about the city in the present day. I have had similar thoughts on Bournemouth which is a town I’ve been wanting to move to for nearly 6 years as I was surprised to see Turdtowns rank it as the 3rd worst town in Dorset especially since Bournemouth is known to have a great reputation, but Dorset is known to be a nice county so I don’t really think about it too much.

[@captainvonk]

Swansea is a great town with so much potential. It's easy to get to the M4, easy to get around, has great beaches and coastline close by on the Gower Peninsula and easy access to the Brecon beacons and beyond... and the people are lovely too! If the leaders and residents of Swansea get it right, it has a very bright future!❤

[@chrismanners9091]

Cardiff wasn't anything like as prosperous as it now is when it was chosen as the site of the Senedd, in fairness. And it's near lost of places that do need regeneration even more than Swansea. The only hope they have is part of a Cardiff metro area.

[@DeJect_music]

Being from Swansea. It is like anywhere. Shit places and nice places and all in between. But Swansea has character and a lot of history behind it, and it's cool you included the guy singing, have walked past him a few times haha.

[@emmahowells8334]

Exactly, bet you there are far more shit places in England tho, bigger place. I'm from Swansea too and yeah often see the singing guy around usually near Barclays bank lol. In all places as you said there are good and bad parts, doesn't mean the whole place or people are bad hey.

[@Macfromwales]

Oh come along now, there's more smack heads per square inch than anywhere on the planet

[@roodoofilms3660]

As someone who as lived in the Swansea area for most of my life it feels like such a novelty to see the area get some attention. Great that someone is finally highlighting some of the terrible deprivation that some parts of Wales faces. I pretty much agree with your ranking however I do think that Seven Sisters is more of a village than a town and I think there is a lot more to talk about with Swansea. Although the city can be very run down in some parts and also suffers from a significant homeless population, there are some nice parts especially down the Mumbles area. There are also some stunning beaches here and the city can have a lot to offer for students. All in all, Swansea is a very mixed bag which is why I think it would make an interesting video. keep up the good work

[@parzival2077]

Yeahh exactly, also I got kinda shocked hearing him mention the high crime rate. It has its peaceful parts like it's forrests and beaches near mumbles And even museums. I personally love the swansea university, it's the best part about swnasea

[@roodoofilms3660]

@@parzival2077 just started at swansea uni on the singleton campus and it's pretty good so far. Some of the ceiling fell off in the james callaghan building though 💀

[@parzival2077]

@@roodoofilms3660 WHAT no way lol I have done my Jan and June exams there but I study at Bay Campus

[@ealing456]

Crime statistics in Swansea is high(ish) relative for Wales but only in certain wards (you know the ones..). As a whole Swansea doesn't really have any kind of crime epidemic.

[@kt47793]

Watch swansea love story that's a view documentary it's really good

[@firstlast5350]

The biggest tur* in Wales is Drakeford.

[@garth8979]

Come and check out Flintshire in North Wales. Specifically what's known locally as the Deeside corridor along the river and estuary. A long line of 7 or 8 of some of the grimmest suicide inducing towns you'll ever clap eyes on. Dominated by chaotic bumper to bumper traffic and traveller camps.

[@carldiff]

Lol my mum lives by Queensferry and it's a total dump

[@stephensmith4480]

@@carldiff Shotton, what a shit hole 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davidwharton841]

I asked directions to Shotton and the guy finished off with "make sure you have a stab vest on".

[@stephensmith4480]

@@davidwharton841 👍👍

[@ericshaun6078]

plastic scousers in shell suits

[@adamseab]

As a local to both Neath and Briton Ferry (for my sins) - I was surprised to hear Ferry being called a separate town, never really heard it referred to as such before 😅 Neath is pretty grim, it wasn’t so bad about 20 years ago but it’s been left to rot. I tend to avoid it and work/do my shopping in Swansea 😅 Still kind of nuts to see local errr…landmarks pop up on KZbin.

[@FriedEgg101]

My mum's from Briton Ferry, my dad is from the cimla. They both say they're from Neath. I've never seen them as separate.

[@MrSimonson]

Swansea is away worse 😂 can’t believe you said you go to Swansea instead

[@adamseab]

@@MrSimonsonThanks for your input!

[@MrSimonson]

@@adamseab I also work in Swansea and it’s absolutely awful. Littered with homeless and empty shops barely any decent shops. I understand Neath can be quite an intimidating place but it’s also a genuine town mostly full of decent people.

[@BigGwenStrikesAgain]

I would like to clarify as someone who works with and is familiar with swansea homeless, they aren't aggressive, they are overall, some of the most grateful but trodden on people I've ever had the pleasure to meet, the aggressive ones are the down and outers who leave their homes in the day and go into the streets to drink, take drugs and get a couple of extra quid in their pockets, I've dealt with both and while it's hard to tell them apart at first glance there is a BIG difference. Show our homeless some love ❤😊

[@AledMify]

RIP Teabag

[@DeJect_music]

​@@AledMifyonly saw him once but heard so many nice stories about him, seemed like a great guy.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Sitting in Wetherspoons in Swansea, you constantly get hassled by hobos, especially women. Thankfully the staff are wise to it, and don’t give them the time of day.

[@Beliefisthedeathofintellect]

I'm glad someone pointed that out. ❤

[@philiptownsend4026]

There is also a Seven Sister in North London - The name "Seven Sisters" in North London originates from a group of seven elm trees that were planted in a circle in the area in the 14th century. These trees formed a distinctive landmark and gave the area its name. Over time, the name "Seven Sisters" was used for the nearby road junction and later a railway station, which further solidified its association with the area. Today, it's a well-known part of London. Info courtesy of Chat GPT.

[@oathy03]

My Dad was from Treorchy and always told us it was because of the seven mountains you can see in the distance, right at the top before you head down you can see seven mountains

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@oathy03 Being a Londoner I am well aware of the neighbourhood of Seven Sisters, although since I come from Fulham (in South West London) it is not a place I have had a great deal to do with (it lies in the - to me - strange and exotic North). I'm actually far more familiar with the Seven Sisters cliffs in Sussex, near to Eastbourne.

[@cyrilstheone]

What makes Seven Sisters even worse. It had everything once. Cinema,Snooker Hall and an open air swimming pool. Well there were 3 pools all flowing into a 30meter long one with diving boards.

[@philiptownsend4026]

@@Khayyam-vg9fw I'm from the strange and exotic North - Enfield and seven sisters rail station is on the route into Liverpool Street.

[@jonathankerr-smith8989]

Welsh Assembly should be ashamed of themselves.

[@lifetruthseeking5808]

Cardiff looks nice

[@Gramscifreedom]

Blame Westminster Tories

[@ScottDaviesCwrwHaf]

​@@Gramscifreedomthats how the welsh government gets away with being incompetent. Everyone blames the tories

[@howarddavies8937]

@@ScottDaviesCwrwHaf Well they have wrecked the UK economy!

[@howareyou857]

​@@Gramscifreedomyep responsible for crap Barnett Formula grants

[@machendave]

I hope you do a video just on Swansea, Townhill is an interesting place, count your fingers when you leave

[@rickets5094]

Don't think he'd come back with the camera 😂

[@David-wf1hr]

surely you mean blaen-y-meas or port tennant 😉

[@andrewclarkson7767]

Uppa-lan boi

[@christophermills1412]

Mayhill worse than Townhill. What an absolute shithole.

[@rickets5094]

@@David-wf1hr port tennant ain't that bad 😂 mind you JoJo's got robbed the other day

[@jamesmartin7941]

In spite of the neglect Briton Ferry does have a fantastic community spirit. There are lots of people and organisations trying to make a difference. The Thatcher years hit the town badly but that was almost half a century ago yet the towns decline continues. It’s Jersey Park is a fine example of what can be done when like minded people pull together. However the sums being put into the community are disproportionate to the level of investment needed to turn things around. Briton Ferry is a victim of decisions made to give funding to other areas in NPT. There is nothing inevitable about its current state and it is not irreversible. It’s about decisions being made to ignore it.

[@ControlAllDa1337]

Briton Ferry actually has quite a large park. It's well hidden though, the entrance is down an alley off the main road and very easy to miss. It's about the only nice thing the town has.

[@chocobloco214]

Port Talbot once had an amazing indoor public pool with a wave machine and giant robotic spider that would spray water I think it burned down ironically

[@davidevans267]

Afan Lido, lovely place trained to be a lifeguard there in the 70s

[@hereinmyownskin]

Amazing. Loved it. Weirdly there is a hidden green space in Briton Ferry called Jersey Park.

[@23Daves]

I've visited that park and really like it. A beautiful oasis.

[@flockthis8392]

Yes backs on the wooded mountains and the lake

[@23Daves]

@@flockthis8392 See, that's the thing - so much of this is about your own personal experiences in your life and your perspectives. I grew up in suburban East London and spent my teenage years living in Essex. The place I lived in (which I won't name) is my very idea of a turd town - tiny parks, lots of Barrett home new builds and 60s/70s identikit houses, and scenery as flat as a pancake. Everything looked so similar that I sometimes used to get a bit drunk and lost on the way back from different pubs despite living there for years. You could take a turn too early down the wrong street and only realise a lot later on. Wales, on the other hand, has its problem towns but they're never too far away from beauty. Briton Ferry has the wooded mountains and the beautiful park, for example. You can point to the industrial decay and dereliction but it's sometimes surrounded by some of the most striking countryside in Britain. I never go there and think "Oh God, get me out of here now", but I do feel that way about places on the outskirts of London, places in Kent and Essex, and some of the nastier towns and cities in the Midlands.

[@luviskol]

You didn't go to Townhill, but they'd have nicked and burnt your car before you'd got the camera out

[@Portekberm]

Mayhill Glais Penlan all worse tbf

[@paddington3028]

Nah, Townill has a bad rap from a bygone time The majority of people from the hill are respectable and hard-working.

[@paddington3028]

​@@Portekbermglais😂

[@marvinthemouse22]

Not like that anymore up here. We pinch your pension too 😂😂😂

[@marvinthemouse22]

Just for you woke people last comment was a joke. I totally agree with Paddington, we are all for the most part hard working people and all of the trouble come to us, meaning when there was the Mayhill Riots the majority of people was from other areas, there was a crach on a bike where the kids was from another area which I'll not name lol. All the trouble seems to want to come up "THE HILL" as we call it.

[@tombartram7384]

People leave Croatia to work at Amazon's mega plant in Port Talbot and think done well for themselves. Let that sink in.

[@philiptownsend4026]

Really? We live in an amazing world. I'm guessing they must be rural Croatians as the country generally is on the up from a very low state, good tourism industry.

[@georginaporter4809]

compared to Britons turning up every year to Goa India or Bali where the opposite occurs; it's not that pretty unless you got money to spend while Port Talbot it is amazing for what being there facilitates if you make a decent living, human nature. ;)

[@flockthis8392]

Those poor Croatians, wonder why they are shipping in people in from so far away not locals that have had a taste of working for Amazon already?😂

[@PsychicLord]

@@flockthis8392 Maybe the social security payouts are too high, why work if you can get free money.

[@ericshaun6078]

Are they really from Croatia ? doubt it

[@DylanJennings-h9f]

Blaengwynfi, Abergwynfi and Cymmer should be here, and definitely a mention for Swanseas uplands and Townhill considering how hard you went in on Pill. Also some would say Seven Sisters and Briton Ferry coukd be considered Neath.

[@JordanSparkes]

Seven Sisters is barely Neath. It's ten miles away.

[@andrewtaylor6737]

Blaengwyfi Abergwyfi & Cymmer are gorgeous areas.... in fact, I'm looking for a property in those areas as Poole -Dorset is ridiculously expensive & no mountain views!

[@maryminty5876]

Soon to be taken over by white flight. Property values will skyrocket.

[@sally-annllewellynartist9362]

There's a beautiful park in Briton Ferry which is very well kept. It's called Jersey Park.

[@philmcdonald2306]

What Swansea lacks in some areas aesthetically, is made up in the genuine character of the people who live there. Having been away for almost 50 years, I always love to go back and visit, it's like I've been away for two weeks. The people are so genuine and welcoming. I wonder where the filmmaker lives in the UK ???

[@Macfromwales]

If by genuine you mean heroin addicted and homeless, sure thing

[@jondixon4937]

I'm from Swindon but know this area well and had been looking forward to you covering it. When I visit Port Talbot I look forward to coming home, and that's saying something!

[@efnissien]

Jesus, I'm sure very few look to Swindon as their savior!

[@crh7742]

Nah. Don't kid yourself. Swindon is just as grim (although Wootton Bassett isn't too bad)... and Port Talbot has the solace of a beach, at least!

[@ShadowExile89]

I live about 5 miles away from ponty, its busy because of all the people travelling to and from Ammanford, Swansea, Morriston and Neath. Plus theres Tesco, Lidl, Argos, Home Bargains, Farm foods etc

[@unexplainedwithlouise2280]

I was going to say this… the only closest shops from living just out of pontardawe.. I’m from pontardawe but live just out of there now.. made me laugh when he said it’s not safe to walk at night 😂😂. I used to walk it at night on my own when I was around 15/16 and I was fine 🤦‍♀️😂😂

[@UnoriginalHandle69]

Good thing the only way I've seen Port Talbot is via Exmoor!

[@Turdtowns]

Funny that we’re all happy ish to climb in the water opposite that isn’t it 😂

[@user_unknown1488]

@@Turdtowns Banksy left bristol to do a piece there once, he has spent 5 years in an oxygen tent ever since , hence why the latest 'Massive Attack' album is on hold

[@user_unknown1488]

@@Turdtowns you google the story of the bristolian mother who's child had asthma so she decided to move to port talbot without researching it... #truestory LOL

[@UnoriginalHandle69]

Yeah, Wales gives a whole new meaning to the Bristol channel

[@mikerose1628]

One fun fact for Port Talbot beach/Aberavon. I burn easily in anything resembling decent sunlight (which is hard to come by), but thanks to the perma-smog created by the steelworks, even on the hottest, most cloudless summers day, the UV index is always very low!

[@johnp8131]

Spent a few weeks at Neath in the Territorial Army barracks covering the firemans strike at the end of '77. Spent most of our free time in the "Blue Bell" pub. Long gone I think? Been to worse places though. Did our regional training for fire fighting at Swansea barracks practically under the Vetch Field. Luckily the local Nurses at the training Hospital were very obliging? Went back to Swansea whilst staying near Rhossili about a decade or so ago, didn't seem that bad?

[@couldwellbe4227]

My grandparents lived in Seven Sisters and I went to primary school there back in the 70s when my grandpa John still worked in the mine. We’d go blueberry picking up in the forest at the top of the hill and feed the wild ponies who’d come to the garden gate looking for food. My gran’s best friend Betsy Mac managed the post office and Mrs Smith ran the local shop in Mary Street where there were old fashioned weighing scales and big screw top bottles full of sherbet bonbons. My great grand-dad was a stone mason and helped build one of the churches you showed in your video and my aunt still lives in the part of the village known as Garden City. It’s sad to see it’s decline as it wasn’t always as run down as this, nor was Neath. It used to be my favourite place in the world as a kid ❤

[@rederic2004]

Best thing about Swansea when I lived there in the early 90s was access to nearby Gower and its wonderful beaches.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Also you have the wonderful long strand in Swansea itself, which must be five miles or more in length. It’s not the best place for a dip being so flat and often muddy, but the freshness of the sea air is always a pleasure.

[@Macfromwales]

Just be careful not to open your mouth too far or a smack head will nick your gold teeth

[@karen10sonia]

Worked in the open cast mine at Seven sisters . Some real characters working there in the late 70's . Also played youth rugby against them in 1974 took their 2 year unbeaten ground record when we won 6-4 . (4 points for a try then) 2 sent off 1 carried off!! .Going into their clubhouse prematch was like a scene in a western when a stranger walks into the saloon . The pool game stopped along with the darts and everybody stood and stared at you - we all knew it was going to be a tough game and it didn't disappoint.

[@the_sage_head1953]

Im glad to see the channel is growing. Id like to nominate a trip to Hertfordshire. Theres some surprisingly grim places considering its reputation as a "posh home county"

[@TerraFirmaTyger]

Yeah I’ve asked him many times. Waltham cross, cheshunt, Watford, Stevenage. All dumps.

[@davidwilson581]

Stevenage definitely 😁😁

[@RobinDS-m1g]

Hatfield...

[@blackbaron0]

Bucks and Beds the same. Indeed I'm sure most if not all the counties around London have similar issues. One of the problems is local wages can't compete with London, leaving dormitory towns and villages with no community. Another is the so called London Overspill, where the White Trash get moved into previously not too bad places and turn them into sh*itholes. So you effectively have gated communities and rough dumps. The contrast is so great you might as well be on different planets, and neither sort of places are desirable to live in.

[@jamescroft1522]

​@blackbaron0 the trash that came out of London came in all colours.

[@fitnessisgood4u]

When the towns are looking like these, hospitals are in desperate need of cash....what do the Welsh Gov do??? Spend THIRTY MILLION on 20 mph road signs!!!! Pure genius.

[@ftumschk]

Thirty million spread across the whole of Wales is chicken-feed, and these places were already in decline due to the demise of local industries post-Thatcher, long before the Welsh Government came into existence.

[@barrysmith7291]

Your right what a waste of money 🤦🏼

[@MiningForPies]

Prevention is better (and cheaper) than cure. £30 million wouldn't even pay 1/10th of the cost of a new hospital.

[@fikitoification]

Perhaps it will pay off by reducing the number of road accidents, after which people will need hospital treatment. The LTNs in Oxford got so much bad press, and ppl span all sorts of conspiracy theories. I love them! My area is 100 times nicer and quieter and safer because of them.

[@Achilles22]

What a bunch of morons, they want to take on more counsellors at extra cost as well!

[@elennapointer701]

Regards Neath: the site of Neath Abbey is really beautiful; a reminder of the area's medieval wonders. Such a pity it's now inside a ramshackle industrial estate.

[@sarahsue42]

Agreed

[@jamesmartin7941]

There are three main towns in Neath Port Talbot. Obviously Neath and Port Talbot and Pontardawe. These are primary towns which get much more funding. Briton Ferry is a secondary town even though its population is larger than Pontardawe and its deprivation is much worse. The criteria to qualify as a primary town seems to be a secret so people feel the Ferry is being discriminated against by the powers that be. This must change. You’ve rightly pointed out the state of the Ferry with its links to Uganda. I’ve looked up that town and it appears to be wealthier than Briton Ferry. So the Ferry isn’t heading for the third world, parry’s of it are already there. It should be treated as an area of outstanding need with an immediate injection of funds even at the expense of the three greedy primary towns.

[@kenniththomas2167]

Crime in Severn sisters is a novelty,it has one large shop and one camera on a pole to keep an eye on the odd local who ventures out .Blink and you miss this place 🤣

[@IndigoJo]

Regarding the profusion of abandoned churches: this stems from the "chapel culture" whereby every Protestant church splinter group had adherents and they split an awful lot (and add Catholics and Anglicans into the equation). These churches all represent sects, which were often at loggerheads with each other.

[@jonathanellis1842]

Sorry I do not agree with you, Wales had a series of revivals - awakenings that were all born from Non conformity. 1904 being the last of global scope (yes, look it up). these awakenings are a significant but often forgotten part of Welsh History. They were not sects and had many followers - tens of thousands, who did not just attend church but gave their life to a faith (justification though faith in Jesus Christ alone) that is largely forgotten about, not just Wales but the UK as whole. They all believed that core tenant but had different views on church government and Baptism, and so without the central controlling church, they were able to branch out build there own churches and congregations so as worship -grow in number, free and independent of the State - government! This is the reason for the many churches you see all over Wales.

[@SteveW139]

@@jonathanellis1842Absolutely spot on.

[@philiptownsend4026]

Hmmmm you just reinforced my belief that nothing good comes out of religion.

[@philiptownsend4026]

​@@jonathanellis1842And all such a waste of time money and effort.

[@jonathanellis1842]

Read about 1904, Men who beat there wife's and children spent all the money on drink and gambling were to be found in tears at Sunday services and committed them self's to Christ and from that moment - day became loving faith full husbands for the rest of there life - pit pones no longer knew what to do as the men were no longer swearing at them but treated them with respect - try this as a beginning. @@philiptownsend4026

[@dirtyshubb]

As someone who lived in south London for 37 years and worked in Westminster for a decade, i moved to port Talbot a year ago and i found the entry in this list completely ridiculous and extremely click baity. Yes you have the view of the steelworks in one direction (which actually looks cool at night in an industrial sense) but it is actually very pleasant to look at everywhere. You have hills and Rivers and the local station and shopping area are all pleasant and look tidy and nice, none of which you showed. The high street (which you conveniently didn't bother showing) looks good and is full (a rarity these days), you have the shopping centre and the Tesco superstore. You also mentioned the beach but failed to mention the cinema and restaurants there. Also the comment about the local people i can only assume was just some made up nonsense because in the year i have been here everyone has been extremely pleasant and its been a refreshing experience compared to living in a big and busy town in south London. Finally regarding the pollution, Croydon actually has worse air quality than Port Talbot does which actually puts it into perspective for how it isn't actually that bad here. Honestly this video just screams of made up hyperbole to get clicks and shit on people and areas. Like, what do you seriously expect to find in a town with just over 1.5k people? You aren't going to get a bustling town centre are you...

[@paulwilliams4156]

After 37 years in south London the interior of my cats shitebox would seem picturesque.

[@dirtyshubb]

@@paulwilliams4156 Nothing wrong with the cityscape views but I have travelled around quite a bit and do think that Port Talbot is very pretty on the whole and find this idea that it's ugly strange. Again yeah it has the steelworks but there is much more to it than that and it looks cool at night.

[@ddepfake]

Honestly, I haven't walked around port talbot, (I live in swansea), but it was nicer than I expected, even in this biased video.

[@berthill8560]

Anywhere is better than Croydon

[@garywillow6578]

I love the fact you moved here recently and are defending your new home town. That speaks volumes. I also moved here 7 years ago(moved from England as the immigration rules prohibited my wife of 20 years from residing in my own country). I also love my new hometown(Neath) and I found peace. That has more to do with the Welsh people themselves who I find sincere and genuine. No class system here.

[@Willjar]

Heya, Wales has so many derelict chapels, pubs and buildings for multiple reasons. Whereas the villages and hamlets used to be very communal, where folks were born, lived, worked and died in those villages, people are now travelling more for work and play, so things tend to be more centralised around Swansea and are more willing to go drinking on Wind Street than in home towns. There's also significant culture shift where people are more like to be non-religious than religious, so there's less need for Chapels and religious folks can go and drive to them instead. But while some areas of Swansea are well funded, that was a consequence of EU funding which we voted out of. But the money never reaches areas which NEED financial stimulation. Which then pushes families to hating local gov, turning resentment into action and then that action leads to a lack of resources pushed into those areas which act as a circle of utter shit basically.

[@notrecyborg5492]

I live in Swansea and don't see it as 'dangerous' or with a high crime rate. That surprises me. I don't think I've ever even witnessed a crime and I live in the city centre.

[@MrSimonson]

It really isn’t is it not like these big English cities

[@Macfromwales]

Your pants are on fire

[@TimWhild]

"I'm not suprised there were Seven Sisters" 😂. Mate you are funny as fuck!

[@TheBump45]

Port Talbot and Briton Ferry were my family’s annual holiday destination when I was a kid 😂 I’ve actually got some good memories but even as a little kid I remember thinking it was pretty dire

[@badgerarmy966]

poor old pontardawe… i have never felt unsafe there and the swansea valleys are lovely.

[@Antmadmanda]

So are the Afan and Neath valleys. This person just chose to concentrate an the run down bits of each area. Also filmed on a gloomy day just to try and prove a point 🙄

[@JRhodesZA]

Great video. Been living in Swansea University Bay campus for about a year now and I've enjoyed my experience. Swansea definitely has its good and bad areas though.

[@RoxZombie]

In defence of neath you did miss its nicest feature in my opinion which is Victoria garden.. its not saying much but it is a really nice place to go sit for a while, right next to the bus station

[@tobiasz6613]

I lived in Swansea about twenty years ago and its been hit hard in the intervening years. Last time I went back it made me genuinely sad.

[@oathy03]

Totally, I cant believe they wasted all that money on the new arena and that stupid bridge, just up the road before you reach mumbles they kicked off about a new skate board park for people. They created hell, The Fact Swansea is a City and not one department store left, We had pugh brothers in llanelli and a chemist linked to it the chemist used to stock everything you would find in Cardiff. The Ironic thing Pugh Brothers was still making money when it decided to close. If you bought something from there it lasted years, the customers from the posh parts kept it going, chairs would set you back 2k but they would last a lifetime

[@ripperrouge5985]

Fish love structures, folks. Yip skipppity yip

[@Macfromwales]

​@@ripperrouge5985moon monkey mayhem

[@richardpegg9265]

i agree on your number 1 spot - i went there by accident - and it was a total shithole. oddly, i found swansea quite nice and had a good night there - nice pubs and people - but i could see it could have its moments. great series

[@ElsieJay]

How did you end up there by accident?

[@richardpegg9265]

drugs had a fair bit to do with it - and i was in a car with 3 Welshmen having a alcohol fueld disagreement in only the way the welsh can. very fine weekend, although this poor old run down place was not the highlight. Wales in the early 90's - conflict, passion, illegal raves and fierce sudden friendships - marvellous time and place - @@ElsieJay

[@carldiff]

A Cardiff and Swansea suburbs special, loads of fodder in some exquisite locations

[@griswald7156]

The industrial steel area of Port Talbot is known as Treasure Island….

[@clispybeace]

In the early 1900s there was the welsh revival, a religious movement that saw a surge in the faith. Churches were packed, apparetly. My hometown of Ammanford was where it began, and here we have like over ten churches and chapels, many of which are either very old in population or abandoned. I was surprised by Port Talbot actually, it looks alright. When I drive through it I call it "Wales's armpit"

[@ResonanceDental]

Are the tanning salons still a thing? When I lived in Mid Glam you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting one! All the local girl were bright orange.

[@megaflux7144]

miners ARE kind of short usually, same thing in america where theres old mining towns theres tons of short dudes.

[@laurencecoldrick3158]

My favourite channel.. love rolling around in the dirt

[@ecthox-1mork909]

THREE of these towns I used to frequent through for as many years for education purposes. Feels weird that all of them made this list, but I'm not really surprised.

[@StuBobsGhost]

I last went to Swansea back in 2009. People I spoke to said that so much had been put into the out of town shopping places that the centre was empty. Not the easiest place to drive into either tbh. People were nice though.

[@oathy03]

I know living in llanelli. we gets loads down from Swansea but also the population at times you could swear you are in Acton, Ealing the council made deals to re home people they get 3k per person and the people get 1.5k to move. mostly to houses left empty when brexit happened. it's actually meant Trostre getting new shops, like Primark they moved Homesense from Swansea down to TK Maxx here. B&M just opened a massive new store, Smyths toys is opening and Sainsburys apparently are toying in the idea of a hybrid local, a bit bigger than normal but the council want them in the town, but they want up with all the other big shops. What's happened with Swansea is just insane they messed around so much with the road layout long before things went really bad it went a nightmare going there. Utterly crazy

[@Fitzrovialitter]

It's a pleasure to enjoy these towns on a rainy Dry Sunday after Chapel.

[@nkmade]

I'd love to see someone make "TurdTowns USA", showing some of America's worst places. Gary, East St. Louis, and certain Philadelphia or Detroit suburbs are obvious choices, but I'd like to see more towns I've never heard of like some of the ones you've shown in the UK. Your videos are great! ❤😊

[@dionysus1016]

Look up Nick Johnson and Charlie Bo

[@PS987654321PS]

Philly suburbs are great. Its big parts of the city that are the problem. @@dionysus1016

[@MrSimonson]

From a person who lives in Neath it’s funny when outsiders come in and spend a few hours there and say it’s devoid of character 😂

[@flamingotwist]

i lived in port talbot for a few years, and although i hated the steel works due to the effect on air quality, i did actually quite like it. You're a stone's throw away from Margam Castle/Park which is exceptionally beautiful. I now live in a village called crynant which is near to seven sisters. i agree that seven sisters is a dive, but Crynant is great!

[@alisondite2204]

The empty chapels: they were often built with money from non conformist benefactors. They were kind of in competition with eachother to try to fill their own chapel. One chapel could seat an entire village, so they could never have been full, hence so many falling derelict due to lack of interest. One place where there are tons of chapels is llangrannog and that place us absolutely tiny. There's about six just on the road down to the beach plus one right next to the beach

[@David-wf1hr]

I was expecting gorseinon to be on the list. but their wetherspoons is the best in the area and there aren't many vacant buildings in the high street. they are all low rent buisinesses though. Seven sisters is that even a town? - have to agree with port toilet, neath and briton ferry. Swansea is pants compared to Cardiff but it does have some beautiful coastline

[@j3ojos]

Gorseinon is alright tbh, Waunarlwydd on the other hand…

[@JordanSparkes]

@@j3ojos What's with Waunarlwydd? We were going to move there -- it seemed OK.

[@maryminty5876]

Swansea doesn't have the budget given to Cardiff by the Senedd. It is a City that can support more B&Qs, Wicks, Carpet warehouses, home improvement stores and timber merchants than anywhere else I've ever been, that is 58 countries. So it is the pride of home and some good Independent councillors that make Swansea. The public parks are of world class and every effort goes into play areas. The social housing can be problematic, but that is nation wide. And there are drug addicts everywhere, not only Swansea. Many of the homeless are known and one thing you can say for Swansea, the people are generous in welcome and love their city. Hitler flattened Swansea's infrastructure but never destroyed the spirit of the people who live here. Come and take another look and leave your bias at home.

[@David-wf1hr]

​@@maryminty5876I only know of 1 b&q and one Wickes in Swansea. Can't comment on the other stores. The funding given to Swansea Vs Cardiff is out of us mere mortals control. Cardiff is the capital city so just like with London in England there is a case of money being spent in the seat of power and best of luck to everyone else. All areas have good and bad bits. Some have more good bits than bad and vice versa. Swansea market is IMO better than Cardiff's. Sorry if my opinion/bias upsets you , but I call a spade a spade and Cardiff is a vibrant city compared to Swansea. Cardiff's beaches are 💩 in comparison. Swansea also has the best brewpub in Wales. Beerriff. So I suppose if you call that being biased I can live with that. The channel is called turdtowns so technically neither city should even be on it, but it's not my channel. 😂 2nd citys don't have to be the poor relations to the capital city. I guess Wales is the exception.

[@Ben-rq5re]

I grew up in Milton Keynes, moved to Stoke at 18 and now live in Swansea; truly a tour de force of toilet towns. Oddly though, there is a thriving cricket community in South Wales..

[@jamesdewitt84]

Swansea is just stoke by the sea, which makes it better than stoke because it is by the sea.

[@Ben-rq5re]

@@jamesdewitt84 Yeah, Swansea is slightly better as there’s an improved chance of the whole thing getting washed away in a tsunami..

[@jamesdewitt84]

@@Ben-rq5reJust means we are even closer to the sea.

[@blondeboi]

Absolutely brilliant video so glad you came! Next time see if you can make it to Llanelli

[@jamesbutler1949]

There’s some pockets of desperation around Greater Manchester. I’m still in shock at Walkden If you don’t do it I will start my own channel called Poo Poo Places.

[@MiningForPies]

Walkden is a dream compared to Leigh. We skip Leigh and drive to Walkden to do our shopping.

[@marvinnappermarvo]

I would love to see your views on Carmarthenshire. My mum said Ammonfords really run down.

[@unexplainedwithlouise2280]

Being just out of Ammanford she’s right! There’s nothing there at all anymore. Nothing like it used to be.. really wish they would open more places back up 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@budgetcollectables2810]

Theres a big Ethnic crime rate issue in that region of Wales, same with Cardiff. I'm not too far away in a majority White Welsh area, no major crime here all my life until recently [2021] when African families moved in... I've had them trying to break into my home multiple times and they've been stealing a lot of shit from shops... even the local charity shop got robbed by them.

[@williamhadley549]

Bit racist much? Black and other ethnic people have just as much diversity in regards to who are good and bad people, just as white people do. Yet when a white person robs the store, he's either the local crackhead or a megamind professional criminal, he's not the representation of a whole race.

[@ericshaun6078]

I think the politicians visited the hoods in America and thought hey this is lovely, why don't we bring this to our country.

[@fisherman5517]

whats the fishing like ,and the pubs in port Talbot.

[@perhaps_a_pikmin]

Being Born in Neath and Growing up in Briton Ferry for all my life, I can say that I'm very surprised that Briton Ferry got the #1 spot in West Glamorgan. But I can definitely agree that Port Talbot and Neath are in the top 6

[@MrSimonson]

You think the ferry is better than Neath? 😂

[@perhaps_a_pikmin]

@@MrSimonson I would say the people of the Ferry are alot more nicer than that of those from Neath. But I do agree that Neath has alot more to offer than that of the Ferry

[@MrSimonson]

@@perhaps_a_pikmin who are the people of Neath? Where do they live exactly. Ferry is Neath 😂

[@perhaps_a_pikmin]

@@MrSimonson Neath and Briton Ferry are within one county, but separate towns they're not the same

[@MrSimonson]

@@perhaps_a_pikmin maybe it’s just people who use terms like ‘a lot more nicer’ who consider it separate 😂

[@jamesmartin7941]

Briton Ferry is in the Aberavon constituency: It’s AM is David Rees Its MP is Stephen Kinnock.

[@stevejones8101]

Swansea was the second 'City of Sanctuary' in the UK and the first one in Wales and we are now reaping the 'benefits'. The centre looks like a cross between Balochistan and Lagos and all the bars and nightclubs have closed. But we got loads of barbers shops.

[@crh7742]

My Briton Ferry childhood was like the Goonies. Two woods, the docks, a river, a canal, two reservoirs and a sprawling gypsy camp were my playgrounds and I loved it. It looks a bit shabby these days but if you think this is rough you must be some kind of timid, privately educated wimp who shits his pants when he's an inch out of his middle-class comfort zone. Toughen up bit.

[@joehamster9]

Lol, i worked in the Wilko you showed in Neath 💔 Traffic is usual in Swansea, its painful.

[@captainvonk]

Swansea is a great town with so much potential. It's easy to get to the M4, easy to get around, has great beaches and coastline close by on the Gower Peninsula and easy access to the Brecon beacons and beyond... and the people are lovely too! If the leaders and residents of Swansea get it right, it has a very bright future!❤

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

It has to be on the up . I can remember spending a lot of time there in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was the most depressing place I have ever seen

[@Dai-Verse-IT]

Leaders of Swansea get it right? You’re having a larf.

[@AA-hg5fk]

I like Swansea and spent 3 years living there, completely disagree that it is easy to get around though, traffic is dire and there are traffic lights everywhere! Public transport also not brilliant.

[@lankyGigantic]

Went out with a girl from a village in the valleys about 12 years ago and we used to go into Swansea quite a lot together as it was the nearest town/city. It looks even worse than it did back then. Oh, she also took me to Neath once and I can't remember anything about it except it had a mural somewhere.

[@VantaDraws]

A series on North Wales could be interesting; like South Wales it’s mainly just hordes of tiny villages

[@efnissien]

I know my Home town of Holyhead would top that list, the high street is a blight - even the charity shops are closing up and leaving. But it would be interesting to see what you have to say about Blaenau Ffestiniog - one of the rainiest places in the UK, at one time it had one of the highest suicide rates in the UK and apparently one of the highest incest rates. With the town located in a valley which in winter is frequently snowed in. The surrounding slag heaps from the old slate mines feel oppressive and bleak and on a rainy winters evening with grey skies, the grey surroundings test even the most resilient will to live.

[@michaelnorth1150]

It has been observed that cats are oblivious to levels of noise that sickens humans. The Welsh are like that with the visual environment...

[@Charon-ee8gt]

It's interesting you mentioned the abandoned chapels and churches. We have a ridiculous amount honestly. There's an uncountable amount all over the place.

[@nickthenoodle9206]

Neath's not too bad, as Gnoll Park is decent. Swansea is okay, and has a decent market. Pontardawe is pretty decent actually. It has a swimming pool, a library and an Arts Center, where decent performers come, and unconventional films are shown. It's not dangerous, and has exceptional schools. Port Talbot has a decent beach, perfect for kids. Don't live there, but visit the seaside. Briton Ferry is really awful, and deserves your No 1 spot.

[@andrewhall6221]

Gnoll Park is beautifull, Aberavon beach, port talbot is the most friendly place, Franco's cafe is super and dog friendly. just got back from a long weekend there.

[@howarddavies8937]

Google Park is excellent, also didn't mention Victoria Gardens or the Market.

[@iamgod6464]

We had a clump of Trees called Seven Sisters in Dawlish, Devon before they got blown away in the Big Storm of 1987. 😊👍

[@cookudysu90]

Please do the Caerphilly valley towns and villages when you're next in South Wales.

[@oathy03]

Swansea and the insane Traffic system has been a nightmare for years, they spent all that money on that new arena when people said its SHOPS the city needs Years ago we had a David Evans, Then Debenhams left, As for neath its heart breaking seeing it in this state 9 years ago the town center was lovely, huge array of shops. Llanelli town is terrible but Trostre is getting people from Swansea for one reason its easier to get to. They wasted a lot of money on a bendy bus and this changed the road system and it never changed back. Before you could reach the center of Swansea from llanelli within 20 Mins not anymore. It's actually shocking John Lewis is now the only department store in WALES. still in Cardiff, We had that certain global event and it finished off a lot of small shops that were in the towns you included, The councils are spending the money on the wrong projects and its that same issue facing all towns. Landlords would rather keep empty shops business to run them

[@debrandw246]

Yes... I haven’t seen Llanelli in Wales. Its pretty bad. But not as bad as a couple you have shown. One of which I haven’t ever heard of. Perhaps thats why. Great video. I know where not to go even if I heard of it before. Keep looking. I am sure more will TT will pop up.

[@littlemisssunshine3338]

I really think that all of this wasted space could be used for a massive theme park like Alton Towers or Thorpe Park. There is enough space to build such a massive park, and it would bring jobs and life back into the area and surrounding areas as well. Making a shopping mall is just no good these days, because of online shopping so I really feel the best industry is entertainment. Ppls want entertaining, so a theme park or something like Butlins or Park Dean. There's just not enough of these sorts of places to visit in Britain. So much space and nothing being done with them. It's so sad to see all of this depression .

[@bordersw1239]

I’ve worked on household surveys in quite a few South Wales valleys towns. What’s interesting is quite a few I’ve met have decent incomes and almost zero debt. They still chose to live where they know everyone, internally their houses can be like palaces and four foreign holidays a year or £900 a month for a static caravan in a resort somewhere.

[@denise8561]

That’s correct. Most have inherited their properties and many drive around in top of the range vehicles.

[@Lee_303]

The thing with the housing is most of it was prefab . Nowadays we complain about lack of social housing. My nan's house was council & they actually upgraded it to a modern red brick house with feature course brickwork, triple glazing etc. Those who bought them didn't get the upgrade so you'd have semi-detached houses of the modern kind bolted on to a drab prefab house next door 😄. I was born in Neath but don't feel the need to return. I do however go on holiday to Swansea. It has good beaches & of course is close to the Mumbles & The Gower (more beautiful beaches). It also serves as a cheap base for visiting places like Tenby. It's just a real shame Wales doesn't have much money to regenerate. It really is a case of speculate to accumulate, but they don't have the money to invest in the tourism, only for Cardiff. It's an uphill struggle for Wales.

[@nightwolfMKT]

I wonder how an Inverclyde one would turn out, it's pretty well known as the worst part of Scotland. Would probably end up just being a list of every town.

[@janegerrard1073]

Port Toilet does have a motor aucton where you can get really cheap old bangers, I got a Renault with the drivers door hanging off for £160

[@welshxfusionz]

Blaen y Maes deserves it's own video 😂 and I can't wait till you see the state of Llanelli 😂

[@davidharris4062]

The only areas of Wales that gets levelling up money is the ones that has Tory MP’s, I’m surprised Merthyr has got it

[@billdoorscape]

Perhaps you should take that up with comrade Drakeford

[@MrBurtonshaw]

Drakeford doesn't get to give out "levelling up money" and he is no tory.... @@billdoorscape

[@Antmadmanda]

Neath Port Talbot has levelling up money. It’s going to developing the Gnoll and Pontneathvaughan. Try doing a little research www.npt.gov.uk/1410?pr_id=7163

[@darencartwright5912]

And there is the problem in Wales, so many blame Conservative regimes (they have plenty to answer for in history )for the demise, failing to to address that Wales has had a Labour government from the very outset of devolution. If you think the Torys, Labour ,Plaid ,etc are going to make things better ,then you need as much help as the towns in this video !.

[@MrBurtonshaw]

Wales has had a Labour government only in so far as health and education and recently some transport regulation, rail has been kept back. It has meant we have a body to crowbar some investment out of Westminster, but further devolution and a better "settlement" would be nice. I'm pleased with the progress the Senedd has made. Wales was MUCH more rundown before the Labour run Senedd. @@darencartwright5912

[@gileskangaroo2209]

I grew up in Swansea, it really started going downhill after the late 80's. It wasn't so amazing before but people we doing okay, then there was a sharp drop off in.. everything.

[@leonardbenzies6374]

Should be an investigation into whether importing a different culture has improved places in UK or not. Plus check crime figures from before importing these people. SIM PLE

[@mrhazzy24]

At the begging I joked to myself that port toilet would be on this list for sure 😂😂. My surprise when he’s even learnt the nick name😂

[@jasonjazzedwards9133]

Yeah your right Briton ferry is a dive,but it's my home,you do have the woods next,which is fantastic.

[@bigboxerable]

Don’t just judge towns on how much money they have. Talk to the people who live there!! Presumably the ideal town for you would be somewhere boring in the stockbroker belt, loads of money, don’t know their neighbours, would report you to the police if you approached their house. Here in Wales we know our neighbours, help each other out, have actual communities. Now bugger off back to Surrey.

[@alanedwards6285]

It's likely you're missing the point. It's to draw attention to a town and hopefully help to turn it into a more desirable place to live. Either by local government officials seeking funding to help these places. Or perhaps some people are just happy with their lot.

[@MiningForPies]

"here in Wales" what a dumb statement, as if Wales was one homogenous block of people.

[@kumqwtf]

I love your videos but you definitely need to film in a higher frame rate. It would make your panning so much easier to look at.

[@lainwired3946]

You didnt open the video with the twin town clip, smh. Just as thry step out of the train station - "Swamsea - a pretty, shitty, city". Great film. Lily allens dad is on it too, as a naked old guy skating around on shrooms lmao. Dark dark film tho