Newspapers – Glascoed People & Places

Some of the juiciest village history can be found in old newspapers.
Most of the stories are from the three most popular local papers: The Usk Observer, the Pontypool Free Press and Monmouthshire Merlin, although occasionally Glascoed people hit the national press!
If this has whetted your appetite, consider visiting the fabulous resources hosted by the National Library of Wales (“Welsh Newspapers Online”) and Findmypast.com (Subscription required, although I have found this resource invaluable). I have also spent many hours transcribing articles at Newport Library and Gwent Archives.
Read some of the stories that I have found featuring Glascoed people by exploring the old Newspapers below.

THE USK OBSERVER

PONTYPOOL FREE PRESS

THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN

OTHER WELSH NEWSPAPERS

UK NEWSPAPERS