Jeremy Corbyn held a rally in Merthyr Tydfil in 2016 as he fought off a challenge to his leadership of the Labour Party "Come check the streets where normal people live. "Kids are smoking, drugs ...

Merthyr has long been one of Labour's heartlands and has had a long history of political change and controversy. It returned the first Labour MP in a Welsh constituency, Keir Hardie , in 1900.

Most famously Merthyr was where workers rose up against appalling conditions and poor pay in 1831 - a rebellion which became known as the Merthyr Rising.

Merthyr has long been one of Labour's heartlands and has had a long history of political change and controversy. It returned the first Labour MP in a Welsh constituency, Keir Hardie, in 1900. It was ...

Most famously Merthyr was where workers rose up against appalling conditions and poor pay in 1831 - a rebellion which became known as the Merthyr Rising.

In the 19th Century, Dowlais in Merthyr had the largest ironworks in the world and helped fuel the industrial revolution. Big industries, employing thousands of people, shaped the economy.

Merthyr Tydfil is in the spotlight at the moment as the town's Cyfarthfa Castle celebrates its 200th birthday. As a result, BBC Wales is marking this occasion with a special series of programmes..

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