THE VIEW FROM HERE: Step back in time, a step from the border; Glyn Ceiriog has remained largely untouched by multi-nationals and, to an extent, even influence from its neighbouring country just six miles away. By Ian Parri.(Features)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: February 21, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Ian Parri

THE lady in her Sunday best prods at a piece of paper fluttering on the pavement with the point of her umbrella, spears it in one fell swoop, and disposes of it in a litter bin. She is the human embodiment of the scene that surrounds her: pristine little streets, permanently in their Sunday best and cocooned in the lea of the natural amphitheatre that rises gently all around the village.

This is Glyn Ceiriog, a mere six miles from the English border but managing to maintain its uniquely Welsh character seemingly against all odds.

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