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{{Short description|Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales}}
{{For|the Ebbw Vale in Australia|Ebbw Vale, Queensland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}
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| country                     = Wales
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| static_image_caption        = Looking north over Ebbw Vale from Hilltop
| welsh_name                  = Glynebwy
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| official_name               = Ebbw Vale
| unitary_wales               = [[Blaenau Gwent]]
| constituency_westminster    = [[Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Blaenau Gwent (Senedd constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]]
| post_town                   = EBBW VALE
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'''Ebbw Vale''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|b|uː|_|v|eɪ|l}}; {{langx|cy|Glynebwy}}) is a town at the [[head of the valley]] formed by the Ebbw Fawr [[tributary]] of the [[Ebbw River]] in [[Wales]]. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of [[Blaenau Gwent]] [[county borough]]. The Ebbw Vale and [[Brynmawr]] [[conurbation]] has a population of roughly 33,000. It has direct access to the dualled [[A465 road|A465]] [[Heads of the Valleys]] [[trunk road]] and borders the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]].

== Welsh language ==
According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]], 4.6% of Ebbw Vale North's 4,561 (210 residents) resident-population can speak, read, and write [[Welsh language|Welsh]], and 5.7% of Ebbw Vale South's 4,274 (244 residents) resident-population can speak, read, and write Welsh.<ref name=":0">[https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Welsh-Language/Census-Welsh-Language/welshlanguageskills-by-ediv-2011census Welsh language skills by electoral division, 2011 Census] Retrieved 13 December 2021{{Dead link|date=October 2025}}</ref> This is below the [[Blaenau Gwent|county]]'s figure of 5.5% of 67,348 (3,705 residents) who can speak, read, and write [[Welsh language|Welsh]].<ref name=":0" />

== Early history ==
There is evidence of very early human activity in the area. [[List of Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent|Y Domen Fawr]] is a [[Bronze Age Britain|Bronze Age]] [[burial cairn]] above the town and at [[Cefn Manmoel]] there is a [[List of Scheduled Monuments in Blaenau Gwent|demarcation dyke]] believed to be of [[Neolithic British Isles|Neolithic]] or [[Medieval Britain|medieval]] origins.  In relatively modern times the area was a quiet uplands spot in rural [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]].   With only about 120 inhabitants at the end of the 18th century, Ebbw Vale and the whole area was transformed by the [[Industrial Revolution]].<ref name="WAEoW">{{cite book |editor1-first=John |editor1-last=Davies|editor1-link=John Davies (historian)|editor2-first=Nigel |editor2-last=Jenkins | editor2-link=Nigel Jenkins| editor3-first=Baines |editor3-last=Menna|editor4-first=Peredur I. |editor4-last=Lynch|title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales |year=2008 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>

== Iron and steel making ==
[[File:Ebbw Vale Steel Works in 1969 - geograph.org.uk - 341363.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ebbw Vale Steelworks]] in 1969, by this time under the control of [[British Steel Corporation]] ]]
{{Details|Ebbw Vale Steelworks}}
[[Ebbw Vale Steelworks|Ebbw Vale Iron Works]], which later became the [[Ebbw Vale Steelworks]], opened in 1778, followed by the opening of a number of [[coal mine]]s around 1790. Rails for the [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] were manufactured at Ebbw Vale in 1829.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/articles/2007-04-10/200-Years-of-Industrial-Innovation-at-Ebbw-Vale/?display_mode=text |title=Rhagor &#124; 200 Years of Industrial Innovation at Ebbw Vale |publisher=Museumwales.ac.uk |date=10 April 2007 |access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> Steel from Ebbw Vale was used to construct the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fwales%2Fentries%2Fbe1581ac-6edb-373d-b4bb-2b722cdc33b3|title=Ebbw Vale, the steel town of Wales|date=29 July 2010|website=Wales|language=en-GB|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref>

At its height (1930s—40s), the steelworks in Ebbw Vale was the largest in Europe, although it attracted very little attention from German bombers during [[World War II]]. By the 1960s, around 14,500 people were employed at the steelworks.  The end of the century witnessed a massive collapse of the UK steel industry.<ref name="WAEoW"/> A strike in 1980 was followed by closures and redundancies which resulted in the dismantling of many of the old plants.<ref name="WAEoW"/> In 2002 only 450 were employed in the old industries, and by July of that year the final works closed.<ref name="WAEoW"/> Today there are no steelworks or mines left in the area.  Ebbw Vale is still recognised for its innovation and contribution to the development of Britain as an industrial nation.  
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== Recent times ==
[[File:EbbwVale2.jpg|thumb|left|Ebbw Vale town centre]]

Largely as a result of the decline of the mining and steel industries, Ebbw Vale had one of the highest unemployment rates in the United Kingdom, but has been recovering.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1934461.stm |work=BBC News |title=Church service for Ebbw Vale steelworks |date=17 April 2002}}</ref> There are several industrial estates with some significant manufacturing facilities. In 2003, work began on demolishing and redeveloping the steelworks site.  By 2015, the site was completely changed, with a new hospital, college campus, school and leisure centre.

Ebbw Vale first hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in 1958. The [[Welsh language]] was dominant in the area until the last quarter of the 19th century and remnants of the language (Welsh hymns and pockets of Welsh being spoken in nearby [[Rhymney]]) persisted into the 1970s. The National Eisteddfod returned to Ebbw Vale in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/eisteddfod/2010/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808131618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/eisteddfod/2010/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2010 |title=National Eisteddfod 2010 |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

[[Aneurin Bevan]], the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who was main architect of the [[National Health Service]] (NHS), was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Ebbw Vale (UK Parliament constituency)|Ebbw Vale]] from the  [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]] until his death in 1960, when he was succeeded as MP by [[Michael Foot]]. The seat joined with the neighbouring Abertillery constituency to form [[Blaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]].

In 2010, the former [[Community (Wales)|community]] of Ebbw Vale was abolished and replaced by [[Ebbw Vale North]] and [[Ebbw Vale South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2010/1503/made|title=The Blaenau Gwent (Communities) Order 2010|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> The Ebbw Vale conurbation today runs in an almost unbroken housing street plan {{Convert | 3 | mi | 0 | spell = in}} or so from [[Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent|Beaufort]] in the North to [[Cwm, Blaenau Gwent|Cwm]] in the South.  There are significant areas of modern housing to the north and south of the town.

In 2024, the boundaries of the [[UK parliament]] constituency were changed to form [[Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales – Final Recommendations Report | url = https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf | access-date = 24 September 2025 | website = [[Boundary Commission for Wales]]}}</ref>

[[File:Festival Park.jpg|thumb|Entrance to Festival Park shopping outlet]]

=== National Garden Festival of Wales ===
In 1992, the [[Ebbw Vale Garden Festival]] was the last [[National Garden Festival]]. It was sited on the south side of the recently demolished steel works. The festival ran for five months between May and October 1992 attracting over two million visitors. The development cost around £18{{nbsp}}million. Since then the site has been considerably redeveloped, with new housing, some light industry, and the Festival Park Branded Outlet, a retail outlet comprising approximately forty shops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gardenfestivalwales.co.uk/ |title=Garden Festival of Wales website |publisher=Gardenfestivalwales.co.uk |access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> However, by 2021, the shopping park had fallen into disuse <ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch: The sad state of the shopping centre which looks like a 'ghost town' |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/business/19384202.look-inside-ebbw-vales-festival-park/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=South Wales Argus |language=en}}</ref> and, in August 2021, it was sold to a real estate and investment company<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Lewis |date=25 August 2021 |title=Ghost shopping centre with only one shop inside is sold |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/festival-park-ebbw-vale-sold-21400792 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> which planned to redevelop the site into a "mixed use business centre".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plans for the redevelopment on Ebbw Vale's long-empty Festival Park revealed |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/20607914.ebbw-vale-festival-park-redevelopment-plans-revealed/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=South Wales Argus |date=8 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The last store closed in early 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Zombie' shopping centre completely empty after every store moves out |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/festival-park-shopping-centre-ebbw-vale-gwent-wales-190929709.html |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |date=9 August 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Steelworks development ===
The Ebbw Vale Steelworks site known as "The Works"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworksebbwvale.co.uk |title=Y Gweithfeydd Glynebwy – The Works Ebbw Vale |work=theworksebbwvale.co.uk |access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> has been re-developed with a £350{{nbsp}}million regeneration project by [[Blaenau Gwent Council]] and [[Welsh Government]] using EU redevelopment funding. It provides scope for housing, retail and office space, wetlands, a learning campus and more.  Wales' first all-individual-bed hospital, [[Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan]], opened in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11530257  |title=Hospital named after Aneurin Bevan opens in Ebbw Vale |access-date=3 April 2012 |date=12 October 2010 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

=== Welsh Future Homes ===
A small development of four prototype houses have been built on the site as a precursor a wider residential development.  Following a competition run by the council, several plots were developed in time to be demonstrated at the 2010 Eisteddfod, which was held on the steelworks site.

In 2010, [[Blaenau Gwent council]] and the ''United Welsh Housing Association'' built two eco-friendly prototype buildings. The Larch House and the Lime House, designed by [[Justin Bere|Bere Architects]], were both highly energy-efficient houses, meeting both [[Passivhaus]] and [[Code for Sustainable Homes]] Level 6 and Level 5 respectively. The buildings were open for demonstration at the 2010 Eisteddfod.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17513861|title=Energy efficient Larch and Lime House in Ebbw Vale take first tenants|author=Dermody, Nick|date=29 March 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

Ty Unnos is a two-bed property designed by [[Cardiff University]]'s Design Research Unit. It meets Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 and utilises construction techniques that allow Welsh softwood to be used in the fabric of the building.

=== The Environmental Resource Centre ===
The Environmental Resource Centre (ERC) is an educational facility run by [[Gwent Wildlife Trust]]. Designed by Cardiff University's Design Research Unit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dru-w.co.uk |title=dru-w.co.uk |publisher=dru-w.co.uk |access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> and Located on the Hotmill Plateau it was the first building to be completed as part of the redevelopment of the former steelworks site in Ebbw Vale. The centre is located on an ecologically rich site next to the Pumphouse cooling ponds, which have become a haven for wildlife since the closure of the steelworks.  It was officially opened by [[Iolo Williams]] and [[Jane Davidson]] AM on 21 May 2010.

=== General Offices ===
[[File:EbbwVale1.jpg|thumb|The view from Ebbw Vale.]]

The General Offices is a Grade II* [[listed building]]. Built between 1913 and 1915 it formed part of the steelworks site.  A brand-new modern extension (contrasting with the original building) officially opened on 24 October 2010 and houses the [[Gwent Archives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/ |title=gwentarchives.gov.uk |publisher=gwentarchives.gov.uk |access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref>

The main building is partially opened, with an entrance hall and function rooms, together with a [[4D film|4D cinema]].

The [[Elizabeth II|Queen]] officially opened the General Offices as part of her Diamond Jubilee Tour on 3 May 2012, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/blaenau-gwent/2012/05/03/ebbw-vale-s-general-offices-are-officially-opened-by-the-queen-91466-30880452/|title=Ebbw Vale's General Offices are officially opened by the Queen|author=walesonline Administrator|date=2 May 2012|work=walesonline|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>

As part of the Cultural Olympiad for the [[London 2012 Olympics]], Adain Avion,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adainavion.org/ |title=adainavion.org |publisher=adainavion.org |access-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628133743/http://www.adainavion.org/ |archive-date=28 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a mobile art space created from the fuselage of a [[DC-9]] aircraft, visited the General Offices between 1 and 7 July 2012.

== Education ==
Ebbw Vale currently is host to a selection of [[primary school]]s and [[infant school]]s, two [[secondary school]]s (Ebbw Fawr Learning Community and Brynmawr Foundation School) both covering a large catchment area. Penycwm Special School is also located in Ebbw Vale, in a joint building with the primary phase of Ebbw Vale Learning Community.  Alongside this there is also the Ebbw Vale campus of [[Coleg Gwent]], a [[Further Education]] college teaching a range of subjects from [[Mechanics]], [[Media Studies]], [[Humanities]] to [[Hairdressing]] and [[Beauty therapy]]. There is also an institute which provides a range of courses for mainly adult learners.

A new Coleg Gwent building was opened in 2012 alongside Wales' first 3–16 educational establishment titled the [[Ebbw Fawr Learning Community]], a £52m investment. This has resulted in the closure of both Glyncoed Comprehensive School and Ebbw Vale Comprehensive School along with Pontygof Primary School, which now functions as a Pupil Referral Unit for behaviourally challenged students, and Briery Hill Primary School.

{{See also|List of schools in Blaenau Gwent}}

== Sport and culture ==
Ebbw Vale sporting organisations have a long history. [[Rugby football|Rugby]] and [[cricket]] have flourished with the town’s [[Eugene Cross Park]] as their home.

[[Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club]] can trace its roots back to the 1890s.  Nicknamed the "Steelmen" after the area's former industrial base they have a successful record with many players achieving international honours. By 2015 they were playing at a semi-professional level in the Welsh Premiership just one level below regional rugby. Cricket predates rugby in the area with the first recorded match as far back as 1852. The town's association with the game grew such that until the early 2000s [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan County Cricket]] fixtures were regularly held at Eugene Park.

[[Bowls]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and other [[Association football|football]] and rugby teams play locally at varying levels. The town's leisure centre has facilities including a {{convert|33|m|adj=on}}-long [[swimming pool]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} [[Beaufort Theatre]], the largest in Blaenau Gwent, holds regular music, drama and other cultural events.

[[File:Ebbw2.jpg|thumb|Town Centre Clock by Marianne Forrest, made by [[Smith of Derby Group|Smith of Derby]]]]
In 2009 the town centre underwent a great deal of improvements, including the addition of a major art work in the form of a 10.5-metre-high clock that cantilevers over the central boulevards.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} By 2015 an {{convert|830|acre|adj=on}} motor sport complex and technology park, the [[Circuit of Wales]] was in the advance planning stage with commitments from major investors.  To be located on moorland to the north of Ebbw Vale it was to host major motor bike racing events. With the potential for a claimed 6,000 new jobs (although other estimates put it at 3,300) the scheme had strong support from some local and national government, although as of 2019 the project has been cancelled indefinitely due to doubts over the financial viability of the project and plans.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

[[South East Wales]] does not generally have a high incidence of [[Welsh language|Welsh]] speakers in the population. That was not always the case and until the late 1800s, the Ebbw Vale area was largely Welsh-speaking changing as industry brought workers in from outside the area.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

A fictionalised version of the town was the setting for the 2024 [[BBC Three]] adult animated series ''[[The Golden Cobra]]'', created by locals [[Adam Llewellyn]], James Prygodzicz and Thomas Rees.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24587862.ebbw-vale-creators-golden-cobra-bbc-speak/ | title=A cartoon about Ebbw Vale is hitting the big screen | date=19 September 2024 }}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File: Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station in 2010.jpg|thumb|Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station in 2010]]
A [[Ebbw Valley Railway|railway service]] to [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] began on 6 February 2008,<ref name="bbcw">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7226295.stm |publisher=BBC News Wales|date=4 February 2008|title=Valley train link ready to open |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7228772.stm
|title = Train service resumes 46 years on
|access-date = 6 February 2008
|date = 6 February 2008
|work = [[BBC News Online]]
|publisher = BBC
}}
</ref>
with trains serving the town from the new [[Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station]]. An extension of the line to a new northern terminus, [[Ebbw Vale Town railway station|Ebbw Vale Town]], was opened on 17 May 2015.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32763804 BBC News – First train to arrive at new station in Ebbw Vale.] 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015</ref>

The [[A465 road|A465 Heads of the Valleys Road]] runs just to the north with direct access to the town and its industrial estates.

A direct hourly service between Ebbw Vale and [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] started in January 2024.<ref>{{cite news |date= 1 February 2024 |title= Ebbw Vale to Newport train service returns after 60 years |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68165498 |work= BBC News |access-date= 1 February 2024}}</ref>

=== Funiculars ===
[[File:Ebbw Vale Cableway just before opening.jpg|thumb|The Ebbw Vale Cableway]]
[[Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular|A kilometre-long funicular]] was part of the Garden Festival in 1992, but closed afterwards. In June 2015 a new [[inclined elevator]], the ''{{visible anchor|Ebbw Vale Cableway}}'', was opened.<ref>{{Cite news
  |title=Ebbw Vale cable car opens to the public
  |date=10 June 2015 
  |newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]]
  |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/13323613.display/
}}</ref> The lift was built by ABS Transportbahnen ([[Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.transportbahnen.at/en/information.html |title=Information |website=ABS Transportbahnen Ges.m.b.H. |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Its length is {{convert|57|m}} and has a vertical lift is {{convert|24|m}}.<ref name="abs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.transportbahnen.at/en/inclined-lifts/city-link-ebbw-vale-walesgb.html |title=City Link, Ebbw Vale Wales / Great Briten |website=ABS Transportbahnen Ges.m.b.H. |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC, Funicular, Vandals" >{{Cite news | title=Vandals target new £2.5m Ebbw Vale cable car | date=19 June 2015 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-33198171 | newspaper = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref> It has one car and operates from Monday to Friday, 7{{nbsp}}am to 7{{nbsp}}pm fully automatically, without attendants. The short, 20-second, journey is free to travel and it is intended to improve access between levels in the town, from  'The Works' site and [[Coleg Gwent]], up to the town centre. The Works site is the site of the old steelworks and the current focus of much redevelopment for the area.

Reception of the funicular has been mixed. Commentators and journalists have described it variously as a [[funicular]], mechanical lift, 'cable car'{{sic}} and more derisively as a '[[Stannah Lifts|Stannah]] [[stairlift]]'. Most criticism has focussed on the £2.3{{nbsp}}million cost, at a time when Blaenau Gwent council are facing a £10M deficit and other services in the area are facing substantial cuts.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anger at £2.5m for Ebbw Vale rail link plan | date=16 September 2013 | newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]] |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10676913.display/
}}</ref> The project was funded through the [[Welsh European Funding Office]] (WEFO) with most of the money being European-sourced and the local council providing around a third. Operating costs have been cited as £16,000 per year, and these too have been questioned – especially regarding any teething troubles in the first year, or the costs of the inevitable vandalism repair. The need for the lift has also been questioned on health grounds, although there is good justification for this on disability access grounds and also encouraging movement between levels as part of encouraging development.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Images released of Ebbw Vale cliff rail plan |date=20 November 2013 |newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]]  |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10820617.display/
}}</ref>

[[Vandalism]] a week after opening caused it to close temporarily.<ref name="BBC, Funicular, Vandals" /><ref name="Argus, Funicular, Vandalism" >{{Cite news |title=Vandals force Ebbw Vale cable car to close just a week after opening  |newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]] | url = http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/13341850.Vandals_force_Ebbw_Vale_cable_car_to_close_just_a_week_after_opening/?ref=mr&lp=3}}</ref>

In April 2023, it was announced that the cableway was to close.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ebbw Vale cable car to close as Blaenau Gwent Council addresses £6.6m funding shortfall |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ebbw-vale-cable-car-to-close-as-blaenau-gwent-council-addresses-66m-funding-shortfall-12850538 |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> This decision was reversed when the council obtained funding from undisclosed sources.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2023 |title=Ebbw Vale: Cable car saved as Blaenau Gwent finds new money |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65401451 |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{further|:Category:People from Ebbw Vale}}
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* [[Nathan Wyburn]], pop culture artist
* [[Jeff Banks]], fashion designer
* Sir [[Frederick Brundrett]], civil servant and mathematician
* [[Clive Burgess]], rugby player for both Wales and Ebbw Vale RFC
* [[Dai Davies (politician)|Dai Davies]], Welsh politician and independent [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDpzBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|title=The Almanac of British Politics|isbn=9781135206765|last1=Waller|first1=Robert|last2=Criddle|first2=Byron|date=7 May 2007|publisher=Routledge }}</ref>
* [[Myrtle Devenish]], actress
* [[Joseph Duffy (fighter)|Joseph Duffy]] (born 1988), Irish-born mixed martial artist
* [[Michael Foot]], [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for the Ebbw Vale constituency from 1960 to 1992
* [[David Garner (artist)|David Garner]], political artist
* [[Nicky Grist]], rally co-driver
* [[Brian Hibbard]], singer and actor
* [[Alan Hywel Jones]], materials scientist and inventor
* [[Steve Jones (runner)|Steve Jones]], athlete, world marathon record-holder
* [[Adam Llewellyn]], animation director and writer
* [[Jackson Page]], under-18 World Snooker Champion
* [[Jemima Phillips]], harpist
* [[Arthur Smith (rugby union)|Arthur Smith]], rugby player for the British Lions, Scotland and Ebbw Vale RFC
* [[Victor Spinetti]], actor, born in [[Cwm, Blaenau Gwent|Cwm]]
* [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]], snooker player, born in Cwm
* [[Bethan Witcomb]], actress
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