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Gelligaer

British  
/ ˌɡɛhliːˈɡaɪr /

noun

  1. a town in S Wales, in Caerphilly county borough. Pop (including Ystrad Mynach): 17 185 (2001)

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He is a father of three children that he takes on "adventures over Parc Penallta and Gelligaer Common" and says that, as a boy, he "played in the shadow of Penallta colliery and caught the C9 bus to Bargoed to go shopping with my nan in a once thriving high street".

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Mr David's funeral was held on Monday afternoon - senior figures from across the Welsh political spectrum were among the hundreds who attended the service in Gelligaer.

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Hundreds of mourners paid their respects in St Catwg's Church, Gelligaer, Caerphilly county, where he was given a guard of honour by local air cadets.

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While five have been handed back, GPs behind eHarley Street still manage Gelligaer Surgery, near Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly county, and Lliswerry Medical Practice in Newport, as well as in Pontypool, which serves about 17,000 patients.

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He said demand was huge, and parents and children have flocked to his grotto in Gelligaer, Caerphilly county, since it opened in November.

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