Fran Bevan, who organised the protest, has begun the campaign group 'Protect Pontsarn'. She says: "I've called it the green lungs of Merthyr, and now they want to take that away from us. And we've seen within the last two weeks, two and a half thousand members joining us. And I think the turnout today, at such short notice, shows how determined the community feels about it, because it's our Pontsarn." He switched to Dowlais Boxing Club and, by the time he was 15, Eddie Thomas - himself a British and European welterweight champion - was tipping Price as an up-and-coming heavyweight champ. Martin Hennessey is from the company. He said: "We need a reliable, efficient, and up to date treatment works to meet demand and cope with the impacts of climate change.

He fights in a minor league regional MMA organisation, he doesn't even fight in BAMMA - the largest MMA organisation in the UK.

More Welsh history

Suddenly, Price was a target from every guy who fancied squaring up to a former boxer - and he was never afraid of taking on the "liberty-takers". The book describes in blood-curdling detail how Price turned his hometown Merthyr Tydfil, which he calls a "fighting town", into a battleground. I wish you could of been there to hear the noise his connections made and seen it for yourself it was amazing . And in an AirBnb poll, released this Easter, Merthyr Tydfil was revealed in the top ten holiday locations across the UK.

Some local tough guy that can take a punch may be hard, but he's not going to be able to compete against these guys. UFC is so shit that it is now a bigger sport than boxing in the USA. All the talented potential beasts that could go into the dead in the water heavy weight division in boxing now choose to fight in the UFC, says it all. In his quest to find out more 41-year-old Julian Davies, of Pine Close, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, travelled Wales to interview some of the hardest underground fighters and lift the lid on what drives them into a brutal world.They say a healthy supply of fresh drinking water for 700,000 customers is vital for the future, and with the three current plants nearing the end of their operational lives, work must begin on designing and constructing a brand new facility. And, how despite teaming up with top Welsh trainer Eddie Thomas and sparring with the legendary Howard Winstone, he sunk into an underworld of street fighting after pushing a broken glass into a man's face. Put anyone mentioned in this thread in a fight with the likes of Mike Bisping, Paul Daley, Dan Hardy, Andre Winner, Ross Pearson and it'd be over within a minute - they are professional athletes trained to fight in multiple disciplines. Training twice a day 6 times a week. The Welsh countryside is a national asset which supports communities, tourism and wildlife. And it has been that way for centuries.