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History of Porthcawl


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Point, Porthcawl Point (on which a lighthouse is situated), Rhych Point and Newton Point.

Porthcawl, like many British resorts has suffered a decline in its holiday trade over recent years, especially since most of the South Wales Valleys coal pits have closed. A major feature of the summer used to be the miners' fortnight when the miners would take their annual break in large numbers

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