Letter: Save Vulcan House.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 24, 2007 ;     114 words ......Europe can be seen. No, this isn't a botanical garden but Vulcan House owned and neglected by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council...council who claim to have its cultural heritage at heart. Vulcan House with its splendid history and connection to the Chartists...

Move to put stop to centre proposal.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  March 7, 2007 ;     417 words ......stopped in its tracks today. The sale of Vulcan House, the derelict listed building in Merthyr...has intervened in the planned sale of Vulcan House to MTHA. Rehab centre plan set to be...whether to continue with the sale of Vulcan House, the derelict listed building which...

Operon group celebrates clinching Home Office contract

Yorkshire Post;  April 30, 2008 ;     221 words ......Office, said: "The Home Office are pleased to have Operon on board in Vulcan House and look forward to a strong working relationship where we can both...vernment's environmental commitments and perpetuate the green credentials of Vulcan House."

'DON'T SELL OFF OUR HERITAGE'.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  August 2, 2004 ;     278 words ......are said to have plans to sell off the Vulcan House at Pontmorlais in Merthyr, which was...and the Old Brewery, which backs on to Vulcan House. Maintenance of similar buildings has...able to look at these old buildings. Vulcan House and the Old Brewery are in a very bad...

Historic house is being destroyed by council.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 16, 2004 ;     227 words ......rapidly deteriorating due to neglect by its owners. I refer to Vulcan House in Bethesda Street, Merthyr Tydfil, owned by no less than...also is Cadw if it is powerless to do anything about it? Vulcan House is steeped in the history of the Chartists who played such...

Letter: Chartist site.(Letters)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 16, 2002 ;     160 words ......museum is there than the historic Grade II listed building Vulcan House in Bethesda Street, Merthyr Tydfil. This was the home of...were with Morgan Williams the leading Chartists in Merthyr. Vulcan House has been owned by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council for...

New plan for Vulcan House.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  March 27, 2007 ;     293 words ......Tydfil Housing Association's plans for restoring the derelict Vulcan House and developing the site in Georgetown, led to the council...the housing association says it is now looking to use the Vulcan House site for a housing project for older people. Karen Dusgate...

Historic building set to be bulldozed.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  June 14, 2006 ;     342 words ......Government's historic buildings body over the decision. Although the Vulcan House in Bethesda Street, is steeped in the history of the Chartist movement...lack of investment, the council has no alternative but to remove Vulcan House buildings.'

Residents' first sight of rehab unit.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  February 15, 2007 ;     396 words ......look if given the go-ahead. Residents living near the listed Vulcan House, in Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil, are furious the derelict...allayed by the housing association's pitch on the future of Vulcan House. They went away dissatisfied with answers. 'Residents are...

Drugs rehab centre plan is thrown out.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  March 8, 2007 ;     507 words ......unanimously to withdraw the offer to sell the derelict listed Vulcan House site in Georgetown to Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association...council has not shot itself in the foot by blocking the sale of Vulcan House. We are a charity and are happy to invest in schemes like...

A pounds 1m WHITE ELEPHANT; Health trust buys tower block to house...

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  March 7, 2001 ;     422 words ......Focus Housing Association last year to rent 100 rooms in Vulcan House, Castle Vale. But out of 4,500 hospital staff, only 40 have...to cost public funds.' CAPTION(S): UNWANTED: The 100-room Vulcan House, which has been snubbed by staff EFFORTS: David Hallam DRAIN...

PROTESTERS' DRUG CENTRE VICTORY.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  March 8, 2007 ;     55 words ......rehabilitation centre on their doorsteps were halted by a council. Merthyr Tydfil council's intervention, in the face of 'unprecedented' opposition, means the listed Vulcan House site will no longer be sold and transformed into a rehab centre.

Anger at nurses' move to crime-ridden estate.

Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  March 26, 2000 ;     470 words ......doctors and nurses are to be moved into the now derelict Vulcan House tower block in Castle Vale for two years while accommodation...play truant and get into the tower blocks to burgle flats.' Vulcan House, on Farnborough Road, is due to be demolished along with...

'Heritage treasures up for sale'.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 2, 2004 ;     166 words ......a Welsh town's historical treasures. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is planning to sell the town's Old Brewery and Vulcan House in the Pontmorlais area of Merthyr.: Largest town in Wales was a driving force in industry:In the mid 18th century Merthyr...

Safety fears raised over Chartist Valleys building.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  September 13, 2008 ;     202 words ...NEW safety fears have been raised over a derelict Valleys building. The council-owned Vulcan House in Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil, has been cordoned off with metal fencing and tape after movement was detected. The authority says...