Hengoed (Caerphilly) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 49.9% (-4.9)
➡️ RFM: 36.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 10.1% (-35.1)
🌳 CON: 2.1% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.6% (New)
Plaid Cymru HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 49.9% (-4.9)
➡️ RFM: 36.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 10.1% (-35.1)
🌳 CON: 2.1% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.6% (New)
Plaid Cymru HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
August 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Hengoed (Caerphilly) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 49.9% (-4.9)
➡️ RFM: 36.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 10.1% (-35.1)
🌳 CON: 2.1% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.6% (New)
Plaid Cymru HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 49.9% (-4.9)
➡️ RFM: 36.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 10.1% (-35.1)
🌳 CON: 2.1% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.6% (New)
Plaid Cymru HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.
I googled "Hengoed", it means "Tenured"
August 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I googled "Hengoed", it means "Tenured"
“Sultan”, the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture. Sultan the “Pit Pony” was carved from a former coal tip and is located in Penallta Parc, Hengoed, Wales. He is 660 feet long and can be seen from Google Maps, along with his giant hoof prints.
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July 21, 2024 at 5:14 PM
“Sultan”, the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture. Sultan the “Pit Pony” was carved from a former coal tip and is located in Penallta Parc, Hengoed, Wales. He is 660 feet long and can be seen from Google Maps, along with his giant hoof prints.
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The old BR double arrows still pointing the way over Hengoed viaduct.
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The old BR double arrows still pointing the way over Hengoed viaduct.
🔔 Hengoed (Caerphilly Council) By-election result:
🌼 Plaid Cymru HOLD
Congratulations to Cllr Anthony Cook
🌼 Plaid Cymru HOLD
Congratulations to Cllr Anthony Cook
August 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🔔 Hengoed (Caerphilly Council) By-election result:
🌼 Plaid Cymru HOLD
Congratulations to Cllr Anthony Cook
🌼 Plaid Cymru HOLD
Congratulations to Cllr Anthony Cook
Post you from a different era.
Cefn Hengoed, 1982. I once asked Dad where the horse came from and apparently that's "just the kind of thing that showed up in Cefn Hengoed in 1982."
Cefn Hengoed, 1982. I once asked Dad where the horse came from and apparently that's "just the kind of thing that showed up in Cefn Hengoed in 1982."
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Post you from a different era.
Cefn Hengoed, 1982. I once asked Dad where the horse came from and apparently that's "just the kind of thing that showed up in Cefn Hengoed in 1982."
Cefn Hengoed, 1982. I once asked Dad where the horse came from and apparently that's "just the kind of thing that showed up in Cefn Hengoed in 1982."
There are 5 Council By-Elections to wet your psephological appetites this week:
🌼 Hengoed (Caerphilly)
🌳 Heacham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Snettisham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Hooley, Merstham & Netherne (Reigate)
➡️ Harton (South Tyneside)
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🌼 Hengoed (Caerphilly)
🌳 Heacham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Snettisham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Hooley, Merstham & Netherne (Reigate)
➡️ Harton (South Tyneside)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
August 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
There are 5 Council By-Elections to wet your psephological appetites this week:
🌼 Hengoed (Caerphilly)
🌳 Heacham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Snettisham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Hooley, Merstham & Netherne (Reigate)
➡️ Harton (South Tyneside)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
🌼 Hengoed (Caerphilly)
🌳 Heacham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Snettisham (King's Lynn & West Norfolk)
🌳 Hooley, Merstham & Netherne (Reigate)
➡️ Harton (South Tyneside)
electionmaps.uk/council-by-e...
Happy New Year from the Gren memorial at Hengoed. Sitting on a 19th century viaduct.
January 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Happy New Year from the Gren memorial at Hengoed. Sitting on a 19th century viaduct.
There’s a place near the Welsh border called Hengoed, and *every time* I drive past any sign directing to it I have to shout out “you’ve been hengoed!” in the style of the old Tango adverts.
April 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There’s a place near the Welsh border called Hengoed, and *every time* I drive past any sign directing to it I have to shout out “you’ve been hengoed!” in the style of the old Tango adverts.
Our members were out in Blackwood, Hengoed and Bargoed this weekend, spreading the word about our work at the stute and talking to people about local problems.
March 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Our members were out in Blackwood, Hengoed and Bargoed this weekend, spreading the word about our work at the stute and talking to people about local problems.
Out drone filming this afternoon. Hengoed Viaduct on the former Newport, Hereford and Abergavenny Railway. Worth a wander if you are ever visiting the Rhymney Valley lines.
August 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Out drone filming this afternoon. Hengoed Viaduct on the former Newport, Hereford and Abergavenny Railway. Worth a wander if you are ever visiting the Rhymney Valley lines.
Just updated my Ko_fi with a couple more photos of Hengoed Viaduct. Please take a look if you are a fan of industrial heritage: ko-fi.com/i/IR6R31JWA58
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August 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just updated my Ko_fi with a couple more photos of Hengoed Viaduct. Please take a look if you are a fan of industrial heritage: ko-fi.com/i/IR6R31JWA58
Plaid Cymru retained a seat on Caerphilly council following a decisive by-election victory over Reform UK, with Labour a distant third ✍️Martin Shipton
Plaid Cymru inflicts another by-election defeat on Reform UK
Martin Shipton Plaid Cymru retained a seat on Caerphilly council following a decisive by-election victory over Reform UK, with Labour a distant third. Anthony Cook won the vacant seat in the Hengoed w...
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August 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Plaid Cymru retained a seat on Caerphilly council following a decisive by-election victory over Reform UK, with Labour a distant third ✍️Martin Shipton
In case you missed it, this little video has Crumlin Viaduct, Hengoed Viaduct and the first use of my new drone all in one video.
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Rail 200 - Newport Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
YouTube video by Bob's Rail Relics
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September 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In case you missed it, this little video has Crumlin Viaduct, Hengoed Viaduct and the first use of my new drone all in one video.
youtu.be/VB-XICMB4F4
youtu.be/VB-XICMB4F4
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Plaid Cymru inflicts another by-election defeat on Reform UK.
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Plaid Cymru inflicts another by-election defeat on Reform UK
Martin Shipton Plaid Cymru retained a seat on Caerphilly council following a decisive by-election victory over Reform UK, with Labour a distant third. Anthony Cook won the vacant seat in the Hengoed w...
nation.cymru
August 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Plaid Cymru inflicts another by-election defeat on Reform UK.
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Stage 4 of the #TOBW passes through 🏴 Powys. These are the key points of today's stage - listen and repeat!
Taith Prydain, cymal pedwar:
🚩 Llanidloes
⛰ Cwm Elan/Elan Valley
⛰ Hengoed
⛰ Bryn Clyro/Clyro Hill
🏁 Y Gelli Gandryll/Hay-on-Wye
Taith Prydain, cymal pedwar:
🚩 Llanidloes
⛰ Cwm Elan/Elan Valley
⛰ Hengoed
⛰ Bryn Clyro/Clyro Hill
🏁 Y Gelli Gandryll/Hay-on-Wye
August 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Stage 4 of the #TOBW passes through 🏴 Powys. These are the key points of today's stage - listen and repeat!
Taith Prydain, cymal pedwar:
🚩 Llanidloes
⛰ Cwm Elan/Elan Valley
⛰ Hengoed
⛰ Bryn Clyro/Clyro Hill
🏁 Y Gelli Gandryll/Hay-on-Wye
Taith Prydain, cymal pedwar:
🚩 Llanidloes
⛰ Cwm Elan/Elan Valley
⛰ Hengoed
⛰ Bryn Clyro/Clyro Hill
🏁 Y Gelli Gandryll/Hay-on-Wye
Exactly how I remember it.
That’ll be the famous Cefn Hengoed Palms in the background.
That’ll be the famous Cefn Hengoed Palms in the background.
April 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Exactly how I remember it.
That’ll be the famous Cefn Hengoed Palms in the background.
That’ll be the famous Cefn Hengoed Palms in the background.
I miss these things. Really comfortable seats and that lovely electric whine. A 769 at Hengoed station
November 1, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I miss these things. Really comfortable seats and that lovely electric whine. A 769 at Hengoed station
This morning's long run was a bit frosty in places, so I had to tread very Caerphilly 🤭
January 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This morning's long run was a bit frosty in places, so I had to tread very Caerphilly 🤭
🗳️ There are by-elections taking place this Thursday
🤞Good luck to all Lib Dem teams on the ground in:
➡️ South Tyneside, Harton
🔵 Reigate and Banstead, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Heacham
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Snettisham
🌼 Caerphilly, Hengoed
🤞Good luck to all Lib Dem teams on the ground in:
➡️ South Tyneside, Harton
🔵 Reigate and Banstead, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Heacham
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Snettisham
🌼 Caerphilly, Hengoed
August 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
🗳️ There are by-elections taking place this Thursday
🤞Good luck to all Lib Dem teams on the ground in:
➡️ South Tyneside, Harton
🔵 Reigate and Banstead, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Heacham
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Snettisham
🌼 Caerphilly, Hengoed
🤞Good luck to all Lib Dem teams on the ground in:
➡️ South Tyneside, Harton
🔵 Reigate and Banstead, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Heacham
🔵 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Snettisham
🌼 Caerphilly, Hengoed
Hengoed, Caerphilly CBC
Plaid Cymru HOLD
🌼 PC: 509 - 49.9%
➡️ RFM: 371 - 36.3%
🔴 LAB: 103 - 10.1%
🔵 CON: 21 - 2.1%
🔶 LDM: 16 - 1.6%
Thank you, David Scullin, for giving people the chance to vote Lib Dem!
Plaid Cymru HOLD
🌼 PC: 509 - 49.9%
➡️ RFM: 371 - 36.3%
🔴 LAB: 103 - 10.1%
🔵 CON: 21 - 2.1%
🔶 LDM: 16 - 1.6%
Thank you, David Scullin, for giving people the chance to vote Lib Dem!
August 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Hengoed, Caerphilly CBC
Plaid Cymru HOLD
🌼 PC: 509 - 49.9%
➡️ RFM: 371 - 36.3%
🔴 LAB: 103 - 10.1%
🔵 CON: 21 - 2.1%
🔶 LDM: 16 - 1.6%
Thank you, David Scullin, for giving people the chance to vote Lib Dem!
Plaid Cymru HOLD
🌼 PC: 509 - 49.9%
➡️ RFM: 371 - 36.3%
🔴 LAB: 103 - 10.1%
🔵 CON: 21 - 2.1%
🔶 LDM: 16 - 1.6%
Thank you, David Scullin, for giving people the chance to vote Lib Dem!
This week we’re heading to Wales for our Route of the Week - it’s the Three Parks Trail 🌿🌉
May 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This week we’re heading to Wales for our Route of the Week - it’s the Three Parks Trail 🌿🌉
Hengoed viaduct in the sun.
May 8, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Hengoed viaduct in the sun.