Can a steel town survive if its furnaces are turned off?

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Recorded19 Dec 2024

Publishertheguardian.com

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Port Talbot in Wales is defined by its huge steelworks. But in January Tata Steel announced it was ending primary steelmaking there. George McDonagh charts a year that could change the town for ever. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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