THIS selection of pictures show parts of North Gwent from the air, taken in 2004 by our photographer Peter Dash.

What do you recognise and what has changed in the last 17 years?

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SWA PIC PETE DASH 18.02.04
EBBW VALE LOOKING TOWARDS THE STEELWORKS SITE FROM BADMINTON
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Ebbw Vale, looking towards the steelworks site from Badminton

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SWA PIC PETE DASH 18.02.04
EBBW VALE CIVIC CENTRE AND LEISURE CENTRE
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Ebbw Vale Civc Centre and Leisure Centre

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SWA PIC PETE DASH 18.02.04
EBBW VALE CIVIC CENTRE AND LEISURE CENTRE
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Ebbw Vale Civic Centre and Leisure Centre

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SWA PIC PETE DASH 18.02.04
EBBW VALE STEELWORKS SITE UNDER DEMOLITION 
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Ebbw Vale steelworks site under demolition

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SILENT VALLEY LANDFILL SITE CWM
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Silent Valley landfill site, Cwm

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EBBW VALE STEELWORKS SITE UNDER DEMOLITION
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Ebbw Vale steelworks site under demolition

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SWA PIC PETE DASH 18.02.04
SILENT VALLEY LANDFILL SITE CWM
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Silent Valley landfill site

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LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS ABERTILLERY
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Looking south towards Abertillery

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BLAINA LOOKING NORTH
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Blaina, looking north