Rhymney Valley (district)

infobox historic subdivision
Name= Rhymney Valley
HQ= Hengoed
Status= District
Start= 1974
End= 1996
Replace= Caerphilly


Civic=

Rhymney Valley ( _cy. Cwm Rhymni) was one of six local government districts in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996.

The district was formed from areas in the administrative counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. The River Rhymney was the boundary between the two counties.

From Glamorgan came:
*The urban district of Caerphilly, less Taff's Well ward
*The urban district of Gelligaer, except the Bedlinog ward
*Part of Cardiff Rural District (the parishes of Llanfedw, Rhydygwern, Rudry and Van.

From Monmouthshire came:
*The urban district of Bedwas and Machen
*The urban district of Rhymney
*Part of Bedwellty urban district, (Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown wards)

In 1996 the district was abolished, with its area becoming part of the unitary Caerphilly county borough.

Bus operations

The district council inherited the municipal bus fleets of Bedwas and Machen, Caerphilly and Gelligaer urban district councils. The united operation was given a dark brown, cream and gold livery, and ran operations throughout the valley and into Merthyr Tydfil and Newport.

With the introduction of bus deregulation in 1986 the buses passed to Inter Valley Link Limited, owned by the district council at "arms length". Competition was very strong in the South Wales Valleys, and Inter Valley Link was sold to National Welsh Omnibus Services on 21 March, 1989. National Welsh subsequently went into receivership in 1991.