Valley Greyhound Stadium

[1] It is the only remaining greyhound racing track in Wales and, until August 2023, was independent (not affiliated to the GBGB but, instead, licensed by the local authority).

In August 2023, it received a licensing regulation from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain[2] Planning for the stadium was given during April 1975.

[5] In 2011, the stadium underwent a significant renovation including an indoor lounge with seating, panoramic viewing, television race replay monitors and a fully licensed bar.

[6] However, the greyhound owners and supporters put in hundreds of hours of voluntary work to help repair the racing surface and repaint the stadium, which reopened only three weeks later.

In 2021, restrictions imposed by the Welsh Government to combat the coronavirus pandemic meant that the stadium had to shut for 161 days.