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Tinsel town: the place in Wales which makes 80% of our tinsel

There's more thought that goes into tinsel than you might think. One factory in Cwmbran in Wales produces 80% of the U.K.'s tinsel. How is it managing to keep its sparkle in the face of Chinese competition? The answer: tinsel doesn’t travel well. The long journey west leaves tinsel limp and flaccid.

First broadcast on You & Yours, 1 November 2017.

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