25,000 Welsh workers left mining for the armed forces and other jobs between 1938 and 1941. The coal industry moved from having tens of thousands of unwanted men to a serious labour shortage.

People will be protected from landslips, with more than £34m being invested to improve safety at coal tip sites across Wales.

25,000 Welsh workers left mining for the armed forces and other jobs between 1938 and 1941. The coal industry moved from having tens of thousands of unwanted men to a serious labour shortage.

Funding was confirmed by Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Cabinet Secretary for Finance Mark Drakeford on a visit ...

Alyson and Chris Austin, who live on the edge of the site, said the plans would be the "ultimate betrayal". "We could see this coming when we sat in the public inquiry in 2004," Alison said. "We ...

New plans have been submitted for the restoration of the Ffos y Fran site in Merthyr Tydfil but locals who have lived beside ...

Close to £34m of investment to deliver safety works at more than 130 coal tip sites throughout Wales represents the largest ...

F. Isherwood, Chief Engineer, U. S. N., it appears that the Collin's steamers use anthracite on the voyage to Liverpool, and Welsh coal, also an anthracite, on the return voyage. The Welsh coal ...

A £34 million program to deliver safety works at 130 coal tip sites represents the largest of its kind. | ITV News Wales ...