Owing its industrialization to coal, its mining has shaped the destiny of this small nation of 3.1 million inhabitants. But ...
After 23 years, one of the UK’s most expensive and complex road upgrade projects is finally near completion – but has it been ...
Coal was central to the war effort. It not only kept people warm but powered industry, railways and shipping. After the loss of French and Belgian coalfields to the Allied war effort, Welsh coal was ...
A description reads: "The Rolling Mill is situated on the high street in the town of Abertillery. Situated on the A467, ...
A description reads: "The Rolling Mill is situated on the high street in the town of Abertillery. Situated on the A467, Abertillery was formally a major coal mining centre so benefits from strong ...
As well as noting the deficiencies in the provision of education in the country, it also contained material critical of the ...
Several coal tips have been reassessed over the past two years as ones that could pose a risk to public safety. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by BBC Cymru Fyw showed the Welsh government ...
It emerged that there had been a gap in the records relating to coal tips. Some information was held by councils, some by Natural Resources Wales, and some by the Mining Remediation Authority ...
A former child refugee has recalled how a small Welsh town became her "wonderful home" after she was forced to flee Czechoslovakia during World War Two. Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines is one of the ...