11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (439+ words) Plans to invest "20 million in three former mining communities have moved a step closer after the appointment of a chair to oversee the programme. The funding will be directed towards Aberbargoed, Bargoed and New Tredegar through the UK Government's Pride…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (768+ words) Alec Doyle " Local democracy reporter The discovery of an incorrectly mapped mine shaft has forced changes to a 300-home development in Flintshire. The changes would see a number of proposed homes on the 27-acre Castle Green Homes site between Gladstone…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) An inquest into the deaths of four men killed in a south Wales mining disaster 14 years ago is expected to take more than three months. Garry Jenkins, 39, Philip Hill, 44, David Powell, 50, and Charles Breslin, 62, died when thousands of gallons of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (602+ words) Fresh concerns have been raised about the restoration of what was Wales" largest opencast coal mine because the company that ran it is nearly four months late in filing its annual accounts. According to its previous accounts, Merthyr (South Wales)…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (438+ words) A helicopter has been used to carry out urgent environmental protection work at a former lead mine in west Wales, in a bid to safeguard a rare habitat and prevent polluted waste entering a major river. The operation took place…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (427+ words) Proposals to revive coal mining in Wales have sparked a political row, with the Welsh Liberal Democrats accusing Reform UK of promoting "fantasy" policies that would threaten jobs, energy bills and the environment. The criticism follows comments by Reform candidate…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (859+ words) Christopher Saville, Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University Life expectancy in the UK has'risen dramatically'since the Industrial Revolution. For more than a century, people lived increasingly long and healthy lives. But around the turn of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (467+ words) A small pocket of woodland and former open cast coal mine has officially become a national pioneer for biodiversity. The Slash Pond Community Nature Reserve in Pembrokeshire has been named as one of the first sites in Wales to achieve…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (268+ words) Nearly "14m of Welsh Government funding will be allocated towards making coal tips in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) safer over the next year. The council has announced that it has secured "13. 7m funding from the Welsh Government for its continuing work to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (460+ words) The Welsh and UK Governments have today reaffirmed their joint commitment to coal tip safety and the responsible management of Wales" mining legacy by resuming the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips Task Force. The announcement was made during a visit…...