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Memorial to 37 miners who died at colliery to be unveiled
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (419+ words) A permanent memorial to 37 miners who lost their lives while working at a Welsh colliery is to be unveiled later this month. The memorial will be installed at the Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway at Cynheidre, which occupies part of…...
Mothballed mining museum could become flagship ALN wellbeing centre
1+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) A former mining museum that has stood largely closed for four years could be transformed into Wales’ first education, sensory play and wellbeing centre for people with additional learning needs. Plans backed by Caerphilly County Borough Council could see the…...
Council's 53 secret meetings with controversial mine operator revealed
3+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) Freedom of Information requests have revealed that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has held no fewer than 53 private meetings totalling over 77 hours with the operator of a controversial coal mine while completely freezing out the local community. There are serious…...
North Wales manufacturers secure share of £900,000 funding boost
4+ week, 2+ day ago (352+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter Almost £1 million has been awarded to manufacturers in north Wales as the region’s Advanced Manufacturing Investment Zone helps local employers bridge the skills and technology gap. Successful applications from 15 businesses will see grants totalling £898,461 invested…...
Former coalfield areas to get £13.5m aimed at reversing ‘ingrained decline’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) Former coalfield areas will receive a share of £13.5 million aimed at breathing new life into communities “overlooked for decades”, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced. Cowdenbeath in Fife, St Helens in Merseyside and Seven Sisters in Neath Port Talbot are among…...
Sunday PM How a former mining community is using wind power to address isolation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (941+ words) A former mining community is using the wind in their valley to tackle chronic isolation in their area. Cwmgors primary school closed in 2015 after years of protests. Sat on the market for years, many worried it would continue to degrade…...
Woodland saved as last opencast mine application in the UK is rejected
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) An ancient woodland has been saved thanks to a council’s decision to reject the UK’s last opencast coal application. Carmarthenshire county councillors decided to reject Bryn Bach Coal Ltd’s second attempt to expand and extend the currently dormant Glan Lash…...
Plans advance for £20 million investment in former mining communities
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Mine shaft discovery forces changes to 300-home development
2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Gleision mine disaster inquest to take nearly four months
3+ 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…...