IT is a small country village admired for its postcard views, but beneath the dark waters of the river that runs through its ...

[imgbelt img=CoalWasheryWindmill.jpg]Declining coal production is hurting Appalachia’s economy, which was already in rough shape. Scholars are looking at Wales, which lost its coal economy in the 1980 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “We had no idea before we moved here that we were living downstream from an old lead mine,” recalled Elizabeth, ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Its earliest records date from 1690 and its remediation work goes on for decades, but the pressing issue on the day Lisa Pinney talks about the renaming of the UK's Coal Authority is coal tip safety ...

A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to local residents in the village of Rhos and the nearby town of Pontardawe, South Wales. Rhos is close to the privately owned Gleision drift mine, ...

Explore a fascinating piece of Welsh history, as author and historian Norena Shopland discusses her book Women in Welsh Coal Mining: Tip Girls at Work in a Men’s ...

Catching up on previous seasons of The Crown before diving into season five? If you're in search of information about the real life Aberfan disaster, read on for our story from 2019: On October 21, ...

CWMGRACH, Wales — Deep under a pine-covered mountain, men clamber into red overalls and heavy boots, strap on lamps and attach sensors that check gas levels. They walk with bent knees into the gloom, ...

A Welsh mining museum in Blaenafon, Wales, called Big Pit has been named the United Kingdom’s “Museum of the Year.” The Gulbenkian Prize carries a $120,000 award, making it the largest monetary arts ...

It`s quiet most days in Aberfan, now that the mine is closed. But a deadly, unnatural hush fell over the hard little town at 9:15 a.m. Monday, as it does at that time each year on Oct. 21. Most ...