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"It is concerning." Government hit with backlash over undisclosed actions that could put public safety at risk: 'The ...
In just minutes, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste buried a Welsh village and its school. 116 children and 28 adults were lost. This is the story of Aberfan.
In the autumn budget, the UK government provided the Welsh government with £25m for essential work on disused coal tips. The ...
If you’re going to the Masquers Theater’s new play, the cast has a recommendation. “Bring your hankies, because you’re going ...
The Aberfan disaster was always going to be a key storyline in season three of The Crown – as writer Peter Morgan strove to tell the tale of one of peacetime’s darkest days though the eyes of ...
The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating mining accidents in Welsh history. How truthful was the Netflix series’ account of the incident? This story contains spoilers for episode ...
Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter ...
The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...
People will be protected from landslips, with more than £34m being invested to improve safety at coal tip sites across Wales. There have been a number of incidents, such as in November 2024 during ...
Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the ...