Penallta Colliery, located near Ystrad Mynach in the Rhymney Valley, might seem at first glance an odd choice as a candidate for the most important building in Welsh history. Closed for more than 20 ...

GIANT canaries, drummers and a funeral march all descended on the Senedd in the latest twist in Wales’ long history with coal. Though the industry has been in long term decline it is at the centre of ...

The Aberpergwm colliery in South Wales will be given just over #1 million in a Government bid to secure jobs. The Government today announced #6.4 million of aid to help secure hundreds of jobs at two ...

New maps showing old coal tips across south Wales have been published, as part of safety measures. Hundreds of properties lie on old colliery spoil sites, with Welsh ministers drawing a list of 350 ...

Hundreds of lives are thought to have been lost at the Universal Colliery at Senghenhydd in South Wales. At around 8am this morning, there was an explosion in the west section of the pit, which ...

THE four miners trapped in a Welsh colliery have all been found dead, according to police. Phillip Hill, Charles Breslin, David Powell and Garry Jenkins were trapped when Gleision Colliery near ...

In light of the recent deaths of four miners at the Gleision Colliery in Wales, we present a roundup of our recent news coverage from Mining Journal and a selection of in-depth feature articles from ...