This meant that the war saw some form of prosperity return to the south Wales coalfield after the long, hard inter-war years. One in ten eighteen-year-olds were drafted into mines rather than the ...
Without the trademark big-splash offensive plays that had become routine throughout the playoffs, the Pirates were able to wear down a massive Coalfield defensive front, rushing 40 times for 263 ...
The BBC's poll of 2,426 people in former coalfield communities in England, Wales and Scotland found 57% felt there was a lack of suitable jobs in their area. Why the 1984 miners' strike began and ...
Forty years after the miners’ strike, coalfield communities in Scotland - including Lothian - are still in need of support to recover from the legacy of pit closures, a new study has found.
Dunstonhill opencast pit was one of a number of derelict mining sites scarring the landscape of former coalfield communities Communities devastated by the collapse of coal mining have been given a ...
Low levels of water in the rivers flowing in the region bring precious stones and minuscule gold granules that are hand-collected by local women Visible plumes of fumes escape through cracks in ...