Flood water from a disused mine is being used as a renewable source of heating for the first time in Wales. The business near ...

Thacker is also known for his presentations on Coal Creek history in which he portrays David Thomas, a mining engineer of Welsh ancestry who lived in Coal Creek and participated in its history.

Previously untapped heat from a mine water treatment scheme (MWTS) in Wales is now being harnessed to provide low-carbon ...

Memories of the mining industry that once dominated the ... "Is it right (that) the UK took the economic benefit from Welsh coal but won't fund the safety of its legacy?" local Labour MP Beth ...

which was very popular in the Welsh valleys. The last mine, Point of Ayr, disappeared in 1996, leaving the population permanently impoverished. But coal is still everywhere. It has shaped the ...

In his recent hour-long presentation on “Bringing Coal Creek History to Life” at the Oak Ridge Branch Campus of Roane State Community College, Thacker portrayed David Thomas, a Welsh mining engineer ...

dangerous life also came through in the memories of the great Welsh actor Richard Burton, whose father and brothers were miners. He once spoke of his father's love of the pit and the coal seam ...