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 ...

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 ...

£130m has been invested in securing waste left behind by coal mining operations. Earlier this year, the Welsh government said up to £600m could be needed to secure coal tips across the nation.

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 ...