Tower Colliery provided jobs for men who had feared for their ... For many, they are laying their hope of work at the newly-opened Aberpergwm drift mine in the Neath Valley. They believe coal is ...

Clark then challenged the Colliery goal following a couple of Gorman corners. The midfielder’s first effort was cleared but from the second corner Clark saw his effort fly just over the bar. The ...

Owners of a nearby mine at Aberpergwm say they are close to accessing a large ... Currently, the only deep mine operating on the once-thriving south Wales coalfield is Tower Colliery, near Hirwaun, ...

According to UK Gov statistics, six underground coal mines were in operation in March 2023. The Aberpergwm Colliery, a deep underground mine in Wales, is currently facing legal challenges to attempts ...

But the Welsh Government claimed that it could not intervene because the colliery was granted its coal mining license ... represented an “exciting prospect,” he said. “If we win the Aberpergwm case, ...

Demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have 'occupied' the Aberpergwm colliery in south Wales to protest a shaft extension. Eco-warriors with red smoke bombs and black flags marched in white ...

"The Coal Authority decision to grant an extension of the coal mining licence at Aberpergwm colliery is a disastrous setback to the challenge of reaching carbon net zero by 2050, a target endorsed ...

Energybuild Mining Limited applied to the Coal Authority, the UK Government agency responsible for mines, for a full underground license for Aberpergwm Colliery, near Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot ...

The colliery is the only producer of high-grade ... More coal mining 'not supported in Wales' Aberpergwm was originally granted a licence to mine coal before licensing powers were handed to ...

The UK Coal Authority is reportedly close to making a decision over the expansion of the Aberpergwm Colliery. The potential expansion plans come despite pledges by the UK Government during the Cop26 ...

A Neath Port Talbot colliery is to be mothballed and 60 workers will be axed, according to a union. Aberpergwm Colliery, near Glynneath, which is owned by American company Walter Energy ...