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 ...

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, ...

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty Rees-Mogg has backed the extraction of coal – for heritage railways, of course ...

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 Action Network has been granted a full judicial review into the UK and Welsh governments decision to approve the mining licence at Aberpergwm colliery. In the latest developments over the ...

Operator of the controversial Aberpergwm mine, Energybuild ... Neath Port Talbot Council as part of its application for an expanded mining licence at the colliery. The new licence was approved by the ...

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 ...