60 years after Aberfan: coal tips still loom over Welsh valleys
21 October 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster…
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Coal2Canopy Varteg case study
Coal2Canopy was inspired by a 30-year research project studying successful…
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Campaigners persuade Welsh Gov’t to intervene in £91.2M cleanup of Ffos-y-fran
Campaigners persuade Welsh Gov’t to intervene in £91.2M cleanup of Ffos-y-fran TL;DR summary Mining company Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd is trying to dodge its agreed £91.2 million restoration of the Ffos-y-fran coal mine, proposing to cut 90% of the cleanup work. Following relentless campaigning from local residents, Coal Action Network, FOE Cymru, and others, the…
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Glan Lash opencast “off-set” exposed
Glan Lash opencast “off-set” exposed In 2019, Bryn Bach Coal Ltd applied to expand its Glan Lash opencast coal mine and extend the amount of time it would continue mining coal for. The proposal would see the coal mine swallowing a nearby ancient woodland, hedgerows, and grassland. The proposal was rejected by Carmarthenshire County Council…
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The human cost of the stolen £millions
The human cost of the stolen £millions The mining company, Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd, is trying to do the residents of Merthyr Tydfil out of tens of millions of pounds worth of restoration at Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine by massively reducing the restoration it agreed to carry out at the end of 16 years of…
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Cross-party support at Senedd drop-in session to act on coal legacy
Cross-party support at Senedd drop-in session to act on coal legacy On July 1st, 2025, CAN organised an impactful drop-in session at the Senedd to reinforce the urgent need for action on Wales’ coal legacy issues. The event, sponsored by Delyth Jewell MS, saw strong cross-party engagement, with Members of the Senedd (MSs) from Labour,…
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360 exploration of Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine
360 exploration of Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine Explore the churned up landscape from different views below, drag around the viewpoints and go full-screen for an immersive experience. This is what the 58,000 residents of Merthyr Tydfil face every day…and with a new plan by mining company, Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd, to evade its responsibility to…
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Tip closest to residents to remain untouched
Tip closest to residents in Trethomas to remain untouched This information seeks to clarify which tips are included in ERI Ltd’s proposal to mine and then flatten certain coal tips in Caerphilly. The tips selected appear to be on the basis of which would be most profitable to mine of the ‘waste coal’ they contain,…
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Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at risk
Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at risk A new plan to cut every corner Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd operates the recently closed sprawling Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine, next to the town of Merthyr Tydfil – home to around 58,000 people. In 2015, Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd agreed a restoration plan with…
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We’re back in the Senedd giving oral evidence
We’re back in the Senedd giving oral evidence on the for Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill We were invited for the second time to give oral evidence to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd) on 05th February 2025. We shared the panel with Haf, Director of FOE…
