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60 years since Aberfan - one in 10 Welsh families live near high risk coal tips
It has been 60 years since the Aberfan tragedy killed 144 people but one in ten families in Wales are still living near ‘high risk' coal tips that are becoming unsafe because of climate change, a report has found. The shocking figures have…
Backroads to the Beehive: Coal, politics and division on West Coast
With less than three weeks until Election Day, RNZ's South Island Correspondent Tim Brown and camera operator Louis Dunham have toured Te Waipounamu to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly from the places and people where the political spotlight…
121 coal tips in Gwent Valleys still need safety checks 60 years after Aberfan
It engulfed homes and Pantglas Junior School, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Next week, Wales will mark 60 years since the disaster that should never have happened. There will be remembrance, reflection and solemn promises never to forget the…
Thomas Telford mural hails wharf's role in Industrial Revolution
Andrew Dawkins, West Midlands and Ben Sidwell, near Telford A wharf in Shropshire dating back nearly 200 years 'played a key part in accelerating the Industrial Revolution', according to a group restoring it. Now a mural has been unveiled there…
Thomas Telford mural hails wharf's role in Industrial Revolution
A wharf in Shropshire dating back nearly 200 years 'played a key part in accelerating the Industrial Revolution', according to a group restoring it. Now a mural has been unveiled there celebrating the county's canal heritage - paying homage to 19th…
In 1903, A Coal Dealer's Clerk Borrowed $100 From His Sister To Invest In A New Car Company. 16 Years Later Henry Ford Bought Out The Minority Shareholders, And His Sister's $100 Stake Was Worth $262,000
In Detroit in 1903, James Couzens worked as a clerk in Alexander Malcomson's coal business. When Malcomson backed a new car company built around Henry Ford's designs, Couzens wanted a piece of it. He borrowed to buy in, and part of that money came…
Hindley couple spent 20 years building railway station garden
A couple who have spent 20 years building a community garden at their local railway station have said they hope it will be named as the Best in Britain. Hindley Station in Wigan has been nominated in an annual 'World Cup' of stations competition…
Democrats Campaign on Affordability - Germany Is the Warning
Affordability is back in political fashion because it is important to voters. Democrat candidates talk about the grocery bill, rent, utility bills, and the cost of raising a family and pretend it isn't their policies that are driving high energy…
CISF to overhaul operational, administrative structure from November 1
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set to overhaul its administrative and operational structure to strengthen specialised security management across the critical infrastructure and strategic establishments under its protection. The…
Netflix is removing Cillian Murphy's 'masterpiece' Irish drama very soon
Cillian Murphy's '80s-set 'masterpiece' Small Things Like These is being removed from Netflix very soon. So, if it's still sitting on your watchlist, you'd better get a move on. Based on Claire Keegan's 2021 novel of the same name, the Irish drama…
Eastern Mining Collectors Association holds annual mining antiques sale, swap
Collectors from as far as Alaska found themselves inside the Doubletree by Hilton in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, hoping to find and sell pieces of mining history. The Eastern Mining Collectors Association held it's annual mining antiques sale and…
Aberfan disaster: The portraits that helped bring the children home
For almost 60 years, many of Aberfan's lost children have watched over living rooms, hallways and family gatherings across the village. Some were painted from faded school photographs. Others were shaped by the memories of grieving parents, who…
Aberfan disaster: The portraits that helped bring the children home
Huw Thomas, Correspondent, BBC Wales, Tony Brown and Dani Thomas For almost 60 years, many of Aberfan's lost children have watched over living rooms, hallways and family gatherings across the village. Some were painted from faded school…
Navratri surge: Gujarat sees highest ever single-day electricity demand of 29,822 MW
5 min read Ahmedabad Make us preferred source on Google GUJARAT SAW its highest ever electricity consumption on Friday (October 16), reaching 29,822 megawatts (MW), even as production declined, in the renewable energy sector, the government said in…
The forgotten Bolton industry that once kept an entire town on time
Yet tucked away in homes, museums and private collections are reminders of another industry that once flourished across the town. These reminders did not measure in yards of cloth or tons of coal, but instead in seconds, minutes and hours. For…
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