In 1966, an unstoppable wave of coal waste buried a Welsh village, killing 116 children and 28 adults in one of the worst ...

Traffic is building on the A470 after reports of a multi-vehicle collision on the A470 southbound near Aberfan. The Welsh ...

The data from the FOI showed that since November 2022, 13 coal tips had been upgraded to a higher risk category, with 11 ...

Daniel Mihai Popescu, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested after Andreea Pintili was stabbed on Coronation Place, Aberfan, on Tuesday. She was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.

The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating mining accidents in Welsh history. How truthful was the Netflix series’ account of the incident? This story contains spoilers for episode ...

The first came on October 21, 1966, when he was a six-year-old pupil at Pantglas primary school in Aberfan. On that day which will forever be imprinted on his mind and the history of the area ...

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...

Aberfan disaster: how many people died & why did the Queen delay her visit? AT 9.15am on October 21, 1966, a disaster struck a small Welsh mining community which would devastate the village for a ...

Documentary about the tragedy which struck the Welsh mining village of Aberfan in 1966 when a mountain of coal slurry engulfed a school claiming 144 lives many of ...

The landslide originated from a coal tip above the area, and one resident said the event reminded her of the Aberfan disaster. In 1966, 144 people - including 116 children - were killed when a ...