The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating ... “That’s rather callous,” Jeff Edwards, who was eight when he was rescued at Aberfan, said of the episode.

The in-depth story of the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster. Early on October 21, 1966, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste from the nearby mine slid from the hill above the Aberfan and buried all the ...

MILLIONS of people across Wales marked the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster yesterday — a tragedy ... the cemetery including Wales’s First Minister Carwyn Jones and Jeff Edwards, the last ...

Almost one in three survivors of the Aberfan mining disaster were still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder 33 years on, a new study has said. On October 21 1966 a coal slagheap ...

Around 40 homes were evacuated, after a river of tip waste ran through the streets during storm Bert.

A village in Wales is fearing another Aberfan disaster after travellers brought in diggers and a bulldozer that locals say will 'destabilise' the landscape. More than 800 people have signed a ...

Residents who live near disused coal tips in South Wales say lessons have not been learned from the Aberfan disaster nearly 60 years on. Their comments come after a disused coal tip in Cwmtillery ...