Ffos-y-Fran opencast coalmine was allowed to go ahead close to homes and businesses in Merthyr Tydfil [Matthew Horwood/Getty Images] Concerns have been raised over the safety of three large spoil tips ...

Opencast mine developers have repeatedly “cut and run”, breaking promises on restoration and costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds, a Senedd committee warned. Llŷr Gruffydd, climate change ...

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Plans to return part of Wigan scarred by years of opencast mining to nature have taken a major step forward following a multi-million pound deal between the town's council and National Highways. Work ...