It's hard to believe that 1,300 people used to work where I'm now standing, almost alone, on a freezing hillside on the ...

This is Big Pit, the national coal museum in Blaenavon that is keeping alive the history of the industry on which modern ...

Blaenavon, a town that has seen its population stagnate at around 6,000 since the 1990s due to the loss of industry, is now largely deserted. The only major employer left in the area is the Daniel ...

March 2025 marks five years since the start of the first Covid-19 national lockdown and last Sunday communities across the UK ...

A FLAT above a pub near a beauty spot can be converted to bed and breakfast accommodation, a council has said. The Whistle ...

Some of the local people of Blaenavon talk about their community and memories of dances held in Blaenavon. This short film is one of many created by the Blaenavon Film-Forge project. It was ...

Big Pit in Torfaen attracts 150,000 visits a year and allows visitors to experience its world-famous 300ft underground tour ...

Tonight will be dry, and there will be clear skies to start. Through the night, areas of variable cloud will move in from the south, but a few clear spells will remain in between. Monday Tomorrow ...

A COUNCILLOR has hit out at offensive songs weeks after a row over a Reform Party councillor and crude lyrics about women.

THE Big Pit mining museum has been told it can keep a Portakabin wrapped in vinyl to resemble red brickwork on site for an additional three months.

Big Pit in Wales has been named the best free attraction in the UK and it's easy to see why - it's an incredible, moving and ...

This is Big Pit, the national coal museum in Blaenavon that is keeping alive the history of the industry on which modern Wales and much of the UK is built. And it's doing such a good job of it ...