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The Latest Breaking News from Ffosyfran

‘We became activists by necessity’: The fight to close the UK’s largest opencast mine

The Ffos-y-Fran coalmine was supposed to close last September. So why is it still operating? And how long will the local community have to put up with the noise, pollution and health impacts?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

Coal company makes last-ditch appeal against order to stop mining in Merthyr

The appeal means the activity could carry on for another six months

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023

The 'Monster Mountain' event being held this weekend on land an angry community has fought years to reclaim

After years fighting to close Ffos y Fran mine campaigners have their head in their hands again

Wales Online · Jun 3, 2023

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Merthyr council orders operators of Ffos-y-Fran coal mine to stop mining there

It comes after the councill voted to refuse an extension of operations at the mine last month

Wales Online · Jun 1, 2023

As the toxic legacy of opencast mining in Wales shows, operators get the profits, and the public get the costs

Across the UK, fossil fuel companies’ broken promises have left scarred and polluted landscapes, and no one held accountable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Digging continues at controversial south Wales mine months after licence expires

Despite record high prices for coal, operators claim they cannot afford to restore the site, a pretext for the licensing of the mine

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Residents pouring prosecco after massive Ffos-y-Fran coal mine near their homes is finally ordered to close

Overjoyed residents are celebrating the decision which they say is a 'massive relief'

Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023

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Living in the noise, dust and pollution of the UK's largest open coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran, Merthyr Tydfil

"Everything was black. We were constantly cleaning... We couldn't open the windows. The noise would penetrate the house... the noise of the diggers is just horrendous. There's no sleeping with it."

Wales Online · Oct 23, 2022

Plans put forward for Merthyr coal mine to keep operating for a further nine months to help steel industry and with the security of energy supply

The operators of Ffos y Fran coal mine want to keep mining there until June 2023 and extend the deadline to finish the restoration scheme until September 2025

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

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