A community came together to mark the anniversary of a huge miners' strike in the Rhondda. Pupils from Maerdy Community Primary School were joined by other schools, members of the community as ...

HISTORY was made 40 years ago when the tumultuous, year-long miners’ strike - where thousands of workers downed tools in a fight against Margaret Thatcher’s government - came to an end. Mining ...

MORE than 1,000 G4S cash handlers began voting on strike action today after bosses offered them a real-terms pay cut. GMB union said members are angry after being offered a deal as low as 1.4 per cent ...

US copper developers may never have been in a more positive spot with scrutiny of the country's copper supply by president Donald Trump and the potential for import tariffs, combined with efforts ...

Forty years ago, the bitter year-long miners' strike came to an end when thousands of men came off the picket lines and returned to work. More than 140,000 workers had walked out in March 1984 in ...

the bitter year-long miners' strike came to an end when thousands of men came off the picket lines and returned to work. More than 140,000 workers had walked out in March 1984 in protest over the ...

Adam Price, now a Senedd Member for Plaid Cymru, was a "precocious" 14 year old during the strike. His father, Rufus, was a miner at Betws colliery in the Amman valley. "Without a doubt ...

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty A miner after a shift on the coal face at a south Wales colliery, 1983. Image: Roger ...

Lasting over 11 months, the miners’ strike stands as one of the most incredible displays of civil action the UK has ever seen. Organised by the National Union of Mineworkers, it became the most ...

Join PHM’s expert Archive Team and delve into the the museum’s Miners’ Strike collections ... As well as badges, pamphlets, mugs, posters, and photographs. Monday 3 March 2025, 10.30am ...