How did the strike begin ... by striking in 1972 and 1974, crippling the Tory government. Coal accounted for almost 80% of the UK's electricity supply; miners kept the lights on.

His father, Rufus, was a miner at Betws colliery in the Amman valley. "Without a doubt, the miners' strike is the crucible moment of my life," said Price. "I was out in the streets of Ammanford ...

The 1984-5 miners’ strike was engineered by a Tory government that saw the NUM as the backbone of the labour movement. The NUM’s defeats of the 1972 and 1974 Tory governments led prime minister Edward ...

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 ...

The end of the miners' strike 40 years ago and a well-known Welsh artist are the inspirations for a new fashion collection. Dewi Bowen was known for capturing iconic scenes of his hometown Merthyr ...