At around quarter past nine on the morning of Friday 21 October 1966, disaster struck the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. What began as a typical morning 56 years ago escalated quickly ...

At around quarter past nine on the morning of Friday 21 October 1966, disaster struck the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. What began as a typical morning 56 years ago escalated quickly ...

The return of Netflix’s hit drama “The Crown” after a two-year hiatus spotlights a dark chapter in modern British history: the Aberfan disaster. The third season charts the royal family between 1964 ...

Season three of Netflix's The Crown depicts one of the 20th century's most horrific disasters and Queen Elizabeth's reaction to it. On Oct. 21, the Aberfan disaster occurred in the early hours of the ...

Merthyr Vale Colliery was a coal mining facility above the town of Aberfan (Wales, England). For approximately 50 years, millions of cubic metres of debris from the mine had been deposited on the side ...

The wives of Aberfan have said the late Queen “came at the right time” as they paid tribute to the “mother” who visited the disaster. Denise Morgan and Gloria Davies, members of the Aberfan Wives ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales headed to Aberfan in South Wales to pay their respects to the families who lost children in the 1966 disaster Kate Middleton and Prince William are paying respects to ...

There are growing concerns about the future of a community centre that was built with funds raised after the Aberfan disaster. Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre was built in 1973 as a place ...

During her 70 years on the throne, the Queen was witness to countless tragedies around the world. But there was one in a small mining village in south Wales that she never forgot. In fact, her ...

A protest was held after social media posts suggested Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre would close after 1 April There are growing concerns about the future of a community centre that was ...