An update has been provided on the Council’s significant scheme to stabilise the ground conditions at Graig Ddu Tip in Dinas. Important progress has been made recently – including securing major funding from Welsh Government, appointing a design contractor, and undertaking initial investigatory work. The former coal tip is located above Graigddu Road and has…
Residents in Mountain Ash may notice activity at the Craig y Duffryn tip site from next week – as maintenance work to multiple access tracks is carried out across the site. The Welsh Government-funded work will start in the week commencing Monday, November 10, and will be completed early in the New Year. The tip is located…
The Council has provided an update on the good progress being made towards completing the ongoing works within Clydach Vale Countryside Park. Work has been ongoing since September to upgrade an access track and undertake vegetation clearance, maintain drainage channels and culverts, and enable easier access in the future – using Welsh Government funding dedicated…
Volume 773: debated on Wednesday 22 October 2025 That this House has considered coal tip safety and the prohibition of new coal extraction licences Just as coal ran in rich veins beneath the Welsh valleys and mountains, it also runs deep through the history of the people of Wales. Around this industry, thriving and vibrant communities developed all across the south Wales…
Philip Thomas of Clear South Wales Coal Tips. I started this group and campaign back at the start of 2021. I did so out of frustration with the lack of progress on the remediation of the coal tip slip near Tylorstown and the lack of information available on the safety of other coal tips. The…
FB Post: I think this is important for people to be aware: DataMap Wales highlights the coal tip behind Conway Drive/Llangorse Road moved from category B to C in April 2024 and by October 2024, moved again to category D (which is the worse). Category D is defined as a tip with the potential to…
Responding to the publication of location maps for category A, B and R coal tips the Shadow Minister for Social Partnership, said: “While it’s good to see these maps finally published, it’s now time to end the dithering and bring forward coal tip safely legislation. “People living in valley communities are living in fear, and…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council recently purchased land in Cwmbach Aberdare the purchase price was £22,000 played for by the taxpayer, the land purchased included a privately owned category D coal tip a tip with the potential to impact public safety, to be inspected at least twice a year. The previous owner of the land was…
Taken from Philip Thomas who publishes the Facebook pages relating to Clear South Wales Coal Tips, there are a number of videos on the site relating to coal tips just use the link. A view from the middle of the high-risk tips in #Ynyshir, #RhonddaFach, looking down to the valley floor and #YnyshirCommunitySchool. A stream…
In 2020, the Welsh Ministers asked the Law Commission for England and Wales to undertake a detailed review of the current legislation relating to coal tip safety in Wales. The Welsh Government’s response to the Law Commission’s review announced today has drawn on the White Paper consultation launched last summer, and the trialling of key components of the…
