Aberfan disaster
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight review – astonishing adventures in precognition
How the Aberfan disaster prompted one psychiatrist to launch a nationwide search for ‘seers’ who could predict the future
Fiona Sturges
04, May, 2022 @10:00 AM
I’m a rational person. Of course I don’t believe in the psychic world. And yet … | Emma Brockes
Indoctrinated by my mother, I find myself speculating to my own children about ‘energies’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
08, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM
Brittle With Relics by Richard King review – a portrait of Wales in flux
From the Aberfan disaster to late 90s pop-culture, this vivid oral history brings a tumultuous era to life
John Harris
12, Mar, 2022 @11:00 AM
Brittle With Relics by Richard King; Welsh (Plural): Essays on the Future of Wales – reviews
A gritty oral history and a vibrant set of essays examine Wales’s past and its renewed sense of purpose, sparked by a new generation of Welsh speakers
Jude Rogers
07, Mar, 2022 @9:00 AM
Family of Aberfan rescuer give stopped clock to Welsh museum
School clock recovered from the rubble 55 years ago will be put on display in Cardiff
Steven Morris
03, Feb, 2022 @1:49 PM
Welsh government calls on Westminster to help fund safety of coal tips
Rhondda valley residents fearful after recent landslip and UK government pushed to share responsibility
Steven Morris
28, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
Aberfan teacher Rennie Williams dies aged 86
Williams was recognised for her bravery after 1966 school disaster in which 144 people died
Jedidajah Otte
09, May, 2020 @2:07 PM
Effects of Storm Dennis spark fears of Aberfan repeat in Wales
Landslide leads to inspections of coal tip to avert similar disaster to that which killed 116 children in 1966
Henry McDonald
19, Feb, 2020 @4:24 PM
How filming the agony of Aberfan for The Crown revealed a village still in trauma
Peter Morgan, creator of the hit TV series, explains how the 1966 catastrophe raised questions about the nature of storytelling and the monarchy
Vanessa Thorpe
17, Nov, 2019 @8:16 AM
Welsh librarian jailed after theft of Aberfan disaster files
CPS lawyer notes ‘serious breach of trust’ by Elizabeth McGregor who stole hundreds of books from Pontypridd public library
Steven Morris
31, Jan, 2018 @1:49 PM
Call for review of charity response to UK disasters in wake of Grenfell fire
British Red Cross raises concerns over ‘complex’ process used to disperse money raised with large sums as yet unspent
Harriet Sherwood
12, Jul, 2017 @11:00 AM
Aberfan remembered, Trump polling and Brexit – our live look at the week as it happened
We discussed everything from Trump to the NHS with input from readers and journalists both above the line and in the comments
Sarah Marsh, Matthew Holmes and Guardian readers
21, Oct, 2016 @3:23 PM
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