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CAMPAIGNERS in Wales are demanding that the site of a huge opencast coalmine be filled in and the land restored to its previous condition.
Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd operated Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine until last November.
Residents of nearby Merthyr Tydfil say that the company inflicted 16 years of dust, noise and lorry traffic on them while the mine was open and when it pulled out, it simply abandoned a giant crater and left huge environmental damage.
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
In the second of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election David Nicholson talks to Welsh Green Party leader ANTHONY SLAUGHTER
