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  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Caitlin Parr |Lucy Vladev

    Opencast mine plans the 'ultimate betrayal' - residentsCaitlin Parr & Lucy VladevBBCPeople have raised fears over rising water levels at Ffos-y-Fran mine since work stopped in November 2023Neighbours of the UK's last opencast mine say they have been betrayed by new plans to restore the site. Ffos-y-Fran's operators Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd were originally granted planning permission in 2011 to restore the 285 hectares of land site above Merthyr Tydfil once they stopped mining for coal.

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