LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Tower Colliery stays open

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Apr 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Emma Jones reports on the British Coal turnaround at the Tower Colliery in South Wales which now won’t be closed but will be sold off. NUM Spokesman Kevin Williams, miner Phil White and NUM Lodge Secretary Tyrone O’Sullivan comment. MP for Cynon Valley Ann Clwyd emerges cheerfully from an underground protest.

Contributors

Ann Clwyd; Emma Jones; Phil White; Kevin Williams; Tyrone O’Sullivan

Keywords

Coal mining; NUM; Wales; Coal miners; Coal mines; Mine closures; British Coal; Tower Colliery

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