- ITV Report
Welsh miners prepare to mark 30 years since the beginning of the Miners' Strike
Thirty years ago this week the National Coal Board announced a string of pit closures which led to miners across Wales and the UK downing tools for a bitter year long strike.
Many communities were torn apart by the industrial action.
Carole Green reports.
Stephen Thomas comes from a long line of miners in Ynysybwl and photographed the end of the South Wales coalfield.