Organisers of a memorial to commemorate lives lost in mining in Wales say they are around £40,000 short of the total needed to complete it.
A three-part National Mining Memorial is due to be unveiled in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, in October.
Aber Valley Heritage Group spokesperson Jack Humphreys told ITV News that not reaching the target would mean a planned memorial walkway would not be able to be completed.
The manager of Gleision Colliery where four miners died, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter. The four men were killed whilst working at the mine in September 2011.
The company which owns the colliery has also been summonsed to answer four counts of corporate manslaughter. Here's Richard Morgan.
– Detective Chief Inspector Dorian Lloyd, South Wales PoliceUpon completion of the investigation and following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, the mine manager, Malcolm Fyfield has today been charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter.
In addition, a prosecution for four offences of corporate manslaughter against the owners of the mine, MNS Mining Ltd, is proceeding.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all members of the local community for their continued support and understanding throughout this process.
A man has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into the deaths of four men at Gleision Colliery in September 2011.
Malcolm Fyfield, 57, has been charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and will appear at Neath Magistrates Court on February 1st.
The four men – Philip Hill, 44, Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50 and Garry Jenkins, 39 - died after becoming trapped in the mine on 15th September 2011.
South Wales coal miners are celebrating the sixty fifth anniversary of a hotel set up to offer them respite and recuperation from injury.
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Work begins to extract millions of tonnes of coal from the site, with former miners and the community set to share the profits
Read the full storyAn appeal fund for the families of the four miners killed in the Gleision colliery disaster closed today. David Powell, Garry Jenkins, Charles Breslin and Philip Hill died after becoming trapped underground in September. Trustees of the Fund have described the amount as 'absolutely phenomenal'.
An appeal fund for the families of the four miners killed in the Gleision Colliery disaster is set to close today.
The total raised stands at more than £1 million
