Aberfan Disaster
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| Number of deaths | 144 |
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| Inquiries | Aberfan Disaster Tribunal |
| Locations | Aberfan |
| South Wales | |
| Glamorgan | |
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| ID | 1083787 |
About Aberfan Disaster
The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip at around 9:15 am on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil and overlaid a natural spring.
Line of Duty's Vicky McClure announces marriage live on air
... He appeared in Channel 4 s Shameless, won a Welsh Bafta in 2007 for the documentary The Aberfan Disaster, and directed Don t Take Me Home, the story of the Wales football team at Euro 2016...
Aberfan teacher who rescued children dies aged 82
...By Rowenna HoskinBBC NewsA teacher who smashed a window to help his students to safety during the 1966 Aberfan Disaster has died aged 82...
BBC: What's been 'occurring' in Wales for 100 years
... Aberfan Disaster - 21 October 1966It was one of the darkest days in Wales history when, after weeks of torrential rain, 144 people - 116 of them children - died after a in the south Wales valleys...
Aberfan: Permanent home for disaster artefacts sought
... More than half a century has passed since this once unremarkable timepiece came to awful prominence, as time stood still for a generation of children lost to the Aberfan Disaster of 1966...
Aberfan: Tests on children after disaster 'like torture'
...Some of the children who survived the Aberfan Disaster have said they were put through distressing medical tests, which one described as " torture"...
Aberfan disaster: Surviving schoolchildren's trauma 55 years on
...Fifty-five years may have passed since the Aberfan Disaster but Jeff Edwards still cannot get the image of his dead classmate resting on his left shoulder out of his mind...
Tributes paid Aberfan police officer Charles Nunn
... A slag-heap, Pantglas Junior School, which is supposed to be saved, in October 1966, Jeff Edwards MBE, the last surviving child, to the remains of the school, engulfed: It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Charles Nunn, the policeman at the time, the Aberfan Disaster, the task of identifying the bodies and the contacts with grieving families...
Line of Duty's Vicky McClure announces marriage live on air
By Jared EvittsBBC News
Actor Vicky Mcclure and her Film Producer partner Jonny Owen have announced they are Married - Live on Radio On their Wedding Day .
The Star of The Bbc 's Line of Duty and her Welsh husband tied The Knot in her home city of Nottingham on Friday.
Fresh from The Ceremony , they appeared on a Late Night hosted by Katie Owen , Jonny's daughter.
She: " If anyone's listening, this is my dad and Vicky Mcclure and they've just got Married ".
" We're Married , " The Bride replied on the programme.
" We've had The Most amazing special day. We're gutted that you've had to go back but we're so proud of you for what you're doing.
In a photo shared on Social Media , the couple were seen dancing in front of the Our Dementia Choir, a group of singers with dementia McClure founded in 2019.
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites." You're missing lots of dancing, Katie, but we can do that again. We Love You and miss you. "
Katie Owen completed a 160-mile journey to Cardiff for her radio show.
" I left after The Ceremony , got The Train to Central Square and changed out of my Wedding Dress in The Train toilets, " She Said .
" It was beautiful, lots of Welsh flags. I left the after-party as everyone was arriving which was hard but Worth It when I got to the studio.
" (It) was lush being The First exclusive announcement too on BBC Radio Wales. "
Tributes on Social Media came from McClure's fellow This Is England actress Jo Hartley Who Said : " It was so amazing to be there and share it with your family and Friends - Love You both. "
Former Lioness and I'm A Celebrity winner Jill Scott added " yous look amazing congrats" while singer Sophie Ellis Bextor wrote " that's so lovely! Congratulations xx".
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.McClure is best known for her roles as Det Insp Kate Fleming in The Bbc police series Line of Duty, and as Lol Jenkins in The Film This Is England and its sequel mini-series on Channel 4 .
Owen, from Merthyr Tydfil , is a Film Producer , director and actor.
He appeared in Channel 4 's Shameless, won a Welsh Bafta in 2007 for The Documentary The Aberfan Disaster , and directed Don't Take Me Home, The Story of the Wales football team at Euro 2016.
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