NHS @ 70

The birth of the National Health Service on July 5th 1948 is a landmark moment in British history. Its creation would have ramifications for the entire country and impact society at every level. The concept of a free, comprehensive health service was of particular significance to industrial, working-class communities that had long struggled to afford……

Orgreave

The violent clash that occurred between police offers and pickets at Orgreave Coking Plant on the 18th of June 1984 was a key political moment of the strike and continues to resonate over thirty years later. While the authorities and mainstream media were quick to depict the event as unruly picketers reigned in by a……

Orgreave (Cymraeg)

Roedd y gwrthdaro treisgar rhwng yr heddlu a phobl yn bicedi yn Ffatri Côc Orgreave ar 18fed o Fehefin 1984 yn ddigwyddiad allweddol o streic y glowyr a dal yn bwysig ar ôl trideg mlynedd. Fe wnaeth yr awdurdodau a’r cyfryngau darlun y dydd fel picedwyr yn ymosod ar heddlu anobeithiol, ond mae tystiolaeth a……

Twm Brinley Thomas & Cyril Ifold

  Across our Facebook and Twitter profiles, and on this very blog, you may have noticed a familiar face. Twm Brinley Thomas, has become something of a mascot for us here at the Miners’ Library. Although he’s now commonly seen on our social media profiles, Twm originates in a portrait that hangs over our Issue……

Twm Brinley Thomas a Cyril Ifold

  Ar draws ein cyfrifau Facebook a Twitter, ac ar y blog yma, efallai rydych wedi sylwi wyneb cyfarwydd. Mae Twm Brinley Thomas wedi datblygu i fod rhyw fath o masgot ar gyfer Llyfrgell y Glowyr. Er bod e nawr i’w weld ar ein cyfrifau ar-lein, mae Tom yn dod yn wreiddiol o bortread sy’n……

International Women’s Day: “Educate, Agitate, Organise” – Elizabeth Andrews

  In her foreword to A Woman’s Work is Never Done, Glenys Kinnock reflects on the lack of recognition afforded to its author, Elizabeth Andrews. Her autobiography, published by Honno, is still the primary source for Elizabeth’s life and writings. Edited by Ursula Masson, the book contains an introduction that provides contextual information, several of her……

Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Menywod: “Educate, Agitate, Organise” – Elizabeth Andrews

  Yn y rhagair i A Woman’s Work is Never Done, mae Glenys Kinnock yn adlewyrchu ar ddiffyg y gydnabyddiaeth a rhoddwyd i’r awdures, Elizabeth Andrews. Mae ei hunangofiant, a argraffwyd gan Honno, dal y brif ffynhonnell ar gyfer bywyd ac geiriau Elizabeth. Golygwyd y llyfr gan Ursula Masson, sy’n cynnwys cyflwyniad sy’n darparu gwybodaeth gyd-destunol,……

DOVE Workshop + Banwen Library

Banwen Library, located in the DOVE Workshop, belongs to Swansea University and is proud to be a community library that supports learning and offers resources for all. While it is a valuable service for many users, its location away from the other University campuses means that it is occasionally overlooked by those that could benefit……

Voices from the Coalfields Inspire New Album

Photo by Dan Kendall The release of Public Service Broadcasting’s Every Valley on July 7th was greeted with the same critical acclaim as their previous albums. The London-based band combine instrumental music, archival footage and sampled recordings to create a unique, cross-genre sound. Having supported the Manic Street Preachers and now regularly touring the globe,……

Lleisiau o’r Meysydd Glo yn Ysbrydoli Albwm Newydd

Ffoto gan Dan Kendall Cafodd rhyddhad yr albwm Every Valley gan Public Service Broadcasting’s ar 7fed Gorffennaf yr un ganmoliaeth feirniadol â’u halbymau blaenorol. Mae’r band o Lundain yn cyfuno cerddoriaeth offerynnol, recordiau archifol a samplau i greu sain unigryw sy’n trosglwyddo categorïau . Ar ôl cefnogi’r Manic Street Preachers ac erbyn hyn yn teithio……