Port Talbot, Tata Steel
Can Port Talbot survive change at Tata?
Swansea University history expert Prof Louise Miskell, from Port Talbot, said: "Blast furnace steelmaking dates right back to the industrial revolution and the Victorian period, and the whole reason steelmaking and metal smelting takes place in Wales is because of coal.
Labour accused of ‘giving up the fight’ for steel jobs in Port Talbot
The Welsh First Minister has defended the UK Government’s efforts in negotiating a better deal for workers at Tata Steel.
What has Tata Steel has said about building an electric arc furnace in Port Talbot
Traditional steelmaking has come to an end but Tata Steel bosses insist it is only a matter of time until a greener operation is underway. | ITV News Wales
Traditional steelmaking ends in Port Talbot
The last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot will stop producing steel on Monday, ending the traditional method of steelmaking in south Wales. Tata Steel is expected to remove the last usable liquid iron from blast furnace 4 on Monday afternoon.
Last blast furnace shuts down at Tata Steel's Port Talbot in Wales
Today marks the end at one of the biggest steelworks in the world as the last blast furnace at Port Talbot in Wales shuts down, leaving it unable to make its own steel.
Port Talbot braces for closure of historic blast furnace
The long goodbye to blast furnace no. 4 is nearly over, as Port Talbot stands on the precipice of becoming a ‘steel town’ stripped of its ability to make its own ‘virgin’ steel. It is a huge moment. The long goodbye to blast furnace no.
'End of an era' as final blast furnace at Tata in Port Talbot stops operating today - September 30
There will around 2,000 direct job losses at the steelworks as a result of the move, plus a huge number of indirect losses in businesses and contractors linked to the site
Opinion
'We're mourning our heritage': Port Talbot Steelworker reflects on what furnace closure means for his community
Instead of taking the bold action necessary they ignored us, they dithered and delayed leaving it too late. When they finally came forward with an investment offer for our industry it wasn’t one that would revitalise our steel industry. No. Instead we got a deal that’s leading to hard redundancies and the closure of our blast furnaces.
Tata Steel shuts down last remaining blast furnace at Port Talbot in United Kingdom
Braving the opposition from workers and political parties for almost a year, the Indian company stuck to its plan to end steelmaking operation at the South Wales site on September 30, with the closure of the sinter plant,
End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks - Nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at Tata Steel UK’s plant as production switches to low-carbon steel making.
Port Talbot: Town says goodbye to traditional steelworks
The UK's biggest steelworks - a factory where steel is made using traditional methods - has shut down production after more than 100 years, leading to thousands of job losses across South Wales.
The moment Port Talbot's blast furnaces fell silent bringing to an end a chapter in Wales' history
This is the moment true, original steel production in Wales was brought to an end. As the sun set over the UK's largest steel ...
‘Difficult’ day as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he is conscious of how ‘difficult’ it will be for everyone as production comes ...