Swansea University history expert Prof Louise Miskell, from Port Talbot, said: "Blast furnace steelmaking dates right back to ...

Steelworkers have drilled the final hole in the last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot, bringing to an end the ...

The last remaining blast furnace in Port Talbot will stop producing steel on Monday, ending the traditional method of ...

For Jon, there is a strange sense of déjà vu, having documented the fictional demise of a steelworks in the town as a ...

The move away from making steel from scratch using iron ore and coal to recycling metal in a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace ...

The blast furnaces now belong to Port Talbot's past but the steel industry is no stranger to change and shifts in technology.

Traditional steelmaking has come to an end but Tata Steel bosses insist it is only a matter of time until a greener operation ...

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 ...

Port Talbot is a town synonymous with its steelworks, but this week, many workers have been receiving their final paycheques. The decision was made months ago to cease most of the operations at the ...

Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he is conscious of how ‘difficult’ it will be for everyone as production comes ...

Eleven years ago a senior Tata manager claimed investment in Port Talbot would secure steelmaking for the next 100 years. That was the day the £185m blast furnace number four was switched on.

Instead of taking the bold action necessary they ignored us, they dithered and delayed leaving it too late. When they finally ...