Country diary: South Wales’s summer of fires will linger long in the memory | Eben Muse

Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley: These coal areas are shaped by fire and ash. I find a high point to try and survey the damageMy friend John and I are climbing Tylorstown Tip – a summit also known as Old Smokey, named after the hot ash it was partly made with. We want to see how much of south Wales has…