Ravers hold out in disused Welsh coal mine despite threat of arrest

Around 3,000 people from all over the UK descended on the site in Banwen, close to the Brecon Beacons, on Sunday.
Ravers hold out in disused Welsh coal mine despite threat of arrest
Locals in Banwen have complained that ravers have left the site strewn with litter and human waste (Gareth Fuller/PA)

At least 400 people remain at the site of an illegal rave in Wales, despite a massive police presence.

Around 3,000 people from all over the UK descended on the site in a disused opencast coal mine in Banwen, close to the Brecon Beacons, on Sunday.

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