How mining banners helped shape communities past and present

Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining ...

Pit-folk and Peers: 'I've spent my career researching coal mining communities, now I've written about my hometown pit village of Fryston'

David Waddington has spent years researching the mining industry and coal communities. Now he’s written a history of the pit village where he was born. Laura Reid reports.

Council urged to step in over mining museum strike

Wakefield Council will also be asked to urge the Charity Commission to investigate the ongoing dispute. Staff at the tourist attraction, where visitors can get a lift 459 ft (140m) down to the mine ...
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Funding withheld as mining museum strike continues

People have been on strike over pay at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield since August Council funding for the National Coal Mining Museum has been "withheld" until strike action in a row ...
The Conversation

Cumbria coal mine shows planning is the next battleground in UK climate policy

Gareth Fearn currently receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and previously from the ESRC. Pancho Lewis receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. He is a member of the UK ...

About 800,000 homes to get disused coal tip advice

For decades, very little was known about the locations and conditions of Wales' disused coal tips following its long history of mining. After a landslide above ... the south Wales coalfield. In June, ...