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 ...
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Coal Mining Steeped in History

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

Funding withheld as mining museum strike continues

Council funding for the National Coal Mining Museum has been "withheld" until strike action in a row over workers' pay is resolved. Staff at the tourist attraction in Wakefield, where visitors can get ...