Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum to host free day of family fun
The National Coal Mining Museum is hosting a free day of fun.
Graham Ibbeson goes back to his coal mining roots with new sculpture trail
Renowned sculptor Graham Ibbeson is returning to his roots with a new sculpture trail at the National Coal Mining Museum. “My ...
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Tributes paid to former NUM vice president Ken Capstick
THE former Yorkshire area vice president of the National Union of Mineworkers and a man who played a pivotal role during...
Angela Rayner visits South Yorkshire for second ‘Mayoral Council meeting’
The deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has joined metro mayors from across the country in South Yorkshire to talk about ...
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Memorials to two police officers covered in black spray paint in 'appalling' act of vandalism
Memorials to two murdered police officers have been covered in black spray paint in an “appalling” act of vandalism. The ...
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National Union of Mineworkers vice president Ken Capstick dies aged 83
Born in Hemsworth into a proud mining community, Mr Capstick trained as an electrician and began his career in the coal ...
Grangemouth closure a ‘shining example of how not to do anything’, MPs told
The forthcoming closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery is a “shining example of how not to do anything”, MPs were told as ...
Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors ...
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NGOs expose global surge in new met coal mines, expansions
“The MCEL is a new sister database that focuses exclusively on metallurgical coal and highlights which companies are planning new mines or extensions,” she said. As the Paris Agreement marks ...