Residents of a former mining town in South Yorkshire have burnt an effigy of Margaret Thatcher inside a mock coffin, placed with a floral wreath spell...
The other side of the police has been exposed by the shocking revelations about Hillsborough, both in failing to prevent a disaster waiting to happen and later dishonestly concealing the truth.
Ed Miliband dismissed accusations he was running an electoral risk by speaking at the Durham Miners' Gala on Saturday, insisting he was proud to "fo...
A former mining union leader is facing jail after being convicted of stealing nearly £150,000 from a charity that ran a care home for sick and elderl...
Margaret Thatcher described "the miners" as "basically reasonable people" and doubted whether they would "follow" National Union of Mineworkers' leade...
Repurposing a place is expensive. Abandoning it can be even more costly, with an unseen price in terms of ruptured relationships, disrupted education and mental stress... and what about the cultural and psychological value of a pit village or a council estate?
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Prince of Wales has become patron of the appeal fund to raise money for the families of the miners killed in the Gleision Col...
Three out of four miners trapped underground in Wales have been found dead, police confirmed on Friday. as rescue workers struggle to reach the bodies...
Emergency services are conducting a "difficult rescue operation" after four miners were trapped by water in the Gleision Colliery in Pontardawe, Swans...