These stunning then-and-now images chart the profound transformation of former coal mining locations on the ... who was born in County Durham in 1949, and whose work has since appeared in major ...

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signalling the end of coal production in County Durham. The company Banks Group attempted to extend the mine but were thwarted by a local campaign. Banks Group's attempt to convince Durham that ...

WARM water in old coal mines across County Durham could be used to bring eco-friendly heating to homes, researchers claim. In February, Durham County Council declared a “climate emergency ...

Durham is an unincorporated community in Walker County ... changed to Durham after the mining area on Lookout Mountain was purchased by the Durham Iron and Coal Company. After the first shipment ...

A detailed record of Durham's coal-mining past has been compiled by a team of volunteers. One hundred volunteers spent six months indexing documents held at Durham County Record Office, as part of the ...

One of England's last major mines has stopped extracting coal. The surface mine in Bradley, near Dipton, County Durham, opened in 2018 to extract 500,000 tonnes of coal, external, with ...

Plans to develop an opencast mine ... County Durham's countryside have been rejected by councillors following an "overwhelming" campaign of opposition. Planners had recommended approval of the UK ...