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

With around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK, we have chosen our favourites for your next culture-filled day out ...

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 ...

David Waddington has spent years researching the mining industry and coal communities. Now he’s written a history of the pit ...

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 ...

Wakefield Council has voted unanimously in favour of supporting staff at the National Coal Mining Museum who are on strike ...

Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...

MCALESTER, Okla. (KFOR) — The stone sits heavily now just outside the old high school. A sign bolted to it states that it’s the largest lump of McAlester coal at two-and-a-half tons, cut from beneath ...