Workers at Cortonwood colliery in Brampton Bierlow - earmarked to close within weeks - walked out on strike, followed by miners across Yorkshire and other parts of England, Scotland and Wales.

“One miner who broke the strike in Yorkshire talked about feeling the need to keep a pickaxe handle on the passenger seat of his car from that day on.” Miners’ Strike: A Frontline Story will ...

But as the last pit in Yorkshire closed in 2015 ... If they get the approval they need, miners suffering from related illnesses such as COPD or emphysema could apply for funds.

On 6 March, miners at Cortonwood Colliery in South Yorkshire, having learnt that their pit was slated for closure, walked out. The strikes soon spread across Yorkshire and beyond. On 12 March ...

South Yorkshire Police has been accused of continuing a "cover-up" of its actions during the miners' strike over a delay in making its archives public. The force said in 2022 it intended to make ...

The hearts and minds of the nation might have been a lot more sympathetic towards the miners’ cause.” South Yorkshire Police, later slammed over the 1989 ­Hillsborough tragedy, says there ...

Nearly 18,000 former miners in South Yorkshire have seen a substantial increase to their pensions as part of a landmark payout. The pension enhancement, which is part of a wider £1.5 billion ...

A Yorkshire family has become a Benidorm institution attracting queues of British holidaymakers and expats desperate for a plate of their authentic, bargain grub. Tad Dawson is a man who will be ...