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Memorial unveiled for Thornhill Colliery mining disasters
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (618+ words) Rescuers attending the 1947 Ings Pit disaster A memorial has been unveiled for 199 victims of mining disasters at Thornhill Colliery near Dewsbury, some as whom were as young as 12. The two largest disasters commemorated are the 1893 explosion in the Combs Pit,…...
The War Between The Land And The Sea (2025)
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (141+ words) BBC Java Script has been disabled. - displaying the billboard - a full-width image containing linked text The War Between The Land And The Sea (2025) by Russell T Davies and Pete Mc Tighe The War Between The Land And The Sea (2025) - When…...
Lack of staff delays "1m Minehead cliff project
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (635+ words) A "1m scheme to stabilise cliffs on the edge of a coastal town has been delayed because of staffing issues, a report has said. North Hill in Minehead, Somerset, has been prone to rock falls and land slips in the past…...
Coalsnaughton ground movement showing 'no signs of stopping"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (914+ words) Work has been under way to determine the cause of the ground movement for more than four weeks Ground movement in two streets evacuated in a former Clackmannanshire mining village is showing "no signs of stopping", a council meeting has…...
Wales' emissions fall after Port Talbot steelworks changes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (991+ words) Port Talbot steelworks had been the UK's biggest single source of carbon dioxide emissions There has been a "significant" cut to Wales' greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to the closure of the blast furnaces at Port Talbot steelworks, according to…...
Guinea President Mamadi Doumbouya bans raw gold exports
1+ week, 6+ day ago (347+ words) Guinea's president wants to boost the economy by exporting refined gold Guinea has banned the export of unrefined gold in an effort to promote domestic processing of the precious metal. The policy - effective immediately - comes after Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya…...
'By the grace of God': Miners dig on in face of lab-grown diamonds
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1562+ words) Diamond miners in Sierra Leone can hunt for days on end and find none of the precious stones The rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds has caused a big fall in the price of the mined gems. In the West African…...
Chichester tyre business banned over 'fire risks"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (489+ words) The Environment Agency decided a tyre business posed fire and pollution risks A tyre recycling business has been suspended from operating after fire and pollution risks were found. The Environment Agency (EA) visited Twyford Recycling, in Chichester, West Sussex on…...
Sculpture honouring mining heritage to be unveiled in Ashington
3+ week, 1+ day ago (556+ words) Funding is being sought to turn the model sculpture into a full version standing more than 12 metres high A sculpture honouring a region's mining heritage is to be unveiled to the public at an event which celebrates its history. It…...
Llandybie's Glan Lash opencast mining plans rejected
3+ week, 5+ day ago (761+ words) The Glan Lash opencast mine opened in 2012 and closed in 2019, but plans were submitted to extend the site The last outstanding proposal for opencast coal mining in the UK has been rejected. Carmarthenshire council refused plans to dig for 85, 000 tonnes…...