A 'world first' vinyl record embedded with actual coal dust has been launched at the Pitman's Parliament in Redhills, Durham.

LANSFORD, Pa. — Massive hunks of metal at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum are blades to gigantic fans, which were crucial in helping keep miners safe in the late 1800s. "Their whole function is mine ...

Museum workers voted for strike action after claims a promised pay rise was pulled [Nicola Rees/BBC] An MP has urged the trustees of the National Coal Mining Museum to "intervene urgently" to ...

The No. 9 Coal Mine operated from 1855 to 1972, making it the longest continuously operated deep anthracite coal mine in the world. Today, you can explore the mine via a 1,600-foot rail ride, followed ...

Workers at the National Coal Mining Museum have rejected a new pay offer, with their union, Unison, claiming it would leave many staff financially worse off than a previous proposal they had already ...

Members of Unison at the National Coal Mining Museum have been out on strike since August [Nicola Rees/BBC] Workers at the National Coal Mining Museum for England have rejected the latest pay offer in ...

A 'world first' vinyl record embedded with actual coal dust has been launched at the Pitman's Parliament in Redhills, Durham.

Workers on strike at the National Coal Mining Museum have rejected a pay offer their union claimed would have left many staff worse off than a proposal they had previously thrown out. Members of ...