"When the pit shut, I was devastated, absolutely devastated – and it wasn't just about the pit closing; it was the fact that the people you saw every day, you weren't going to see as often, and that ...

A photographic exhibition of the final weeks of mining at one of the UK's last deep coal mines has gone on display in Nottinghamshire. Photographer Chris Upton decided to create a record of life at ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Coal mining at Thoresby Colliery, one of the last remaining underground coal mines in Britain, will cease on Friday and 360 employees will be made redundant, mine owner UK Coal said ...

Former Nottinghamshire miners say their memories of working underground "cannot be wiped" as they mark a decade since the county's last coal pit closed. Hundreds of former Thoresby Colliery workers ...

THE death of Britain’s coal mining industry came a step closer yesterday as Thoresby colliery in Nottinghamshire ceased production with the loss of more than 300 jobs. Thoresby’s closure comes less ...

The first phase of work has begun at a former Nottinghamshire colliery to build 143 homes as part of of a wider major development. Nottinghamshire's last deep coal mine, Thoresby Colliery, will be ...

The major attraction of working in the mining industry was the job security; you knew that if you started work at a colliery you would be employed for life, and earning decent money, too. That’s all ...

Consultations on plans to regenerate Nottinghamshire's Thoresby Colliery, which include 800 new homes and a 25-acre business park, are to be held later this month. The colliery, which is located on ...

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UK COAL, the Yorkshire-based coal and property business, has confirmed it is to pursue a £55m investment programme at Thoresby Colliery. The announcement follows UK Coal's deal with EDF to supply coal ...