Work is under way to create a mine water heating system which will supply hundreds of homes. Water from disused mines will eventually be used to heat houses in a new community near Seaham in County ...

A major breakthrough in sustainable construction is underway as work begins on a groundbreaking mine water heating project in ...

"The miners' defeat was the first domino to fall ... and several works from Durham-based coal miner and artist Tom McGuinness. The Gallery's founders, Gillian Wales and Robert McManners, said ...

Looking back to the 1984-5 strike, Durham miners' leader Davey Hopper believes that the dispute was not primarily about the coal industry. He explains his comment, which is at face value surprising, ...

We remember the forgotten heroes of World War II, the Bevin Boys, and meet four generations of a Durham mining community. This is the story of British coal mining, told through BBC radio and TV ...

A former coal mining village set against the Heritage Coast has suffered a major blow after failing to get £20 million in investment. Situated on the North Sea Coast, Horden, in County Durham ...

The Durham to Bishop Auckland line was originally built by North Eastern Railway to provide access to coal mines in West County Durham. Here is the route of the old line: The article reads ...

Construction has officially begun on a landmark project that will use mine water to provide green heat, building on ongoing ...

Water is extracted from former coal workings to protect the groundwater ... it will instead feed into the heat network. Durham County Council, the Mining Remediation Authority and Karbon Homes ...