The name of the community changed to Durham after the mining area on Lookout Mountain was purchased by the Durham Iron and Coal Company. After the first shipment was made in 1892, the mining of ...

The project is being led by the Mining Remediation Authority in partnership with Durham County Council, according to Environment+Energy Leader. It will use geothermal energy that will then be ...

Before it was the site of a newly opened trail system, Durham was a booming coal mining town located atop Lookout Mountain. Active from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, the town had electricity ...

Water lying in old coal mines could be used to grow food, a council has said. Durham County Council has secured a £110,000 grant to study the feasibility of using the naturally generated heat ...

A former coal mine in County Durham could be used to grow food and heat comnmunity organisations. A feasibility study is being carrried out to explore how to use heat from the mine water in Horden. It ...

The cathedral has an association with the coal mining industry dating from the early 1800s. The exhibition is being staged in collaboration with the Durham Mining Communities Banner Groups Association ...

A team of musicians went down an old drift coal mine at Beamish Colliery to digitally capture the ‘reverb’ of the mine. Ross Forbes, Chief Executive at Durham Miner’s Hall in Redhills ...

An art gallery is launching a new exhibition exploring the demise of coal pits, the miners’ strike and the impact on local communities. The Last Cage Down is being held at the Mining Art Gallery, in ...