The 6ft (1.8 metre) silhouettes have been installed at former mining pits Life-size metal figures of miners have been unveiled at former collieries to celebrate Somerset's coal heritage.

THE GUS AND CROOK. Coal in the Somerset Coalfield was usually hand-hewn and removed from the coal face by carting boys. In the thin sections of the coal seams, the carting boys used the infamous ...

Mr Smith said that the applicants should carry out a coal mining risk assessment before North Somerset Council considered granting planning permission.

Exus Renewables North America broke ground Thursday morning on the repowering of the Twin Ridges Wind Farm in Meyersdale, Somerset County ... going to be building coal-fired power generation ...

The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) says English coal supplies will run out in early 2021, with Welsh supplies lasting until 2022. Chairman of the West Somerset Railway Jonathan Jones-Pratt ...

The Coal Authority has objected to plans for a new home in Nailsea, warning there is not sufficient information to be sure it will not cause a “ground collapse.” Plans have been submitted to North ...