Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth ...
LONDON (AFP) — The U.K. announced Thursday that it would introduce legislation to ban new coal mines, as the Labour government ramps up its plans to make Britain a clean energy leader. The government ...
Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. London’s High Court on Friday quashed a planning permission for the UK’s ...
The UK’s approval for the first deep coal mine in over three decades is unlawful, a London judge ruled, scrapping the current planning permission for the controversial development. Lawyers for Friends ...
LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - Britain will not pressure power generators to cut back coal imports they depend on, or subsidise new domestic mines, UK Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling told a ...
Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining ...
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Wakefield Council will also be asked to urge the Charity Commission to investigate the ongoing dispute. Staff at the tourist attraction, where visitors can get a lift 459 ft (140m) down to the mine ...
Waverley, a new town in South Yorkshire, is built on the site of Orgreave Colliery, where miners and police clashed in the 1980s. Jenny Messenger visits to find out more #UKhousing Near Rotherham lies ...
The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA), a government organisation responsible for managing the legacy of coal mining across Great Britain and keeping the public safe in former mining areas, has been ...
Workers on strike at the National Coal Mining Museum have rejected a pay offer their union claimed would have left many staff ...