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One of the last three deep coal mines in the UK is to be closed by the end of the week, with the loss of 430 jobs. Hatfield Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was due to shut in the summer of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Hatfield Colliery will stop producing coal with immediate effect after being unable to sell its coal following the sharp rise in the UK's carbon tax, Prospect union said ...

Ten years since the closure of Hatfield Colliery in Stainforth, the penultimate mine to close in Yorkshire, "people don't forget", says ex-miner Keith Allsopp. "It's a mining community and ...

2 April 2007 – Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster in the UK, which closed in 1994 when the coal industry was privatised, has become the ninth deep shaft coal mine operational in the nation. Rising ...

Efforts to keep trespassers out of a former mine are costing a council almost £145,000 a year. Doncaster Council is paying £120,000 to employ private security and £25,000 for "ongoing repairs and ...

It was a simple gesture but one which nonetheless reflected a community’s deep-seated pride in its miners who toiled underground to help power a nation. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

A colliery that was at the heart of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike is set to be redeveloped as a 326 acre (132 ha) business park scheme. Hatfield Colliery, near Doncaster, south Yorkshire, was a key ...

KPMG was brought in to sell the assets of Powerfuel, owned by coal mining entrepreneur Richard Budge and Russian coal group KRU, after talks with 2CO Energy to take a stake in the company broke down.

At least £1m will need to be spent on the "unsafe" Hatfield Colliery site after its headstocks were given Grade II listed status, a council has warned. The pit, which has been run by an employee-owned ...