Welsh scientists have mapped the hidden microbes thriving in south Wales’s abandoned coal mines, helping to overcome ...

Children have been helping to shape the future of a former East Durham pit village. Pupils from Cotsford and Yohden Primary ...

One resident of the coastal village said the demolition plans amount to 'social cleansing' as the regeneration project ...

Pupils from Cotsford and Yohden Primary Schools in Horden, a community once centred around coal mining, took part in workshops and design challenges to imagine what tomorrow’s neighbourhoods could ...

EXCLUSIVE: There are plans to demolish 100 homes in the country's cheapest seaside village and residents are not happy.

Plans to tear down historic homes in the North East's cheapest seaside village have been described as 'social cleansing' as ...

A County Durham village has been described as "historic with rural charm" and a top restaurant located within it by visitors. Located just a few miles east of Durham City, the village of Shadforth ...

In an ironic twist of fate, abandoned coal mines in the UK are being converted into geothermal energy plants.

Durham-headquartered Banks is looking to extract around 800,000 tonnes of high quality coal from the Dewley Hill site, most of which would be used for industrial purposes, as well as fire clay and ...