It is one of the highlights of the summer calendar. The Durham Miners' Gala took place on Saturday in Durham city centre, with crowds flocking to the hugely popular event. Show more Hosted by the ...

The annual Miners' Gala of Durham is underway this morning. Dozens of banners from lodges across the region are held up as bands play the procession along. Brass bands play the participants ...

A replica Clackmannan County Miners’ banner appeared at Durham Miners' Gala after 40 years, celebrating Clackmannanshire’s mining heritage ...

Norman Emery will give a talk titled Banners of the Durham Coalfield on Sunday, February 16 – the 132nd anniversary of the Trimdon Grange mining disaster in which 69 men and boys died.

The original miners’ banner, depicting the Good Samaritan and the Trimdon Colliery agent’s office, was unfurled in July, 1892, and will make an historic return to Durham Miners’ Gala on ...

A campaign to repair a miners' banner and return it to the village where it originates has been launched.

I HAD a memorable day at Durham Miners’ Gala the Saturday before last: stirring brass bands, beautiful banners, great conversations and wonderful company. And after the march there was a storming set ...

Women who battled alongside the pitmen to save jobs and communities will ensure that the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike will remembered.

It may be one of our region's great cultural and historical hubs, yet you need only visit the toilets to recognise Redhills' need for refurbishment. Home to the Durham Miners’ Association, this ...