Previously, the DMA did not invite the new Conservative MPs who won Red Wall seats in 2019 to the Gala over the party's historic treatment of miners.

Reform UK councillors have not been formally invited to the 139th Durham Miners' Gala after taking control of the local authority.

All proceeds will go to the Friends of Durham Miners Gala (FODMG), the not-for-profit organisation created to fund the event. Durham Miners' Gala in 2019 (Image: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) ...

The Durham Miners Gala returns next month and part of the traditional parade will have to be on a new route due to redevelopment works in the city centre. The Gala is due to return on Saturday ...

Durham Pride joins the procession for the first time at the 41st anniversary of the Miners' Strike.

Reform UK councillors have not been formally invited to the 139th Durham Miners' Gala after taking control of the local authority.