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These rare underground photos show the harsh reality and stark beauty of the North East’s mining heritage. They reveal what life was like for those who worked hundreds of feet below the ground in ...

Miners who took part in one of the UK's most divisive strikes have said they still cannot forgive those who did not, 40 years after it ended. On 3 March 1985, delegates from the National Union of ...

They had not seen each other for 40 years but dozens of former miners were back together on a day of incredible memories. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get ...

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As centuries of deep coal mining came to a close in the North East, artist Aidan Doyle found himself in a race to record its passing. Aidan spent three years photographing the final chapter in the ...