A coal miners’ strike was having an impact on all aspects of lives back in 1972. In South Shields, a 77-year-old woman sat in ...
It’s a landmark anniversary without honour - but one which had a profound impact on the future of the district’s coal industry.
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 25, the Marx Memorial Library continues its series of discussions on the lessons of the miners’ strike with John Sheppard, a striking Armthorpe miner Last week Seumas Milne, ...
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has claimed that a fear of being scapegoated by Arthur Scargill if miners lost their heroic 1984-85 strike was behind his startling inaction during the walkout. Mr ...
Riot Platforms capitalized on the surge of cryptocurrencies in 2024, expanding mining capacity and diversifying energy ...
In 1984, thousands of workers in the area's mines were in their ninth month of the bitter Miners' Strike in a desperate bid to prevent the closure of pits across the country. The National Union of ...
The miners' strike of 1984-85, a year-long civil war and the UK's last significant industrial battle, marked a pivotal moment in the nation's political history. This event polarised the country ...
Miners strike 1984: the beginning of a struggle that decided the future of many North East communities. The miners strike saw Margaret Thatcher and the Tory government lock horns with NUM ...
The mine, near the frontline city of Pokrovsk, produced coking coal crucial for Ukraine’s steel industry. It kept running ...
At the pre-match presser on Thursday, Mohun Bagan Super Giant coach Jose Molina had brushed aside their wastefulness in ...