Plans have been submitted to Blaenau Gwent planners for the demolition of a derelict building linked to the mining industry with the aim of transforming the site into a park. The application is for ...

Prior to the introduction of these baths, the miners had no option but to travel home dirty and wash in a tin bath in front of the fire or outside in the 'bailey' (back yard). Not only did the miners' ...

There are no pithead paths left to be seen in Midlothian now, but when they were widely introduced they made a huge difference to the lives of miners and their families as men no longer came home wet ...

An old pithead baths is blighting a village which is the subject of a multi-million pound regeneration scheme, say some local residents, writes JAYNE ISAAC. An old pithead baths is blighting a village ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Local Democracy Reporting Service (Local Democracy Reporting Service) Plans have been submitted to Blaenau Gwent planners ...