Industry that fuelled Britain for centuries goes into its final hours as workers lament the loss of North Yorkshire collieryAn industry and a way of life will advance to an abrupt halt at 12.45pm on Friday when 60 coalminers at Kellingley resurface with only their identity cards as mementos and redundancy cheques for the future.
The men will leave an estimated 30m tons of recoverable coal in the ground at the North Yorkshire colliery and will be laid off alongside nearly 390 colleagues by their employer,UK Coal Kellingley, which will be wound up. Related: 'Like being on death row': the final week in Kellingley colliery Related: The end of deep coal mining in Britain: ‘They’ve knocked us down’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com