When seven men died in the Lofthouse Colliery disaster 40 years ago only one body was recovered. And while six men still remain in the mine, the memory of the catastrophe is seared into the minds of ...

When Tony Banks was working deep below ground in Lofthouse Colliery on the morning of March 21, 1973, he felt a blast of cold air. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...

A 77-year-old former miner who was stabbed whilst bravely trying to tackle Jo Cox's killer was also a hero of a colliery disaster 40 years ago. Have-a-go hero Bernard Kenny was waiting outside the ...

In 1973 800 men worked around the clock at Lofthouse Colliery in Wakefield bringing coal out of its rich seams. It was a dirty, dark dangerous job. On the day of the disaster, March 21st, 30 men were ...

The Lofthouse Colliery disaster of March 21, 1973 was one of the worst in British mining history. Neil Hudson examines its legacy. It happened shortly after 2am on March 21, 1973, when a group of ...

The Scottish labour movement’s rejection of the Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights jeopardises not only the credibility of the unions but also poses legal risks and opens the door to far-right ...

A 77-year-old former miner was named today as the pensioner who was stabbed as he bravely tried to tackle Jo Cox’s killer. Bernard Kenny was waiting outside Birstall library in his car, after taking ...

The hero pensioner who was stabbed when he tried to rescue murdered MP Jo Cox during the hellish attack has died after losing a battle with cancer. Retired miner, Bernard Kenny, 78, was awarded the ...

But the inrush of water had blocked the main gate and made the tail gate impassable. Two large holes appeared in a farmer s field directly above the point where the accident happened as the water ...

A 77-year-old former miner was named today as the pensioner who was stabbed as he bravely tried to tackle Jo Cox’s killer. Bernard Kenny was waiting outside Birstall library in his car, after taking ...