Woodhorn Museum, where the work of the famous Ashington Group of pitmen painters is on permanent display, has given a first exhibition to a talented young photographer. Meeting between shifts in a hut ...

Almost £1.3 million has been pledged to carry out crucial repairs to an iconic piece of Northumberland's heritage. Woodhorn Museum's heapsteads - which support the winding gear that raised and lowered ...

A museum is to open a permanent gallery featuring the work of an acclaimed photographer who documented everyday life in north-east England. The Coal Town Collection, at Woodhorn in Northumberland, ...

The Wild Wood is a dedicated outdoor space designed to support wildlife, promote wellbeing, and bring the local community closer to nature. The area is currently maintained by 21 volunteers from Age ...

The hugely popular programme, which has been running since 1979, will film an episode of its 44th season at the former colliery site with host, Fiona Bruce. The date of the recording and the broadcast ...

Enjoy a grand day out at Woodhorn Museum's Vintage Car Rally. The North of England Classic and Pre-War Automobiles (NECPWA) club will be back at Woodhorn with their amazing array of classic cars.

Running throughout the school holidays, the programme features the popular return of Wild Wednesdays that provides participants with fun and creative ways to connect with the outdoor environment. In ...

A revamped £16m museum celebrating the heritage of Northumberland coal-mining has officially opened to the public. Woodhorn Colliery Museum was visited by HRH The Princess Royal last week ahead of ...

FAMILIES of the 13 miners killed in the Woodhorn Colliery explosion are being sought for the centenary commemorations of the disaster. On Sunday, August 13, 1916, an explosion of the highly dangerous ...

A group of miners who worked together more than 30 years ago at a Northumberland pit are being reunited. Woodhorn Colliery, which opened in Ashington in 1894, was a working mine for more than 80 years ...

Plans to create a new museum and archive centre at a former colliery in Ashington are due to be discussed by Northumberland councillors. Woodhorn Colliery closed in the early 1980s and opened as a ...