Families turned out in force to enjoy the annual sports day in South Tyneside. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited access to the website including our ...

These rare underground photos show the harsh reality and stark beauty of the North East’s mining heritage. They reveal what life was like for those who worked hundreds of feet below the ground in ...

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They had not seen each other for 40 years but dozens of former miners were back together on a day of incredible memories. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get ...

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PITMAN painter Jacky Payton has provided a vivid picture of life down the pit for pupils whose school is built on a colliery site. Jacky, 66, who worked at Westoe Colliery in South Shields for nearly ...

Painter Bob Olley worked at Whitburn Colliery before it closed in the 1960s An exhibition is documenting the grime, friendships and tragedies of life at pits in north-east England. King Coal features ...

Former miner Billy Torton remembers men being in tears after Westoe Colliery in South Shields closed 20 years ago. By the end of 1993 Easington, Westoe, Wearmouth and Vane Tempest - the last surviving ...