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Santa Underground: Yorkshire coal mining museum to host unique Santa experience where visitors can climb down 140 metres to his grotto

Visitors will get the chance to winch down 140 metres underground to visit Santa’s grotto at the National Coal Mining Museum in Yorkshire. The National Coal Mining Museum based in Wakefield offers ...
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AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

Women's race competitors, including Jodie Ounsley, center, who plays Fury in the British TV show "Gladiators," run with a 20kg sack of coal over a 1.1km course during the World Coal Carrying ...
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Kellingley Colliery: History behind the Yorkshire coal mine that closed 10 years ago marking the end of deep-pit coal mining in Britain

The closure of Kellingley Colliery 10 years ago marked the end of deep-pit coal mining in Britain - here is its history. Kellingley Colliery, known as the ‘Big K’, was a deep coal mine and was owned ...
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AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

YORKSHIRE, England (AP) — Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their back. Women carried 20 kilograms (44 pounds) ...