“On the west coast in Ayrshire, at one time 14,000 coal miners mined 4 million tonnes ... Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: “We owe the mining communities who powered this country a debt ...

It is a town that has seen its population steadily fall since the decline of coal mining in the 1980s. But now Cumnock in ...

MSP Colin Smyth said: “I’m immensely proud to represent a region truly steeped in Scotland’s mining history. “On the west coast in Ayrshire, at one time 14,000 coal miners mined 4 million ...

Dunstonhill opencast pit was one of a number of derelict mining ... of coal mining have been given a multi-million pound boost to restore the local landscape. The grants for East Ayrshire total ...

MSP Colin Smyth said: “I’m immensely proud to represent a region truly steeped in Scotland’s mining history. “On the west coast in Ayrshire, at one time 14,000 coal miners mined 4 million tonnes of ...

A "masterplan" for the Hunterston industrial complex in North Ayrshire has been revealed by its owners. Peel Ports claims the transformation of the former coal-handling port will support more than ...

And there must be something in the local water because Ayrshire, on the shores of the Firth of Clyde in southwest Scotland, ...