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Illuminated Walkway Commemorates Easington Pit TragedyOn Thursday last week, the ex-pit village of Easington Colliery, County Durham, illuminated a tree-lined walkway to remember those who lost their lives in a mining disaster 65 years ago. 81 miners lost their lives following an explosion 900 feet underground in the Duck Bill area of Easington Colliery’s pit. Two rescue workers also died…Read the story →