BRITISH steelmaking is less than 24 hours from collapse ... coal from abroad to keep Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces fired up. Ed Miliband blocked any hope of a new UK coal mine in Cumbria as ...

The Government has confirmed that West Cumbria Mining (WCM) has withdrawn its planning application for the Whitehaven coal mine. A letter from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local ...

West Cumbria Mining (WCM). The environmental groups successfully argued the greenhouse gas emissions created by burning the coal should be considered. The ruling is the latest court decision to ...

The company behind a proposed development for the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has withdrawn its planning application. The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining (WCM ...