Sam and Ray Lonsdale worked on the artwork over a two-year period A giant sculpture has been installed on the site of a former colliery to honour a town's mining heritage. The 16ft (5m) high steel ...

Work has completed on a £20m Sunderland retail park, located on the site of a historic colliery which closed more than 40 years ago. The scheme is set to support more than 100 jobs. Robertson ...

A new sculpture celebrating Houghton-le-Spring's mining heritage has been unveiled. Residents came together on Thursday to witness the official unveiling of the North East town’s newest landmark.

A historic colliery site in Tyne and Wear has been redeveloped into a £20 million retail park, creating jobs and boosting the local economy. Houghton Colliery in Houghton-le-Spring, which operated for ...

A giant sculpture paying homage to Wearside’s mining history has been installed on a former colliery site ahead of its grand unveiling later this year. ‘Shifting Times’ is the latest work of art by ...

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Houghton’s rich mining heritage has been honoured in the latest artwork by celebrated sculptor Ray Lonsdale and his son, Sam. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get ...

A giant sculpture has been installed on the site of a former colliery to honour a town's mining heritage. The 16ft (5m) high steel work, called Shifting Times, was lifted into place in ...