Diglake

காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டத்தின் மிகப்பெரிய ஏரி என்ற பெருமையை கொண்டது மதுராந்தகம் ஏரி. சுமார் ஆயிரம் வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு ஆண்ட உத்தம சோழன் ...

WE ARE days away from marking the 120th anniversary of the Audley pit disaster that saw more than 70 men and boys die at the Diglake Colliery on January 14, 1895. I have often observed that the miners' fondness for music and verse was born of a desire ...

Judith Edgeley's great-great grandfather William Roberts was killed in the Diglake disaster. The 48-year-old of Red Street, near Audley, said: “This is effectively a burial ground, we have no idea where those bodies are. “I have asked UK Coal countless ...

Opponents claim the land should be protected because the bodies of 77 miners who died in the Diglake pit disaster in 1895 are still there. UK Coal said it was confident there would be no disturbance of the Diglake site. About 300 people took part in a ...

TRIBUTE: Cagoo members, from the left, secretary Emma Harrison, vice-chairman David Hughes, councillor Ann Beech and treasurer Jim Austin, who attended a memorial service to remember the victims of the Diglake disaster. Picture: Malcolm Hart.

Families of the men and boys who died in a Staffordshire mining disaster more than 100 years ago are holding a memorial service. Many of the bodies of the 80 miners were never recovered, following a flood at Diglake Colliery in January 1895. Villagers ...