Repeated offers to clean up a miners' memorial hidden by vegetation have been refused by a council on health and safety grounds, campaigners have said. The miners' wheel, on Birdwell roundabout near ...

Community campaigners say a miners’ memorial in Rockingham has been left hidden from view for more than two years after repeated requests to clear vegetation were refused on health and safety grounds.

The Rockingham miners’ wheel, located on the Birdwell roundabout near the former Rockingham Colliery site, has been obscured by overgrowth since 2023, according to members of the Hoyland Common ...

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