Echoing the positive sentiment, Cllr Shaw remarked: "This development is within 100 yards of where the former Dawdon Colliery was. We had 100 years of extracting coal, which had a huge impact on ...

Joff Whaite, a local photographer, has shared pictures from Deep Duffryn Colliery prior to its demolition. These pictures were captured in 1981 just one year prior to its demolition in January 1982.

Shaw told the planning meeting: "This development is within 100 yards of where the former Dawdon Colliery was. "We had 100 years of extracting coal, which had a huge impact on the environment.