The Northern Echo

Slaughter by the seaside: the shelling of Seaham

MARY SLAUGHTER was so concerned by the Zeppelin attacks on her home on Tyneside during the First World War that she left her husband and moved for safety to the quieter seaside town of Seaham, to stay ...
The Northern Echo

Play created as tribute to Seaham Colliery Disaster victims to be performed in the town, for its last show

A FOLK play that has touched the hearts of mining communities while touring the North will be performed one last time in the most fitting of venues. The final showing of the musical She’s Fired will ...
BBC

Solar farm approved near former colliery

A new solar farm has been approved on land near a former coal mine. The scheme, at Seaham, was backed by Durham County Council's planning committee. Developer Environmena will build the facility on ...
The New York Times

TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.; ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEN IN A DAMAGED PIT--A GREAT LOSS OF LIFE FEARED

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The New York Times

THE GREAT COLLIERY DISASTER.; BETWEEN 130 AND 140 MINERS KILLED-- NONE OF THE BODIES YET RECOVERED.

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Evening Chronicle

Two Seaham shops stripped of licences after selling booze to underage teenagers

Two Seaham off licences have been stripped of their alcohol licences after being caught out selling booze to underage children. The High Colliery Post Office on Stockton Road and Vicky’s Supermarket, ...