Nippon Steel plans to invest $14 billion in U.S. Steel's operations including up to $4 billion in a new steel mill if the ...

Ex-steelworker John Fox and charity, Building Self-Belief have begun their campaign to raise enough money to commission a sculpture to represent the history of Consett’s steel industry ...

A GLOWING modern tribute to the steel heritage of Consett has been finalised with the lighting-up of the giant sculpture. The £45,000 piece of public art reflects the image of a blast furnace and ...

But now the former Consett British Steel plant has come under fire as more ex-workers are being asked to join a fight for justice. Hundreds of coke workers across the country who developed cancer ...

Steel production was a cornerstone to industry in the North East and to the communities around the Consett area of County Durham. In turn, steel was pivotal to the UK's industrial output.

Durham County Council had refused permission for the energy-from-waste facility at the site of a former steelworks in Consett. However, a public inquiry was held last year after developer Project ...