MP presses for future for Rossington Colliery

31 March 2006

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint has pledged to continue her efforts to save Rossington Colliery from closure.

The Don Valley MP said: "This day has been coming for a few months, but it makes it no easier for any one who has seen the strides this colliery has made since it re-opened twelve years ago. There is a capable workforce and large reserves of coal, but everyone knows that the colliery has been starved of the necessary investment - and it has been an uphill struggle.

"It is important that a role for this colliery in meeting our country's energy needs is recognised by UK Coal, future investors and by Government."