There would be no more drops at Ratcliffe or at any other coal-fired power station. After 142 years, a journey that began with Thomas Edison’s small plant on London’s Holborn Viaduct had ...

Britain’s last remaining coal-fired power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire is set to generate electricity for the final time on Monday, after serving the UK for 57 years. The ...

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, located near a small village in southern England, was to close its doors for the last time at midnight local time.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station - the UK's last coal-fired power station - will shut next week . Since 1967, it has produced enough energy to make more than one billion cups of tea per day.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station was the last coal-fired power plant in the United Kingdom. The Post's William Booth visited the site before it shut down. (Video: Jackson Barton, William Booth ...

Biffa has reached a key milestone in its year-long hazardous waste removal project at Ratcliffe-on-Soar – the UK’s last coal-fired power station. The Nottinghamshire site, which closed in September ...

History will be made in Nottinghamshire next week when the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station closes. On Monday, September 30, the iconic Notts landmark will shut for good, bringing an end to the UK ...