Richard Budge ran Doncaster-based RJB Mining company and took control of 17 deep mines in 1994 at a cost of £815m. Only two other UK deep mines were in production at the time.

Longtime WinStar Farm trainer Richard Budge, who has been with the operation since its inception, is leaving his post to explore other opportunities. Destin Heath, who has been at WinStar for five ...

Richard Budge, who has died at the age of 69, was the entrepreneur dubbed “King Coal” after he bought the bulk of the UK’s coal mines when the industry was privatised.

Richard Budge, the businessman who was crowned “King Coal” after he successfully spear-headed the purchase of State-owned British Coal’s mining assets in England when the industry was privatised over ...

Richard Budge, a former racetrack trainer who oversaw the early training of numerous stars while serving as farm trainer at WinStar Farm, has been named general manager of Jim and Susan Hill's ...

The future of Coalpower, the company set up by Richard Budge - the man dubbed King Coal after buying most of the country's coal industry - hung in the balance last night after it collapsed into ...

But Richard Budge, who has died at the age of 69, was ultimately only able to grant a temporary reprieve, and a controversial one at that. Mr Budge rolled the dice on the privatisation of British ...

The businessman who was dubbed "King Coal" after buying most of the UK's coal mines when the industry was privatised, dies after battling prostate cancer.

Richard Budge was known as "King Coal" after buying 17 of the UK's remaining 19 deep mines in 1994 A businessman who was dubbed "King Coal" after buying most of the UK's coal mines when the ...