A bereaved father and son bond over greyhound racing in an east Durham town in terminal decline The adjoining villages of Easington and Easington Colliery in the coalfields of east Durham make the perfect case study of the shift from England’s industrial boomtime to terminal decline. Twenty mile...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/28/underdogs-by-louise-powell-review-a-powerful-debut-with-plenty-of-northern-soul)

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