▁went ▁out ▁of ▁production ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁" New " ▁Pit ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁but ▁then ▁closed , ▁was ▁re open ed ▁and ▁deep ened ▁to ▁explo it ▁deeper ▁se ams . ▁The ▁New ▁Pit ▁() ▁had ▁two ▁sh aft s ▁of ▁ ▁diameter , ▁one ▁for ▁w inding ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁p ump ing . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁it ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁F . ▁Sp encer , ▁New ▁Rock ▁Col li ery , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁by ▁J esse ▁Lov ell ▁and ▁S ons . ▁The ▁pit ▁finally ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁politics ▁ ▁Bishop ▁S utton , ▁along ▁with ▁St ow ey , ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁St ow ey ▁S utton ▁Par ish ▁council , ▁which ▁has ▁some ▁responsibility ▁for ▁local ▁issues ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Che w ▁Valley ▁South ▁Ward , ▁including ▁setting ▁an ▁annual ▁pre cept ▁( local ▁rate ) ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁council ' s ▁operating ▁costs ▁and ▁producing ▁annual ▁accounts ▁for ▁public ▁scr ut iny . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁evalu ates ▁local ▁planning ▁applications ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁police , ▁district ▁council ▁officers , ▁and ▁neighbourhood ▁watch ▁groups ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁crime , ▁security , ▁and ▁traffic . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ' s ▁role ▁also ▁includes ▁initi ating ▁projects ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁parish ▁facilities , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁hall ▁or ▁community