The
Miners' Strike lasted from Spring 1984 to Spring 1985 - exactly 364 days.
We take a look at how it affected people in West Yorkshire - and how its
effects can still be felt today... |
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The
1984 miners' strike was a life-changing event for some of the women
whose husbands were on strike. |
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Find
out more about what happened during the strike and take a look at
our strike photogallery. |
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"Pit tops bulldozed, spoil heaps levelled...":
West Yorkshire's pit communities - two decades on. |
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Hay
Royds colliery is one of West Yorkshire's last pits. Take a look at
what it was like to work there in 2004. |
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Chick
Pickin was a striking miner in Frickley in 1984. He went Down South
to tell people what was going on. |
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We
talk to Dewsbury author David Peace about his hard-hitting novel which
looks at the 1984 strike. |
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We've
been along to the National Mining Museum at Caphouse with a very special
camera. |
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South
Yorkshire was also hard-hit by the '84-'85 strike. Get more stories
and memories here. |
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