The Spireites football team won promotion and the championship, street parties were held in honour of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding and a new Chesterfield Royal Hospital opened at Calow.
Beauty queen Louise Gray was crowned Miss YTV, proving that Chesterfield is home to the best girls in the region.
On the flipside, miners waged a hard-fought strike against pit closures in a campaign which split communities.
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On the flipside, miners waged a hard-fought strike against pit closures in a campaign which split communities.
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