The Sunderland Echo commemorates 40 years since the 1984-85 miners' strike with special coverage on how the events affected Wearside. Retro correspondent Chris Cordner takes a closer look at the stories readers can expect in the coming weeks with this preview.
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00:00 This was Wayside, 40 years ago.
00:04 A dispute which would last for a year was just beginning.
00:08 The miners strike.
00:10 Thousands of workers from the Durham coal fields walked out.
00:14 They were fighting to protect their pits, their jobs, their communities,
00:19 amid fears that collieries were facing closure.
00:23 The weeks that followed saw bitter days.
00:26 Families feared for their survival
00:29 amid fuel and money shortages.
00:32 But what was it like to be at the heart of it?
00:36 The Sundernecko has spoken to the miners,
00:39 union official and the families who were at the centre of it all.
00:45 Watch out for a series of articles, interviews and reflections coming soon.
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