THE Daily Echo turn the clock back and offer their readers a trip back in time with a look at Hampshire life captured by photographers 40 years ago.
The photos printed on these pages were taken in the same month as the otter became a protected species and when firefighter ended a three month strike by accepting an offer of a 10 per cent pay rise and reduced working hours.
A North Sea storm surge hit the United Kingdom on January 11, destroying four piers - Herne Bay, Margate, Hunstanton and Skegness.
On January 30, opposition leader Margaret Thatcher said many Britons fear being “swamped by people with a different culture”.
It was believed the eighth victim of the Yorkshire Ripper stuck on January 31 after 18-year-old prostitute, Helen Rytka, was found murdered in Huddersfield.
The song Mull of Kintyre/Girls’ School by Wings was a popular song at the time, and pint of milk cost 11p.
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