Blankety Blank and London’s Burning were television hits but there was plenty of news closer to home in this year.
Fritz the dog was loving a pint in the Travellers Rest in Boldon and on a more serious note, the last of the miners were leaving Herrington pit.
Workers in Pennywell and a street party at Lambton was in the news.
The common denominator is it all happened in 1986. Take a look through our feature and find out more.
Workers in Pennywell and a street party at Lambton was in the news.
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