The hair was big, the shoulder pads were even bigger. But not everything in the 1980s was booming. In Sheffield, the pits were closing, unemployment was high and being a lesbian car mechanic had its ...

From lost shops, pubs and restaurants to the notorious ‘Egg Box’ extension, these photos show Sheffield city centre as it looked in the early 1980s. This retro photo gallery takes you on a trip down ...

Change was sweeping through the aisles of the nation’s shops, as our high streets underwent a revolution in the 1980s. The beep of barcodes being scanned became a familiar sound at stores across the ...

The musical is inspired by the real women who set up an all-female garage in Sheffield in the 1980s [Chris Saunders] The hair was big, the shoulder pads were even bigger. But not everything in the ...