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Local Radio,02 Mar 2024,15 mins

Series Leicestershire

2. The Choice

The Miners' Strike: 40 years on

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Faced with calls to leave it alone, Jo Bostock finds out more about the history of mining in Coalville. Former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist Jo Healey remembers covering the strikes in the town and University of Leicester professor Tor Clark explains why the lack of a national ballot was such a sticking point in Leicestershire.

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