These pictures are the perfect window into the world of the alternative crowd from 1980s Cardiff ... “We went to the South Wales Echo and there was a piece in the paper about it. 0 comment. Taking his lead she put up more than a hundred of the pictures but could not have expected the response she got. These pictures are the perfect window into the world of the alternative crowd from 1980s Cardiff, Get the biggest stories sent straight to your inbox. “People would say to my mum ‘Jayne is looking a bit weird lately’ and my mum would fire back: ‘She isn’t taking drugs, and she isn’t causing any problems, it’s just a phase she’s going through!’”. Our private archive of over 3 million newspapers is an unparalleled collection, growing every day, created primarily from UK newspapers. Manor Way, which runs through Whitchurch, was opened. EASILY recognisable by their shaved hair, Dr Martens boots and smart shirts, mass gatherings of skinheads were a regular sight in Southend throughout the Seventies and Eighties. Historic newspapers from the world’s largest archive are the perfect gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary or other special occasions. Jayne remembers one incident when she and her alternative crowd were turfed out of St David’s Hall, which had recently opened, because of their ‘scary’ look. The subculture first emerged among working class youngsters in London in the Sixties, as a rejection of the decade's dominant theme of "peace and love". St David's Roman Catholic Cathedral was reopened after repairs to damage caused by the War. Not many people did back then. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. But, as these pictures from the Echo archives show, some of those who attended the meetings were good-humoured and peaceful. 17033 pages . A Gannett Company. There was no South Wales Echo or Western Mail for six weeks due to a printers strike. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. “My mother was fuming. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? We've been having a … Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. ©Copyright 2001-2020. Brecon Reporter and South Wales General Advertiser. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Email echonews@nqe.com. Cookies on BNA: ... Merthyr Times, and Dowlais Times, and Aberdare Echo: 1892-1899: South Wales: Monmouthshire Beacon: 1837-1872, 1874-1877, 1888-1895, 1897-1900, 1909-1911: South Wales : Monmouthshire Merlin: 1829-1872, 1874-1884: South Wales: Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales … Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 1728 pages . “I said I had hundreds of pictures in boxes and he said I should dig them out and put them up on the Facebook page that has been created about the alternative nights at Neros.”. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. “He said he was a goth back then and I told him I was as well. We've been having a dig through the Daily Echo archives and came across these snaps from 1980. The pictures have been unearthed by 51-year-old Jayne Lloyd-Lewis who was a fan of the goth-look back in the day when mods, punks, goths, new romantics, psychobillies and all manner of tribes roamed the earth – and the streets of the Welsh capital. “The reaction has been incredible,” said Jayne, who is originally from Grangetown but who now lives in Pengam Green. Bank holiday weekends would often see groups descend on Southend, with a heavy police presence on the seafront in an attempt to defuse tension and prevent skirmishes with rival groups. 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She decided to dig out her incredible archive of old pictures that were gathering dust in boxes at home after a chance conversation when visiting her brother in hospital. Though, due in large part to its association with coal and iron industrialists, much of Southern Wales looked upon the paper with an undisguised distrust. 17420 pages . Jayne was a regular at alternative city centre haunts like The Lexington in Queen Street, Neros nightclub in Greyfriars Road, The Mars Bar in Charles Street, and alt-nights at The Philharmonic in St Mary Street, which burned brightly but briefly in the early to mid-1980s. HP10 9TY | 01676637 | Registered in England & Wales. The archive that she’s unearthed, with the promise of hundreds more to come, have been so well received that it has now prompted a Neros reunion. “We all used to meet up in St David’s Hall on Saturday afternoon and sit on the balcony on level three – and we were removed because there were complaints from customers because we were scaring them. “That was taken at Neros in 1981 I think, I was only 15 then,” she said. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. 12588 pages . “That’s going to be fantastic – to meet up with friends from years ago and to remember those who are no longer with us,” she said. “I don’t remember how we got onto it but we started talking about the goth scene in Cardiff in the ’80s. Now, of course, it’s commonplace for people to take pictures at everything. “Ever since I can remember, from early on in my youth I’d make collages out of pictures and go and have pictures taken in photo booths.”. 1 / 1. A Gannett Company. Even now, nearly 150 years after the paper’s first issue, its sales still suffer in large swathes of southern Wales.
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