It was a decade of mullets and strikes, Thatcherism and hip-hop, but what was Bristol like during the 1980s?
Truth is, it was very different for different people - some made a great success of the decade, others struggled as the city tried to deal with huge Government cuts and rising unemployment.
We've delved into the archives of the Bristol Evening Post to tell the story of Bristol in the 1980s in 22 photos, which show everything from troubles on the football field to the start of the regeneration of the city centre.
There's some familiar faces in there, and some for whom this may well have been the first and only time they had their picture taken by their local newspaper.
So get ready for a trip down Memory Lane, and check out these hairstyles.
This article was first published in June 2020 and was republished in June 2025.