We've taken a look at photographs which show Stapenhill and the changes which have taken place. and we've thrown in a few faces too - see if you recognise anyone.

But if you hanker for the days when the high street was the only place to shop, we have taken a look at some of the shops we have loved and sadly lost over the years - see if you recognise any of them. To mark this further growth in the village population, Newhall's first mini supermarket opened in 1962 in Parliament Street closely followed by another on the Abbots Farm estate in 1964.

Benjamin Schofield, Ron Shipton, Bill Cooke and Paul Gardiner, made up the four-man crew, and journeyed from Kent to Wissant in France, around 10 miles south west of Calais. The return journey proved more problematic due to a five-knot ebb tide, taking around 12 hours to complete.

Councillor Holmes had always lived in Newhall and when asked where he would rather live if he didn't live in Newhall, his answer was simply – "Newhall". Briggs: Briggs was one of the places to go in the town for some fancy footwear. The store was located in High Street, close to what is now Barclays Bank.The Burton Mail's photographic archive contains hundreds of thousands of original negatives and digital images from the 1960s through to today. The driver would communicate with the fireman via a bell code, the driver had a brake handle and an handle to shut the engine power off in an emergency. In the chaos that followed Burton went up in flames and most of the town was burnt to the ground. The old medieval town was erased from history." Over the years it expanded and was remodelled until on Tuesday, October 26, 1982, the Burton Mail newspaper carried the bombshell headline: 'Ordishs to close after 168 years'.

This average grew during the summer months but that alone was not enough to warrant saving the line. Thorntons, which had a branch in Coopers Square shopping centre revealed in March 2021 of its plans to shut all of its 61 stores with 603 jobs impacted. The chocolatier said the on-going impact of the covid pandemic and the changing shopping habits of its customers are the reason behind the decision. It's chocolate is still available at other retailers and online, of course. And that final journey saw more than 500 passengers eager to be part of local history crowd onto the train, which was in sharp contrast to the usual number of passengers - on most days of the year, the train served just 12 people. Pricefighter and Discount Home Maker: The premises is now home to Argos. It sold all manner of goods including homewares. This picture was taken in March 1971 with Lancaster and Thorpe occupying the premises next door. The opticians relocated and can now be found in Station Street, in the town.Many of the changes often go unnoticed, that is until you take look at photographs from 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years ago and appreciate the progress and changes which have taken place. The two foes met at Burton Bridge where Queen Henrietta Maria's convoy was heading from Yorkshire with supplies destined for her husband King Charles I in Oxford. RE Cords: If you fancied spinning some tunes one of the go-to places was R.E. Cords, in High Street. Many a happy hour - or three - would be spent trawling through the endless vinyl recirds and then it would be across the road for a frothy coffee at The Chef. The store is pictured here in 1975.] The Pit Bank Colliery which was once an eyesore has been removed and turned over for housing. Every building has been taken." It is basically Christmas and shopping under one roof with festive food and drink thrown in - what's not to like? We have been digging through our archives once again in search of pictures from Christmas past in Burton and South Derbyshire.

Mrs Williams, of Sunnyside, said: "I was born here and I remember when you could go down the street and be greeted by everyone you saw. In the first year of the new century and millennium, there were many things happening. Ken Livingstone, standing as an independent, became the first directly elected Mayor of London. The Millenium Dome was opened for the first time to mark the year. Mr Bailey said at the time: “The railways are to blame for driving people away from the trains. They cut and chop services to such an extent that they make them unattractive to the travelling public.” Read More Related Articles The line between Tutbury and Burton saw its first journey on September 11, 1848 when the Burton to Tutbury line of the North Staffordshire Railway Company was officially opened. Today marks exactly 60 years since the fondly remembered Tutbury Jinnie train made its final journey.

While closure plans were rumoured as early as the mid- 1930s, the line did not see its final journey until June 11, 1960.