Things like this remind you how strong the community was in pit villages...
I remember story of the black panther Donald Nielson...and how the miner's helped the two cops who were struggling with him...he'd already tried shooting the cops with a sawn off...they helped as they were coming off shift at Rainworth pit...down by the chip shop...beat the f**k out of him they did cos he'd kidnapped that young lass and she'd been found dead..
I'm sure on his mug shots he's battered and bruised