Sealink [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Sealink
Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1984, operating services to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Ireland.
Ports served by the company included: Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, Southampton and Harwich for services to the European continent; Holyhead, Fishguard, Heysham and Stranraer for services to Ireland and the Isle of Man; Weymouth and Portsmouth for services to the Channel Islands. The Isle of Wight was also served from Portsmouth and Lymington.
British Isles, HSC "Our Lady Patricia" on Sealink British Ferries' Portsmouth–Ryde passage.
- 31 March
- The Greater London Council is abolished, as are the metropolitan county councils of West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne and Wear, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.
- A fire causes extensive damage at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey.
- The Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumbria closes.
Events April.
- April – Hanson Trust concludes its takeover of the Imperial Group for £