Bumper crop of pictures from Wigan Asda between 1970 and 2014

Wigan’s big Asda store has been regularly haunt for our photographers for decades as it put on all manner of events and hosted visits.

Here is a sample of picture opportunities from our library covering a period of almost 45 years starting in 1970.

1. Asda Wigan staff members who had received 25-year long service awards in 2013: Susan Murphy, Sandra Burrows, Cath Barkley, Darren Tarpey, Catherine McCormick, Jean Liptrot and Karen Smith

. Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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2. A fashion show at Wigan's Asda store in 1995

. Photo: gb

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3. Wigan Warriors rugby executive Dean Bell and Mrs England, Jayne Taylor, dressed in George, from Wigan, open the new George department at Asda, Newtown, watched by staff

. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

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4. 0Wigan Rotary Club held a special Stroke Awareness Day at Asda Wigan with customers having their blood pressure checked. Dr Venk Mani is pictured with Susan Naylor of Wigan Road, Bryn

. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW

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