Very much of its age, but these pictures are still a valuable record of Wigan’s life and times. The latest gallery dates from photo shoots in 1973 and ’74.
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Firm Favourites: more 1970s pictures of female Wigan workers
By Charles Graham
Published 22nd Oct 2026, 04:55 BST
VeryFirm Favourites was a regular spot in the Wigan Observer which singled out the female staff for pictures taken by the paper’s photographers during weekly visits to local businesses.