1985 - Glamour model Sam Fox prepares to start a road race at Standish Carnival on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th 1985.1985 - Glamour model Sam Fox prepares to start a road race at Standish Carnival on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th 1985.
1985 - Glamour model Sam Fox prepares to start a road race at Standish Carnival on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th 1985.

RETRO PICTURES: What was making the news in Standish 40 years ago?

Here’s a selection of photographs from news stories covered by Wigan’s newspapers in Standish in the 1980s.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 19th Jan 2023, 15:45 BST

Winding back the clock four decades.

Retro 1987 - Pictured at Ashfield House in Standish students of Wigan college at the presentation evening

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Retro 1987 - Pictured at Ashfield House in Standish students of Wigan college at the presentation evening Photo: Gary Brunskill

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Retro 1987 - Standish Carnival Queens line up.

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Retro 1987 - Standish Carnival Queens line up. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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1985 - Television entertainer Gary Wilmot at the crowning of the carnival queen and princesses at Standish Carnival on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th 1985. Carnival Queen is Michaela Watkin, Junior Queen Melanie Heyes, Princess Susan Hough, Rosebud Emma Jayne Grindley and Pageboy Richard Marsh.

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1985 - Television entertainer Gary Wilmot at the crowning of the carnival queen and princesses at Standish Carnival on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th 1985. Carnival Queen is Michaela Watkin, Junior Queen Melanie Heyes, Princess Susan Hough, Rosebud Emma Jayne Grindley and Pageboy Richard Marsh. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Retro 1980 - Standish High School summer fair with a French theme

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Retro 1980 - Standish High School summer fair with a French theme Photo: Gary Brunskill

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