RETRO: see what was making Wigan's news in 1988

A carnival, sporting events and filming of the hit TV show Treasure Hunt featured on photographer Frank Orrell’s picture diary for Wigan in 1988.

By Michelle Adamson

Published 29th Apr 2023, 15:45 GMT

RETRO: 1988

Janie Geller weighs out some boiled ham for a customer in her grocery shop in Up Holland Road, Billinge, in July 1988.

1. 1988

Janie Geller weighs out some boiled ham for a customer in her grocery shop in Up Holland Road, Billinge, in July 1988. Photo: Frank Orrell

Janie Geller who was retiring aged 82 from her grocery shop in Up Holland Road, Billinge, in July 1988.

2. 1988

Janie Geller who was retiring aged 82 from her grocery shop in Up Holland Road, Billinge, in July 1988. Photo: Frank Orrell

Enjoying a biker's fun day in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice at the Three Sisters race track, Bryn, with Michelin Man are Nerys Owen and brothers Derry and Noel Green on Sunday 19th of June 1988.

3. 1988

Enjoying a biker's fun day in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice at the Three Sisters race track, Bryn, with Michelin Man are Nerys Owen and brothers Derry and Noel Green on Sunday 19th of June 1988. Photo: Frank Orrell

The richest man in Britain the Duke of Westminster ready for the shooting section at a charity triathlon in aid of the Adventure Farm Trust at the Three Sisters race track on Wednesday 18th of May 1988.

4. 1988

The richest man in Britain the Duke of Westminster ready for the shooting section at a charity triathlon in aid of the Adventure Farm Trust at the Three Sisters race track on Wednesday 18th of May 1988. Photo: Frank Orrell