Wigan headline-makers 40 years ago in 1985

By Charles Graham

Published 30th Jan 2025, 15:45 BST

It’s amazing to the more senior of us to think that four decades have now passed since it was 1985. Here’s a taste of what was making the news in Wigan all that time ago.

Even if much of this is unfamiliar it’s still fun to flick through.

5. Members of Wigan's Willpower Theatre who staged The Gypsy's Revenge

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6. Pemberton Colliery. These days a huge housing estate

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7. Wigan Rugby League players Graeme West, Danny Campbell and Shaun Edwards have their hair cut and styled at a promotional event at the Debenham's store on Standishgate

. Photo: Frank Orrell

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8. Wigan Ladies' Hockey Club and opponents from Trinidad and Tobago who played a match at Lowton High School

. Photo: Frank Orrell

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