We’ve really gone back in time this week. Combing our photographic archives we bring you a random selection of news and features covered half a century ago in 1972.
Florence Gavaghan rescues some bedding and clothing from her house in Spring Street, Wigan, after a gas explosion blasted the walls out on Tuesday 11th of April 1972.
She had escaped with bruising after calling gas board official William Farrimond when she smelled gas. The two had a lucky escape. Photo: Frank Orrell
Framing aircraft pictures are, left to right, Cpl. Ian Parkinson, Cpl. Allan Taberner and Sgt. Paul Heyes of the Wigan Air Training Corps squadron on Friday 24th of November 1972. Photo: Frank Orrell