Snapshots of life in Wigan 10 years ago in late October '16

There were bound to be the odd spooky picture when we put together this picture gallery of Wigan news events from the last 10 days of October 2016.

But there’s a lot more than Halloween happenings, as you’ll see. Many of the photographs are being re-published for the first time since they were taken exactly a decade ago.

13. Wigan news pictures from late October 2016

Three-year-old Oliver Middleton-Adams picking pumpkins at Hope Carr Allotments with Ducklings Day Nursery nurses Emma Myers and Ashleigh Bowen Photo: submit

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14. Wigan news pictures from late October 2016

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue shows her support for WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality), and their campaign against the rising retirement age for women, as they hold a stall and ask members of the public to sign a petition, at The Gerard Centre, Ashton-in-Makerfield Photo: MA

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15. Wigan news pictures from late October 2016

Transport company Stagecoach were the main sponsors for this year's Wigan Christmas Lights Switch-On. From left: John Sanson centre manager at Grand Aracde shopping centre, Wigan town centre mascot Wiggy, Chris Bowles managing director of Stagecoach and Victoria Nichol centre manager at The Galleries shopping centre, pictured in Wigan town centre Photo: MA