Retro

Photographer Francesco Mellina next to one of his favourite photographs in the exhibition.

WIGAN CASINO: Fabulous 50th anniversary photos on display Michelle Adamson

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Wiganers on the town in 2007 Michelle Adamson

Twins Darcey and Finley, of Mrs Huyton's Reception Class at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Hindley.

FIRST DAYS: Wigan school reception classes in 2011 Michelle Adamson

Photographer Francesco Mellina (pictured) next to his exhibition, Last Night at the Casino, photographs of the last Northern Soul night at Wigan Casino in 1981.

Outdoor exhibit celebrates Casino's 50th anniversary Sian Jones

RETRO: pictures from Wigan nurseries - mainly from the 1990s and early noughties Charles Graham

Newburgh's annual fireworks display has been a village highlight since the early 1980s

Village fireworks display spared the axe Charles Graham

REWIND: picture memories of Hindley's Mornington High School from the 1970s to '... Charles Graham

MEDICAL MEMORIES: 44 pictures from Wigan's former hospitals no longer with us - ... Charles Graham

Graffiti spray-painted on Leigh's war memorial

Vandals attack borough war memorial Charles Graham

Another great photo of pals enjoying the rave scene at Blackpool's Zone at the Venue club - not a phone in sight

Zone at the Venue: 20 scenes from the heart of Blackpool's Rave Scene in the 90s Claire Lark

Neill Wood and the GM Property Management team

Historic business unveils new property management company Charles Graham

PICTURE MEMORIES: three long gone Wigan high schools - Whitley, Aspull and Cardi... Charles Graham

Lollipops galore in Wigan town centre as regular crossing patrol men and women are joined by little lollipopers from St. Mary's and St. John's RC Primary School.

RETRO: News in Wigan schools in 2005 Michelle Adamson

MELODIC MEMORIES: Wigan music pictures 1996-2003 Charles Graham

RETRO: pictures from Rose Bridge High School 1982-2003 Charles Graham

REWIND AND UNWIND: dancing in Wigan from decades past Charles Graham

The Wigan Casino Club in the early 1970s. venue for so many star acts and the world famous Northern Soul music all nighters.

RETRO: Remembering Wigan Casino Michelle Adamson

REWIND: pupils, staff, events and celebrities at Standish High School 1996 to 20... Charles Graham

RETRO: Wigan restaurants, their staff and guests in the 1980s to the early 2000s Charles Graham

Roger Bewley spotted this old bicycle in an advertisement and spent months secretly renovating it as a Christmas present for his parents Brian and Cynthia.
Here he gives a push to dad Brian, owner of Bewleys Hardware shop on Miles Lane, Shevington, on Wednesday 8th of January 1992.

RETRO: see what was making the Wigan news in 1992 Michelle Adamson

REWIND: Wiganers on the town in 2009 Michelle Adamson

MEMORY LANE: people and events at Wigan's Deanery High School 1996-'99 Charles Graham

Pictured is singer Johnny Boy

REWIND: Wigan Casino event at the Grand Arcade in 2009 Michelle Adamson

Two of the Eckersley mills already have planning permission for major transformation. A third has been submitted to councillors

Street food market to launch at massive mill renovation site Charles Graham

St Luke's Church Hall

Architects shortlisted for two national prizes Patrick Wilson

REWIND: Scenes from Wigan's Wallgate - 1902 to 2001 Charles Graham

MEMORIES: winding back the clock to the first two years of the Museum of Wigan L... Charles Graham

Haigh Hall in Wigan as it undergoes a multi-million-pound transformation

Progress of iconic landmark's makeover is hailed George Lythgoe

RETRO: famous politicians - including several Prime Ministers - on visits to Wig... Charles Graham

FLASHBACK: Wigan Willpower Youth Theatre performances 1996 to 2012 Charles Graham

RETRO: patients, staff, gifts, protests and presentations at Wigan Infirmary in ... Charles Graham

Diggers Festival 2023 Sian Jones