Retro

These are some of the most popular fizzy drinks from the past, which readers feel were unfairly discontinued

11 of your favourite old fizzy drinks, from the 60s to the 2010s

35 pictures of Orrell St Peter's proms in 2009, '11, '12 and '14

Frank Tickle on his last day in his shop in the Wiend on Monday 3rd of December 1979 before moving to the Times Craft Centre on Mesnes Street.

Recalling now gone Wigan shops pictured in the 1970s

Wigan St John Fisher High prom pictures from 2012

These are just some of the many playground crazes which have been banned by schools over the years

13 of the biggest playground crazes which have been banned by schools

Local children outside Holy Trinity Church, Downall Green, in July 1972.

RETRO: Wigan Street

Prom nights for Lowton High pupils 2012 and 2014

Were the 80s the best decade in which to be alive? These great retro photos help make the case

17 photos that prove the 80s were the best decade in which to be alive

43 pictures of scorching days at Wigan Mesnes Park in summers past

On the town in Wigan back in 2011: King Street pictures

Wigan workplaces in 2007 including the markets and Groundwork

40 Hawkley Hall High School-leaver prom pictures 2011, '13 and '14

Calisen's smart new reception area in the historic Mill One at The Cotton Works

Major firm brings 300 workers to refurbished mill

16 Worthington Lakes pictures from yesteryear

Wigan eateries,staff and guests pictured in the '80s to early '00s

Slices of life at Nicol Mere Primary, Ashton, pictured over the years
Nicol Mere Primary at Ashton is a school that our photographers have visited many times over the decades as this gallery shows.
Charles Graham

Style shock as we compare Wigan fashions from the '50s to '00s

From left: Steven Brown, vice-president Julie Blan, Paul Blan, president Pat Roscoe, Coun George Davies and Neil Jolley - who has been a member since 1970

Bowling club prepares to hold landmark anniversary party

Dancers captured in action during the Casinos famous all-nighters

Is Northern Soul resurging? A 17-year-old's perspective

These photos capture some of the defining moments of the 90s

14 memorable photos telling story of the 90s

1990s Just Wot U Need store Wigan

Wigan shops pictured in the '90s which are no longer with us

Hindley High School proms in 2014 and '15: picture special

Pictures from 2007 of Wiganers at work including Hitchen's and Tote

1969 Jake Thakray joining local folk fans at Wigan's Park Hotel .

19 photos of people and events making Wigan's news in 1969

There are many basic life skills we have lost over the years. How many of these do you have?

11 basic life skills we've lost since the 60s

Retro views of Wigan's Hallgate over many decades

The derelict Hope Street, Springview, in September 1975.

30 photos of Wigan streets of yesteryear: some not seen for decades
Some of these pictures in this retro gallery haven’t seen the light of day for many decades. They are various scenes of Wigan, one dating back 121 years.
Michelle Adamson

Kicking off the decade in style, Pac-Man (and all of its subsequent editions like Ms Pac-Man) arrived in 1980 and has gone on to become one of the most iconic games ever. It started in arcades but later jumped to consoles of all varieties. It was so popular that the song ‘Pac-Man Fever’ charted in the US in 1982. Photo: Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images

You are a true gamer if you can remember these 1980s classics

The UK's most-missed sweets and chocolate bars, discontinued before their time, have been named by readers

The lost sweets and chocolate bars you'd bring back if you could

Prom night for Up Holland High pupils in 2011 and 2013

Michael Winstanley OBE

Former mayor is awarded OBE

Party time pictures from Wigan town centre in September 2011

The war memorial garden at Lowton St Mary's CE Church after stone flags were torn up and stolen

Rector's distress as thieves desecrate cenotaph

24 pictures taken in 1971 of Wigan primary school pupils and staff

Leigh's Bradshawgate over the years

Archive pictures from Darlington Street, Wigan

Ince Rose Bridge school prom pictures from 2011, '13 and '14

Shaun Edwards and Billy Boston share a toast as they are the first two players to be honoured in Wigan Warriors' new Hall of Fame at a dinner held at Wrightington Country Club in March 1998

Sir Billy Boston over the years

Wigan's Darlington Street pictured through the years

Harold Wilson, who had resigned as Prime Minister 4 days earlier, with wife Mary and officials at the English Schools Swimming International organised by local teachers at Wigan International Pool on Saturday 20th of March 1976.

Wigan's news in pictures 49 years ago

These are some of the period features you probably don't want to find if you're buying a house

The 9 period features you don't want to find when buying a house

The imposing headgear at Lancashire Mining Museum

Big plan to paint headgear purple

Down Your Way in Marsh Green and Pemberton in 2014

Wigan Eckersley's Mills in the decades before its urban village transformation b...

Do you remember when staying in touch took a little more effort, back in the 80s, 90s and noughties?

9 ways we kept in touch during the 80s, 90s and noughties

Lost institutions of Wigan

Gallery of 15 lost local institutions

34 archive pictures of Wigan Infirmary in the 1960s to '80s

The fashions of the day modelled by girls at The Deanery High School, Wigan, in 1967.

15 images of events making Wigan news in the '60s

These were some of the most memorable moments in the 1980s, which united the nation

9 unforgettable events that brought the nation together during the 80s

46 prom night pictures of Cansfield High pupils in 2012-'14

Wigan Junes in years past: in some cases long, long past!

Party pictures from Wigan town centre in August and September 2011

Local historian Tom receives his Walk of Fame star

Tots pictured at Wigan St Mary's Infants in 1972

Views of Wigan's Library Street over many years

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