Retro

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RETRO: Wigan events in 2002 -

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Melody Lane: a multitude of musicians in Wigan over the years

Bill Kenyon admits that every day in the hospitality industry is a battle

Hotel shortlisted for more honours

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Cheers: pictures of Wigan pub staff and customers in the 1970s and '80s

A celebration of the Wigan Music Service.

Showcasing a summer of young talent courtesy of Wigan Music Service

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Eye in the sky: latest aerial pictures of Wigan's Cotton Works project

These are the most popular places to take a friend who has never visited Wigan

Where would you take a friend who has never visited Wigan

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True icon: pictures of events held at Wigan Pier over the decades

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Rewind: Wiganers on the town in June and July 2009

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Memory Lane: shop staff in Aspull, Shevington and Orrell in 2010

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Flashback: 16 pictures of Wigan sports events and teams in the '80s

The Brown and Haigh clothing factory at the end of Wood Street, Wigan, in the 1960s. Billy Davies, Wigan's well known gay man, who worked as an attendant at the Ritz cinema for many years, lived in the street and used to berate the workers for walking over his newly mopped front.

Retro: 20 photographs of Wigan buildings and scenes in decades past

The womens darts team at The Old Pear Tree pub in Wigan, 1978

Retro sport: amateur darts in Wigan 1930s-2010s

The Sir Nigel Gresley as it pulled into Wigan North Western station

Legendary locomotive drops in

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A glimpse of some of Wigan's news back in 1989

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Picture special: Laurel and Hardy fans hold annual Wigan festival

There were laughs a plenty as the Sons of the Desert hosted their annual Wigan homage to the world’s greatest ever comedy double act. Bryn Masonic Hall was packed with Laurel and Hardy fans for a feast of films, games, a quiz and sundry wacky antics.

Charles Graham

RETRO 1978 The Plough pub in Shevington village held a men v women soccer match for charity.

Nostalgia: 25 photos of pupils, sports and scenes in Shevington

Filming the church choir

New documentary about one of borough's most important treasures

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Retro: see what was making Wigan's news 40 years ago in 1984

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Picture special: large and happy crowds at 12th Wigan Diggers Festival

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Rewind to 2010: meeting shop and salon staff in Standish, Pemberton and Poolstoc...

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Flashback: Wigan youngsters in their first term of school in 2013

A warm Gallegher greeting when Oasis landed in Wigan in 1997

A photographer remembers picturing Oasis on a Wigan shoot

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Toasting times past: images of old Wigan pubs and their regulars

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56 pictures of Wigan tots in their first term of school in 2010

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Party time memories: Wigan folk on the town 2007-2009

The event will take place this weekend

Diggers festival returns this weekend

The life of legendary Wigan socialist Gerrard Winstanley will be celebrated as the popular Diggers Festival returns this weekend.

Sian Jones

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Down your way: visiting Wigan businesses in 2010

Debbie Kearns is the manager of The Barkley Tavern pub, Woodhouse Lane, Wigan (formerly the Belle Vue). They have renovated the pub, lowering the floor and found a victorian fireplace and a mask from the 1980s, which they will display in the pub which opens on Friday.

Seemingly doomed pub brought back to life

Central Labour Club at the junction of Powell Street and Hilton Street, Wigan, in November 1971. The building was later to become Riley's snooker club.

Retro: vintage views of Wigan streets in 1971

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Flashback: pupils, staff, events and celebrities at Standish High 1996 to 2003

Bakkavor Foods at Ince is set to close in February 2025

Food factory to be axed with 750 job losses

Orrell players attempting to stop a Liverpool attack in the Lancashire Cup Final on Sunday 22nd of April 1979 at Blundellsands. Orrell lost 10-6

Retro sport: Orrell Rugby Union over the decades

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School first days: 63 Wigan reception class pictures from 2009

The tour will cover 3km over 40 minutes and will explore Wigan's unique musical heritage with music linked to local bands and commentary from local young people who co-curated the tour content, played through headsets. Created with Everyday Wigan with funding from Museum Development. Takes place on Friday September 6 at 12pm-1pm. Pre-booking required

Heritage Open Day locations

Could you have a retro PlayStation game that could be worth a small fortune hidding somewhere in your house. Photo: Getty Images/ CEX

7 rare PlayStation games that could fetch over £1,000

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Wigan news in 1979: a celebrity visit, science fair and swinging vicar!

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Rolling back the years to 2010: meet Pemberton, Gidlow and Scholes shop staff

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Revealed: some of Wigan's listed landmarks

The interior of Park Lane Chapel

Chapel to host table top fair and heritage display

The magnificent nave of St Wilfrid's parish church, Standish

History tour of borough's most prized building

Pupils from All Saints Primary school

Cast your memories back: see what was making Wigan's news in 2002

Military dignitaries at the new Drill Hall memorial

Drill Hall memorial unveiled

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34 lovely pictures of babies born in Wigan May to June 2014

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Half a century ago: see what was making Wigan news in 1974

Wigan 10K

Rewind: 55 pictures from the Wigan 10k over the years

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Remember when: Wigan people on the town in 2007

From left, Deb Shaw, Eleanor Whitehead, Cameron Fleming and Fiona Unsworth, prepare for the Wigan Heritage Day events, including a guided musical walking tour in Wigan town centre. The tour will cover 3km over 40 minutes and will explore Wigan's unique musical heritage

Unique musical heritage tour

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Happy times: visitors, staff and events at the old Wigan History Shop 1996-2014

A Wheels Sunday gathering at the Hesketh Arms, Shevington Moor, on Sunday 6th of December 1976.

Memories: see what was making Wigan headlines in 1976

Steve Jones with his incredible Boeing 737 cockpit and cabin in his Dutch barn

Boeing 737 in family garden goes up for sale

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Rewind: see what was making the Wigan news in 1982

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Retro: pictorial memories of Wigan town centre's former market halls

A lot has changed since the last time Oasis played a gig together in 2009. Photo: Getty Images

9 things that didn’t exist last time Oasis played a show

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Rewind: Ince, Newtown and Goose Green workers in 2010