A dog show, a former footballer and refurbishment work at Wigan Wallgate railway station all feature in this gallery of pictures.
They were taken in the middle of September 2016 - exactly 10 years ago.
Among the people pictured are two of the borough’s MPs, including our current prime minister.
1. Retro
Wigan-born footballer John Simm (also known as Johnny) was guest of honour at his former club Bolton Wanderers. He's pictured with wife Betty at Dean Wood Manor residential home, Orrell | Johnston Press
2. Retro
Chloe Hurst, nine, gets her face painted, with Christopher Cooper and Leanne Cooper, at Pemberton Festival | Johnston Press
3. Retro
A special plaque was unveiled in the cardiology department at Leigh Infirmary in memory of Dr Deepak Trivedi, who worked as a doctor in Leigh for 39 years | Johnston Press
4. Retro
Billy Halliwell, from Wigan, published his first novel War and Pits | Paul Heyes Photography Limited