Claire Lark

1 week ago | lep.co.uk | Claire Lark

We’ve been through our archives and found pictures of a number hostelries that have disappeared from the Preston landscape over the years – some have been demolished, many turned into flats – but they will always live on in our memories. Sadly, there are certainly nowhere near the amount of pubs as there was years back. 1. Lost PubsThe Lamb on Church Street was always famous for hosting live music most nights of the week.

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Claire Lark

They go right back to the noughties when the show first began including the crowds that would line the promenade, the children’s faces in awe and the amazing displays by the aircraft pilots - including the Red Arrows. 1. 2025_06_18_11_08_49_147_Nor_0000000000B00006E45.JPGCrowd watching the Air Show at Blackpool. 2. 2025_06_18_11_10_48_198_Nor_0000000000B0001EC29.JPGBlackpool Air Display 2007. (Saturday).The RAF display on Princess Parade, Blackpool. Typhoon. / air show3.

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Claire Lark

It was when Oasis famously played the Empress Ballroom, when Blackpool Airport opened a new terminal and the Bee Gees switched on the Illuminations. Teachers descended on Blackpool for a conference over class sizes and Sooty was in town. Can you remember 1995? These might jog your memory…1. Blackpool, 1995A tram at Little Bispham | Dr Neil Clifton (Creative Commons)2. Blackpool, 1995Contestants in the Miss Blackpool contest in 1995 cross Talbot Square Photo: National World3.

1 week ago | lep.co.uk | Claire Lark

We are talking 1995 - 30 years ago when people and places were snapped by our photographers. You might be pictured... 1. 1995 PrestonGet out your dancing shoes... the good times are about to roll again for Preston's pop teenies. Youngsters were heartbroken last year when a nightclub's teenagers-only rave nights stopped rolling after fears over bullying. Now the Monday night action is back on at Tokyo Jo's in the town centre.

1 week ago | lep.co.uk | Claire Lark

It was a bustling industrial town and was known in those days for its thriving cotton and textile industries, with numerous mills drving economic growth. The town’s economy was bolstered by its numerous mills, markets and well connected railway system. Social life revolvd around vibrant cultural institutions like the Harris Museum. 1. Preston, 1925Preston 1925 | National World2. Preston, 1925Victoria Road Walton-Le-Dale, Preston 1925.