LOOKING BACK Workmen in waistcoats and ties repairing Deansgate in the 1920s
An early photograph shows that roadworks in Bolton town centre have been occurring for more than a century
Regional Features Editor Lancashire
Regional features editor for Newsquest (North West) covering arts, entertainment, nostalgia and general features for a variety of daily and weekly titles
Regional features editor for Newsquest (North West) covering arts, entertainment, nostalgia and general features for a variety of daily and weekly titles
An early photograph shows that roadworks in Bolton town centre have been occurring for more than a century
The end of over a century of brewing in Little Harwood is recorded in this photo from 1992
Occasionally we come across a photo in the archive which is a bit of a mystery
This photo was taken from the multi-storey car park looking down on Bank Street in Bolton in 1976
Residents look on trying to work out where the giant sink hole close to their homes had come from.
This snowy scene gives us an unusual view of Blackburn town centre
JAZ Coleman, Killing Joke’s spearhead, once described Kevin Geordie Walker’s guitar style as like a ‘fire from heaven.’
An 11-year saga showed no signs of coming to an end when this photo was taken in 1972
The Sixties was a time of major change for many towns across East Lancashire
The way we shopped was changing when these photos were taken in May 1970
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