These old school retro pictures will have you reminiscing about the good old days in 1980s Preston... if you can remember those times some 40+ years on!
In the mood for some more retro nostalgia? Be sure not to miss these recent pieces...
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2. Miss Evening Post helps launch the new Preston Zippy buses at Preston bus station. But who is the gentleman with her?
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3. Waiters gave the chefs a real panning in an annual pancake race. Catering students from Preston's Tuson College charged across Winckley Square wielding frying pans and tossing pancakes in the traditional race. Here they are on the starter's blocks... The waiters were eventual clear winners.
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4. Superstar rodent Roland Rat met some of his avid 'rat fans' when he toured the aisles of Morrisons supermarket at Riversway in Preston. The TV celebrity visited the new store to promote a new food named after him - Roland Rat Spaghetti Shapes
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