And so what better way to indulge in a spot of nostalgia than to check out our best archive pics of Preston scenes from back in those halcyon days?
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![It's "Post" Party Time at Ivan Baldwin's newsagents shop in Meadow Street, Preston. Children visiting the shop have tried to guess the number of sweets in a jar and taken part in the ever popular Mark the Ball contest. Helping out here are Irene Holdon from the "Post" newspaper sales department, and area sales supervisor Kay Tomlinson](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRlNTdhNThmLTcwNjYtNGU5Mi04ODUwLWU0YWVhMTRlNGNiODo1YWQwNTUwYy1iOTdhLTRkYTktYWYwYS0wYjRkNjBkY2U1NDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
29. Early 1980s Preston
It's "Post" Party Time at Ivan Baldwin's newsagents shop in Meadow Street, Preston. Children visiting the shop have tried to guess the number of sweets in a jar and taken part in the ever popular Mark the Ball contest. Helping out here are Irene Holdon from the "Post" newspaper sales department, and area sales supervisor Kay Tomlinson Photo: RETRO
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