From the Good Friday Agreement to the release of the first DVDs and the Ford Focus, it was a year that saw the ‘90s creep evermore towards the new Millennium, so here are a few of our best archive pictures from 1998 in Preston...
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Still fancy a bit more retro? Check out some of your other recent pieces...
5. Preston in 1998
Nearing completion appeals manager John Nickson at the new extension of St Catherine's Hospice at Lostock Hall near Preston. Photo: IAN ROBINSON
6. Preston in 1998
From left: Newspaper deliverer Aaron Chambers, Postman Pat, Chris Burrow from Broughton High School, Newspaper deliverer Rebecca Dewhurst and the Panda, at the Fishergate Shopping Centre, Preston. Photo: LINDSEY NORTH
7. Preston in 1998
Sir Tom Finney and his statue at Preston North End's Deepdale ground. Photo: NEIL CROSS
8. Preston in 1998
Hundreds of foot-stomping youngsters from schools across Preston will be treading the boards at the annual Preston Schools' Music Festival. Children from Blessed Sacrement School are pictured in rehearsal Photo: RETRO