It was quite the time to be alive, and so why not take a trip down memory lane by exploring our picture collection of archive images from Preston in 1985 and 1986. They’ll have you saying ‘I loved those days’ in no time.
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
Still fancy a bot more nostalgia or a few other trips down memory lane? Be sure not to miss some of our other recent retro picture collections...
29. 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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30. These young cooks took the biscuit - and decorated it too. The Eldon Street Primary School pupils from Preston were taking part in the Children in Need appeal at the North West Gas showrooms in St George's Centre, Preston. Taking part are, left to right, Jayne Birstall, Steven Hocking, Neeta Tailor, Susan Wixon, Jennifer Farr and Andrew Redmon
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31. Darter Geoff Tucker is as Lancashire as hot pot... and the treble tops with the lads in his local pub team. But all that could change when the 32-year-old steps up to the 'oche' in front of millions of TV viewers - wearing the red of Wales. Geoff will be an Englishman playing against England. But the match will be doubly embarrassing - it's in his hometown Preston! Geoff, who lives in Town Hill Walk, Wesham, is eligible for the Welsh team because his mother was born in Wrexham
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32. The pack power of St Brendan's College finally clinched the All England Schools Rugby crown for the Bristol school at Preston Grasshoppers. They scored two tries in both the semi-final and final of the tournament - against Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Kirkham Grammar School respectively
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