From fashion and culture to sport and global events, it was a famously busy time. And so, with that in mind, take a trip down memory lane and check out some of our very best retro archive pictures showing what life in Preston looked like back in the ‘70s...
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1. The deputy mayor of Preston Coun Joe Hood and Mr Davidson are pictured with five local girls at the opening of glamorous new nightclub Squires. From left to right: Jane Easterby, Felicity Kemp, Mr Davidson, Lynn Bond, Coun. Hood, Alison Bond and Kath McGrath
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2. Retro Conker Contest takes place at Market Square,Preston September 25th 1976.
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3. Retro Conker Contest takes place at Market Square,Preston September 25th 1976.
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4. Seven young cub scouts starred in a very clean game at Preston North End's Deepdale ground. The lads swept the paddock part of the gound under the watchful eye of North End groundsman Peter McCallion as part of Bob-a-job Week
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