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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21. Trade unionists on strike at the Preston Council depot in Argyll Road keep warm on the picket line Winter of Discontent January 22, 1979
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22. Panto chorus girls appearing in Goldilocks and Three Bears at the Charter Theatre, Preston. From left: Jane Mitchell, Fulwood, Preston; Debbie Smyth, St Annes; Marie Preston, of Blackpool; Sue Boardman of Grange Park, Blackpool; Debbie Mitchell, Farington Moss, near Preston; Kelly Francis, North Shore, Blackpool
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23. One of two escaped bullocks which caused havoc at the cattle market on Brook Street, Preston
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24. Bing crosby arrives at Preston railway station ahead of his sold-out concert at Preston Guild Hall on September 22, 1977
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