Plenty of readers will remember the 2000s with a profound sense of nostalgia and fondness.
For those who grew up in those days, the times of video tapes, no social media, and a general air of carefree potential will be very appealing indeed and, while most good memories are unfairly rose-tinged, it’s hard to argue that the 2000s wasn’t a peak era for Preston and the UK as a whole...
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9. Deputy mayor and mayoress of Preston Rose Kinsella and daughter Elaine Lloyd formally open the florist shop Enchanted Wood in Ashton, Preston, which is owned and will be run by Jayne Dolman (right), and her mother Samantha
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10. Pupils at at Preston school made a bid for stardom by performing to packed audiences with a production of the hit musical Godspell. All of the three shows performed by a cast of budding actors at Archbishop Temple School, Fulwood, were sell-outs
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11. Taking part in a mammoth 24-hour pool marathon are Paul Brogden, Rebecca Tonge, Annmarie McGlynn, Steve Kay and Darren Kay, at the Sumners, Fulwood, Preston
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12. Children at St Gregory's RC Primary School in Preston with their puppets
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