Amazing nightlife where locals who like a pint or two could take their pick. Whether it was the pub on the corner, a new wine bar in town or one of Preston’s fabulous nightclubs, no excuse was ever needed for a night out. I remember pubs being like this - rammed! We are talking 1990s...

5. Pubs, 1990s
Mary Murgatroyd receives the £2,575 cheque from the landlord of the Railway Hotel, Butler Street, Preston, Sylvester O'Gara, his wife Veronica, John Donaghey and the regulars of the pub | National World

6. Pubs, 1990s
Tom Finney presents two photographs of himself and Nat Lofthouse to be raffled in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Pictured with Tom are, from left, Jackie Barnes, trainer at Asda, Fulwood, Vic Bamber, landlord of the Cottage Pub, Brook Street, Preston, Maurice Phipps, charity celebrity organiser, Maddy Walmsley, manageress of Plungington Club and Doreen Breakell, charity organiser. | National World

7. Pubs, 1990s
Regulars, Maureen Boon, Julie Cottam and Don Wilson, from the Plough pub on Blackpool Road at Lea, Preston, who are fighting to keep the pub from closure. | National World



