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Lancashire Evening Post Face of 97 finalists.

23 pictures offering a glimpse into Preston life in 1997

Lee Morgan, 18, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Collette Johnson, Euxton, Emma Shaw, 16, Penwortham, Frances Mawby, 21, Lancaster, Luke Bidwell, 19, Leyland, Nicholas Macallion, 22, Ingol, Naomi Russell, 19, Preston, Gavin Green, 20, Preston and Katie Rhodes, 17, Leyland.

Throwback scenes offer a powerful window into life in 1997

Winners of the Lancashire Evening Post\Preston North End\McDonalds design a kit competition, St Annes RC Primary School, Leyland, celebrate by showing off their winning design before the PNE v Oldham game.
The kit was designed by pupil Ben Ward, pictured with his class mates

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Peter Taylor from the Preston and North Lancashire Blind Welfare Society eventually smiled when the local police (left to right) Inspector Mark Tottman, Community Officer for the Kingsfold area Peter Rigby and Sgt. Alan Roberts from Penwortham Police Station took the handcuffs off and presented him with a cheque for 550 raised at a recent 60s and 70s night

Brilliant people pictures to take you back to Preston in 1997

Members of the Scouts movement during the Remembrance Day Service

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John Prescott took part in a penalty shoot out during a visit to Fleetwood High School with Joan Humble watching on

Former MPs recall visits to Blackpool by John Prescott who has died

John Prescott, arguing with heckler Terry Barcock , during a pre-election visit to the Cutty Sark pub at Fleetwood. Looking on is Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP Joan Humble

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Scores of brides-to-be packed out Preston's Marriot Hotel for their popular annual wedding fayre. Pictured above Keaton Dickinson, eight, and his sister Lucinda, seven, of Lytham, modelling wedding clothes for the fayre Photo: RETRO

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Jack Straw alongside new Chair of Trustees Wayne Wild at the charity event.

Jack Straw's contributions to youth zone celebrated at charity event

TV presenter Kate Garraway returned to ITV's Good Morning Britain via a videolink on Monday morning (February 5). Credit: ITV

Kate Garraway returns to TV three days after husband Derek's funeral

23 retro pics of 1997 Preston, from schools and scouts, to North End

Magician who performed at thousands of kids parties retires after 40 years

Grealish's wild Man City celebrations likened to iconic Flintoff Ashes bender
Jack Grealish has been hailed for “out Freddieing Freddie Flintoff” after revelling in Manchester City’s treble win in some style.
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Former Labour prime minister and Conservative leaders Tony Blair and William Hague have come together to argue everyone in the UK should be issued digital IDs.

‘Give all Brits digital IDs’, say Tony Blair and William Hague

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street after reportedly £6 million deal.

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street

Chaos as Twitter Blue sees surge in verified impersonators

The organisers of the BIBAs say that the Government must respond to the Lancashire Local Skills Improvement Plan

Lancashire skills plan needs Government response say BIBAs organisers

The subjects of a new BBC series Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution
pictured at a 1997 election campaign press conference (Johnny Eggitt/AFP/Getty)

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Jane Devlin of Blackpool who has joined John Kersey's hair studio in Grimsargh

Lancashire hair studio signs up Blackpool woman as its first salon director

Former PM Tony Blair

'Time to distinguish' between vaccinated and unvaccinated, says Tony Blair

Susanna Reid grilled Tony Blair on the Iraq War (ITV)

Watch as Susanna Reid confronts Tony Blair on Iraq War invasion

Tony Blair appeared opposite Alastair Campbell and Susanna Reid (ITV)

Tony Blair explains how Labour can win power again during GMB appearance Finlay Greig

John Bercow and Alastair Campbell clashed with GMB host Susanna Reid over lies told by Boris Johnson (Photo: Lindsey Parnaby/Getty Images/ITV)

John Bercow tells Good Morning Britain he can give ‘a number of examples’ of PM ...

Tony Blair’s long hair surprised viewers during an interview on ITV on Tuesday (April 27). Credit: ITV

Preston hair salon cheekily offers to trim Tony Blair's "lockdown locks"

Vaccine passports are "under consideration" according to Dominic Raab (Photo: Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Joann Morse during her early years as a nurse.

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Media baron Rupert Murdoch was the subject of a new documentary series which revealed the close links between his newspapers and politicians

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Boris Johnson is in intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms have worsened

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Rita Ora offered her guesses as to the identity of The Masked Singer. Picture courtesy ITV

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With so much on the line, many people are expected to vote tactically this year. Picture: Shutterstock

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Dame Tessa Jowell speaking in the House of Lords in London, after she was diagnosed last May with a high-grade brain tumour. The Former Labour cabinet minister has died, her family have announced. Photo: PA Wire

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1995 library filer of Chris Moncrieff. Photo by Peter Smith/PA

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Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell and Michael Sheen visit Preston

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