A June fair held by the Friends of Freckleton raised almost £830 for the Post Centenary Scanner Appeal. The proceeds from the Fylde village fair was presented by Mrs Valerie Ingham, Mrs Frances Courtney, and Freckleton sports and social club chairman Mr Albert Stuffins to Evening Post editor Mr Steve Kendall Photo: Archive
Royal visitors made a Lancashire gala day's anniversary a real crowning affair. A staggering 11 visiting queens and nine past queens joined in the celebrations to mark the 10th Elswick Gala since its rebirth. Pictured is just one of the queens with her retinue Photo: Archive
Tipping the scales at 18 Gouds and six Edam sounded double Dutch to funnyman Russ Abbot. But it wasn't long before the TV comic had realised the true value of his new found weight. For his modest load of cheese equivalent added up to 184lb, which was matched pound for pound for his own charity. Russ was being weighed in by two colourful dairy maids on the Dutch Dairy Bureau's giant scales at Blackpool's Hounds Hill Shopping Centre Photo: Archive