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America’s latest craze arrives in the UK
Plus this week in 1996, destruction caused by a bomb planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Manchester is plain to see as debris is cleared at the Arndale centre.
Then & Now
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VJ Day Party 1945
There’s a poignant story behind our main image of VJ Day celebrations in Birch Road, Crumpsall, on Wednesday August 15th 1945...
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Manchester 60s
Our weekly nostalgia quiz this week focuses on the 1960s with questions ranging from football legend Pele playing in goal in a muddy Bolton public park to Bobbie the Coronation Street cat.
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Love on the Dole
iNostalgia finds out why the kitchen-sink drama owes its place in popular culture to the streets of Salford
Dick Tiger
iNostalgia looks back on the career of Liverpool boxer Dick Tiger – from Nigerian market trader to Madison Square Garden
Women at War
iNostalgia looks back on women at war on Merseyside with the aid of remarkable photos from the Liverpool Echo archive
Princess Elizabeth in Albert Square 1949
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. Our image this week shows Princess Elizabeth, our future Queen, reviewing troops in Albert Square. It is March 1949, just four years after the end of the Second World War.
Memories of the 50s Quiz
Our nostalgia quiz this week focuses on Manchester in the 1950s – a time when post-war austerity finally lifted, TV came into people’s lives and Britain’s first motorway was opened in the North West.
Michael Holliday
iNostalgia remembers Liverpool singer Michael Holliday – affectionately dubbed the British Bing Crosby
Memories of the 70s
How well do you remember Manchester in the 1970s? It was a time of industrial unrest, the three-day Week, decimalisation and the nation’s entry into the Common Market. Why not test your knowledge of the 70s in our weekly nostalgia quiz? It’s just the tonic for the continuing lockdown.
Joy Division 45
It’s 45 years since Joy Division were formed in Salford. iNostalgia looks back on the birth of a legend
Brookside ’93
iNostalgia remembers some of the Brookside stars who put charity first in September 1993
Bobby Charlton makes do with a sponge
Plus this week in 1973, it’s party time in Manchester as the Caribbean Carnival gets into full swing in Alexandra Park.
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Hollies don’t stop for camel
Plus this week in 1982, The Queen learns all about book-binding from bindery manager Arnold May during a tour of the John Rylands Library, Manchester.
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Allardyce at Bolton
As Bolton Wanderers celebrate moving up a league, iNostalgia remembers previous promotions under Sam Allardyce – as a player and manager
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Coronation Street star Anne Reid weds TV producer
Plus this week in 1983, former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby makes the return journey from London’s Euston Station after seeing the Reds thrash Brighton 4-0 in the FA Cup final replay at Wembley.
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Leigh FC’s new kit hang out at Granada Studios
Plus, this week in 1963 British Lightweight boxing champion Dave Charnley gets down to some serious training before taking on contender Maurice Cullen at Belle Vue.
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Alec Lindsay and Bury FC
iNostalgia looks back on the teenage stars of Bury FC in the 1960s – including Colin Bell and local lad turned Liverpool favourite Alec Lindsay
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