Nostalgia

October, 2018, marks the 32nd anniversary when this group of fresh faced young women were celebrating completing three years of training to become qualified  registered general nurses or RGNs.

A Burnley author, whose first book put the spotlight on tragic true tales from her hometown's past, has published her second book.

As the centenary of the First World War draws to a close, Dean Kirby goes deep beneath the Somme and explores the caves which became a final sanctuary for British soldiers, including men from Lancashire.

The power of social media brought together old schoolfriends from across the globe for a reunion in their hometown of Burnley.

After fighting in the trenches, Thomas Fitzpatrick was captured and sent to one of the most notorious prisoner of war camps in Germany but survived to make his own great escape. One hundred years on, the Lancashire Post’s Deputy Editor Nicola Adam uses a series of wartime postcards to piece together the untold First World War story of her great-grandfather, Thomas Fitzpatrick

What happened before the battle?

The Battle of Amiens marked the beginning of the end of the First World War.

Jim Walker from Carnforth was the fireman responsible for firing the last steam train from Burnley Rose Grove Station in 1968.

Robert Swain tells his story.

In the months and years after the First World War ended the nation’s thoughts turned to how those killed should be remembered.

The appearance of a "lost" historic garden at Padiham's Gawthorpe Hall has prompted calls for it to be restored to its former glory.

We're in the middle of a heatwave, and with the mercury set to stay in the mid-20s for at least the next week, we take a look at some of the icy treats we used to love.

The heatwave of 1976 was one of longest and hottest summers of the 20th century.

It is 80 years since Manchester Airport opened, Suzannah Rogerson looks at the early days of a place visited by thousands of Lancastrians every day

Padiham turned back the clock to the 1940s for a dinner dance to launch the countdown to a major event in the town.

They may not be World Cup standard but this beaming team of young football players looked like winners back in 1977.

For more than a century, a factory in Lancashire exported some of the nation’s most popular treats to sweet shops all over the world. Charlie Smith investigates the life and times of the humble Jelly Baby

Do to recognise any of the children on this photograph?

Dance lessons will be held in the run up to the popular Padiham on Parade weekend.

“Sleep tight”

How often did your mum and dad use these words to you as they put you to bed?