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Nostalgia

New Royal Mail stamps will honour 10 incredible heroes of World War II
Royal Mail
They will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and the end of the Second World War
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Vanished oasis for Greater Manchester kids from when summers 'lasted forever'
Nostalgia
'Omg... what memories of happy times spent there!'
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Test your knowledge of the city's famous but vanished nightclubs and bars
Quizzes
Were you a recluse or a reveller? See how many of our questions you can answer correctly to find out
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The day Manchester partied in the streets - Do you remember VE Day?
World War Two
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe - let us know your memories
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'I fixed Manchester's trains for over 50 years... here's what happens when you flush'
Trains
Craig Neild, 70, talks about the best and worst moments fixing Manchester's trains for half a century, and what really happens when you flush a train toilet
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How the ‘Rochdale Road War’ sparked three decades of Manchester street fights
Crime
It was the first time that magistrates in Manchester had encountered the word ‘scuttling’ and in the years and decades that followed, they grew very tired of hearing the term
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36 Nestle and Cadbury retro Easter Eggs that will bring your childhood flooding back
Easter
Classic eggs we remember from our childhoods, from the 1970s to the 1990s
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Six fairgrounds and amusement parks kids from Manchester loved - now gone forever
Theme Parks
Many of our favourite theme parks we loved in the '80s and '90s are sadly no longer around
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Tommy Ducks: Manchester's most infamous pub destroyed in an 'outrageous' act of vandalism
Nostalgia
With women's underwear hanging from the ceiling, a skeleton in a coffin and a toilet in the middle of the bar - Tommy Ducks was a place unlike any other
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Last days of 'Europe's worst estate' saw dancing cockroaches and cars pushed from rooftops
Nostalgia
Just days before the bulldozers rolled in, a spectacular event saw thousands bid farewell to Hulme Crescents
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The fascinating digital trip down memory lane across Manchester
Nostalgia
'Our main interest is people enjoying these images and exploring them - learning things they didn't know and enjoying the city's past'
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'Do they want our sea and our tower?': Manchester's plans for tourist attraction left Blackpool fuming
Nostalgia
Blackpool were the front runners and bookies' favourites... but then the unthinkable happened
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'My £1 Primark buy turned into a business raking in thousands each month'
Real Life
Chelsey Downie, 31, was able to quit her job thanks to her love of Noughties nostalgia
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What the cast of ITV's Heartbeat are up to 33 years later
TV
Heartbeat aired on ITV from 1992 until 2010 - here is what the cast have been up to since leaving the popular show
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The husband-and-wife team who couldn't stop themselves
Crime
The story of Richard Brookhouse and his wife Diane's downfall in a look back at major cases from the North West's criminal past
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What happened to Greater Manchester's children's TV stars of the 80s and 90s
Nostalgia
We take a look at the former stars of kids' telly and see where their careers took them next
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The M60 landmark built to withstand a nuclear attack
Heaton Park
The tower in Heaton Park has a remarkable secret history dating back to height of the Cold War
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The forgotten Manchester-born serial killer
Crime
Known as 'Bruce Lee', Peter Tredget was just 19 when he gained notoriety as one of Britain's most prolific serial killers
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Tesco brings back retro 90s packaging – but shoppers notice one 'major issue'
Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco is marking 30 years of its Clubcard by reintroducing 19 food and drink products to its shelves in their 1990s packaging - but some customers feel the retailer is missing one thing
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The daring real life escapes and break-out attempts from Manchester's Strangeways prison
Strangeways
From 'escape clubs' to smuggled firearms, hacksaw blades and hidden packets of cream crackers
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Terrifying playgrounds only those who grew up in Manchester will remember
Nostalgia
Some of these kids playgrounds of the past would make a modern parent faint
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Bus wars to the Bee Network - a lifetime behind the wheel
Nostalgia
"Deregulation was the big moment but I could never agree with it. Before deregulation it was a service, and after deregulation it was about making money."
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‘Sorry it’s not in term-time’: The apologetic poster advertising £4 tickets to see The Smiths
The Smiths
The summer gig at Maxwell Hall, in Salford, was later named one of the 100 best concerts of all time.
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Rock legend strops, undercover cops and freezing weather - the Peak District's forgotten music festival
Nostalgia
In the early 1970s, the Peak District was home to one of the UK's most prominent music festivals which attracted some of the biggest rock bands of the day
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