31 uncovered photos of the police officers who protected Blackpool and the Fylde Coast in the 90s - including rare scenes inside Central Police Station in Bonny Street
This was a time when there were more bobbies on the beat, the police stations were open round the clock and traffic officers were a familiar sight on our roads.
By Claire Lark
Published 3rd Aug 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 3rd Aug 2022, 15:56 BST
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These pictures are all from the 1990s and feature the police officers you may remember – for the right reasons or the wrong ones – at work doing what they do best.
There are also a few snaps inside Bonny Street station from that era – the old CCTV rooms and cells as well as 1990s patrol cars and officers out and about in the community.
The Blackpool Community Safety and Partnerships team were based at Central Police Station. Pic front L-R: Acting Sgt. Richard Hurt from the Licensing Dept, Inspector Ralph Copley, and Sgt Rick Hoyle, with the rest of the team Photo: Rob Lock
Lancashire's Assistant Chief Constable John Vine checks on operations in the Blackpool Police Station, where the Conservative Party Conference security was being co-ordinated in 1997 Photo: Rob Lock
Inspector John Donnelly and some of the team of crimefighters at Blackpool South Police Station. From left, Inspector Donnelly, PC Michael Green, PC Shaun Pepper, PC Lionel Rigby, Sgt Keith Ogle and PC Robin Lancaster Photo: Bill Johnson
Operation advent at Blackpool police station recovered more than £10,000 worth of alcohol in 1998. L-R Sgt Dave Butler, Lee Wilson, Mark Summersby, Dave Higham, Simon Green and Kathryn Chantles Photo: Dawn Castle