They reflect the news and happenings in one particular month through the years. Storms, sales, schools and fires are among the pictures featured.

13. January Past
Princess Diana's Visit to Preston, January 1993. Princess of Wales meets the crowds outside Royal Preston Hospital where she opened the MRI scanner unit paid for by the Evening Post's Magic Million Appeal. | National World

14. January Past
Victoria the Orang Utan suffers the misery of a cold at Blackpool Zoo | National World

15. January Past
Photo supplied by Ian English, Dukes Meadow, Ingol, shows his grandfather, left, with friends skating on the River Ribble in January 1940 | National World

16. January Past
It's January 1963 and a third round cup tie between Preston North End and Weymouth has just been abandoned because of fog! The PNE fans were pictured outside the players' entrance at Deepdale and include tonight's contributor Terry Dimmock of Fulwood. He's in the white fur-collared coat, sticking his thumb up. Thanks for this Terry, and also for the reminder that North End won the re-arranged match 2-0 | National World

17. January Past
Down it comes - workmen demolish the famous Welcome Arch at the south end of Blackpool Promenade in January 1969. | National World

18. January Past
Storm damage January 2007. Sections of roof litter Bairstow Street in Blackpool, including badly damaged cars | National world


