Lancashire nostalgia in 1980: PNE plea, trolley troubles and Lennon 'double'

Here's a look at some of the stories that were making the headlines back in 1980:

Save our soccer plea by Preston North End

Soccer-strugglers Preston North End have issued a survival plan to save the game.

Club directors say that in any other business, a company in North End’s position would be considering liquidation.

Their SOS appeal for the smaller “town clubs” came in a board statement at the club’s Annual shareholders’ meeting at the Trafalger Hotel, Samlesbury.

They have put forward six proposals, which they want implemented in the New Year, and appealed for help from other League clubs and MPs.

The statement was prepared by the directors after consideration of their problems in recent weeks.

Attendance for League games at Deepdale this season have slumped to an average of 6,079 - the lowest ever figure.

And the club is now making an operating loss of over £3,000 a week - though even that is healthier than many other League clubs.

Chairman Alan Jones said: “League soccer is no longer at the crossroads.

“It is accelerating weekly along the slippery slope of self-inflicted destruction.

“Survival is now accepted as the name of the game.”

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Runaway trolleys put ‘behind bars’

Trolley trouble has broken out in Preston, leading to the town’s own “hostage crisis”.