Retro

Debra Clark-Kachlon frames daffodils in Sewerby.

Your Bridlington – our readers share their fantastic pictures​​​

Sophie Morgan, Megan Wade, and Faye Wade with Oake at the Lions Carnival. (PA0531-15d)

Six wonderful photos from the Free Press archives – recognise anyone?

What smell do you most associate with the 1970s?

Smells of the 1970s - perfumes and aftershaves you might remember

These are some of the things you found in almost every 70s household

14 things you found in almost every 70s household

These are some of the most valuable Lego minifigures, according to BrickEconomy.com

The most valuable Lego minifigures, including one worth £5,500

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RETRO: 33 stunning photos of Bridlington's kite festival from over the years

These were some of the Eurovision Song Contest's most popular presenters of the 70s, 80s and 90s

The most popular Eurovision presenters from the 70s, 80s and 90s

Bridlington's North Beach.

The Vintage Views column with Aled Jones - looking at Children’s Corner

Peep into the Past via the Scarborough News’ files

Whitby beach and facilities receives a 2005 ENCAMS seaside award. Flying the flag are Scarborough Borough Council employees Ged McCourt, left, and Don Buckley.

A glance back to yesteryear via these retro images

An earlier railway line ran down the east side of Windsor Crescent, then appropriately named Railway Crescent.

The Vintage Views column with Aled Jones - a rare Bridlington railway scene

This week’s vintage image is a steam-powered blast from the past. Dating to the 1890s, it shows the railway built to carry materials from the harbour to South Side, during construction of the Spa and sea wall.

Aled Jones

Ethan Dickinson and sister Sarah win medals in a jiu jitsu competition (PA0352-2)

Six super photos from the Free Press archives – are you in the frame?

Which ice cream which reminds you of your childhood would you most like to see brought back?

11 retro ice creams and lollies you'd love to see return

Flamborough School's cast of David Copperfield in 2003. (PA0351-4a)

Six super photographs from the Free Press archives

Retro video games could be worth thousands of pounds, even if they are used and in some cases lacking their boxes, according to new research by Currys

The 20 most valuable retro video games you might own, worth up to £4K

Do you remember these and other popular lunch box snacks and drinks of the 1980s?

13 retro snacks every 80s child wanted in their lunch box at school

The 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the north of England for the first time. That year's show opened with the question 'Where is Harrogate?' as an international audience was introduced to the charms of the North Yorkshire spa town.

When Eurovision came to Harrogate - a look back at the 1982 final

The annual commemoration and wreath laying took place on Wednesday, May 7.

Service for 1984 double fishing boat tragedy

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RETRO: Photos from the 50th anniversary of VE Day around Scarborough in 1995

Children from St Hedda's Primary School in Egton Bridge check out the new community library at their school ahead of its official opening.

Glancing back to yesteryear via nostalgic pictures from the Gazette's archive

Bridlington North Library celebrations in 2003. Do you recognise anyone? (PA0350-11a)

Six super photos from the Free Press archives – are you in the frame?

The Frenchman plied her trade from the quayside (May-September) for nearly three decades.

The Vintage Views column with Aled Jones - the Frenchman paddle steamer

These were some of the most popular cars of the 1980s, with some celebrity fans

The most popular cars of the 80s in photos

These are some of the most valuable Matchbox cars sold recently, including one which fetched more than £3,000 at auction

10 of the most valuable Matchbox cars, including one sold for £3,380

These were some of the biggest school playground crazes of the 1990s

9 school playground crazes of the 1990s

Posing for the photographer during an Inter School Dance Competition.

Six super photos from the Free Press archives – are you in the frame?

The 1104 RAF Marine Craft Unit in Bridlington in WWII.

Memorial plaque ceremony to mark the work of the 1104 RAF Marine Craft Unit

Prince Street as it looks today.

Vintage Views with Aled Jones - looking at Bridlington's Prince Street

This week we’re having another look at my favourite thoroughfare in the town, Prince Street.

Aled Jones

Youngsters queue for an ice cream in 1974

9 of the most popular ice creams and lollies of the 60s, 70s and 80s

These are just some of the things which were hugely popular during the 1970s but you rarely, if ever, see today

14 things which were huge in the 1970s but you rarely see today

These are some of the most valuable toys from the 1980s, based on recent sold prices on eBay

13 of the most valuable 80s toys, worth up to £2,250

Celebrities have recalled the first cars they owned, including a Mini Metro and a Ford Cortina

19 celebrities and their first cars before they were famous

These were some of the most popular restaurant chains around the UK in the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

9 popular restaurants of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties we have lost

These are some of the most valuable rare Lego sets today, worth up to £13,000 each

The 14 most valuable Lego sets - including one worth £13K

These were some of the most popular toys of the 1960s

14 toys you'll almost certainly remember if you were a 60s child

Work to repair the roof at Scarborough Railway Station will begin on Monday, April 7.

Historic Scarborough station set for multi-million-pound roof renovation

The SS Mont Blanc blew up with such force that it wiped out thousands of buildings across the town and killed 1700 people.

Blue plaque will be unveiled to honour Bridlington seaman William Becker

​The unit was based at Bridlington from 1925 to 1980. Photo submitted

Bridlington plaque unveiling ceremony to mark marine craft unit and five fallen

Spectacular Sailing Coble Festival planned at Bridlington in July

A trendy looking DJ Noel Edmonds is pictured here in 1974 beside his Ford Capri Mk II. The Capri was the seventh best-selling car of the 1970s, with 378,310 registered, according to startrescue.co.uk, which described how it 'fused simple mechanics with sporty styling and an affordable price tag'. It was known as a 'pony' car - like a 'muscle' car, but smaller.

The most popular cars of the 1970s in photos

These are just some of the things you used to be able to do in Yorkshire but can't anymore

16 things you can't do in Yorkshire anymore but we wish you could

We look to see what was happening in Scarborough in March 2006 and 2007.

IN RETRO: 13 pictures of what was happening in Scarborough in March 2006 and 200...

The YWR will be running trains and opening the visitor centre from Sunday, April 6. Photo: Michael S Hopps

Yorkshire Wolds Railway team is preparing for 2025 season at Fimber Halt

Do you remember these popular children's TV shows of the 90s?

15 much-loved children's TV shows of the 90s you may remember

Midland Bank began life as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in 1836 and grew rapidly, becoming Midland Bank in 1923. Between the end of the First World War and the 1940 it was reportedly the biggest bank in the world. It was bought in 1992 by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in what was then one of the largest deals in banking history and was renamed HSBC Bank in 1999. This photo shows a Midland Bank branch on White Lane, Gleadless, Sheffield, in June 1986.

9 famous banks we've lost over the years amid latest closures

As two major banks announce branch closures and job reviews, we’re taking a look back at the big banks we’ve lost over the years.

Robert Cumber

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

Do these photos bring back any memories for you of 1980s school days?

15 surprising things you'll remember if you went to school in the 80s

Chapel Street’s former Wesleyan chapel is shown pictured here in 1904.

Chapel Street’s former Wesleyan chapel in Bridlington

Former Bramcote tennis pavilion in Scarborough.

'Immediate action needed' to preserve Scarborough’s Bramcote Tennis Pavilion

These toys were banned in many schools for a whole host of different reasons

11 toys commonly banned from schools in the 2000s

Fred Durst 'hate' reaching fever pitch and mainstream success; it's been 25 years since Limp Bizkit's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was released.

Revisiting Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish & Hot Dog Flavored Water

Richard O'Neills Artwork with the newly installed solar and Sea Life's iconic pyramids

Spotlight on SEA LIFE Scarborough from the past to the future

7 gadgets you may recognise if you grew up in the 1980s. Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect/ Getty Images

7 nostalgic gadgets you'll only remember if you grew up in the 80s

Nine video games you may have played in the 1980s - including arcade classics.

Nine retro video games you may have played in the 80s

Castle Howard. Image: Marisa Cashill

Celebrating top filming locations from Bridgerton to Harry Potter

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