Recognise any familiar faces from Oswestry life in 1980?

Today we venture back to 1980 to offer a handful of gems from our archive which cast some light on what was making the news in Oswestry and the borderlands.

As ever we encourage all readers to share their own pictures from the past by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk today.

Oswestry Chamber of Trade pizza evening in 1980. (Image: Archive.)

OTHER NEWS:

• Plans revealed for new homes in village near Oswestry
• Family appeal for help after car destroyed in Oswestry arson attack
• Police arrest man on suspicion of attacking woman in Shropshire village

Students from Oswestry College in their new T shirts in 1980. (Image: Archive.) Memories from Oswestry Town's clash with Shrewsbury Town in 1980. (Image: Archive.) Oswestry Inner Wheel Spring Fayre memories from 1980. (Image: Archive.) Oswestry Air cadets in 1980. (Image: Archive.) Memories from Oswestry Town's clash with Shrewsbury Town in 1980. (Image: Archive.) Oswestry Rugby Club action in 1980. (Image: Archive.) Pupils from Croeswylan School, Oswestry, with produce from a harvest festival in 1980. (Image: Archive.)