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A Walk from Gargrave Along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
A 2.5 hour circular alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and across the Pennine Way by Matt Callard The problem with canal ... -
Curious Tombstones of the Yorkshire Dales
“Dearly Departed of the Dales” – Memorable ‘In Memoria’ Author Summer Strevens describes some of our region’s more peculiar final inscriptions… Affirming ... -
Inspirations Taken From the Brontë Masterpieces
By Summer Strevens It is a commonly held romantic assertion that the predominant geology of ‘Brontë Country’ – that of ... -
Haunted York – A Journey Through York’s Criminal Haunts
Author Summer Strevens investigates York’s murderous and supernatural history… Serving a Spectral Sentence… It is said that powerful or traumatic ... -
A Brief History of Bradford
By Alan Hall One of the problems that confronts me as the author of Bradford in 100 Dates is knowing what ... -
Mary Tuke – The Mother of York’s Chocolate Industry
By Summer Strevens If we are to examine the true circumstances surrounding the ‘birth’ of York as ‘Chocolate City’ we ... -
Yorkshire Follies, Curiosities and Oddities
A look at some of the more curious landmarks and features of the White Rose county… By Geoffrey Howse A ... -
The Phantom in Leeds Library
By Richard Smyth Leeds, like every city, has its share of ghost stories. But not many ghost stories are as ... -
Yorkshire’s Cistercian Abbeys & The Wandering White Monks of Yorkshire
By Richard Smyth Life is seldom comfortable when you’re a monk. Lots of praying, lots of work, not much in ... -
Batley Bombshell: When Jayne Mansfield Toured Yorkshire
Neil Sean has interviewed many famous people from around the world – but the peculiar story of one huge star ... -
The Golden Years of Yorkshire Cricket 1959-1969
Between 1959 and 1969, Yorkshire won the County Championship seven times and the Gillette Cup twice. It was a golden ... -
An extract from Lucas Radebe: Kaizer Chief
Lucas Radebe’s new biography is no ordinary footballing rags-to-riches tale. It is the story of how he overcame a tough ...
