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End of shoot party for the cast of Last of The Summer Wine

Still the finest of vintage comedy

THINK of British comedy classics and the memories unfurl. Read

Tom Owen

Tom enjoys taking over from dad!

TALK about following in father's footsteps. Read

Frank Thornton

Frank's at that stage in life . . .

FRANK Thornton is an actor with a pedigree. Read

Compo Simonite

Taste of glory for Summer Wine

HIT comedy Last Of The Summer Wine is in line for a top award. Read

Nora Batty

Kathy is top woman

ACTRESS Kathy Staff, who spent years as TV battleaxe Nora Batty, has been named Yorkshire Woman Of The Year. Read

Warren Mitchell with location and unit manager Sylvia Sutherland,

New famous face to taste the Summer Wine

COMIC star Warren Mitchell is to become a Christmas wine expert. Read

Frank Thornton

Saving the Summer Wine birds

Last Of The Summer Wine actor Frank Thornton is backing a drive to save Holme Valley birds. Read

Dora Bryan and Catherine Ogle, vicar of Huddersfield.

Dora adds star quality

Actress Dora Bryan was among the guests at a glittering dinner to mark the Examiner's 150th anniversary at Huddersfield Town Hall last night. Read

Marina

Following in Compo's steps

ACTRESS Jean Fergusson, who plays Marina in the Last Of The Summer Wine, is to open an art exhibition. Read

Compo Simonite

Cash bid for memorial to Compo

PLANS are being drawn up to bid for Euro or National Lottery funding to pay for a statue of Last Of The Summer Wine actor Bill Owen. Read

Nora Batty

Is Nora Britain's top net pin-up?

NORA BATTY is the star of an unusual popularity contest being fought over the Internet. Read

Nora Batty

Make Nora Batty Queen of the Web

Help us beat the Aussies at something... Australian actress and model Sarah Jane is aiming to become the world's most downloaded woman, and on Yorkshire Day too! We are joining Radio Five Live's campaign to stop her. Read

Ron and Ruth Backhouse who are leaving the White Horse at Jackson Bridge

TV pub has new faces

A PUB made famous by BBC television's Last Of The Summer Wine comedy series has a new landlord and landlady. Read

Juliette Kaplan

Summer Wine stars tread fashion catwalk

STARS of TV's Last of the Summer Wine became catwalk entertainers last night. Read

Dame Thora Hird

Stars are out for one-man show

Stars of BBC television comedy Last of the Summer Wine were out in force at the Cragrats Theatre, Holmfirth, last night to see colleague Keith Clifford perform Scandals - his one-man show based on the life of comedian Frank Randle. Read

Keith Clifford

Keith puts on special show

LAST Of The Summer Wine star Keith Clifford performed a one-man show in Holmfirth last night. Read

Summer Wine `love mobile' for sale

A LARGE pink caravan featured in TV's Last Of The Summer Wine is for sale. Read

Wesley

Wine stars at Tech show

FASHION STUDENTS from Huddersfield Technical College will be showing their creations in a charity show on Friday, June 29, at 7.30pm. Read

Ron and Ruth Backhouse who are leaving the White Horse at Jackson Bridge

Pub deal a step nearer

A PUB made famous by the BBC television programme Last Of The Summer Wine could soon have a new licensee. Read

Kathy gets cast in bronze

KATHY STAFF, stalwart of Last of the Summer Wine, has been immortalised in bronze. Read

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