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Look back at Huddersfield in waves of nostalgia as Kirklees turns 50 - 44 pictures over five decades
Huddersfield
Kirklees was established as a borough in April 1974 and its continued existence still splits opinion
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The lawless town ran by pirates known as Yorkshire's lost Atlantis
East Yorkshire
Medieval town had a reputation for being lawless and there were complaints of piracy
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Memory Lane - Rewinding the years to the 90s - on sale now
Margaret Thatcher
Revisit some of the highlights and nostalgic aspects of the decade
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Yorkshire's 'most haunted' pub with running monks and unsolved mysteries
Barnsley
The Mill of the Black Monks was originally built 900 years ago
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40 nostalgic photos capturing happy memories at Huddersfield's Greenhead Park from as early as 1948
Huddersfield
Take a look at how the park changed between 1948 and 2019
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Looking back at life in Huddersfield during the 1980s
Huddersfield
Huddersfield has changed a lot over the last few decades
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40 loved and lost Huddersfield pubs and clubs
Huddersfield
Long lost pubs and clubs that are now just a distant memory
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The strange and dangerous Yorkshire 'sport' invented by thieves
Fun Stuff
Watch a world champion come a cropper during a BBC interview
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Spot the real Yorkshire words among the gibberish in our Dialect or Drivel quiz
Fun Stuff
To the non-Tyke Yorkshire dialect sounds odd
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The tiny Huddersfield company that inspired one of the most ridiculous and ambitious US rock albums
Meltham
It's now a business with a cult worldwide following - thanks to a record that nearly ended up in the bin
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Huddersfield tyre garage in a listed building that hides a historical Georgian baths underneath
Lockwood
Lockwood Spa Baths, later Lockwood Public Baths, is a former baths and now a listed building
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Yorkshire dialect quiz: What do these near-extinct words and phrases mean?
Fun Stuff
Do you know your 'back end' from your 'bait'?
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The beautiful distant tropical island where everyone knows someone from Huddersfield
Black Communities
Many of Huddersfield's Black families have roots on this little 'paradise' island
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When Huddersfield was Britain's Black music capital attracting international stars
Black Communities
And the little club where the world's biggest reggae artists performed
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Confusing Yorkshire M62 junction which has irritated drivers for years
M62
The issue confounded engineers leaving half a junction near Huddersfield
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Yorkshire town at the centre of a 'forgotten massacre'
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Troops fired on stone-throwing miners, killing two men and injuring several more
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Yorkshire's most disturbing places still haunted by murders, executions and dark horrors
Explore Yorkshire
The site of murders, executions, dark magic and other unsavoury stuff
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Yorkshire Bull Sand Fort - the sea fortress that nearly became a drug rehab centre
First World War
A mile and a half from land this First World War defence is the most isolated place in Yorkshire
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Jervaulx vs Rievaulx: it's Yorkshire abbey Top Trumps
Explore Yorkshire
Which of these strangely named medieval abbey ruins will be Vaulx Victor?
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Private Yorkshire castle opens to public on rare open day
Explore Yorkshire
Visitors will be able to tour grade I-listed ruin dubbed 'Defender of the Dales'
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Incredible Yorkshire country house partly built with blood money
Doncaster
Elegant home's owner confront its barbaric origins
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The tiny undiscovered Yorkshire village with just 300 residents and a medieval fascination with death
Explore Yorkshire
This attractive village with a wealth of listed buildings likes to remind us of our mortality
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The 'lost' Yorkshire dales we're in danger of forgetting
Explore Yorkshire
'I can't remember anyone calling it [Yorkshire] for a long time'
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Annoyingly persistent Yorkshire myths from the house in the middle of the M62 to the war of the roses
Yorkshire Day
And the most irritating myth that won't go away
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Much-loved Huddersfield mum 'hit over the head with gun' during tragic descent into drug taking
Mum of two Lacie O'Brien had a long history of drug dependency and mental health issues
Woman found in Malton river and man arrested in connection to her death
Malton
A man has been arrested in connection with her death
Huddersfield street sealed off by police after 'incident' with two cars
Huddersfield
Police have been investigating since about 5pm yesterday
30 'rubberneckers' who filmed tragic A1(M) fatal crash facing police action
North Yorkshire
Police officers say they have seen 'several incidents' of people recording the scene
Jet2, Ryanair, Easyjet and TUI passengers 'three pairs of shoes' rule warning
Jet2.com
A shoe expert has shared a "simple yet effective shoe rule" that could help passengers with their hand luggage
West Yorkshire Police
Huddersfield PC cleared of attacking and stalking her partner
Misconduct panel has cleared PC Vicki Silver of all misconduct allegations
Couples Come Dine With Me winner killed Huddersfield student while high on drugs behind the wheel
Come Dine With Me
Adam Smith, 33, who appeared in the Channel 4 cooking competition, pleaded not guilty throughout the trial after killing Oliver Pryde
Prison boss Lauren Miller gave inmate lover special privileges - then 'intimidated staff into silence'
Doncaster
Lauren Miller intimidated her colleagues into silence amid the relationship with a prison inmate
Gunshots missed sleeping children 'only by luck' as Sheffield police launch manhunt
Crime
A police cordon remains in place outside the property on Gresley Road
Yorkshire seaside town Wetherspoons defends CCTV in toilets - but punters fear 'stage fright'
Pubs in Yorkshire
The pub chain giant has defended installing cameras in the men's and women's toilets of The Lord Rosebery in Scarborough
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Malton
Woman found in Malton river and man arrested in connection to her death
A man has been arrested in connection with her death
Much-loved Huddersfield mum 'hit over the head with gun' during tragic descent into drug taking
Huddersfield
Mum of two Lacie O'Brien had a long history of drug dependency and mental health issues
Huddersfield street sealed off by police after 'incident' with two cars
Huddersfield
Police have been investigating since about 5pm yesterday
30 'rubberneckers' who filmed tragic A1(M) fatal crash facing police action
North Yorkshire
Police officers say they have seen 'several incidents' of people recording the scene
Jet2, Ryanair, Easyjet and TUI passengers 'three pairs of shoes' rule warning
Jet2.com
A shoe expert has shared a "simple yet effective shoe rule" that could help passengers with their hand luggage
West Yorkshire Police
Huddersfield PC cleared of attacking and stalking her partner
Misconduct panel has cleared PC Vicki Silver of all misconduct allegations
Couples Come Dine With Me winner killed Huddersfield student while high on drugs behind the wheel
Come Dine With Me
Adam Smith, 33, who appeared in the Channel 4 cooking competition, pleaded not guilty throughout the trial after killing Oliver Pryde
Prison boss Lauren Miller gave inmate lover special privileges - then 'intimidated staff into silence'
Doncaster
Lauren Miller intimidated her colleagues into silence amid the relationship with a prison inmate
Gunshots missed sleeping children 'only by luck' as Sheffield police launch manhunt
Crime
A police cordon remains in place outside the property on Gresley Road
Yorkshire seaside town Wetherspoons defends CCTV in toilets - but punters fear 'stage fright'
Pubs in Yorkshire
The pub chain giant has defended installing cameras in the men's and women's toilets of The Lord Rosebery in Scarborough