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Yorkshire's abandoned 'walking dead' village where residents were driven out by sheep
Malton
The last villager was, according to legend, killed when the building he was sleeping in collapsed
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The lost Yorkshire rivers buried beneath our cities and unseen for centuries
Environment
From Bradford's 'Mucky Beck' to Leeds' culverted Stoney Rock and Sheffield's audible but invisible Springvale Stream
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22 more lost Huddersfield schools where we spent our childhood
Education
Schools which have disappeared from the townscape but not necessarily from memory
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Yorkshire's most popular myths debunked - from stubborn M62 farmer to Harry Potter falsehoods
M62
The farm in the middle of the M62, the origin of the word 'nonce' and Harry Potter
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The year nudists invaded a Yorkshire beach as furious residents said 'shoot the sods'
Politics
Archive newsreel shows OAPs spitting feathers after council green lights naked sunbathing and swimming at Hornsea Beach in the 1970s
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Neighbours' most famous stars from Margot Robbie to Kylie and Jason
History
The long-running Australian soap became a rite of passage for many well-known actors and musicians
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20 pictures of Bernard Cribbins over the years from fishing to films
History
The TV and film star, who had an illustrious entertainment career spanning seven decades, has passed away aged 93
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Sheffield's abandoned brothels, breweries and tunnels explored in fascinating photos from new book
Sheffield
Forthcoming 'Abandoned Sheffield' by Lost Places and Forgotten Faces features 150 photos
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15 things you could do in 1980s Sheffield you can't do now
Sheffield
From drinking Wards beer and smoking anywhere to getting married at the 'Wedding Cake' and joining Pulp
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The lost Huddersfield schools where we spent our early years
Education
The town's schools which have been demolished or turned into something else
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25 sayings that will only make sense to people who grew up in Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Folk from West Riding have a peculiar lingo that can be charming and confusing
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Shattering the myth about the Yorkshire prison origin of the word 'nonce'
HMP Wakefield
It's an interesting story – but it's probably nonsense
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Your memories of the Yorkshire 'Glastonbury' festival which turned into a disaster
Rishworth
'A river running through my sleeping bag. Loved it.'
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11 things you could do in Huddersfield in the 1980s you can't do now
Huddersfield
From afternoon tea in Bannisters to a splash at Cambridge Road Baths
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21 abandoned Yorkshire villages which have been lost forever
Yorkshire Coast
From the villages that fell into the sea to the hamlet 'decimated by plague'
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Yorkshire's infamous lunatic asylums which have disappeared almost without trace
Storthes Hall
While these mental hospitals came to be feared they were built with good intentions
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Yorkshire pronunciations which sound normal to us but weird to everyone else
South Yorkshire
From master and plaster to down and town, fight and right
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The northern 'Glastonbury' on a Yorkshire farm that ended in disaster
Calderdale
The Who, Elton John and Pink Floyd were on the bill but it went disastrously wrong
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The stories behind England's women footballers The Munitionettes
History
Women more than a century ago helped boost morale during the First World War by playing football
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The murky past of Yorkshire's lost prisons and houses of correction
Crime
Most large towns and cities had their own gaol or house of correction
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The historic ruin just off the M62 that hardly anyone knows about
M62
This Elizabethan former hall is less than a mile from Yorkshire's two biggest transport routes
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The everyday Yorkshire spots hiding dark and gruesome deaths, executions and grisly secrets
HMP Wakefield
Where to find places associated with Dick Turpin, serial killer Mary Bateman, gangster David Hartley and other historic villains
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Yorkshire's lost theme parks, zoo and other top attractions we miss
Scarborough
From the world's longest water chute to the zoo that would have horrified today's visitors
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Sad state inside former Kirklees council wedding venue which dates back to 1890
Dewsbury
Countless couples were married in this grand Victorian building which has fallen derelict
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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
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
Huddersfield street sealed off by police after 'incident' with two cars
Huddersfield
Police have been investigating since about 5pm yesterday
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
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly's Amy Dowden says ‘always here for you’ as Shirley Ballas shares biopsy update
Amy Dowden shared her support to head judge Shirley Ballas
Hairy Biker fans say ‘hope you’re ok’ as Si King shares emotional final project with Dave Myers
BBC
Dave sadly passed away at the age of 66 in February this year after battling cancer
Yorkshire airport owner Chris Makin got councillor in headlock then told workers to drive cherry picker at him
Harrogate
Andrew Mason was assaulted by Chris Makin who was seen trying to drag him by his clothes and hair
Baby Reindeer's Martha actor Jessica Gunning's real life age, accent and private life
Entertainment
Jessica Gunning's Scottish accent had us all fooled!
Huddersfield PC cleared of attacking and stalking her partner
West Yorkshire Police
Misconduct panel has cleared PC Vicki Silver of all misconduct allegations