From councillors to campaigners, customers to traders, these 36 pictures document life in three of the district’s markets over the years.
Click through the gallery to see if you recognise any of the people, stalls or events.

1. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Pictures from our archives show life in Wakefield, Castleford and Pontefract markets from 1999 to 2010. Photo: Mark Bickerdike/Jonathan Gawthorpe/Mel Hulme/Steve Riding


3. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Wakefield market, December 2007. Photo: James Hardisty

4. Retro: Market life in Wakefield District
Wakefield market, December 2007. Photo: James Hardisty
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