Memories

Head coach Daryl Powell is 80 minutes away from claiming a first-ever Grand Final trophy having masterminded a superb win over Wigan Warriors. Photo by John Clifton.

History-makers aim for fairy tale ending in Grand Final chapter

Youngsters hurtle down a huge slide on the promenade at Bridlington in July 1972

44 nostalgic photos to bring back happy memories of early 70s summers

Arndale Shopping centre, Leeds, at Christmas in 1988

45 nostalgic photos to leave you pining for Yorkshire life in the 80s

The Tower Picture House, Leeds, in 1975.

40 of the best nostalgic photos taking you back to the 70s

Competitors in the York Bonding Warehouse barrel race raise their glasses in July 1981

40 nostalgic photos taking you back to 1981

New dads, with little ones aged up to four, show their affection most often through playing games

Dads have revealed key moments that shaped their fatherhood journey

The study was commissioned by Mattel to explore how play is evolving for a new generation of children, following the launch of its Disney and Pixar ‘Toy Story 5’ line

Three quarters of parents are emotionally attached to childhood toys

Pupils at Harehills Middle School, Leeds, pictured during a computer lesson in January 1992

33 nostalgic photos capture 90s school days

The 300ft cooling towers at Skelton Grange 'A' power station in Leeds, each weighing 4,000 tonnes, are sent crashing down by a controlled explosion in November 1989

41 nostalgic photos capture lost landmarks before demolition

Ian Haslem with landlord John English at the Ivy House pub, Holmfield, in December 1980

50 nostalgic photos show pubs and their landlords in the 80s and 90s

Former Bake-Off judge, Dame Prue, paid tribute to her brother Jamie.

Celebrities pay tribute ahead of nationwide memorial toast

Station master Cyril Miles pictured at Kirkstall Station on its last day as a passenger station, March 20, 1965

40 nostalgic photos taking you back in time by train

Children having fun at the park in Parson Cross, Sheffield, in August 1975

38 nostalgic photos capturing a 70s childhood in Yorkshire

Neil Goodwin on his stall, 'England's Lowest Prices', at Leeds Market, in 1998

32 nostalgic photos show markets in the 90s, including popular traders

Models on the rooftop of Queens Hotel, Leeds, in the early 1950s

52 photos taking you on a tour of Yorkshire in the early 50s

Revellers at a Leeds nightclub in December 1991

34 of the best retro photos taking you back to 1991 around Yorkshire
It was a proud year for Yorkshire, as one of its own made history by blasting into space.
Robert Cumber

A poll of 2,000 travellers revealed almost half enjoy comparing the number of destinations they've visited abroad with others

This new tool reveals how much of the world you've travelled

Arndale Shopping centre, Leeds, at Christmas 1988

38 nostalgic photos show popular 60s, 70s and 80s shops

The downstairs floor of the nightclub Upstairs Downstairs in Armley, west Leeds, in April 1977

27 photos taking you back to popular 70s and 80s nightclubs

The ABC cinema, Vicar Lane, Leeds, in April 1975, with the films showing including The Towering Inferno

52 photos capture the glamour of old cinemas

Ice cream seller Johnny Marrocco beside his kiosk on Land's Lane, Leeds, in 2008

38 retro photos celebrating Yorkshire's love affair with ice cream

Tesco Mobile encouraged the public to focus on meaningful moments by bringing a frozen van to King’s Cross to hand out complimentary frozen yogurts to passers-by.

The top 30 moments Brits would love to relive include their first kiss

Leeds Corporation public wash house, on Kirkstall Road, in June 1964, when it cost 3s 6d for two hours' washing

42 nostalgic photos show how the 60s and 70s really looked

Washing hanging between back-to-back houses in Burmantofts, Leeds, during the late 60s or early 70s

45 nostalgic photos show 70s people and places you might remember

This retro photo gallery shows some of the best-loved noughties nightclubs in Yorkshire

44 of Yorkshire's best-loved noughties nightclubs

The games room at Seacroft Working Men's Club, Leeds, at lunchtime on a Sunday in June 1970

30 nostalgic photos capture golden years of working men's clubs

We asked what you miss most about the 70s, and we had hundreds of responses

17 of the things you miss most about life in the 70s, in pictures
What do you miss most about life in the 70s?
Robert Cumber

A man in an apron panning chocolate at Rowntree Cocoa Works, York, in 1900

29 photos celebrating Britain's proud history of making sweets

Noel fashion store on the corner of Lands Lane and Commercial Street, Leeds, in January 1971, with Lotus shoes in the background

46 photos transporting you back to the early 70s

A police officer at a busy pedestrian crossing in Doncaster in July 1961, before the bypass was built

38 nostalgic photos capture 50s and 60s life

Gateway Funeral Services: Bailey, Emma, Richard and Charlie Arnold.

Ad Feature Gateway Funeral Services: A vocation that’ s all about caring

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

These photos capture scenes at nightclubs around Yorkshire during the 80s and 90s

31 photos capture good times at popular nightclubs of the 80s and 90s

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

A number of popular sweet treats have changed their names over the years

7 popular sweet treats you may remember by a different name

Some of the firework safety films of the 70s, 80s and 90s are seared into the memory of those who watched them as children

Firework safety films that terrified children of the 70s, 80s and 90s

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

These nostalgic photos show cosy pubs around Yorkshire

36 nostalgic photos of cosy pubs across Yorkshire

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

Thousands of baby hand and footprint keepsakes across the UK are fading away, leaving parents heartbroken as what they believed were permanent mementoes quietly vanish, according to a new report.

Ad Feature Report reveals baby keepsakes are disappearing from memory boxes

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