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Fishing - Casting a Line

Anglers stand waist-high in water for hours at a time. But why? Chris Titley takes to the river with a man who has finally explained the allure of fishing Photographs: Andy Bulmer

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Sport in Yorkshire

Chris Irvine takes a sideways glance at Yorkshire sport

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Polo

Polo clubs in Yorkshire are developing at a pace. Justine Brooks reports on their new found popularity

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Russell Crowe

WHEN Russell Crowe pops over to England to start filming Nottingham, in which he will take the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in a revisionist take on the Robin Hood tale, don't be surprised if he pops up in the directors' box at Headingley Carnegie.

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Bruce Grobbelaar

ONCE a showman always a showman, but Bruce Grobbelaar has been taking his new role as adopted Yorkshireman seriously since his move to the Wakefield area with his partner, Dr Karen Phillips, an anaesthetist at Pontefract General Infirmary and Pinderfields Hospital.

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Pretty as a picture

It is one of the finest bays on the East Coast. Penny Wainwright reports from Runswick. PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE KIPLING

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Home grown success stories

Linda Viney takes a look at some of the prize winning ideas from Yorkshire at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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Rita Britton

A famous Yorkshire designer who put Barnsley on the fashion map? That’ll be Rita Britton, then. Tony Greenway finds out about her Yorkshire life…
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Malton's moving forward

Chris Titley visits a traditional Yorkshire market town with its eyes on the future. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY BULMER


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Headingley-It's just not cricket

Headingley is more than just the home of Geoffrey Boycott’s hundredth 100. It’s a Leeds village suburb with a mixed community, a very positive vibe and a get-up-and-go local development trust as Tony Greenway discovers. PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM ATKINS

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Great days

As the Great Yorkshire Show reaches a milestone anniversary, Jo Haywood talks to one of its past honorary directors

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Huddersfield Life

The busy West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield is set for a multi-million pound makeover. Jo Haywood reports PHOTOGRAPHS: LEO ROSSER

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The rise of Reeth

Maggie Stratton finds out what it’s like to live in an historic Yorkshire Dales village. With a century of life here between them, there’s little Gordon and Enid Walker can’t tell you about Reeth – the picturesque market village at the junction of Yorkshire’s two most northerly dales.  
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Golcar- Lily of the valley

Penny Wainwright visits a former textile town that has blossomed in the Colne Valley. Take walking boots and a camera, advises one guide to Golcar. It’s a good tip: they’re invaluable for climbing its steep streets and cobbled ginnels, and for capturing some spectacular views across the Colne Valley. spectacular views across the Colne Valley.
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Scarborough- It's just grand

Scarborough is a favourite with holidaymakers, Yorkshire’s artistic community and house hunters with an eye for a property bargain. Tony Greenway visits this popular East Coast resort PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE KIPLING

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Harrogate- Overflowing with culture

The halls are alive with the sound of music, readings, singing, fun and laughter. Jo Haywood finds something for everyone in Harrogate PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE KIPLING



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Hats off to Ilkley

Jo Haywood travels to one of West Yorkshire's busiest towns to visit a very special centenarian Photographs: Sam Atkins and Leo Rosser
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