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Model citizen

Supermodel and entrepreneur Elle ‘The Body’ Macpherson appeared in Harrogate to speak at the Yorkshire Business Convention. Tony Greenway selflessly volunteered for the job of interviewing her. PHOTOGRAPHS BY REX FEATURES

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Celebrate your wedding with the whole county

Yorkshire Life County album...

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Bridlington- A lasting resort

Do we still like to be beside the seaside? Jo Haywood spends a sunny day in Bridlington to find out. PHOTOGRAPHS BY NEIL HOLMES.

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Sir David's flying visit

Tony Greenway catches up with actor David Jason as he opens the new Bomber Command exhibition at the Yorkshire Air Museum near Elvington. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY BULMER
 

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Blowing their trumpet

Brass bands are appealing for more public money and they have a sound case. John Woodcock reports. A financial chill is blowing through the brass band world. Reduced funding from the national pot plus the impact of social change have created a crisis which the government is being urged to address.

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Richmond, home from home

Lots of people visit Richmond year in and year out and some like it so much they decide to retire there. Tony Greenway can see why Photographs: Mike Kipling

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The Gallery

THIS month the Gallery focuses on the work of a 23-year-old Swiss photography student Eric Jaquier who arrived in Leeds in 1969.

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York Life- Tale of a changing city

York plays host to millions of tourists every year. But does it have international visitor appeal? Tony Greenway talks to tourism chiefs to find out. PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE KIPLING.  

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Jockeying for position

What’s it like to race in the ‘equestrian experience of a lifetime’? Janette Sykes finds out

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Aiming high

A legendary explorer and a merchant adventurer have teamed up to raise millions for a Yorkshire charity. Chris Titley went to meet them. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY SNAITH


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My life with Postman Pat

Brian Page meets Knaresborough artist Ray Mutimer, the man who put some much needed colour into a humble postman's life Photographs: Andy Bulmer
THE chap with the ginger hair smiles a familiar grin and his famous feline sidekick looks like she's purring with pleasure. Children the world over would have no difficulty recognising the pair as Postman Pat and Jess, his black and white cat...

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Harrogate Ladies College

LACROSSE is played by tens of thousands of people, but it rarely gets a look-in on TV sports programmes, sandwiched between crown green bowls and synchronized swimming. But this skilful team game is continuing to make its mark on the pitch.

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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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