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Ghost sightings in Wakefield
Rob Shersby talks to Gayle Lofthouse about the ghosts of Wakefield.

The carpenter who conquered the ocean with a clock
The story of how Wakefield's John Harrison transformed ocean travel forever.

The first historian of Leeds
Ralph Thorseby was a 16th century antiquarian, born in Leeds.

Is new film based on Huddersfield Choral Society?
Yorkshire choir believe that they may be the inspiration for the new Alan Bennett film.

The woman who put Bradford on the stage
A blue plaque in Bradford marks the site of Esmé Church’s Northern Theatre School.

Wyke's headless horseman: Bevers Baht’ead
The eerie tale of High Fernley Hall and its spectral rider in Judy Woods.

Phoebe: The quiet ghost of Temple Newsam
Discover Phoebe Grey’s story. A kind maid lost to time at Temple Newsam.

The Leeds man who inspired Addams Family 'Thing'
W.F. Harvey was a surgeon during WWI and what he saw inspired his fictional horror work.

Black Dick: The ghostly rider of Cockley Wood
Explore the legend of Black Dick’s Tower and its haunting tale in West Yorkshire.

Wakefield's mysterious witching mirror
Among the artifacts at Wakefield's Mental Health Museum is a special mirror.