The photos turn back the clock to 1982 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the dawn of a new decade. Locations in focus include Leeds, Wakefield and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, Harrogate, Selby and Ripon in North Yorkshire and Whitby on the east coast. It was a 12 months which brought devastating floods to communities across the county and also featured a visit by God's (alleged) own representative on earth. READ MORE: 18 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1980 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![All aboard. The Santa Claus special pulls into Slaithwaite station on its inaugural journey to Leeds in December 1982.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE0ZTFhZDhkLWNiNzYtNDkzZS05OGI2LTg3ZmEyNWJmMDA4NDo0MWU1YzQ4MC1mN2IzLTQzNTgtYWI5Ny03NDEzNzhhZGEzMTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Huddersfield
All aboard. The Santa Claus special pulls into Slaithwaite station on its inaugural journey to Leeds in December 1982.Photo: YPN
![Huddersfield born actor James Mason made a flying visit to Ripon in November 1982 to record Christmas show Merrily On High for Yorkshire Television at Ripon Cathedral.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk5YjI4Yjg2LWVmZDQtNDkzMS04YWIyLWI4YWY3ZTZkYWQ1ODpkNDFhZDBkZC1kYWM0LTRiMTUtODBjNC05MDA4YWMxNzEwYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Ripon
Huddersfield born actor James Mason made a flying visit to Ripon in November 1982 to record Christmas show Merrily On High for Yorkshire Television at Ripon Cathedral.Photo: YPN
![The village of Cawood was left devastated by flooding in January 1982.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ5ZDJmZWRmLWNkNDgtNGM5Ny1hMzhjLTc5NGFlOGI2MWI5OToyY2VhZTFjNi1mNmE5LTQxOWEtYmVmNy0zNjVjNmIyZmM0N2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Young unemployed of Whitby while away time as schoolchildren pass in March 1982.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1MjQ3YTJlLWZjZDktNDk5NC04NjQxLTEyZDZmMDdkYWMwZTplMjJkMjQ0My1kMTBhLTQxMzktYmVjNy01ZjQyMjc5ZGNkODA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Whitby
Young unemployed of Whitby while away time as schoolchildren pass in March 1982.Photo: YPN
![The Wilson Arms at Threshfield on September 1982.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUzMTk5ZTNlLTdkZDktNGRiZS04MzUxLTFhOGU3NzZmNmUwYzpkMWVmM2Q2My00ZGNjLTQwMDQtYTQxYi1lZjBlNWNmYTFjYjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Pedestrians cross Carlton Street in November 1982.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVlZjJiNGUxLTYxNjAtNDNmYy05MWYyLWVhZTQ1MDQ1MGEwNzowZWY5ZTM1Ny0wMmU1LTRlNWYtYTYyZi05OTgwMjhhYjE0MWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)