This gallery showcases the stories making the news around Yorkshire in 1961. And all four corners of the county are featured – from Harrogate and York through to Whitby and Scarborough as well as the Yorkshire Dales. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature some familiar faces as well as well-known landmarks. READ MORE: 29 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1960 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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Share your memories of God's own county in 1961 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN