This gallery showcases the stories making the news around Yorkshire in 1962. And all four corners of the county are featured – from York and and Halifax through to Filey and Whitby as well as the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire Wolds. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature some familiar faces as well as well-known landmarks. READ MORE: 21 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1961 YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
2. Harrogate
Maureen Laycock, Geoffrey Smith and Elsie Osler pictured doing basketry at St. George's House in Harrogate in July 1962. Photo: YPN
3. Scalby
Walkers and cyclists were interested to see the progress being made with the extension of Scarborough Youth Hostel in January 1962. Photo: YPN
5. Keighley
Keighley firm Ondura Ltd. could be described in May 1962 as cobblers to a big and important section of the transport industry. They moulded new treads onto vehicle tyres and deal with anything from a tiny scooter tyre to a giant from one of the heavy earth movers used in open cast coal mining. Photo: YPN
6. Bridlington
August 1962 and the Bridlington lifeboat goes to the aid of boatloads of weekend anglers caught in a gale. Photo: YPN