They showcase different aspects of life around the town in 1996. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature shops, pubs, restaurants, sports teams as well as a raft of familiar faces and stories making the news during the 12 months. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 31 photos to take you back to Wakefield in 1996
1. Pontefract in 1996
Enjoy this photo memories from Pontefract in 1996. PIC: Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
2. Pontefract in 1996
Inside the Elephant Hotel in November 1996. Photo: Richard Hainsworth
3. Pontefract in 1996
Pontefract brewer Sean Tomlinson was celebrating in August 1996 after his Hermitage Mild won Champion Mild of Britain at CAMRA's Olympia. Photo: Peter Thacker
4. Pontefract in 1996
October 1996 and pictured are Michael Holdsworth (left) and Adam Beddis who were planning to run ghost tours in Pontefract. Photo: Roy Fox
5. Pontefract in 1996
Prince Charles receives a carnation flower from six-year-old Anna Mitchell after his visit around the Prince of Wales Hospice in October 1996. Photo: James Hardisty
6. Pontefract in 1996
Staff at Ropergate Dental Practice in Feberuary 1996. Pictured, from left, are Nick and Richard White, dental nurses Vicky Parker and Alyson Hare and receptionist Paula Higgs. Photo: Roy Fox