The photos turn back the clock to 1981 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the year. Locations in focus include Halifax, York, Ossett, Sheffield and Doncaster as well as Yorkshire’s glorious east coast. READ MORE: The story of the Leeds city centre character known as 'Woodbine Lizzie' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Halifax
Halifax town centre pictured in August 1981 | Halifax Courier Photo: Halifax Courier
8. Mexborough
Captain Roger Barnett and his wife Audrey in the Salvation Army's new soup kitchen at Mexborough. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Brighouse
The owner of the Ritz Ballroom Joe Narey dancing with his wife Miriam in December 1981. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley
10. Pocklington
A champagne celebration ended the first "solo" flight of a blind lawyer who used to be afraid of heights when he made a glider landing in July 1981 After weeks of training Wan Yeo landed at Pocklington Airfield. The flight, organised by the Wolds Gliding Club was to raise money for the Seacroft Friends of the Blind Association. He described the half hour flight as "magical" when he raised glasses with his instructor Bob Fox (right). "Before I lost my sight I was always terrified of heights but this was a tremendous experience. I thoroughly enjoyed it," he said. Mr. Yeo was an RAF radio operator before he lost his sight and is now legal adviser with the Community Relations Commission in Leeds. | YPN Photo: YPN
11. Leeds
A golfer enjoying a round at Horsforth Golf Club walks past a Cessna 152 which overshot the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport in September 1981. The pilot, Norman Hudson, was unhurt. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Ossett
The clear up after fire devastated Ossett School in January 1981. | Wakefield Express Photo: Wakefield Express