The photos turn back the clock to 1986 and showcase the stories which were making the news around the county during the year. Locations in focus include Ripon in North Yorkshire, Wakefield and Leeds in West Yorkshire, Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley in south Yorkshire and Whitby on the east coast. It was a 12 months which featured a milestone birthday for a farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. READ MORE: 21 rarely-seen photos take you back to the 1980s YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

7. Rotherham,
Young girls in the Scala arcade, a former bingo hall in Corporation Street. Pictured in December 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN

8. Haworth
Did you enjoy a meal here back in the day? The Weavers restaurant pictured in May 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN

9. Whitby
Wish you were here? The wonder of Whitby on a summer's day in June 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN

10. Thornton le Dale
Del Patterson outside most photographed cottage in the country. Pictured in September 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN

11. Hutton Cranswick
Banner-waving protesters demonstrated against a proposed half-barrier rail crossing in November 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN

12. Appletreewick
Landlord of the New Inn John Pitchers pictured in March 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN


