A lack of social cohesion in West Yorkshire towns and cities was highlighted today when we also took a shine to a student who went to extraordinary lengths to grab a travel bargain. His saving of £8 may not be historic but a new steeplechase at Wetherby racecourse certainly is, as is a new film about the Home Guard which is set to inspire an invasion of sightseers to one of the county’s most popular seaside resorts.