Saltaire

Chris O’Connor is one of Yorkshire’s leading dramatists and writers

'My favourite view in Yorkshire is like something from Lord of the Rings'
Leeds-born Chris O’Connor is one of Yorkshire’s leading dramatists and writers. His play, Through it all Together, which deals with dementia, is on at the Leeds...

Team Fibreline Ltd at Stell's Family Fun Day 2025

Keighley-based Stell Cardboard Tubes and Cores raises over £3.8K for local chari...

Bradford's City of Culture year is drawing more tourists into West Yorkshire, says Luke Impett (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why Airbnb is backing West Yorkshire's tourism boom: Luke Impett

Artist Ann Hamilton at Salts Mill with her installation We Will Sing.

Acclaimed artist Ann Hamilton's installation inspired by Salts Mill

Come and join us!

All Together Now: Performing in the Park

A tray of tiny treasures found in Victorian bottle dumps in Harrogate by Sarah Burns-Collins while mudlarking it has inspired Gold Lark Jewellery, Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Salt's Mill jewelery store changes hands

Saltaire Tunnel

Plans to repair 'hidden' underground tunnel once used by royalty

Managing Director Konrad Czajka and Allyson Butler from Czajka Care Group.

Czajka Care Group celebrate decades of support from Allyson

Black Dyke Mills. (Picture: Roger Ratcliffe)

The towering Yorkshire mills with a link to The Beatles' Yellow Submarine

Giddy Arts cafe, gallery, Saltaire Owner Joel Harratt pictured at the cafe. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Why I gave up a job in IT to run a cafe, art gallery, coffee roastery and eco re...

The treatment in Action

Surface Clinic: Fat loss, increasing your longevity and biohacking

James Owen Thomas is based at Mackenzies Farm Shop, Units 1-6 Wood Nook Farm, Hardisty Hill, Blubberhouses, Otley, LS21 2PQ

'Litter Pick-asso’: Autistic artist uses trash to create incredible artwork

William Dundas Cannons. COPYRIGHT Roger Ratcliffe

The story behind the two cannons which are 'gate guardians' at Yorkshire park

SALT Oakwood

The Yorkshire bar which is all about craft beer, burgers and cocktails

A section of the towpath near Saltaire that has already been upgraded by Sustrans

Saltaire and Bingley: Work to upgrade canal towpath to begin Monday

The Saltaire Lions were destined for Trafalagar Square, but never made it and were saved by Sir Titus Salt

The facinating tale of the stone lions which never made it to Trafalgar Square

Marten Gadd for Thackley Cricket Club where he scored a century

'I returned to play cricket after 10 years - and then I scored a century'

Displays being put into place ready for The Peace Museum to open in their new home in Salts Mill in Saltaire, photographed for The Yorkshire Post by Tony Johnson

The Yorkshire museum giving peace a chance in new home at time of strife

The derelict Hirst Wood Derelict site pictured in 2024.

Controversy over plans to build homes on site of derelict garden centre

Rob Mitchell outside Onward

Ex-graphic designer fulfils 'selfish' dream to open coffee shop

Ralph Fiennes stars in the film The Choral. (Pic credit: Araya Doheny / Getty Images)

Various films and TV series that are filmed across Yorkshire including Reunion
There are many areas in Yorkshire used to film The Choral, The Nest, Good Boy and the TV drama Reunion.
Liana Jacob

A few of the 1940's enthusiasts dancing and entertaining onlookers in front of the Band Stand. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Saltaire 1940s Weekend: Anger as Yorkshire vintage event cancelled last minute

UNESCO says its review of the controversial project and its impact on the village “is not yet complete” – despite the plans having been approved in February.

UNESCO breaks silence on controversial plans in Saltaire village

Stevie Cruz and Elisha Jane, of 'Rock 2 Roll' two of the entertainers and helpers at this year's event who staged their own mini 1940's event.

Saltaire 1940s Weekend: Best photos of people dancing despite event cancellation

Graham Warren, Secretary of the Harrogate Model Railway Group, with his layout of The Knaresborough Viaduct over River Nidd with pleasure boaters below.

Model Railway Exhibition 2024: Best photos from Yorkshire railway event

Ralph Fiennes gets ready inbetween scenes on set

Ralph Fiennes spotted filming latest BBC production to come to Yorkshire

How the Saltaire Community Arts Centre might look

College addresses concerns new building would harm UNESCO site

A view across Saltaire. PIC: James Hardisty

It would serve Bradford right if Saltaire lost Unesco designation - YP Letters

Saltaire Community Arts Centre 2

Almost 800 people sign petition for council to reconsider controversial building

The famous village was built by Sir Titus Salt for workers at his textile mill and it was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2001. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 30th April 2024.

Bradford Council accused of cover up over plans for World Heritage site

A view across Saltaire. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Yorkshire locations named among The Telegraph’s greatest villages in Britain

Marie McCahery has organised an all-day dancing and music festival which will take place in Victoria Hall and nearby Roberts Park, with performances from live bands and DJs such as swing singer Henry, the Hummingbirds, and a glamorous tribute act of the Andrews sisters.Gary Longbottom

Saltaire 1940s: Exciting new vintage-themed free event set to takeover village
A vintage-themed 1940s event is set to takeover the village of Saltaire for two days in June, it has been announced.
Miranda Pell

Salts Mill. (Pic credit: Gary Longbottom)

Salts Mill: How Yorkshire mill has impacted residents of Saltaire for 170 years

Kelham Island Museum. (Pic credit: Andrew Roe)

Yorkshire attractions listed in the European Route of Industrial Heritage

Salts Mill, near Shipley.

Saltaire: History of village and importance of preserving history of Salts Mill

Boston Spa

Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide 2024: Yorkshire areas featured this year

A pint of beer is served. (Pic credit: Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

Bradford Beer and Cider Festival: Yorkshire event returns to Saltaire landmark

Steve Pryce is remembered fondly at South Leeds Stadium. (Photo: Hunslet RLFC)

Hunslet legend Steve Pryce set for charity walk in Alzheimer's battle

Date: 7th November 2021.
Picture James Hardisty.
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Richmond Castle, in North Yorkshire, one of the oldest stone-built castles in England, glows in the Autumn light, originally built to subdue the unruly North of England really is one of the greatest Norman fortresses in Britain.

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Saltaire by the canal

Why homebuyers cannot resist the appeal of Saltaire and its many charms

Leeds Liverpool Canal Towpath Sustrans

12 week project to improve the canal towpath between Shipley and Saltaire

Ric Blenkharn

Architect Ric Blenkharn on how we could do more to tackle homelessness

Saltaire United Reformed Church

Corner of Yorkshire: The history behind Saltaire United Reformed Church

Bridge Cottage

Gorgeous cottage for sale in a rural village close to rail links to Leeds

John Hoare contracted the virus at Airedale General Hospital after he was detained under the Mental Health Act

Man killed by Covid 19 after 'gross failure to provide basic medical attention'

The Peace Museum will take over a disused floor of Salts Mill

Rare chance to see inside empty part of Salts Mill in Saltaire

An artist\'s impression of the planned hub

Historic England backs plans to build new community centre in Saltaire

Victoria Road, Saltaire village

Community heritage centre is rare new building for protected Saltaire

The Beatles hold a press reception at the Saville Theatre in London after each received an MBE at Buckingham Palace in October 1965. From left to right, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

Paul McCartney's day in Saltaire and picking up James Taylor in a Fiat Punto

Ambitious proposals to demolish a vacant office complex on the edge of the Salts Mill World Heritage Site and replace it with 289 new homes and riverside park have been given the go-ahead by Bradford Council.

Hundreds of homes to be built on the edge of the Salts Mill World Heritage Site

The sitting room with bespoke, built-in furniture and some of the the Silvers design classics

Brother of Salts Mill founder selling his Yorkshire home

Saltaire-based FOD Mobility Group is developing a new travel app for Transport for West Midlands.

Saltaire tech firm set to make new app for Transport for West Midlands

Salts Mill and New Mill by the Leeds Liverpool Canal. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Saltaire: The history of Yorkshire village visited by Helen Skelton

Dan faced his fear of heights in latest episode of Dan and Helen's Pennine Adventure. (Pic credit: Channel 5)

Fans share thoughts on the latest episode of Dan and Helen’s Pennine Adventure

Dan Walker and Helen Skelton in episode two of the show. (Pic credit: Channel 5)

Dan and Helen’s Pennine Adventure: Preview of next episode filmed in Yorkshire

A view of the Bradford skyline in the morning. PIC: James Hardisty.

Bradford is a great city that deserves the spotlight - Yorkshire Post Letters

The ruins of Milner Field

Volunteers clearing ruins of lost mansion told to stop interfering with site

New Mill on the banks of the River Aire in Saltaire

Plans for 'workers' cottage-style' houses submitted for nursery site in Saltaire

Salts Mill and New Mill by the Leeds Liverpool Canal

Disused area of Salts Mill in Saltaire to become new home of museum about peace

Mill workers cottages close to Salts Mill in Saltaire, photographed by Tony Johnson for The Yorkshire Post. 26th May 2023

Village of the Week: Saltaire - where forward thinking was before its time

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