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Articles by Nina Swift

Date: 21st May 2019.
Picture James Hardisty.
Bramham Park is a Grade I listed 18th-century country house in Bramham, between Leeds and Wetherby.

Historic estate launches new events with Christmas market and tours

Dramatic footage captured the raid at Wetherby Services on July 29, 2026. Shocking footage reveals masked men raiding Wetherby Services after driving their car through the building.

Moment masked raiders ram Wetherby Services ATM and steal cash machine

Chris Sharp from Leeds Industrial Museum.

'Real survivor' Inside Leeds’ 200-year-old mill that built modern city

Temple Newsam curator Adam Toole is helping to ensure stories continue to be preserved, researched and shared with future generations.

'I care for treasures like England's earliest tea at Temple Newsam'

Royel Otis at The Piece Hall

Royel Otis turned The Piece Hall into a sun-soaked indie celebration

Antony Ramm, manager of the Heritage and Research Department at Leeds Libraries.

'I found Leeds' hidden history in football programmes, flyers & menus'

Jane Bhoyroo is the principal keeper at Leeds Art Gallery

I look after one of the city's best treasures - a huge summer awaits

In loving memory

Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

Barbara Lancaster was the 'heart and soul' of Leeds swimming

Tributes to local swimming legend who shaped generations

John Campbell is one of the dedicated volunteers helping to keep the city's vast 865km path network accessible

'I volunteered to escape desk job - then I found a 100-year-old path'

Kitty Ross, Curator of Social History for Leeds Museums and Galleries, spends her days uncovering the stories hidden inside ordinary objects.

I uncover forgotten stories hidden in everyday objects in Leeds' past
Meet the woman responsible for uncovering forgotten stories hidden inside everyday objects in Leeds’ past

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology

'I spend my days holding 100,000-year-old artefacts'

Hyde Park Picture House projection manager Mike Sharples on the cinema balcony.

'I work at Leeds’ most historic cinema - and its secrets surprise me'

Clare Brown is one of the curators of natural science at Leeds Museums and Galleries

Meet the curator caring for everything from giant pandas to dodo bones

Dr Kevin Grady was Director of Leeds Civic Trust from 1987 to 2016

Meet the man championing Leeds’ historic buildings and landmarks

In loving memory

Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

Temple Newsam grounds in Leeds.

How Temple Newsam Is balancing history, sustainability and the future

King Monk - artist, former MC and founder of the Hip Hop Historian Society - whose work over decades has helped secure hip hop’s place within the city’s heritage, from grassroots beginnings to international recognition.

Meet the man on a mission to preserve Leeds’ hip hop legacy

In loving memory

Remembering loved ones with death notices submitted by you

Tony Macaluso at Chapel FM Community Arts Centre, in Seacroft.

How Chapel FM is turning everyday voices into living history

L-R Steven Davis, CEO of St Mary’s Care Homes, Diane Atkinson, home manager, Katie White, MP Leeds North West.

'Impressive' new 86-bed care home opens in the city

Michael Wojciech Pawinski

Respects paid to lost loved ones across Leeds
These are the loved ones who were lost in Leeds this past week and registered in the Yorkshire Evening Post obituaries.

Curator Susan Pitter is pictured in Rebellion to Romance Exhibition at Leeds Central Library.

Meet the incredible woman bringing Leeds’ Caribbean heritage to life

Coach operator FlixBus has been told to stop operating from Leeds Bus Station, just weeks before it was due to expand services in the city.

Bus operator criticises Leeds station move

After more than four decades in the family business, Peter Vickers is stepping into a new role - one that looks firmly to the past.

Behind the scenes at a 200-year-old Leeds firm and its pioneer

Offload Session at West Leeds ARLFC /The James McKenna Community Hub, which is connected to the Armley Men's Group.

Rhinos team up with Leeds charity for men’s mental health

William Gaunt (left) and, John Gaunt are pictured in the archive at Sunnybank Mills.

'We’re the guardians': The family keeping a Leeds mill alive

Jane Luxton at Leeds City Museum.

'I'm telling the story of forgotten women who built Leeds’ museums'

In loving memory

Respects paid to lost loved ones across Leeds

Solomon Charles-Kelly, the photographer and film professional has turned his lens on the streets that shaped him, creating a body of work that is now part of a national collection with Historic England celebrating Caribbean and African communities in Leeds.

How Solomon is rewriting Black British Heritage through his lens

Of Monsters and Men at the 02 Academy Leeds

Of Monsters and Men thrill O2 Academy Leeds

Brent Riley was a volunteer on the sporting heritage project pictured at Leeds Caribbean Cricket Club.

Meet the volunteer who saved a Windrush pioneer’s story forever

Maxïmo Park take to the stage at the 02 Academy, Leeds

Live review: 'Maxïmo Park still thrilling and impossible not to love'

Retired teacher Steve Boothroyd has been named a Heritage Hero by the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Retired Leeds teacher brings hidden sporting treasures back to life

Patrick and Margaret on their wedding day

Diamond anniversary for Patrick and Margaret Dooley

John Newbould who has done extensive research into the history of Middleton and Middleton Park in Leeds.

Meet the man who can read Middleton Park like a history book

In loving memory

Respects paid to lost loved ones across Leeds

Participants in Leeds University Library Galleries & Cultural Collections’ workshops with Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network discuss Eduardo Paolozzi’s 1989 sculpture Master of the Universe, on the campus Public Art Trail.

How refugee women are transforming Leeds’ cultural collections

Michelle Green, pictured with her son Joel, stands next to a woven blanket at the Holocaust Centre, bearing the final Red Cross telegram sent by her grandmother.

'The Holocaust took my family - but my mum never showed any anger'

In loving memory

Respects paid to lost loved ones across Leeds

Steven Burt in the Thoresby Society HQ based in The Leeds Library.

'I've been uncovering and telling Leeds' history for over 50 years'

Dianne Riding of Adel.

How teacher’s passion sparked a movement to save beloved Leeds museum

Celebrating 135 years of telling Leeds' stories

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