Castleford was bracing itself for the opening of its flagship Xscape Yorkshire development, while changes were also afoot at the Ferrybridge Power Station and Prince of Wales Colliery.Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP's archives, which rewind to 20 years ago and offer a snapshot of Castleford, Ferrybridge, Glasshoughton and Normanton in 2002.LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join the YEP’s dedicated Leeds Retro group on Facebook.
7. Castleford in 2002
Fashion show at Freeport Designer Outlet, Castleford, in aid of breast cancer, pictured Emmerdale stars Cleavland Campbell (Danny Daggart), Sammy Winward (Katie Addyman), Ben Freeman (Scott Windsor) and Girlfriend on screen and off screen Amy Nuttall (Chole Atkinson) and Danielle Henry ( Laeticia Daggart) modelling some of the designer clothes, on July 8, 2002. Photo: James Hardisty
8. Castleford in 2002
Tom Little, from Castleford, who won the lottery, pictured checking his numbers with a magnifying glass on March 1, 2002. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
9. Castleford in 2002
Bargemen deliver fuel to the Total Butler site by the Aire Calder Navigation on Lock Lane, Castleford, on April 3, 2002. Photo: TONY JOHNSON
10. Castleford in 2002
The newly-installed £20,000 viewing platform, at Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve, near Castleford, pictured on December 11, 2002. Photo: MEL HULME
11. Castleford in 2002
Yvette Cooper, MP for Pontefract and Castleford, at the Prince of Wales Colliery, after it was confirmed it would close. Pictured on January 30, 2002. Photo: Gary Longbottom
12. Castleford in 2002
Xscape, at Glasshoughton near Castleford, pictured on September 26 2002. It officially opened the following year, in 2003. Photo: Simon Hulme