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A wooden guillotine stands on a stone base in a paved area, with brick buildings and green bushes in the background under a light sky.

📍 Local News

The Halifax Gibbet: England's Forgotten Guillotine and the Medieval Law That Beheaded Nearly 100 People

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A large, multi-story brick building with many windows sits next to a road, with a few cars and people passing by.

🍽️ Food & Drink

From Toffee Kings to Quality Street: How Halifax Became Britain's Sweetheart

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A sharp, snow-covered mountain peak rises commandingly under a partly cloudy sky, with dark evergreen trees densely covering the lower slopes.

🏛️ History

The Piece Hall: How a 1779 Cloth Market Became Yorkshire's £19 Million Crown Jewel

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A painting of a woman with curly brown hair sitting in a wooden chair, wearing a black dress and holding a letter.

🏛️ History

Gentleman Jack's Halifax: How Anne Lister's Coded Diaries Put a Yorkshire Town on the Global Cultural Map

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026