MEMORIES will be returning to normal next week after a fortnight's holiday, and so we'll need something to write about.

You can help. Here we present a selection of interesting, even fascinating, local pictures from the Darlington, south Durham and North Yorkshire area, all taken just over 50 years ago in the mid 1960s.

The photographer didn't caption them up, though, so we don't know what they show.

If you can locate any of them, or tell us anything about any of the places on show, we'd love to hear from you. Please email chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk, and hopefully we'll be able to bring some of your responses next week. Many thanks!