‘A fort alongside a river crossing’. Castleford has been around for a long time. A Roman garrison was here. Mining and support services occurred for centuries and attracted rural folk into the city. This is the first ‘market town’ I’ve visited where I saw first hand the ravages of Tory rule over the past 13 years. Poverty, drugs, alcoholism were all clearly visible in the city centre. There is literally ‘nothing to write home about’.
Paul A. McKendrick UK 