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SAM DELANEY IS AT HOME

o you believe in ghosts? No, nor did I until recently. I once visited what is alleged to be ‘Britain’s most haunted house’ in Pontefract, Yorkshire. There was even a film made about it in 2012 called . I went to investigate it for a work assignment and, to be honest, found the people on the surrounding estate much more intimidating than any supposed ghouls or spectres. Some of the locals told me the

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