A fortune-telling session was thrown into doubt when a medium had to pull out - due to unforeseen circumstances.

Julie Windsor was booked for the session at the Mallard Inn in Church Street, Ilkley, but was forced to cancel.

But the event went ahead when another medium - Margarete Hall, of Bradford, pictured above right with Katie Beedham - stepped in.

Pub manager Chris Bridge said the night was a high-spirited success and cast new light on ghosts said to haunt the pub.

He said: "Margarete was talking to me and talking to the spirits around me as well.

"We were talking about my brother and she mentioned him by name - Michael. I had never met her before."

Margarete had some opinions about the ghosts, which she described as spiritual imprints. Mr Bridge said: "She said they were friendly but we have to acknowledge them. So if someone walks past the pub and sees me talking to thin air, they don't need to cart me away."

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