The actress Kathy Staff turned Nora Batty into a television icon. Over 35 years, in 29 series, she played the broom-wielding, humourless battleaxe in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.

SHIVERING Brits are stocking up on Nora Batty-style granny tights to keep warm. The thickest leg warmers flew off the shelves during last month’s cold snap. As energy bills soar amid a cost of ...

Nora Batty, the archetypal Northern battleaxe portrayed by the late Kathy Staff in the BBC TV comedy Last of The Summer Wine, had a historical counterpart, a study claimed. 18 December 2009 • 7 ...

Kathy Staff, who played the most famous battleaxe on television, Nora Batty, has died aged 80. The actress spent more than three decades playing the character in the BBC comedy Last Of The Summer ...

Last of the Summer Wine may no longer be on our screens, but fans of the show can have the ultimate themed staycation - in Nora Batty's cottage itself. The picturesque cottage in Holmfirth ...

We're sure that the coach parties who come to pay tribute at Ivy's tea shop and Nora Batty's front step in Holmfirth will be turning up for a few years yet. When a show has run to nearly 300 ...

These pictures were taken in 1998-99. There was even a visit from actress Kathy Staff, a familiar face at the time as she played Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.

While fans can still grab selfies on the steps of Nora Batty’s cottage - and even holiday inside it - Holmfirth is now very different with lots of modern bars, posh restaurants and hip coffee shops.

FRIENDS and co-stars were last night mourning the death of Kathy Staff, the actress who played Nora Batty in the 'Last of the Summer Wine'. The 80-year-old died after an illness. Peter Sallis ...

With the notable exception of Compo, Nora Batty is not used to anyone looking at her. So when her husband Wally takes an unnatural interest in those parts of her body she stands on, she is ...