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WorldAtlas (or some AI) lists some of the "most charming small towns in England":

Haworth has both beauty and fame to its name.

The fame comes from its association with the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

The beauty stems from the surrounding Yorkshire Moors. The vicinity near the town areas offers a perfect environment for exploring and taking a nice, leisurely walk.

The Brontë sisters' old home, and the birthplace of many novels, operates as the Brontë Parsonage Museum. It serves as a cherished destination for those with a love for literature. For anyone who admires their novels, this site is a must-visit.

The Main Street of the village is widely recognized for its dramatic steepness, cobbled charm, and its old public houses. This street has preserved a fair bit of its 19th-century essence, presenting a snapshot into the age of the Brontës.

Hop on a journey back in time with the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, an operational heritage steam train. It meanders near Haworth and through the heart of the English countryside for those who seek a scenic experience.

One of the reasons why it is related to the control of tourism. Tourism is essential for Haworth, but Haworth should not become a victim of its own success. While visitors are important, tourism must be managed carefully so that demand does not overwhelm the town and its residents. This piece of news in the Yorkshire Post becomes very handy:

A planning committee’s decision to refuse a development of aparthotels in Haworth will go to appeal, with the applicant saying the decision was a “huge shock.” (...)

In August a planning application to convert a number of derelict buildings on West Lane and the Fold into 11 aparthotel rooms went before Bradford Council’s Keighley and Shipley Area Planning Panel. (...)

An application to convert the buildings into residential use was approved in 2021.

In a report to the panel, planning officers had recommended members approve the application, saying it would bring a derelict building back to use and boost Haworth’s tourism offer.

Haworth and Stanbury Parish Council were among those who had objected to the plans, claiming 11 hotel rooms was “excessive” and saying visitors would clog up local car parks – to the detriment of local residents. Twenty-five other people wrote to the Council to object.

Councillors sitting on the panel echoed some of these concerns, with Councillor Chris Herd (Cons, Worth Valley) saying: “It isn’t all about bringing in more tourism, it is about the lives of people who live in this area.”

The panel refused the application. (Chris Young)

Smart English Notes (or some AI) analyzes Emily Brontë's poem Past, Present, Future (1836):

In Emily Brontë’s poem “Past, Present, Future,” a smiling child describes his perceptions of each time frame. The past is likened to an Autumn evening with a melancholic wind, conveying a sense of longing and sadness. The present is described as a vibrant springtime scene with a young bird gathering strength to fly, representing a time of possibilities and exploration. The future, according to the happy child, is a vast and dazzling sea under a cloudless sun, symbolizing magnificence, excitement, and mystery.

Peninsula Clarion publishes a devoted wife and mother has decided to read all the big, very complicated, books in his husband's class syllabi. So many big words for a woman, we hope it will not get her mad or hysteric (advice for all the verbatimists in social media: Irony ON):

Kylie said she first had the idea to follow along with Kenai Classical’s high school humanities class after hearing that the students were reading Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel “Jane Eyre” — one of her favorite books.

“Every day he would come home on a ‘Jane Eyre’ day and I’d be like ‘What’d you talk about?’ ‘Have they gotten to this part yet?’” Kylie said. “I was just really excited about it.” (Ashlyn O'Hara)

Clarín (Argentina) quotes from the prologue of the anthology book Ladies: Una antología de mujeres dandis by Laura Ramos. 

[María Moreno]Víctima de una sinestesia literaria, escuchaba a Víctor Hugo y a Emily Brontë –o a lo que quedaba de ellos- en las adaptaciones radiofónicas que había escrito Abel Santa Cruz y recitaban, con ceceo, actores y actrices formados en el teatro español. (Translation)