One Autumn is set during the 1992/1993 season and continues this saga of northern life, inspired by the old saying about work: “They could write a book about this place. It would be a best seller.”

Humour continues to dominate although times are now hard for many people in Ashurst.

Among the chapter titles are included:

• “Drop your clothes off in here”
• The man from Thatto Heath
• Graham black pudding
• What a town to live in!
• Reading and rugby
• Christmas Day 1992
• “Ravenhead went years ago”
• The Pretoria Pit disaster
• Springfield tales
• “He'll be a typical manager”
• Thin Lizzie
• Rugby disunion
• Ashurst women's group
• The little bar steward
• The Grim Reaper appears
• Given away at birth
• Scott's last day