25 years ago: The T&A found a ticket for 12-year-old City fan Mark Ave, who thought he would miss out on the crucial promotion battle against Middlesbrough at Valley Parade, and his 16-year-old brother Kevin.

50 years ago: Sky-high prices, mile-long queues for bread and the threat of an electricity shut-down were some of the discomforts Bradford man Terrance Wakefield, 27, met in a recent general strike in British Guiana.