25 years ago: The Telegraph & Argus began an appeal to raise £50,000 to transform Ward 15 at Bradford Royal Infirmary into a "home from home" for cancer sufferers, with Bradford Health Authority agreeing to match the total to complete a £100,000 refurbishment.

50 years ago: Shipley Council was criticised by an Appeal Court Judge for a "reckless use of ratepayer's money," in building of £100,000 worth of maisonettes at Hoyle Court, Shipley, amid claims the authority knew it may have to sell the land back to its original owners.