25 years ago: A new survey by Bradford Council's Environmental Health department revealed that landlords would reject calls to set up special non-smoking areas in the district's pubs, with 70 per cent stating they felt no need to set aside separate rooms for those wanting to avoid the risks of passive smoking.

50 years ago: More than 30 residents petitioned Shipley Council complaining of flies and "objectionable smells" coming from a maggot farm at Catstone Wood, Wrose, describing the family business, which had been set up 60 years ago, as detrimental to the neighbourhood.

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