25 years ago: Lucky punter Eileen Larvin, 61, of Little Horton, Bradford, picked up more than £2,000 in winnings at the Cheltenham Festival thanks to a free £1 bet from the Telegraph & Argus, backing two outsiders who romped home at odds of 100-1 and 25-1.

50 years ago: British Railways told coal merchants in Bingley that deliveries into the town's goods yard were to come to an end, with suppliers having to go to Bradford, Shipley, and Keighley once the changes came into force.

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