25 Years Ago: The days of the traditional nine-to-five full-time job were numbered, according to a survey carried out by the Institute of Management and Manpower. More people were working flexible hours and the number of temporary staff was increasing.
50 Years Ago: Eighty people living on the Hall Park Estate off, Harrogate Road, Eccleshill, had signed a petition against the building of a public house on the old Eccleshill Railway Station site, stating they did not want a “local.”
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