25 years ago: An international romance is jetting newly-wed Elaine Senior off to a New Year and a new life. The Bradford receptionist is preparing to leave Britain to live in the Australian outback with the man she’s known for just three weeks.

50 years ago: A Bradford woman, roused by a neighbour, rose from her sick bed in the early hours to rescue her mother and sister who were overcome by gas in a house across the street. Mrs Kate Saunders, 86, and her daughter Miss Annie Saunders, 44, were both taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary.