25 years ago: An £80,000 community centre was to be opened in Great Horton. The Grange Interlink project included a large hall, several small meeting and changing rooms and a kitchen.
50 years ago: An anti-smoking campaign was to be launched in West Riding schools. A panel made up of education chiefs and medical officers proposed talks should be given to boys aged 14 and girls aged 13.
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1996: The EU’s Veterinarian Committee banned the export of British beef and its by-products due to fears over mad cow disease.
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