25 years ago: Health workers’ homes in Bradford were to be sold to cut costs. Bradford Health Authority had 520 members of staff, but 160 were to be given up to 12 months’ notice to quit under the plan.

50 years ago: An appeal started to meet the balance of the cost of a new memorial hall at Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton, had reached its target, it was announced at the school’s founders’ day.