25 years ago: Bradford teachers vowed not to give up strike action despite Government threats to lock them out if they refused to work. In a bid to force a showdown in the ten-month dispute, Prime Minister Mrs Thatcher called on local authorities to suspend all teachers who disrupted lessons.
50 years ago: The Christmas mail rush in Bradford set a new record, with 876,000 letters and packets posted.
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