25 years ago: Yorkshire West Euro MP Barry Seal called for employee protection at Microvitec and other firms which received local authority and EEC cash. He was speaking after the Bradford company announced it was laying off 54 workers.
50 years ago: Over Christmas, 27 people were injured in 57 accidents, compared with 78 accidents and 37 injured, in addition to two deaths, the year before.
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