25 years ago: Supporters attended a public meeting to try to save the 105-year-old Victorian Hewenden Viaduct, spanning the valley between Harecroft and Cullingworth, after it was fenced off by British Rail following attacks of vandalism.

50 years ago: Bradford Corporation announced it had “advanced tremendously” on the city’s central ring-road scheme, with work set to finish six years ahead of the 1971 deadline.