25 years ago: Ron Cliffe, assistant director of the Council’s highways department admitted the first snow of winter had caught him on the hop as commuters battled to work through jams after weathermen failed to forecast the snow.
50 years ago: Twelve snow ploughs and 17 gritting machines were at work throughout the night keeping Bradford’s roads free from snow.
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