From the T&A...

25 years ago: A new war of the roses broke out as the newly-refurbished Kirkgate shopping centre in Bradford was opened. The design of the £4million modernisation included wrought iron roses in Lancashire red.

50 years ago: A 75-year-old man told how he was still suffering the effects of being bowled over by two alsatians. The dogs had been chasing each other along Leeds Road, Idle, before hitting the pensioner like a “sledgehammer”.