25 years ago: Bradford Council was to plan a huge “power to the people” exercise with more than 2,600 councillors, businessmen, parents, teachers and pupils governing Bradford’s schools.
50 years ago: A Bradford brother and sister were commended by Bradford City Court for their part in watching a 20-year-old woolcombing trainee who was later apprehended for taking a car without consent
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