25 years ago: Plans designed to stimulate multi-million pound investment in Bradford’s “forgotten” river and canal banks aimed to transform a 14-mile stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Skipton and Apperley Bridge.
50 years ago: A Good Friday performance of ‘Rigoletto’ at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre had to be cancelled after the principal tenor got stuck in traffic, leading to refunds for the 1,400 guests.
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