Way we were

100 years ago

Commenting on the result of the election in York, the "Yorkshire Herald" said, "Saturday proved an unlucky 13th for the Unionist cause and for the interests of the city of York. We believe there are few of its citizens of any class or creed, who will not deplore the fact that Mr Butcher has been defeated and that his long, useful and honourable association with the city has by an electoral accident been temporarily severed. It will afford the citizens of York an opportunity of judging whether Mr Greenwood will make as good a representative of the city as Mr Butcher has been, and also allow the new Liberal member the chance of giving effect to his many and alluring promises. The victory of Mr Faber was very popular, and he would be depended upon to neutralise the influence of Mr Greenwood whenever the occasion called for it."

50 years ago

Lady Eve Balfour, Field Director of the Soil Association, addressing a public meeting in St William's College, York, attacked the modern processing of food. "If your packaged food will keep in the cupboard for ever and ever, it's no good, and other creatures know it is not fit to eat," she said. Though doctors spent many years learning about diseases, she added, very few found time to study health, and if we chose the right food, and saw that it gets the right soil, we could still ruin it in the preparation for eating. Modern processing adulterated, ruined and poisoned food.

25 years ago

Bradford lorry driver Peter Sutcliffe, aged 35, was remanded in custody until Friday, January 23, by Dewsbury magistrates. He was accused of the murder of Leeds University student Jacqueline Hill, whose body was found on November 18, the year before. Sutcliffe, of Garden Lane, Heaton, Bradford, did not appear in court. His solicitor, Mr Kerry Macgill, told the magistrates at the hearing that he did not wish to make any application for the lifting of reporting restrictions and had no objection to the remand in custody. Mr Macgill also told the court he did not wish to produce Sutcliffe at the following week's hearing. Mr Maurice Shaffner, prosecuting, explained that, under the Imprisonment Temporary Provisions Act, a person remanded in custody need be brought before the court only if directed. In this case there had been no such direction, he said. The chairman of the magistrates, Mrs Gladys Kell, asked Mr Macgill to convey to Sutcliffe that he would be remanded in custody until January 23.

Updated: 16:04 Friday, January 13, 2006