From our archives:

85 years ago

Locomotion One and the famous “Hush Hush” engine were among a number of exhibits inspected by a party of about 50 members of the Engineering Section of the British Association at Bank Top Station, Darlington.

The party which had travelled from York by special train was escorted by Mr Miller, Chief Engineer of the North-Eastern Area.

The chief interest was of course No 10,000 more popularly known as the “Hush Hush” engine, because of the secrecy which surrounded its construction at the Darlington North-road Locomotive Works.

Mr Paul Bern, the husband of Jean Harlow, famous throughout the cinema world as the first “Platinum blonde” was found shot dead in his house, with a revolver by his side.

50 years go

It was all great fun for 40 or so toddlers, whose mothers had taken them to Fulford Social Hall, for a day to learn about road safety with the Fulford branch of the Tufty Club.

A model zebra crossing, complete with beacons, and a small scale model village had greatly intrigued the children, some of whom were less than a year old.

Pictured in the York Press was Mr Lou Littlewood, foreman of the Minster workmen adding the finishing touches to one of a pair of 21 feet long dried flower arrangements.

The arrangements, which hung from the two end pillars of the nave, were part of the flower decorations for the Minster’s Festival of flowers.

The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Wilson, was granted an interlocutory injunction in the Vacation Court restraining members of the pop group “The Move”, from printing, circulating or distributing” a card alleged to be libelous of Mr Wilson.

20 years ago

Diana’s princes had joined their mother for her final journey.

William and Harry bravely took their places in the funeral cortege of Diana, Princess of Wales, as it made its way to Westminster Abbey where an emotional Elton John faced one of his biggest performances of his life to sing a special version of his classic Candle in the Wind.

In Ryedale villagers were putting their best foot forward to try and save the 11th century St Peter’s Church in Dalby, after villagers feared that the glorious history of the church may come to an end if funding for repair work could not be found.