100 years ago

Mrs Elliott, wife of the Bishop of Gloucester and her daughter, Miss Rosalind Elliott had gone for a drive at Gloucester last evening when they were run over by a pony trap. Mrs and Miss Elliott had a narrow escape and were seriously shaken. This made the third accident to their carriage within a comparatively short period.

50 years ago

Communism's challenge to Christianity was discussed at the resumed annual conference of Modern Churchmen here today. On the growth of Communism in Africa and the East, Dr A C Bouquet, lecturer at Cambridge University said: "What does it profit a West African if he enters the Christian fold only to make his exit from it into Marxism".

25 years ago

There was a record entry for the York eliminating round of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition, held yesterday in the grounds of Joseph Terry and Sons Ltd, Bishopthorpe Road, York. A total of 112 drivers, some from places as far away as Sheffield and Middlesbrough, worked their way through a number of manoeuvres to test driving skills.

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