From the Courier archives

years ago

have backed plans to redevelop the Hopwood Triangle, between Hopwood Lane and King Cross Street, Halifax. The scheme includes two new office blocks as well as the regeneration of existing listed buildings. At the heart of the site will be the Halifax Playhouse alongside 10 new town houses, a cafe and a landscaped courtyard. Several derelict buildings will be demolished.

train that will run directly from Calderdale to London has made its first trip through Halifax station. Grand Central ran a special test train in preparation for its new West Riding service, which is due to start in May. The new service follows years of campaigning by Calderdale Council and the Courier. years ago

forensic evidence has revealed that a bomb blast at Halifax Army recruitment office bore all the hallmarks of an IRA attack. The parcel bomb blast at the office in New Road, Halifax, took place on Sunday February 25. Police have issued a new request for for landlords, hoteliers or anyone renting accommodation to people with Irish accents to come forward.

are angry that a historic Halifax building has been left to rot and the surrounding area turned into a dumping ground. They blame developers for delays in converting the 19th-century coachouse and stable at Bankfield Works, Boothtown Road. The building was built by Col Edward Akroyd, whose nearby mills once formed the greatest worsted spinning company in the country. years ago

lunchtime Promenade Concert at the New Victoria, Halifax, was broadcast live on the BBC’s Third Network. The concert, by the BBC Northern Orchestra, included pieces by Mozart, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Bizet and Ravel. The prom brought the Halifax Arts Council’s season of concerts to a resounding close.

former Halifax man has left more than £1 million in his will. Fred Cockroft, formerly of Mayfield Avenue, Halifax, and latterly of Leeds, was founder of the Crown Chemical Co, manufacturing chemists, and a director of a number of property companies. He left £1.071, 532. Mr Cockroft, whio died in February 1965, was well known throughout Yorkshire Freemasonry.