Since launching in 1982, the fund which is believed to be the longest running newspaper charity campaign in the UK, received donations for a vital cause which remains close to people’s hearts. Many thousands of people across the city have made the contributions which help to keep the city’s two main hospices running. All cash is split equally between St Gemma’s and Sue Ryder Wheatfields. These photos plucked from the YEP archive showcase the efforts of those who help make a difference over the years. READ MORE: YEP appeal smashes £3million mark
1. July 1987
Women's Circle members and friends set those needles clicking for charity when they joined former Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Beatrice Symonds, in a sponsored knit.
2. 1982
Dr Martin Berger with the then YEP editor Malcolm Barker being presented a certificate for his efforts for the Half and Half through his two pictures of Adel Church.
3. April 1996
This is St Theresa's football team from the early 1980s when they beat Pudsey Juniors to lift the Leeds and District Minor Cup. They reformed in 1996 to play a charity match for Half and Half.
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Samantha Allen (left) and Debra Wannan (right) with racing pundit John McCririck at Wiiliam Hill bookmakers on Vicar Lane where he placed a bet on behalf of Half and Half.
5. October 1995
Fundraiser Bernard Finnell who donated 230 to the Half and Half from an annual mod reunion. Photo: James Hardisty
6. December 1998
St. Gemma's Hospice and Wheatfields Hospice were 51,000 pounds better off as a result of Half and Half. YEP editor Chris Bye pictured with Steve Kirk, chief executive of St. Gemma's, and Janet Halton, vice-chairman of Wheatfields Hospice. Photo: Justin Lloyd