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
13. November 2003
Laurence Hudson (left) and Colin Laycock of the Tetley's Pensioners Association with the collection tin for the Half and Half. Photo: Steve Riding
14. November 2003
Dr Martin Berger who has raised more than 6,000 pounds for Half and Half through his two pictures of Adel Church.
15. April 1996
Barbara Barrett (left) and Alyson Wort of Wheatfields Hospice toast the Half and Half Appeal which had reached one and a half million. Photo: Justin Lloyd
16. April 1996
David Hartill and sister Cecilia Foley of St Gemma's Hospice raise a glass to the Half and Half Appeal which had reached one and a half million pounds. Photo: Justin Lloyd
17. December 1995
Staff from Wheatfields Hospice with a cheque raised by YEP readers from the Half and Half Appeal. Pictured, from the left, Barbara Barrett, Alyson Wort, Nelson Redman and Pat Riley. Photo: Justin Llloyd
18. December 1995
St. Gemma's Hospice staff receive a cheque donated by YEP readers from the Half and Half Appeal. Pictured, left to right, are Pauline Storey, Derek Edwards, Sheila Kelly, Con Egan, Elizabeth Houghton, Father Lyons, and Cecilia Foley. Photo: Justin Lloyd