The Telegraph & Argus: News from across the Bradford district

'Why my new career is sew perfect'

10:14am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Helen Mead hears how a former doctor of Chinese medicine made a new start with children’s boutique

Fundraising offers hope for little Charlie Barrett

8:58am Tuesday 14th May 2013

When young Hope Gilbert learned of little Charlie Barrett’s cancer diagnosis, she was determined to do something to help.

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RSPCA Bradford's animal magic

10:16am Tuesday 7th May 2013

Photographs of a cat with a facial abscess and a horse after bearing the brunt of a hammer blow adorn a wall of ‘lucky ones’.

The weight-loss invention you can bet your britches on, says Farnaz Khan

8:56am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Farnaz Khan was on a mission to lose weight for a family wedding, but despite diet and exercise she found that stubborn pockets of fat just wouldn’t budge.

Crafty way to cope with the Isis Project

8:38am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Handicrafters often talk about how their hobby has helped them cope with testing times in their lives.

It's party time for super slimmer Ami!

10:14am Tuesday 16th April 2013

Ami Gill feels half the woman she used to be after shedding 11st in less than a year following a life-changing operation.

How Steven, 9, inspired his family to fight the fat

1:18pm Monday 15th April 2013

When young Steven Wild embarked on an exercise programme, it was the impetus for his family to get fit.

Laughs and lingerie with Heidi Bang Tidy

8:34am Tuesday 9th April 2013

With her Bettie Page fringe, ruby red lips and polka dot corset, Heidi Waddington oozes old-school glamour.

Claire is running 1,000 miles for Smile Train

9:25am Tuesday 12th March 2013

Helen Mead talks to a woman who is fundraising for a charity close to her heart

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Mum's gift that is still giving - ten years on

2:00pm Tuesday 19th February 2013

This year marks the tenth anniversary of a charity that has helped to bring brain tumour research to the fore in Yorkshire.

How painting eases the pain of fibromyalgia for artist Sarah

10:01am Tuesday 12th February 2013

Years of illness left Sarah, a mother-of-four, unable to walk and confined to her bed for six months. Now she is rebuilding her life through painting, and the Shamanic teachings she practises.

Weightlifter Rebekah is raising the bar

11:31am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Sitting opposite Rebekah Tiler, she appears as any other teenager.

Caravan helps pull in the cash for children's heart unit

10:24am Tuesday 15th January 2013

Sally Clifford meets two mums whose fundraising efforts for children's unit are from the heart

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Jan's losing weight with doggy determination

8:50am Tuesday 23rd October 2012

When Jan Green’s loveable labrador, Deco, was put on a diet, she was determined he wouldn’t go it alone.

Bradford heart rhythm sufferers in line for help

7:00am Wednesday 26th September 2012

People in the Bradford district living with a heart rhythm disorder are invited to attend a support group which holds its first meeting in Shipley next month.

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Bradford Royal Infirmary team boosts stroke survival

11:00am Saturday 22nd September 2012

A team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is transforming the quality of care for stroke patients.

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Born in Bradford researchers start play project

11:00am Tuesday 18th September 2012

A research project starts in the city this week to find out if introducing pre-school children to a programme of exercise improves their health.

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Plea for food aid as child poverty soars in Bradford

7:00am Monday 17th September 2012

A charity helping to feed poverty-stricken families is making a desperate appeal for food donations as it is revealed that more than 37,000 youngsters in Bradford are now living below the breadline.

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Drop-in event to highlight lymphoedema condition

10:50am Thursday 6th September 2012

Specialist nurses who treat a distressing condition which causes chronic swelling to limbs and other areas of the body are taking part in an awareness week.

Chance to operate hospital's £2million Da Vinci 'robodoc'

11:00am Saturday 18th August 2012

People in Bradford can try their hand at being a surgeon when the city’s hospital throws open its doors in a major showcase event.

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Try slimming for size...

10:18am Wednesday 8th August 2012

A simple holiday snap was what forced Stuart Ash to take stock.

Foreign patients owe district hospitals more than £600,000

7:00am Thursday 2nd August 2012

Almost £600,000 is owed to Bradford Hospitals Trust by foreign patients who have failed to pay their bills after treatment, it has been revealed.

‘Bel is an inspiration’

8:39am Tuesday 17th July 2012

Who would have thought a simple childhood pleasure could change a family’s life forever?

How illness put life in focus for photographer Rais

9:19am Tuesday 19th June 2012

Sally Clifford on a man who discovered photography after a tumour threatened his life

Rally driver Bob, 73, is still in pole position

10:27am Tuesday 6th March 2012

Record-breaking rally veteran is showing no signs of slowing down, writes Sally Clifford

Multiple sclerosis sufferer Tracey gets a helping paw from clever Kofi

8:36am Thursday 1st March 2012

They say a dog is man’s best friend. Tracey Robinson’s beautiful black labrador, Kofi, is much more than that.

Sisters' Taj Mahal cycle trek... just for mum

8:56am Tuesday 31st January 2012

When Adele Wilkin and her sisters Jeanette and Claire glimpsed the Taj Mahal after cycling 300 miles across India, they knew their mum would have been proud.

'Little Lucas inspired us to help families'

9:01am Tuesday 24th January 2012

Sally Clifford meets the parents dusting off wedding outfits in memory of the baby son they lost to a rare inherited condition

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Couple raise a glass to 86-year marriage

8:38am Tuesday 10th January 2012

Sally Clifford meets the couple who could be Celebrating a world record-breaking anniversary

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Pat Hillam recalls her family ‘portrait’

8:23am Tuesday 6th September 2011

o the little girl with pigtails running through her grandmother’s back yard, it was all quite an adventure.

University fees facts and figures

8:30am Wednesday 17th August 2011

The political spittle firing both ways about 2012’s £9,000 university fees has a nation scared.

Samaritans prove it’s good to talk

8:21am Wednesday 17th August 2011

Fifty years ago in Bradford, a group of people came together to offer a listening ear to those who needed it.

Bedtimes are still bright after 40 years of Mr Men

8:40am Tuesday 9th August 2011

As characters reach 40th anniversary, Hannah Baker looks at the enduring appeal of Roger Hargreaves’ Mr Men

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Bradford group for carers of autistic children

8:27am Tuesday 2nd August 2011

For William and Clare Whiteley, the six-week school holiday can be a nightmare.

Join the secret tea club...

9:54am Monday 25th July 2011

Emma Clayton meets a woman who has made use of her kitchen skills to provide a clandestine dining experience

Bradford pilot scheme to help women with common health problem

9:52am Friday 15th July 2011

Women with a common health problem are being urged to stop suffering in silence and come forward to take part in a national pilot scheme.

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New scheme to help dementia sufferers at Airedale

8:40am Tuesday 5th July 2011

An NHS Trust is urging people in Bradford to ‘remember the person’ as part of Dementia Awareness Week.

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Text messages help smokers to quit

12:10am Thursday 30th June 2011

Stop-smoking experts in Bradford have welcomed the results of a study published today which found motivational text messages sent to smokers’ mobile phones can double their chances of giving up tobacco.

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Ground breaking Bradford research into dementia hailed as vital

9:00am Thursday 16th June 2011

Ground-breaking research in Bradford in supporting families affected by dementia features as one of the most important research projects of modern times in a report published today.

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Ministry of Food has the recipe for independence

8:53am Tuesday 14th June 2011

Five years ago, John Fletcher’s life changed forever.

A third of patients 'keep diabetes a secret' says new report

12:10am Monday 13th June 2011

One in three people with diabetes in the Yorkshire region could be risking their health and experiencing emotional distress by keeping their condition a secret, according to a survey by health charity Diabetes UK.

Teams take health messages to Bradford Mela

8:30am Friday 10th June 2011

Health experts will descend on Bradford Mela on Sunday to raise awareness of organ donation, heart disease and diabetes.

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BRI and Airedale inspection boost for elderly care

10:35am Thursday 9th June 2011

A health and social care watchdog found elderly patients at Airedale Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary were being treated with dignity and respect during unannounced inspections.

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