May 2009


May 2009
  • Dental patient Harvey Rhodes gets some helpful advice from dental nurses Michelle Read (left) and Nicola Mitchell. They were helping to promote good oral health as part of Brighter Smile Day.
  • Bradford Bulls star Glen Morrison helps St Oswald's Primary School pupils Aliya Khan and Connor Jones keep up with jobs in the garden created for them by Yorkshire Water staff.
  • A team of huskies is more likely to be associated with a white Christmas than a white wedding. But for bride-to-be Carrie Steel arriving at St Peter’s Church, Addingham, driven by a team of her favourite dog breed is her dream for her big day.
  • Mr Men, Fairies, Princes and Frogs turned up to lessons at Menston Primary School this week in a bid to celebrate Book Day.
  • A 12-year-old Ilkley Grammar School student has been chosen as the face of this year’s Addingham Gala.
  • Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis presented awards at the world’s first film festival for deaf young people which took place in Bradford.
  • More than 1,200 people took part in a world record soft-toy chain attempt in Bradford.
  • Bradford Council’s longest serving councillor, John Godward, was sworn in as the district’s first citizen today and his wife Jean as Lady Mayoress.
  • Secret sexy drawings by Branwell Bronte will be revealed at the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the Bronte sisters’ wayward brother.
  • Security staff at Bradford’s National Media Museum are stepping up patrols in case any of their exhibits get inspired by the new Imax film – Night At The Museum 2.
  • Bradford performers are taking to the stage in a musical extravaganza at the Alhambra this week.
  • Bradford wanted to cause such a stir to celebrate Noise Action Week that it enlisted the help of a town crier.
  • Bradford's budding supermodels are getting dressed for success as they gear up for the finals of the Telegraph & Argus Model Search 2009.
  • Lauren Adamson will go to the school prom – and in style after winning a fancy frock in a competition.
  • Vets had to operate when Alfie the cocker spaniel started to feel a bit ‘ruff’ – after gobbling up his owner’s car key.
  • Thousands of people braved threatening skies for the 200th annual Otley Show.
  • More than 2,000 women gathered near Skipton today to raise money for Cancer Research UK in the charity’s Race for Life.
  • Haworth stepped back in time to the 1940s this weekend, with military vehicles, jive dancing and a marching pipe band to entertain the troops all part of the vintage fun.
  • When Middle-Eastern businessman Luay Abu-Ghazaleh bought a classic MG sports car from a man in America he knew just where to take it for a refurbishment.
  • Yorkshire and England cricket star Matthew Hoggard received a warm welcome when he visited Bradford city centre to sign copies of his new book.
  • A young ballerina has received a £1,000 bursary to dance with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
  • A woman who helped build the iconic Second World War bomber, the Lancaster, will be a special guest at a Battle of Britain flypast.
  • A dyslexic mother who is training to be an accountant despite not being able to read until her 20s has a royal appointment tomorrow to recognise her hard work.
  • More than 60 years after thousands of Polish troops died fighting for the Allies in the Second World War, a memorial to their sacrifice is being unveiled in Bradford.

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May 2009

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