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September 2010
  • Even the district’s biggest technophobes should not be afraid of the forthcoming switchover of televisions to digital technology, according to those in charge of the ground-breaking project.
  • Three of the world’s oldest examples of photography will be displayed together at the National Media Museum in Bradford, giving visitors a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to see them.
  • Rugby-playing police community support officer Charlene Henegan, 22, is swapping her beat for a pitch down under after winning a place on the England team’s tour of New Zealand.
  • Bradford Council has tightened up its payroll procedures to exorcise the risk of ‘ghost employees’ after auditors warned of flaws in its system.
  • A colony of ‘water bats’ is holding up gas pipe work on Otley Bridge. Northern Gas Networks was set to replace the pipe that runs under the bridge until it was told dozens of Daubenton’s bats roost underneath.
  • A Bradford cook has survived the heat of the kitchen to triumph in a television show. Edd Kimber, 25, of Thackley, has won BBC2’s Great British Bake Off, testing amateur bakers’ skills.
  • Fabric, Bradford’s arts development organisation, wants to commission an artist to create an inspiring piece of work to animate the performance area in Bradford's temporary Urban Garden.
  • Winning a nationwide competition earlier this year has plunged a 26-year-old businessman into the glamorous world of modelling and fashion – and could provide the launch-pad for a singing career.
  • She may be a self-proclaimed feminist, but Fiona Bruce, the presenter of the Antiques Road Show, can still enjoy a bit of self-parody. She can be seen in this Sunday’s show on BBC1 confined in a “coffin” – designed by Victorians to quell nagging
  • Keighley and the Aire Valley is becoming a craft brewers paradise. Another micro brewery, based in Keighley, is the latest to join the stable of micro breweries which get a mention in The Good Beer Guide.
  • Pretty “chocolate box” views of the countryside or the coast CAN make you calmer, according to boffins at Bradford University.
  • A victim of the recession who set up his own company called “It’s Not Lego” has been forced to ditch the name or face legal action by the multinational toy company.
  • It’s still more than 100 shopping days until Christmas but that didn’t seem to bother children in Shipley when Santa came to town.
  • Bradford’s rich heritage was celebrated at the weekend in all its glory as many of the city’s historic buildings threw their doors open to the public.
  • A teenager who turned up for the first day of school was told her hair was too purple. Keeley Nelson, 14, returned to Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College for the start of term sporting a new colour but it did not win admiration from school staff
  • Bradford’s rich heritage will be celebrated as many of the city’s historic buildings open their doors to the public. Visitors will discover hidden treasures including the Bradford Peace Museum and the city’s Mechanics Institute Library.

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September 2010

We take a sideways look at some of the stories that have appeared in the Telegraph & Argus.

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