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The dementia support group that made a Leeds widow their cover star to raise awareness
Eating Well with Dementia is a book launched from Young Dementia Leeds designed to bring fresh foods that focus on the senses of touch, taste and smell.
After recently losing her husband to early onset dementia, Diana Smith-Harris is shining the spotlight on a recipe book to help those living with the illness.
Anyone that has had an experience with someone with dementia will understand the importance of the senses.
Touch, taste and smell are all particularly useful at bringing back memories.
Diana Smith-Harris found a way that she could support those with dementia through cooking and is now the cover-star of Eating Well with Dementia, a recipe book full of easy recipes and practical advice for those living with the illness.
The book was developed by Young Dementia Leeds, a community service that supports people just like Diana who have had a loved one go through the deterioration of dementia.
Diana got involved with the charity after her husband Eugene Harris was diagnosed with dementia in 2016. At only 62, his condition was classed as early onset dementia, but Diana had known for a while that the diagnosis was inevitable.
Wanting to help others, Diana has channelled the positive experiences that she had from the Young Dementia team, such as the cookery classes and found her way on to the front cover of the Young Dementia Leeds cookbook: Eating Well with Dementia.
Funds raised from the cookbook will go straight back to the charity. / Image: Liz Menacer
Across Leeds there are an estimated 8,000 people living with dementia and 300 - 400 additional people that have early onset dementia, aged from just 48 onwards.
The book notes that "eating well and maintaining good nutrition can be a real challenge for people trying to live well with dementia, their families and carers. But eating is also about enjoyment and well-being: food can be a great way to bring back positive memories inspired by touch, taste and smell.
The first book of its kind tailored to and developed with people living with dementia, their families and carers, Eating Well with Dementia offers a wide variety of recipes that are easy to cook and delicious to eat — from finger foods to classic favourites."
Leeds Festival 2026 is officially underway and we've rounded up drinks prices at the bars on the festival site.
While many of us will be sipping on warm cans of cider and boxes of wine at the camp sites, you can't take any of your own alcohol into the arena (where all the stages are) itself.
So you'll need to budget for drinks over the course of the weekend if you want to watch the headliners with a pint in hand.
And with headline performances from the likes of Fontaines D.C., Raye, Florence and the Machine and Dave, there's masses of amazing live music on the horizon at Leeds Festival 2026.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
We're already on site at Leeds Festival ready to bring you all the action and updates from this massive weekend - staring with, importantly, drinks prices.
So, let's get into it...
This year you're looking at paying around £7 of beer and £7.50 £7.50 for a pint of cider.
Different for this year, is you'll get 10% off if paying with a Paypal debit card which you can get for free - which we think is pretty class and well worth your time.
You can take your own empty water bottles in to refill at water stations around the festival site.
You're also allowed to bring in sealed water/soft drinks which are 500ml or less.
And if you're taking your own booze into the campsites, remember that there's no glass allowed, so you'll need to decant anything into plastic bottles.
Here are all your drinks prices for Leeds Festival 2026
Beer and cider
Budweiser - £7 (£6.30 with Paypal discount)
Corona Extra - £7.50 (£6.75 with Paypal discount)
Kopparberg Crisp Apple - £7.50 (£6.75 with Paypal discount)
Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime - £7.70 (£6.93 with Paypal discount)
Rose - 175ml £10 / btl £35 (£9/£31.5 with Paypal discount)
Italian sparkling - 200ml £10 (£9 with Paypal discount)
No and Low
Budweiser Zero - £5.80 (£5.22 with Paypal discount)
Water - £2.50 (£2.25 with Paypal discount)
And that should just about do you in terms of booze - as always, please drink responsibly and look after each other.
For all the other important information, you can consult our complete 2026 Leeds Festival guide down below.
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Leeds Festival warning issued as police announce speed cameras and traffic restrictions
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Leeds Fest is almost here, but festival-goers heading to Bramham Park by car have been warned to take extra care on the roads.
Driving to Leeds Festival has never been particularly easy, but West Yorkshire Police have issued a warning to those driving by car in an attempt to make it somewhat easier.
Ahead of Leeds Festival 2026, temporary traffic management measures will be in place from Wednesday 26 August until Monday 31 August.
The measures are designed to improve road safety, reduce congestion, and help ensure the safe movement of the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the event.
Speed camera enforcement vans will be operating throughout the festival period alongside clearways surrounding the festival site.
Police have warned that drivers caught breaking the temporary restrictions could face prosecution, so it's definitely worth keeping an eye out for the signage as you approach the festival.
Superintendent Dan Wood said: “Leeds Festival is one of the largest events in West Yorkshire and attracts a significant increase in traffic to the local road network.
"The temporary speed restrictions and clearways are being introduced to help keep everyone safe, including festival-goers, local residents and road users.
"We would ask all motorists to pay close attention to the temporary signage in place and allow extra time for their journeys. Speed enforcement will be carried out during the event, and we encourage drivers to comply with all restrictions for their own safety and that of others."
Festival attendees are also being urged to follow the event signage rather than relying solely on their sat nav. Dedicated routes will direct different categories of visitors to the correct locations, including:
Camping entrances
Day / Non-camping ticket parking areas
Drop-off and pick-up points
Staff and authorised vehicle access routes
Motorists who follow sat nav directions alone may be directed to unsuitable routes, causing unnecessary delays for themselves and other road users.
Sophie Smith -
12th November 2021 
