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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."
A much-loved pub and live music venue is struggling with a series of 'malicious' noise complaints, prompting a huge outpouring of support from music industry insiders.
The Golden Lion over in Todmorden is facing uncertainty amidst the complaints from 'some random'.
Matthanee 'Gig' Nilavongse, who runs the venue and its live music offering, said he's 'had enough' and believes The Golden Lion is being targeted.
He stressed that nothing in the venue - the sound system, sound proofing, or anything else in its set-up - has changed since the noise complaints started.
Gig also added that people have been travelling from across the UK and even further afield to attend its events, benefitting the wider community of businesses and local economy.
He added: "Bank holiday next weekend and I'II not tolerate the threat from anyone."
Hundreds of people, including industry names like Sacha Lord, Luke Cowdrey, and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard, have voiced their support for the grassroots venue.
Sacha Lord offered his help fighting the complaints, then added: "I'm sick to death of these NIMBYS who threaten businesses and jobs."
Chelsea Teesdale, head of marketing for the Warehouse Project and Parklife, said: "Sorry you're going through this. The golden lion means so much to many. I go to all kinds of gigs and venues, nothing is quite like the magic of your home."
And Nite School Manchester wrote: "So sorry to hear you're going through this. What you've built at The Golden Lion for the people of Tod (& far beyond!) is a guiding star to us Gig, and we'll be doing everything we can to support you & the team."
Following on from this heartwarming display of affection for the venue, Gig added: "Thank you for all supports near and far, you're close to my heart.
"The show must go on, I'm not back down until the door is close."
Cheap flights up for grabs as easyJet’s ‘Big Orange Sale’ is BACK for 2026
Danny Jones
If you're in need of a holiday, there's no better time to book than now with easyJet's 'Big Orange Sale' returning to the UK.
Not only can you get affordable trips from the likes of Leeds Bradford and Doncaster Sheffield, specifically, but there are discounts across the board by the operator.
The Big Orange Sale is becoming an increasingly popular annual occurrence for Brits, with countless holidaymakers, rather fittingly, making the most of the offer.
In fact, you might have already seen the advert yourselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGG1AciY3I
Just as the ad explains, those travelling via easyJet can get up to 20% discount on flights to a load of different destinations across the globe.
Yes, the company are knocking up to a fifth off the price on flights over the course of nearly 10 months' worth of travel from the UK, provided the trip is booked within the right window.
Seeing savings on more than 730,000 seats, the time frame itself is also one of the longest cut-price periods you'll come across this year, not to mention well into 2027.
Better still, it doesn't just stop at flying itself...
Get this, the flight operators and travel agents are offering up to £400 off on package holidays, meaning those old faithful all-inclusives are about to become even more bang for your buck.
Featuring not only countless mainland European favourites on the list, but also the likes of the Canary Islands, Morocco, and numerous popular skiing hotspots, just to name a few.
As reported by our friends over at The Manc, there are loads of cheap seats from the likes of Manchester Airport, Liverpool, Leeds-Bradford and more as part of this year's sale.
Allowing you to book trips departing between 1 May 2026 and 14 March 2027, it's a huge travel window for you to get extra value-for-money deals on your next getaway.
You can find the full list of flights and package holidays on easyJet's Big Orange Sale right HERE.
Sophie Smith -
12th November 2021 
