Helen Mead

WHILE the company has received a lot of flak for it, I quite like the fact that Northern Rail still use fax machines to communicate with staff.

IT’S A cosy corner for movie nights, a gathering place for family and friends, and even a spot for the occasional nap - but just how long do Brits really hold on to their sofas?

 IN NOVEMBER 2011 visitors to Cartwright Hall Art Gallery were in for a treat. David Hockney’s largest and most ambitious painting at that time was displayed there.  Measuring 12m by 4.5m, Bigger Trees Near Warter is made up of 50 smaller canvases that depict a landscape near Warter, East Yorkshire. The artwork was created in 2007 and combines traditional painting techniques with digital technology. It looked splendid in the grand setting. To celebrate the arrival of the painting free guided tours of the art gallery were held until the end of November. The work is no longer David Hockney’s largest painting - it was overtaken by A Year in Normandy, a 295 ft long frieze that captures the changing seasons in his garden in Normandy, France.

OVER the years Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Lister Park has been a hive of creativity. Here we take a look at some of the activities that have inspired people - in particular children - to get creative. Maybe you attended one of these events.

IN COMMON with many other towns and cities, Bradford has lost a number of swimming pools over the years. Here’s a selection of pools across the district - do you know which ones are still open and which have closed? Do you have any memories or pictures relating to these swimming pools Email helen.mead@nqyne.co.uk

I REALLY felt for BBC TV presenter Laura Kuenssberg after she accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes before an interview, which then had to be cancelled.