Daisy Couture

Journalist with experience across print and digital  •  Leeds, UK

Caravan park residents living 'on a knife edge’ as council decision looms

Residents of a caravan park say they are living "on a knife edge" as uncertainty hangs over the future of their homes. Dobrudden Farm Caravan Park in Baildon, currently home to around 100 people, has been operated by the Lawrence family for 70 years but is now at the centre of concerns over the future of the site. The proprietors first discovered the land, owned by Bradford Council, was going up for sale through an article in the Telegraph & Argus in February 2024.

Youngsters keeping 'vapes under their pillows', Bradford health official warns

Some young people are so reliant on vapes that they are "keeping them under their pillows", a public health official has warned. "They're sleeping with vapes so that when they wake up, they can smoke," said Nasan Ahmed, Senior Public Health Officer for Bradford Council. "Bright colours and flavours" are one of the key reasons behind growing numbers of young people taking up the habit, he added.

The comments come in the midst of a council-backed anti-vaping campaign that was launched in Bradford last December.

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