Bradford & Keighley

Eccleshill Library to close for refurbishment ahead of City of Culture 2025

Eccleshill Library will close at the end of October for a refurbishment. It will close from Monday, 28 October for several weeks. The refurbishment will include...

Bradford’s REN initiative unites communities to combat systemic racism and promote equality

Bradford has long faced challenges with race inequality, but a local initiative is intensifying efforts to tackle systemic racism in the region. Race Equality Network...

Man jailed for money laundering 12 years after fleeing country

A Bradford money launderer who fled the country while he was standing trial has been sent to jail almost 12 years after he was...

Protestors disrupt Council meeting before debate on pension fund

Protestors calling for the West Yorkshire Pension fund to divest from companies with links to Israel temporarily halted a Bradford Council meeting. At a full...

Waste that could be used for illegal bonfires being collected in fly tipping blitz

Waste and fly tipping that could be used to start blazes on Bonfire Night is being collected in a blitz to clean the District’s...

Man’s efforts to avoid driving penalty results in jail sentence

A man from Shipley has been jailed for 16 months after he pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. Mikael Khan was sentenced at...

Human Appeal launches 9th annual Wrap Up campaign to protect the vulnerable this winter

UK charity Human Appeal announced the launch of its 9th national annual Wrap Up winter clothing donation campaign with a total of 7 cities...

Bradford city centre buildings to receive £2m boost from Historic England

Buildings in Bradford city centre could be returned to their former glory thanks to a £2m grant to “preserve and restore” the city’s heritage. Historic...

Shabir Hussain: A visionary of the curry industry (1968–2024)

Shabir Hussain, the renowned founder of Akbar’s, a pioneering name in the UK’s curry industry, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, leaving behind...

No confidence vote – held after fiery Council debate – fails

Bradford Council’s leadership team survived a vote of no confidence at a heated Council meeting where opposition parties argued they were “embarrassing” Bradford. Leader of...

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