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Bradford & Keighley

Bradford Council approves 9.99% tax hike amid protests and calls for leader to resign

Bradford residents will pay an extra 9.99 per cent Council Tax from April after the coming year’s budget was approved on what one Councillor...
Bradford & Keighley

Work is underway to demolish a “chai village” on a site that Bradford Council ordered to be cleared last Summer

A “Chai Village” that was built without planning permission in 2022 is finally being demolished – over eight months after the owners were ordered...
Bradford & Keighley

Four found guilty in UK’s largest-ever £266 million money laundering case

Four criminals who funnelled hundreds of millions of pounds in illicit cash through a West Yorkshire scrap jewellery business have been found guilty in...
Bradford & Keighley

‘Sport Is Our Culture’ event showcases Bradford’s thriving sporting community

Bradford’s deep-rooted connection to sports took centre stage at the Sport Is Our Culture event on 27 February, held at the historic Bradford Park...
COVID 19

The ‘heroic’ work of key workers, 5 years since Covid-19

Today marks five years since the first person in the North East tested positive for Covid-19. On the afternoon of Wednesday 4 March, 2020,...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford ‘City of Culture’ to generate ‘6,500 jobs’

A Minister has said the Government “believes in Bradford” during a debate on the merits of the City of Culture. Two District MPs expressed differing...
Bradford & Keighley

Government support to Bradford Council “misrepresented”

The support given by the Government to keep Bradford from going bankrupt has been “misrepresented” by some,  a Cllr has argued. Cllr Paul Godwin (Lab,...
Business & Finance

Redbridge council tax voted to rise nearly ‘5%’

Redbridge Council has voted to increase council tax by almost 5% after a challenging financial year. Cllrs approved a 4.99% hike, the highest it can...
COVID 19

Newcastle’s former director of public health warns of “worse” pandemic

The world will suffer another pandemic and it could be “a lot worse” than Covid-19, a former public health official has warned. Prof Eugene Milne,...
Education

Kirklees families receive “fantastic news” of secondary school offers

Many Kirklees families will be delighted this school offer day, with over 90% getting their first choice of secondary school. After an anxious wait, families...
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