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Tributes paid to long standing Councillor who has died

A long-standing Councillor whose artwork celebrating Captain Tom and the Tour De France helped brighten up the District has died. Conservative Councillor Russell Brown represented...

11 bed HMO “would not provide an acceptable standard of living”

Plans to turn a house overlooking a Bradford park into an 11-bed HMO have been refused, as some rooms “would not provide an acceptable...

Upper floors of former Bradford department store could finally become apartments

Fresh plans to turn the upper floors of a landmark Bradford building into flats have been submitted to Bradford Council. The former Brown Muffs department...

Councils commit £10m to long-awaited bridge linking Canning Town and Poplar

A long-hoped-for footbridge across the River Lea could be built in 2027, after nearly £10million was put up by two councils to fund it. The...

Forest Gate baker fights Newham Council order to shut home business

A baker is fighting Newham Council’s order to stop running her business from her home. Fatima Yusuf says she has been running her cake business,...

Residents protest outside Harrow Council over “damp, mould and spiralling rents”

A group of residents held a protest outside a North London council’s offices demanding the local authority do more to tackle the borough’s “housing...

The Music of Star Wars set to bring galactic symphony to Bradford Live

Bradford Live will host an out-of-this-world concert next spring when the Orchestra of Opera North performs The Music of Star Wars on Sunday 3...

Bradford Energy Network to cut University’s carbon footprint by 90%

A pioneering city-wide heat network is set to transform how buildings across Bradford are powered, with the University of Bradford at its core. The Bradford...

Ancient cauldron discovered in Leeds wall reveals city’s eerie Victorian rituals

A mysterious iron cauldron believed to have been hidden inside the walls of a Victorian house in Chapeltown more than 100 years ago has...

Bradford’s oldest street to benefit from new heritage shopfront restoration scheme

Owners of buildings on Ivegate can now apply for support to help turn tacky shopfronts into frontages befitting one of the city’s oldest streets. Last...

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