Services across Bradford ground to a halt as the snow fell throughout the district today. A total of 152 district schools were closed or partially closed due to the wintry downpour. School buses will not operate tomorrow following the heavy snowfall which has caused significant disruption to all services. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority and bus operators agreed that with freezing conditions expected to continue overnight and into today the safest course of action, while providing certainty to students and schools, was to suspend services Police and public transport companies urged people not to drive or travel today as the snow took hold. But there were still a number of accidents on the district s roads, especially during the morning rush hour.
A £28 MILLION office development in Bradford city centre will move to the next stage, and one Councillor has said the absence of such office space had “held Bradford back.” One City park will be built on the site of the former Tyrls police station on the edge of City Park. At a meeting yesterday West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee yesterday a member of Bradford Council’s Executive said that although the Covid 19 Pandemic had raised debates about the future of office working, One City Park would be designed for the post pandemic needs of businesses. During an online meeting the committee agreed to free up close to £2 million for the final preparations for One City Park before work begins. Members also agreed funding for another Bradford project - the Parry Lane Enterprise Zone.
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A company which already offers parking nearby is seeking planning permission to formalise its provision. And the firm, Airedale Tree Surgeons, says its scheme would cost taxpayers nothing – and offer more spaces. The company is proposing a car park with more than 220 spaces – including parking for the disabled, motorbikes and cycles – at its wood yard in Steeton. Locally-sourced crushed stone would be used to surface the site and vehicular access would be via the existing entrance from Station Road. A footpath will take pedestrians direct to the southbound platform of Steeton & Silsden railway station. Meanwhile, West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to build a three-storey station car park on the site of the existing one, which would create an extra 104 places.
A company which already offers parking nearby is seeking planning permission to formalise its provision. And the firm, Airedale Tree Surgeons, says its scheme would cost taxpayers nothing – and offer more spaces. The company is proposing a car park with more than 220 spaces – including parking for the disabled, motorbikes and cycles – at its wood yard in Steeton. Locally-sourced crushed stone would be used to surface the site and vehicular access would be via the existing entrance from Station Road. A footpath will take pedestrians direct to the southbound platform of Steeton & Silsden railway station. Meanwhile, West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants to build a three-storey station car park on the site of the existing one, which would create an extra 104 places.