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A site on Thornton Road that could be developed to create hundreds of homes AROUND 7,000 new homes could be created within Bradford city centre through the District's proposed Local Plan. The document, which is currently out to public consultation, sets out where homes should and shouldn't be built in Bradford, and will dictate developments until 2038. Current targets show Bradford needs to create 1,700 new homes a year - over 30,000 during the life of the plan. The Council's draft plan allocates 7,000 of these homes in Bradford city centre - and could dramatically increase the amount...

Florence Moser was a childcare pioneer. Picture: Bradford Museums and Galleries A WOMAN who provided childcare for working mothers in Victorian Bradford, in premises known as “The Nest”, is to have a blue plaque in her honour. Florence Moser, who became a pioneer in nursery care and early years education, is one of four Bradford women honoured in Bradford Civic Society’s blue plaque scheme addressing an historic gender inbalance of memorials in the city. Florence's plaque will be installed by the society on International Women’s Day next week. A ‘forgotten philanthropist’,...

Euro Max is based at North Brook Street - in a unit that was previously a Lexus dealership. The building, just off Shipley Airedale Road and a short distance from Forster Square rail station, had been empty for much of the past decade, although it was recently occupied by Safe Glaze UK. That company went into administration in 2018. The building has since been sub-divided and is now known as North Brook Street Works. A car repair shop, RV Autos, occupies one unit, with Euro Max, an Eastern European speciality food store, occupying another. The company behind the Euro Max, Vilnius ...

BUS and train passengers have been warned about delays to services this morning due to yesterday’s heavy snow and today’s icy roads. Northern says llkley, Ben Rhydding, Burley-In-Wharfedale, Menston, Guiseley and Baildon will not be served. The disruption is expected until 9am today.   Ilkley - via all stations - Shipley at XX.00 and XX.30 past each hour until further notice Shipley - via all stations - Ilkley at XX.00 and XX.30 past each hour until further notice. Bus services operated by J&B Travel. Journey times will be significantly extended. — Northern �� (@nor...

  'We don't want to go back to normal, because normal wasn't good enough' - Bradford plans post-Covid recovery A social distancing sign in City Park BRADFORD needs to plan for an economic recovery that will leave the District in better shape than it was before the Covid pandemic Councillors have heard. Yesterday the Chair of the District’s Economic Recovery Board said: “We don’t want to go back to normal, because normal wasn’t good enough.” Professor Zahir Irani, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Bradford, was speaking during a meeting of Bradford Council’s Executive, whe...