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‘Elfie Selfies’ help raise funds for local dementia charity

Staff and residents from Brookfield Care Home and Staveley Birkleas Nursing Home which are both in Nab Wood Shipley, and Beanlands Nursing Home in Cross Hills, have enjoyed a special ‘Elf Day’, where its staff dressed up as elves and posed for ‘elfie selfies’ with residents, as part of a national fundraising campaign run by […]
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Employees ringfence ownership of Bradford fencing firm

A Bradford company that provides large-scale fencing solutions to the construction, housing, education, sports and recreational sectors, is now owned by its employees, after transferring into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Davison Fencing was established more than 30 years ago as a family business. Today the company is a leading installer of mesh panel systems, […]
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Murder enquiry launched by police in Bradford after a woman with serious injuries dies

Police in Bradford has launched a murder enquiry after a woman died in the early hours of this morning (21/11). The Ambulance service contacted the police at 4:44am to reports of a woman with serious injuries at an address on Sherbourne Road in Bradford. The woman died a short time later as a result of […]
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Winter Sparkle arrives in the Bradford district

The Sparkling Bradford Winter campaign commences as the Festive Launch and official Christmas lights switch on for Bradford city centre takes place today, Saturday 13 November at The Broadway, Bradford with a host of celebrity guests. Tinchy Stryder, Jake Quickenden, Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and Ellie Sax will be performing throughout the day. The […]
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BookTrust Storytime Award in Bradford libraries

Families that visit Bradford Libraries this autumn are helping BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, to vote for the BookTrust Story Time Prize. BookTrust, in collaboration with the nations libraries is piloting a new, national library experience called BookTrust Storytime which will incorporate the Story Time Prize.Developed in partnership with libraries, local authorities and […]
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Woman seriously injured after being hit by an HGV while crossing a zebra crossing in Keighley

A woman has been seriously injured after she was hit by an HGV while crossing at a zebra crossing on Aireworth Street on Friday (8 October). The incident happened at about 1:44pm when the DAF HGV, which had been stationary at the crossing to let other pedestrians pass, collided with the woman on the nearside […]
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Bradford swimmers selected for Swim England National Development Programme

Three swimmers from the Bradford District have been selected to take part in the Swim England National Development Programme for 2021. Keira Hinchliffe aged 14, Sophia Gledhill aged 14 and Freddy Dean aged 12, who all swim with the Council run Bradford Aquatics Swimming Development Elite Coaching Scheme have been chosen to proceed to the […]
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Bradford district partnership scoops National Award

Bradford Council has picked up a prestigious national Local Government award from the Municipal Journal for Innovation in Building Diversity, for its partnership work during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020 Bradford Council, Centre for Applied Education Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Bradford Institute for Health Research brought together their data, scientists and families to […]
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Council pays over £219m in Covid grants

Bradford Council has paid out over £219.5 million in Covid-19 business grants. Since the outbreak of coronavirus in March 2020, Bradford Council officers have worked very hard to set up, process and pay business grants to local firms in need of support. The authority has issued 43,852 grant payments to local businesses – 85% of […]
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Family activities for Bradford to go wild about

Bradford Council and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have some ‘wild’ plans for summer thanks to players of the National Lottery. They’ve teamed up to put on a series of fun nature based activities for families over the school summer holidays. Thanks to Bradford Council’s Climate Action Fund people can come and learn how to forage and […]
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