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Local Democracy Reporter for Bradford - based at the Telegraph & Argus

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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Missing Bradford man thought to have died turns up at police station
A Bradford man who mysteriously disappeared five years ago has turned up at a police station - days after a murder investigation was launched.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Plans approved for this Bradford city centre building - what will it become?
Plans to turn a city centre building into accommodation for people performing at the Alhambra Theatre have been approved.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
#Bradford
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Bradford at risk of measles outbreak amid alarming decline in MMR vaccine uptake
BRADFORD communities are more at risk of dangerous measles outbreaks due to a “clear decline” in children receiving the MMR vaccine.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#WestYorkshire
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West Yorkshire 'should be embarrassed' by lack of sports facilities
WEST Yorkshire “should be embarrassed” at the lack of facilities for sports like basketball and netball – a sport expert has claimed.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
#Keighley
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Look at the 'fascinating exhibition with exquisite pieces' in Bradford district
A collection of rare Japanese artwork, including prints of the “Last Samurai” have gone on display in a Bradford District museum.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2560488...
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Work to begin on major Bradford development - three years after plans approved
Work on a major residential and retail development could finally begin soon – over three years after plans were first approved.
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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2560631... It's not good , had some myself.
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Bradford Council responds as more than 10 reports of abuse towards councillors made
COUNCILLORS have reported more than 10 instances of threatening calls, messages and social media posts since last year, new figures reveal.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Could West Yorkshire get its own indoor sports arena? #WestYorkshire #LDReporter www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2560585...
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New report gives update on "game changing" 5,000 seat sports arena plan
LEEDS would be the best location in West Yorkshire for a new 5,000 capacity sports arena, a new report has concluded.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Bradford gallery on track to see visitor numbers double in City of Culture year
A Bradford city centre gallery is on track to see its visitor numbers double during the district’s year as City of Culture.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Unauthorised works to historic Grade II-listed building have 'caused harm'
Works to a Bradford store have cause “appreciable harm” to a listed building dating back to the 1770s, according to Conservation Officers.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2511654...
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With Tower of Now being unveiled today, we look at Bradford's other sculptures
A NEW 15-metre-tall sculpture will be officially unveiled in Bradford on Saturday – becoming the latest in a number of statues and sculptures in…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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Questions over how much should be spent trying to get smokers to quit
PUBLIC Health bosses say it is important to continue work to stop Bradford residents from smoking, as it remains the biggest cause of preventable…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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Almost 8,000 visit new city art gallery in first three weeks
Almost 8,000 people have visited a new city centre gallery since it opened just three weeks ago.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
New immersive installation in Bradford 'celebrates wonder' of nature
AN installation designed to “celebrate awe and wonder” of the natural world has opened in Bradford as part of the District’s year as City of…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It is one of many events for Bradford 2025
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'Immersive experience' tells story of Bradford's mill history
BRADFORD’S mill history forms the basis of an immersive art exhibition running in Bradford city centre until Sunday.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
#Bingley
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Tearoom and hotel plan for empty town centre building approved
Plans to turn a vacant town centre building into a new tearoom and hotel have been approved by Bradford Council.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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Brewery's plan to move its brewing operation from Leeds to Bradford is approved
A LEEDS based brewery will move its brewing to Bradford this Summer after being granted planning permission for an empty mill unit.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Plan for row of shops in old DWP office building is approved
PROPOSALS to convert a former Government office building on Leeds Road into a row of shops have been approved, with planners saying they would…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Prime Minister enters Bradford district 'cricket ball strike' planning wrangle
THE Prime Minister has highlighted one of the Bradford District’s quirkiest planning wrangles when discussing his push to shake up the planning…
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus @bradfordtanda.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
🚨📰The front page of the Telegraph & Argus today (March 10) 🔗 Read it online: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Man who took 13 YEARS to start pulling down unauthorised extension appears in court
A MAN who failed to pull down an unauthorised extension – 13 YEARS after being ordered to – has been fined £3,000 by a Crown Court judge.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
'Prime' city centre office building put on the market
A BRADFORD city centre office building has been put on the market – just weeks after plans to convert the building into flats emerged.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Plan to allow more people to access Treacle Cock Alley
PLANS to make access Treacle Cock Alley “open to more people” have been revealed.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Bradford company plans to expand shop to create 'flagship' department store
A NATIONAL clothing business that remains “underestimated” in its home city of Bradford has revealed plans to improve its headquarters.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Bus emission retrofitting failure compared to 'Volkswagen scandal on a micro scale'
A councillor has questioned whether the failure of technology to reduce pollution from buses was a “scandal” comparable to the Volkswagen…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
It is a marmite structure, but it is a Shipley icon
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Mystery £6.7m project could include refurb of clock tower, meeting hears
A mystery £6.7m project to regenerate part of Shipley could include the refurbishment of the town’s clock tower – a meeting has heard.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Developer to build affordable homes on brownfield site sold by Bradford Council
TWO council-owned sites have been sold to a housing developer – which hopes to build 52 affordable homes on the land.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The building has been in an awful state for years
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Derelict city centre building can be converted into health centre
A NEW health facility can be built on a derelict site in Bradford city centre.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Worrying that there are loopholes in the planning system that allow developers to convert one of the city's biggest office buildings into flats without needing the approval of planners.
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Office building can be converted to flats without need for planning permission
ONE of Bradford’s most prominent office buildings will be lost to a residential conversion – and the international developers behind the scheme…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Good to see this refused - just amazed developers keep trying to push through flats without basic amenities like windows in bedrooms
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Bedsits in Grade II listed building 'will result in poor living conditions'
PLANS to turn a listed building into bedsits will “result in poor living conditions” as “not all the bedrooms will be served by windows.”
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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Amount of extra cash needed for market to open will not be disclosed at meeting
Council bosses will be asked to approve extra funding to allow Darley Street Market to be completed – but are not yet revealing how much.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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New sculpture trail in Bradford district country park is approved
PLANS to create an arts trail in a district beauty spot have been given the green light – and the attraction is due to open this Spring.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#Bradford
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Push to roll out 1,000 EV charging points in Bradford is welcomed
A £3.1 MILLION push to create more electric vehicle charging points in the District has been welcomed, with a meeting told that one local village…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Plans to kickstart delayed town centre regeneration scheme
A DELAYED scheme to bring a town centre hotel back into use could finally be completed if amended plans are approved.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A new hydrogen fuelling plant is being built at Bowling Back Lane #Bradford
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Toyota could pilot hydrogen-powered taxis in Bradford
A motoring giant could be rolling out hydrogen powered taxis in Bradford as part of a pilot scheme.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Announcement on new nature reserve for Bradford due next month
A decision on whether a new nature reserve will be created in Bradford will be made next month – Councillors have been told.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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'World's fastest growing sport' to come to Bradford as plans are approved
A sport that has been described as the fastest growing in the world will come to Bradford after plans for a new leisure facility were approved.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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'World's fastest growing sport' to come to Bradford as plans are approved
A SPORT that has been described as the fastest growing in the world will come to Bradford after plans for a new leisure facility were approved.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
If the appeal succeeds, there will be five betting shops in a row on this street. #Bradford
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Gambling company appeals council decision to refuse city centre betting shop
A GAMBLING company has argued that allowing a fifth betting shops in Bradford city centre would be better than a unit remaining empty.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The building has seen better days #LDReporter
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New use for derelict pub 'in poor condition' is approved
The latest plan to convert an eyesore former pub - described as “a detracting feature in the area” -into housing has been approved.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Back to Bradford and to a building known locally as Paper Hall. Possibly one of the oldest extant domestic buildings in the city. It was built in c.1643 as a private house for William Rookes of Royds Hall although the right hand wing was remodelled later in the C17.
Back to Bradford and to a building known locally as Paper Hall. Possibly one of the oldest extant domestic buildings in the city. It was built in c.1643 as a private house for William Rookes of Royds Hall although the right hand wing was remodelled later in the C17.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Popular brewery reveals plans to move beer production to Bradford
An award-winning Leeds based brewery has revealed it will be moving its brewing to Bradford later this year.
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus @bradfordtanda.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
🗣️ "By sharing our story I want to give other parents in the same situation hope that children do get better from this pernicious disease. "Young people are amazingly resilient and they have a capacity to bounce back from life-changing illness better than adults."
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Rap duo in court after filming music video near polling station on election day
A RAP video about life on the West Royd Estate, filmed yards from a polling station on election day, has landed two men in court.
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus @bradfordtanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A look at today's front page of the Telegraph & Argus! 📰 www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus @bradfordtanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Plans to bring listed building 'occupied by pigeons' back to life 🧱 Read more from @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social 🗞️ www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24835171.plans-bring-building-occupied-pigeons-back-life/
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Plans to bring listed building 'occupied by pigeons' back to life
NEW plans to bring a long empty, listed city centre building that has been “occupied by pigeons” back into use have been revealed.
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus @bradfordtanda.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
School shelled out £600k on agency staff as difficult situation persists in Bradford 📚👩‍🏫 🗞️📱 Read more: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2483219...
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
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Plan for basement flat where natural light would be 'virtually non-existent' refused
PLANS for a basement flat where natural daylight would be “virtually non-existent” has been refused by Bradford Council, with planning officers…
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Reading a demolition application where the applicants refer to rubble that will be used to fill holes left behind as "crushed non-deleterious demolition arisings." Surely that must win an award for jargon.
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Chris Young @chrisyoungldr.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
A sculpture trail will be installed in this Bradford District beauty spot
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Country park to become 'gallery for exceptional art' in 2025
A COUNTRY park will become a “gallery for exceptional art” during Bradford’s year as City of Culture – new plans have revealed.
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