Aisha Iqbal

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Aisha IqbalBBC News, YorkshireReporting fromBradfordA group of young rugby players have launched a campaign for a new ground to help girls and boys at their club to thrive equally in the sport. Players from Keighley Albion, a grassroots club with more than 300 junior members, say they have had enough of cramped pitches, long queues for toilets and no separate changing rooms for girls.

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Waterfall beauty spot could become community-ownedAisha IqbalFriends of Goit Stock WoodThe 20ft 'hidden valley' watefall in Goit Stock Wood, Bingley, which is up for saleA waterfall could become community-owned after a campaign group helped to prevent its sale on the open market. Goit Stock Wood, which includes a 20ft "hidden valley", near Bingley has now been designated as an Asset of Community Value by Bradford Council.

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Image source, Aisha Iqbal/BBCImage caption, A banning order on fire-related activity on large areas of the Bradford district's moorland is expected to be extendedBradford political reporterAn order banning the lighting of fires on open spaces in Bradford is set to be expanded in a bid to reduce the risk of moorland blazes. An existing Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) restricting fireworks, camp fires, lanterns and barbecues on swathes of the district's public roaming land is due to run out.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Aisha Iqbal

Moors BBQ ban set to be expanded in crackdownAisha IqbalBradford political reporterAisha Iqbal/BBCA banning order on fire-related activity on large areas of the Bradford district's moorland is expected to be extendedAn order banning the lighting of fires on open spaces in Bradford is set to be expanded in a bid to reduce the risk of moorland blazes.

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Library use rises as cuts to opening hours beginAisha IqbalPAThe opening hours at Bradford's libraries have been cut by six hours a weekThe number of visits to libraries in Bradford has increased despite plans to cut opening hours, according to the council. Each of the council's 10 libraries has had its opening hours reduced by six hours a week, under changes introduced at the start of April.