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Charles Heslett & Jessica BayleyBBC News, YorkshireReporting fromBradfordA pop-up performance space is being used to bring City of Culture events to suburbs across the Bradford district. The Beacon is a custom-made temporary building which can be put up and taken down quickly and was commissioned by the Bradford 2025 team. It is spending a month at a time in various locations, starting with Wibsey Park where it is based until 5 May.

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The money can be used to encourage walking and cycling schemesCommunity groups across West Yorkshire can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to set up schemes to get people moving. The funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority can be used for walking and cycling intiatives as well as activities for people who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

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Grants to help get community groups movingGetty ImagesThe money can be used to encourage walking and cycling schemesCommunity groups across West Yorkshire can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to set up schemes to get people moving. The funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority can be used for walking and cycling intiatives as well as activities for people who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

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'Sleeping pod in our church grounds offers hope to the homeless'BBCAround 20 homeless people have lived in the pod since it was first openedA "sleeping pod" installed in the grounds of a Bradford church is providing homeless people with a safe place to spend the night. The cabin, which measures 2.4m by 1.8m (8ft by 6ft), has a bed, toilet and electrical supply for guests who are carefully vetted by the charities Shine West Bowling and Hope Housing.

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Image source, GoogleImage caption, Bradford Crown Court heard that Bailey had written a letter to the court apologising for his behaviourA biker who knocked an eight-year-old boy unconscious while doing a wheelie on his motorcycle before driving off from the scene has been spared jail. Kirk Bailey pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of causing serious injury by careless driving following the incident in Buttershaw, Bradford, in April 2023.