Chris Young

Bradford

Local Democracy Reporter at Telegraph and Argus

Local democracy reporter for the Telegraph and Argus newspaper in Bradford District. [email protected]

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Articles

Former golf warehouse can be demolished to make way for apartments

2 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The old American Golf Warehouse building on Bradford Road in Menston has been vacant and fenced off for a number of years, and has been described as being “of very limited architectural merit.” Late last year a planning application to demolish the structure and build a modern building containing nine apartments was submitted to Bradford Council by Cunningham Estates Ltd.
Over 1,200 hectares of Bradford green space becomes new 'national nature reserve'

2 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The 1,274 hectare reserve links numerous beauty spots in the District, including Ilkley Moor, Penistone Country Park, and Baildon Moor, and will be the first National Nature Reserve in West Yorkshire.
What West Yorkshire's public transport will be replaced with as Metro is phased out

2 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The existing Metro branding, which has been in place since the 1970s, is being phased out as West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) works towards franchising the region’s buses. The branding is inspired by local artists from David Hockney to Barbara Hepworth, while Poet Laureate Simon Armitage had a say in the new name, which will replace the 19 different brands used on West Yorkshire buses.
The cases heard at Bradford Crown Court over the past week

2 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Tony Earnshaw |John Davies |Chris Young

Those sentenced at Bradford Crown Court (Image: West Yorkshire Police/Newsquest) A CRASH which killed a much-loved young mum; a rapist, and a woman who battered her husband to death were among the cases heard at Bradford Crown Court over the past week. Jordan Spalding and Shakeel Ahmed Two men involved in a fatal car crash two years ago that led to the death of an 18-year-old mum Amber Deakin were locked up for a total of 20 years and 11 months.
Push to regenerate historic area of Bradford that has "lost a bit of its soul"

3 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

Little Germany at Sunrise - pic by Stevie Campbell (Image: Stevie Campbell) A NEW campaign will help promote an historic area of Bradford city centre that has “lost a bit of its soul.” Little Germany was once a thriving hub of Bradford’s wool industry – filled with grand warehouses and headquarters for successful Victorian companies.
EV charging bays at Forster Square retail park are approved

3 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The planned location of the EV chargers (Image: T&A) PLANS to install 10 ultra rapid EV charging bays in a Bradford retail park have been approved. PoGo Charging submitted an application to create the new bays in a section of Bradford Forster Square Retail Park earlier this year. Planned to be installed in a row of parking spaces in the south section of the retail park, next to Hamm Strasse, the work would create one of the biggest EV charging hubs in the city centre.
Branding that will replace Metro in West Yorkshire to be unveiled

4 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The Metro branding on a West Yorkshire bus stop (Image: T&A) THE new branding for West Yorkshire’s transport network will officially be unveiled on Monday – with the Metro branding due to be retired. West Yorkshire’s bus network is due to come under public control in the coming years, with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to run the service through a franchise agreement. Councillors from across the region were given an update on the franchise plans at a meeting on Thursday.
Bradford Playhouse refurbishment fundraiser hits £10,000 goal

5 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

Bradford Playhouse (Image: T&A) A FUNDRAISING campaign to make a historic theatre more accessible has hit its £10,000 target. The crowdfunding campaign was launched by Bradford Playhouse earlier this year, and ended yesterday having reached over £10,100.
Man ordered to pay £16,000 for failing to pull down illegal works after 15 years

6 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

2 1/1 A MAN who has failed to pull down an unauthorised roof extension on a Conservation Area property – 15 YEARS after he was ordered to – has been ordered to pay £16,000 by a judge. Warren Benton was issued with an enforcement notice by Bradford Council in August 2010 ordering him to pull down an extra storey he had built on 12 High Street in Idle. Fifteen years later, and the unauthorised extension is still in place.
Century-old small mill in Bradford could be converted into takeaway

6 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Chris Young

The building that could be converted into a take away (Image: T&A) A century-old Bradford building could be converted into a takeaway if new plans are approved. A building at the junction of Grattan Road and Thornton Road, on the edge of Bradford city centre, is the subject of a planning application that was recently submitted to Bradford Council. The building – a former mill that dates back to 1923 – has most recently been used as a car valeting business.