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RealMan’s new robots can look after your health, home, and even give you a massage

Jan 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

RealMan Robotics has revealed its latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025. The company's robots are designed to perform tasks in retail, healthcare, industrial, and domestic settings. This year's CES has seen a host of robotics firms reveal new technologies and designs.
Japan firm plans to take on SpaceX with winged reusable ‘rocket’ spaceplane

Jan 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

A Japanese-led venture called Space Walker aims to build Japan's first private spaceplane, the Eco Rocket. The company was present at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, where a representative told IE the company's focus is on making space travel more accessible and sustainable. On its website, Space Walker describes itself as a "Tokyo University of Science certified startup conducting research and development of spaceplanes." It aims to perform its first test flight by 2026.
New donut-shaped in-wheel motor could make EVs lighter, increase range

Jan 8, 2025 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

Electric motor manufacturer Donut Lab has shown off its latest innovation at CES 2025. The company's second-generation in-wheel drive units could drastically alter the way electric vehicles are designed. The new motor seemingly draws inspiration from the company's namesake – a big hole in the middle allows it to fit perfectly into a wheel. According to Donut Lab, this will reduce a lot of weight, while providing great gains in power and torque.
Shopkeepers fined after cigarettes sold to child

Jan 8, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Chris Young

Two shopkeepers who sold cigarettes to a child have been fined, a court has heard. The 13-year-old girl went into the Pound Saver Shop on Southfield Lane in Bradford as part of an undercover Trading Standards operation in May. She brought a packet of 20 Benson and Hedges cigarettes without being challenged or asked to show evidence of her age. On Monday, Mohammad Harun Seddighi and Nazi Seddighi pleaded guilty to offences under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 at Kirklees Magistrates Court.
'Inspiring' pupils praised after bus cuts protest

Dec 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

Pupils who protested against plans to axe their school bus services have been described as "inspiring" at a council meeting. The controversial proposals to cancel routes serving St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic School and Bingley Grammar School were debated by Bradford councillors on Tuesday night. Before the meeting, dozens of children from the two schools affected by the cuts held a demonstration demanding the authority reverse the decision which is expected to save £500,000 a year.
Petrol station to replace restaurant and cafe site

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

Plans to build a new petrol station on a major Bradford road have been approved at the second attempt. The filling station, and a new shop linked to the development, will replace the Regal Complex, a collection of restaurants and cafes where White Abbey Road meets Whetley Hill. A similar application was refused by Bradford Council earlier this year after planners raised concerns ranging from the "visually intrusive" design to the poor site layout.
Street food venue blocked due to road concerns

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

A plan to build a street food hub on a busy junction in Bradford has been refused due to road safety concerns. The offering was planned for a triangular plot between Thornton Road and Listerhills Road and would have included six food vendors and public seating. Bradford Council officers feared that adding several vendors to the small plot of land, which has no pedestrian crossings, raised too many pedestrian safety issues.
Shop licence revoked over illegal tobacco sales

Nov 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

A corner shop has been stripped of its licence after £11,000 worth of counterfeit tobacco was found in a nearby locked outbuilding. Bradford Council’s Licensing Panel revoked the licence for The Corner Shop, in Harrogate Road, at a meeting on Thursday, after a review was brought by West Yorkshire Trading Standards. They said there had been a history of illegal sales at the shop.
Music venue with uncertain future can keep signage

Nov 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

Signage on a new £50m music venue in Bradford can remain in place, despite uncertainty about the building's future. Bradford Council approved an application for the purple sign to stay on Bradford Live, in Godwin Street, as its advertising contract was running out earlier this month. The sign was installed on the building earlier this year ahead of Bradford becoming UK City of Culture in 2025 - months before operator NEC Group said it was leaving the project in September.
Leisure centre closure a 'surprise' to councillors

Nov 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Young

Plans to close a leisure centre came as a "surprise" to a town council which said it would be a "loss for residents". Baildon Recreation Centre was "no longer viable" as it required £913,000 worth of maintenance to keep it "safe, accessible and functional", a report to Bradford Council said. Baildon Town Council said it was "surprised and concerned" to learn of the plans "especially as there hasn’t been direct consultation on the issue with Bradford Council".