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BBC News
23-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Bradford's Norfolk Gardens park opens after major works completed
A city centre park the size of a football pitch has opened to the public after construction works were Gardens, next to Bradford City Hall, has been expanded over the newly pedestrianised Hall Ings to create a new green trees and turf were added at the start of spring and, after being given time to settle, contractors have removed the fencing around the stones which mark the historic watercourse of the Bowling Beck that runs beneath the garden have also been installed. Work is continuing, however, on a neighbouring "parklet" on the former NCP car park site, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A temporary sculpture – the Tower of Now – is being installed on that site this week. Norfolk Gardens, announced late last year, marks the final phase of a major £45m infrastructure project delivered by Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Combined is part of the Transforming Cities Fund, awarded by the government in 10,000 sq m (2.5 acre) area includes green spaces, flower beds, new seating areas and cycle than 7,700 plants and shrubs of 173 different species including 57 trees have been planted, boosting local varieties include birch, rowan, maple, lime and juneberry, with cherry trees to form a boulevard. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
14-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Parking meter vandalised at Roundhay Park in Leeds
Parking meters and a sign have been vandalised at Roundhay Park in Leeds following the introduction of charges at a number of beauty spots in West damage was discovered at the weekend, according to Leeds City Council, leaving the machines unable to process some payment local authority introduced charges at five parks in February "to fund necessary maintenance and better facilities", but the move was met with opposition from some park users.A council spokesperson said they understood that some people were unhappy about paying to visit the park, but "vandalising the machines is unacceptable". The authority introduced charges of £1 for up to two hours, £2.50 for half a day and £4 for a full change aimed to save £63.9m to help the authority balance its budget for the coming financial year, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A council spokesperson said: "While we understand that not everyone is happy about the necessary introduction of parking charges, vandalising the machines is unacceptable, and we ask that anyone with information comes forward." The spokesperson said damage to the machines, which are now out of service, was impacting "visitor experience" of the parks."Visitors will still need to pay the relevant parking charges," they said."However, due to the vandalism, the number of payment options has now been limited."The council previously said it could cost up to £3,500 to replace each parking meter previously damaged at Otley Chevin and Golden Acre Park in February. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
27-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
New and upgraded pedestrian crossings on their way for Anlaby
A new pedestrian crossing is to be installed in an East Yorkshire village, and another one is to be Road in Anlaby will get a new crossing near Kwik Fit, with work taking place until 21 March. The existing crossing outside the village hall will be upgraded to a puffin crossing, with work on that scheme taking place between 24 March and 18 management measures will be in place between 09:30 and 15:30 GMT during the work. It will involve dropping the kerbs, installing tactile pavements for the visually impaired, installing traffic lights and putting in new road markings, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A puffin crossing is a traffic-light controlled crossing that uses sensors to detect both those pedestrians crossing the road and those who are waiting to cross. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
City of Culture arts trail in Haworth approved
Plans to create an arts trail in a Bradford beauty spot have been given the green light. Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, will host the Wild Uplands Project from this spring. The trail is one of several arts events being held as part of City of Culture in will feature works by four different artists, and will include a collection of 75 sculpted butterflies and a tower clad in sheep's wool as a nod to Bradford's industrial past. Commissioned by the Bradford Culture Company – the group set up to run Bradford 2025 – the trail will be based in the park on a temporary works are expected to be installed in May, and be removed in October, the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A planning application for the sculpture trail was submitted by Bradford Culture Company late last year, and has now been approved by Bradford had been one objection from someone who feared the artwork might be vandalised. 'Well used area' But planners said one individual fearing potential vandalism was not a valid reason to block a major part of Bradford's City of Culture sculptures would reflect the flora of the district's moorland and "mysterious beings from theology".Planners said: "The area is a popular, well-used area by walkers and visitors to the surrounding area."The artworks would be sited within a public upland park and are for public benefit as part of the City of Culture celebrations."Council officers added that the trail's "temporary nature" would ensure that the impact on openness on the land, which is in the Green Belt, would only be for a "short period". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
05-02-2025
- BBC News
Rotherham and Wath Upon Dearne to get £3m in bus improvements
A £3m package of bus infrastructure improvements is set to be introduced to improve services between Rotherham and Wath upon project is aimed at encouraging more people to use public transport and reducing journey scheme is expected to improve the reliability and speed of bus services to increase people's access to education, job, and training opportunities, according to Rotherham first electric buses are expected to be introduced on routes in the area later in the year, council officers have said. The plans include the creation of a 0.5 mile (900m) bus lane along the A633 Warren Vale in Rawmarsh.A bus lane would also be created on the A633 Broad Street in Parkgate, approaching the Taylors Lane roundabout, under the work is set to include a new pedestrian crossing and alterations at the junction of Broad Street and Greasbrough Road to improve traffic flow and safety, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A new pedestrian crossing and improvements to the Broad Street and Greasbrough Road junction are also cost of the project will be covered by a combination of government and council funding.A report for Rotherham Council's cabinet said: "The scheme will facilitate trips being made by public transport rather than by car and support the introduction of South Yorkshire's first electric bus routes on the corridor in 2024."Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
