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BBC News
11-08-2025
- BBC News
Man in his 80s critical after being hit by car in Wilsden
A man in his 80s suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a car near Bradford, police crash happened in Wilsden just before midday on Saturday when a Peugeot 208 struck the pedestrian on Shay Lane close to the junction with Crack man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition, West Yorkshire Police driver of the Peugeot remained at the scene, and the force appealed for witnesses or anyone with footage to come forward. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Wilsden battery storage plan approved by Bradford Council
Plans to develop a battery storage system on a Green Belt site have been approved by application to build the 100MW system off Field Lane in Wilsden got the green light after Bradford Council received 570 objections but 595 letters in against the plan had raised the issue of evacuations and toxic fumes if the batteries caught committee chair Shabir Hussain said such storage applications were a relatively new thing for councillors to understand, but said they had received assurances about the risk of a blaze. The Manningham Labour politician added: "I've heard concerns about fires, but you can have a fire in your house, a fire in your car."Objectors to the plan pointed to a fire at a battery storage site in Liverpool in 2020 when the proposal by Net Zero Twenty Three Limited was discussed committee was told that battery storage sites were an important part of the country's shift to green generated by solar panels and wind turbines can be stored on such sites until it is needed by the National Grid, the Local Democracy Reporting Service application said the site would be ideal for battery storage due to its proximity to the Bradford West Ibrar, area planning manager, told members of the committee the application site was Green Belt under new government planning rules the site could be re-allocated as "grey belt" – and suitable for added: "Even if it wasn't grey belt, the benefits of this scheme would mean the development would be acceptable."West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service had been consulted, and raised some concerns about how crews would access the site in case of a fire, but did not object to the Rural Conservative councillor Geoff Winnard said the proposed site was not suitable: "I'm amazed 595 representations have been made in favour of the site – I haven't come across any of them."If we approve this are we saying that any Green Belt around Bingley is up for grabs?" Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
