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Royal Visit - 15 May Bradford Live_©Tom Arber
16th May 2025
3 mins read

Bradford Live Gets The Royal Seal Of Approval

His Majesty King Charles and Her Majesty Queen Camilla recently visited Bradford’s newest entertainment venue, Bradford Live, to meet performers and creatives involved in Bradford 2025 and to celebrate the region’s designation as UK City of Culture. Their Majesties were greeted on arrival by a special performance from eight musicians of Paraorchestra, a pioneering…
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Leeds West Yorkshire
28th July 2023
3 mins read

New £50,000 grants to help local communities tackle climate change

Communities will benefit from grants of up to £50,000 to deliver projects that help their area become greener and more resilient to climate change. Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, has launched the £1.7 million community grants scheme to help cut carbon emissions and make neighbourhoods across the region greener and healthier. Projects that could…
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West Yorkshire Prepared
28th October 2022
2 mins read

Resilence grant funding on offer for West Yorkshire communities

For the second year running, West Yorkshire Prepared, the region’s Local Resilience Forum, will be offering funds to communities to enable them to better prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and major incidents. The Community Grant Initiative, which was launched last year, aims to help communities across West Yorkshire increase their resilience…
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E-Cargo Bikes Leeds City Centre
5th August 2021
3 mins read

Leeds City Council and partners secure grant to buy more electric-cargo bikes for sustainable deliveries in West Yorkshire

A successful bid by Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Bradford Council secures Department for Transport and Energy Saving Trust’s grant to fund 32 new electric-cargo (e-cargo) bikes to the value of £160,000. The Energy Saving Trust’s £2m fund in England last year aims to help businesses and local authorities purchase cargo…
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Leeds FAS
21st May 2021
3 mins read

Councillors approve plans for multi-million pound flood defences in Leeds

Major plans designed to reduce flood risk for communities along the River Aire have been given the go-ahead by councillors in Leeds. Leeds City Council’s city plans panel approved the construction of a flood storage area between Horsforth and Rawdon. Led by Leeds City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, Bradford Council, Network Rail…
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Kirkstall Leeds
18th December 2020
5 mins read

Five years on from Storm Eva: flood defence schemes bring hope as part of city’s response against climate emergency

It was a storm that devastated homes and businesses, costing Leeds an estimated £36.8million. Five years on, a £112.1million scheme to better protect the A65 Kirkstall Road corridor and areas of Apperley Bridge is offering hope to 1,048 homes and 474 businesses, following a successful first year installing flood defences along the River Aire…
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