Patrols at Ilkley Riverside in 2020 AN order to tackle problem behaviour at Ilkley s Riverside area in warm weather is likely to be approved after getting support from residents. A public Space Protection Order for the area was proposed earlier this year in response to the huge crowds that have descended on the town in recent summers. Some residents have said that public drinking, drug taking and anti-social behaviour by those visiting the river made it a no-go area on sunny days. The proposed order would give Council wardens the power to hand out fines of up to £100 to people who take part in activities such as drinking alcohol, taking drugs, including legal highs such as gas cannisters, or tombstoning from the bridge into the river.
WORK can begin to turn a listed building in the centre of Bradford into flats after a planning committee approved the proposals yesterday. Members heard that while there were some concerns over the plan to create 190 flats in the Old Building on Great Horton Road, the conversion was likely to be one of the only ways the Grade II listed structure would be brought back into use. The building, which dates back to 1832, was the original home of Bradford College until it became surplus to requirements after the educational institution moved most of its classes into the new build David Hockney Building next door.