City Hall dominates the skyline BRADFORD’S Children’s Services has improved, but any progress “has been too slow to show impact for children and families.” Ofsted yesterday released the results of their latest monitoring inspection into Bradford Council Children’s Services - the fifth such inspection since the department was judged “inadequate” in 2018. Although there are some positives in the report, many of the issues highlighted in previous visits - from struggles to recruit experienced social workers to assessments taking too long - remain. A letter to the Council says the “slow pace” of change is partly down to a mix of pressures caused by the Covid pandemic and “due to the breadth and depth of the inadequacy identified in (the inspection in) 2018.
A KEIGHLEY West councillor is urging people in the ward to examine the newly-published draft Local Plan – and give their views. More than 700 new homes are allocated for sites within the ward as part of the document, produced by Bradford Council. Councillor Adrian Farley says it’s important that residents look at the proposals and have their say. “There are some sites – such as those once occupied by the old Whinfield flats and the now-demolished school – which I think are right for housing,” said Cllr Farley. “The flats site has become a dumping ground for rubbish and an eyesore – I’ve been pushing for something to be done there for some time.