A NEW 10 year cultural strategy for the Bradford District will begin with a number of events this Summer. Yesterday saw the launch of Culture Is Our Plan - a strategy to get more people involved in cultural activities and give Bradford more recognition on the national, and international, stage. And the authors of the new strategy hope that the strategy will provide the push to help Bradford become City of Culture for 2025. The launch took place at South Square in Thornton, one of the District s many cultural organisations. Kick-starting the decade long strategy will be Summer Unlocked - a series of events across the District that will re-introduce arts and culture after over a year of lockdown restrictions.
Covid pandemic costs Bradford Council £100m in one year
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Bradford Council budget, including 4 99 per cent Council Tax rise, is approved during online meeting
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Bradford City Hall LAST minute amendments to the upcoming Bradford Council budget include an extra £600,000 for street cleaning and a decision to abandoned planned cuts to youth services of £500,000. Councillors will be asked to decide on the coming year’s budget for Bradford Council on Thursday – a budget that could see a five per cent increase in the amount of tax paid by local households. If voted through, the 2021/22 budget will see a 1.99 per cent increase in Council Tax as well as a three per cent “social care surcharge” aimed at “paying towards demographic growth pressures and better pay and conditions for care workers.”