1/1 A LONG-serving Keighley councillor – and former Lord Mayor of Bradford – has announced he will not be seeking re-election in May. Khadim Hussain has represented Keighley Central ward on Bradford Council since 2004. But he says the time is now right to “step back” and make way for younger blood. He admits he was hit hard by the death of his close friend and fellow Keighley Central councillor Abid Hussain on Christmas Eve and the more recent passing of another good friend, Ghulam Rabani, a mainstay of the town’s Sangat Centre. “I’ve given the matter a great deal of thought and decided to pass on the mantle to younger people,” said Khadim, of Drake Street in Keighley.
1/1 A LONG-serving Keighley councillor – and former Lord Mayor of Bradford – has announced he will not be seeking re-election in May. Khadim Hussain has represented Keighley Central ward on Bradford Council since 2004. But he says the time is now right to “step back” and make way for younger blood. He admits he was hit hard by the death of his close friend and fellow Keighley Central councillor Abid Hussain on Christmas Eve and the more recent passing of another good friend, Ghulam Rabani, a mainstay of the town’s Sangat Centre. “I’ve given the matter a great deal of thought and decided to pass on the mantle to younger people,” said Khadim, of Drake Street in Keighley.
Bradford City Hall. COUNCILLORS have claimed Bradford’s taxi industry have been ignored when drawing up the District’s Clean Air Zone proposals.
Bradford Council will introduce a Clean Air Zone in January - meaning the most polluting vehicles will be charged to enter the city centre and areas of Shipley. Although private cars will be exempt, HGVs, vans and taxis will all have to meet certain emission standards if they want to avoid paying a daily charge (up to £50 per day for HGVs and £12.50 per day for taxis). At a meeting of the Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee on Thursday Councillors and officers got into a heated and at times fiery discussion about how much taxi drivers had been consulted on the plans.
Large swathes of the Lawkholme Lane site once occupied by Peter Black are being cleared. The plan is to build up to 34 new business units. Community figures welcome the scheme as a massive boost for Keighley, which will help rejuvenate the local economy post-Covid and create jobs. It s good news for Keighley, said the town mayor, Councillor Peter Corkindale. I welcome a scheme that will bring that site back into full use. District councillor Zafar Ali, whose Keighley Central ward includes the site, also gives his backing. But he says careful consideration will need to be given to vehicular access to the business park.