She said: He was a lovely guy, he was a joy. I put him forward as Lord Mayor and was so happy to serve as his deputy. He was so lovely, he has a lovely wife and a lovely family and he was a really good friend to me. I always felt like part of his family, he always made you feel welcome and I m really upset by this, it s so shocking I still can t believe its true. I thought he was starting to get better; it s a shock. He will be truly missed, I went to Pakistan with him last year and it was such a good time, we laughed every day.
TRIBUTES have flooded in following the death from Covid-19 of Keighley councillor and former Lord Mayor of Bradford, Abid Hussain. He became a Labour councillor for Keighley Central in 2010 and had served on a number of council committees during the past decade. He was the current deputy chairman of Keighley and Shipley Area Planning Panel and Keighley Area Committee and a reserve member of the District Planning Panel. Cllr Hussain served as Lord Mayor of Bradford in 2017-18, during which time his Lord Mayor’s Appeal raised thousands of pounds for the Down Syndrome Training and Support Services in Bingley and the Wishing Well Appeal.
This is where Bradford Covid-19 community testing volunteers will be today BRADFORD Council community testing teams will be back out across the district today handing out home testing kits to help people get tested for Covid-19. The team will be knocking on doors offering free tests, to help get a better understanding of the virus and bring infections down. As usual, volunteers will be out in one area offering tests, and in another area will be driving community engagement ahead of a visit in a few days time. Today, the home testing team will be in the Keighley Central council ward, and community engagement will be taking place in City ward.