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A NEW £1 million-plus privately-operated cemetery has opened near Keighley Tarn. Those behind the scheme – the first of its kind in the Bradford district for over a century – say the project is already providing a potential model for similar initiatives nationally. When plans to turn the old Braithwaite Edge quarry site into a burial ground – accommodating up to 2,000 graves – were first put forward by Keighley Community Cemetery, there was fierce opposition from some residents. Concerns were voiced that water courses could be contaminated and there were fears over increased traffic levels. But there was also strong support for the scheme and the plans were given the go-ahead by Bradford Council s regulatory and appeals committee in 2015, with councillors voting six-to-one in favour. ....
A NEW £1 million-plus privately-operated cemetery has opened near Keighley Tarn. Those behind the scheme – the first of its kind in the Bradford district for over a century – say the project is already providing a potential model for similar initiatives nationally. When plans to turn the old Braithwaite Edge quarry site into a burial ground – accommodating up to 2,000 graves – were first put forward by Keighley Community Cemetery, there was fierce opposition from some residents. Concerns were voiced that water courses could be contaminated and there were fears over increased traffic levels. But there was also strong support for the scheme and the plans were given the go-ahead by Bradford Council s regulatory and appeals committee in 2015, with councillors voting six-to-one in favour. ....
A NEW business park, including office space, 20 business units and a cafe could be created in Keighley town centre. The site, which would be called Providence Place, would be built on a site on Dalton Lane, opposite Keighley College. A new planning application would see the site redeveloped, with existing crumbling buildings replaced with new, modern units that would offer significant employment opportunity to the town. The application, which has just been submitted to Bradford Council, says the scheme will create smaller units for new businesses as three larger units, one of which could attract a national company looking to establish a new trade counter in Keighley. ....
Ideas for more than 50 initiatives have been collated by the Keighley Town Deal Board. And from Tuesday, December 22, details will be posted online – at bradford.gov.uk/regeneration/towns-fund/keighley-town-fund – for the public to provide feedback. A decision will then be made about which projects should be put forward for support from the Towns Fund, a Government programme providing up to £25 million for Keighley. Ian Hayfield, chairman of the Keighley Town Deal Board and director of Hayfield Robinson property consultants, said: “I’m extremely proud of the way we’ve worked together to develop a vision, objectives and project ideas that will deliver real economic and social change for everyone in Keighley – despite everything Covid-19 has thrown at us. The project ideas being proposed are really exciting.” ....
RESIDENTS of Keighley and Shipley will soon get to find out what a £25m pot of cash for each town could be spent on - and will be asked if they agree with these priorities. Last year both towns were included on the Government s list of areas that will each benefit from the Towns Fund investment - aimed at regenerating often neglected areas and encouraging business growth and investment. For much of the year a Towns Fund board for each area has come together to look at how the money, designed to improve connectivity, land use, economic and cultural assets, skills and enterprise infrastructure in the towns, will be spent. ....