Bradford Conservatives

Bradford Council’s Conservative and Liberal Democrat Group Leaders have agreed to continue working together over the next twelve months to deliver high quality local services for residents across the district. The joint commitment was made in advance of tomorrow’s (Tuesday) Annual General Meeting when, with the support of both Groups, Cllr Kris Hopkins (Conservative, Worth [...]

Bradford Council Conservative Group Leader Kris Hopkins has said he will vigorously oppose plans by a Government quango to close the vehicle testing station at Steeton. Cllr Hopkins revealed that Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) has advised the Council that it intends to shut the Steeton site which undertakes approximately 5,000 tests each year. [...]

Bradford Council is signing up to a national campaign which promotes dignity in the care of older and vulnerable people. The national Dignity in Care Campaign, launched by the Department of Health, aims to create a care system where there is zero tolerance towards the abuse of and disrepect towards older people and vulnerable adults. [...]

The changes will mean a substantial increase in the number of enforcement officers working across the district and a reduction in the amount of illegal parking. In the run-up to the take-over, a new team of civil enforcement officers will be practising their skills on illegally parked vehicles, issuing dummy tickets. This will give motorists [...]

Bradford Council has been awarded a prestigious status for its work with older people. The Government’s Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA) has awarded the Council ‘beacon’ status. Beacon councils are regarded as centres of excellence for certain services, and help other local authorities to achieve results. They also help the Government to frame national policy [...]

The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party Groups on Bradford Council have reached agreement on the local authority’s budget for the next financial year including a below-inflation Council Tax increase of 2.5%. The three Group Leaders Cllr Kris Hopkins (Con), Cllr Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem) and Cllr Martin Love (Green) presented a joint budget document [...]

The Bradford Council Conservative Group has today tabled budget proposals which include a Council Tax rise of just 1.8% in the next financial year. In 2008-09, the Tory-led authority agreed the lowest increase of any council in Yorkshire and Humber at 2.2%. Explaining the move, Bradford Council Conservative Leader Cllr Kris Hopkins said he believed [...]

Bradford Council Conservative Leader Kris Hopkins has put forward a draft 10-point plan which he believes will serve as a very useful guide for parents with children who are underachieving at Greenhead High School in Keighley. Cllr Hopkins intends to discuss the plan with interested parents together with representatives of the school, local educationalists and [...]

The strength of the local financial services sector and the relatively low costs of doing business in Bradford provide a strong case for Northern Rock to relocate its headquarters to the district, according to Bradford Council’s Executive Member for the Economy Cllr Adrian Naylor also said he believed it was vital that Bradford & Bingley [...]

Bradford City ward councillor Munir Ahmed has resigned from the Labour Party to join the Conservatives. He will now take the Conservative Whip and sit as a member of the Conservative Group in City Hall. Cllr Ahmed said: “Over the past few months, I have become increasingly disillusioned with the policy direction of the Labour [...]