Bradford Conservatives

Bradford Council Conservative Group Leader Cllr Anne Hawkesworth has today announced her Shadow Executive for the new municipal year. In addition to her leadership duties, the Ilkley councillor will have responsibility for the widening regional agenda, together with culture, planning and highways. Newly-elected Deputy Leader Cllr Glen Miller will take the corporate and organisational change [...]

Bradford district Conservatives today formally launched their local election campaign with a commitment to continue to deliver high quality services for residents, coupled with a warning that Labour gains on 6th May would put the district’s progress at risk. Campaigning under the banner, “A Record of Action, A Promise of More,” Conservative candidates and supporters [...]

Bradford Conservative Association has selected Parliamentary Candidates for the new Bradford East and Bradford South constituencies. Mohammed Riaz was selected for Bradford East and Matt Palmer selected for Bradford South. Barry Whitaker, Chairman of Bradford Conservative Association, said: “I would like to congratulate Matt Palmer and Mohammed Riaz on their selections in Bradford South and [...]

Well-known local businessman Chris Herd has been chosen to stand as the Conservative candidate in Keighley West at next year’s local elections. 39-year-old Mr Herd has been the proprietor of C & L Herd Family Butchers on Queen’s Road since 1998 and employs seven members of staff. He also runs Great Stones Farm in Oxenhope [...]

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 [...]