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The county council was abolished in 1986, with Bradford taking on the county council's former functions in the area. [ 11 ] In March 2006, the UK's Audit Commission issued a report "in the public interest" regarding concerns about the procurement process for the acquisition of an asset management system.
Bradford (/ ˈ b r æ d f ər d / ⓘ), [6] also known as the City of Bradford, is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns and villages of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden, Queensbury, Thornton and Denholme.
Thornton and Allerton ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors: Karen Regan, Sue Duffy and Beverley Mullaney. [3] The area has swung considerably from Conservative to Labour over the last 10 years, with all three Conservative councillors between 2014 and 2016 being replaced by Labour candidates, whose majorities all increased with swings of at least 5% in their ...
As of September 2018, the lower school (Years 7-9) is based at the old St Joseph's site and the upper school (Years 10-13) is based at the old St Bede's site. The school has a coeducational sixth form, St Benedict's Sixth Form. All sixth form students are currently based at the old St Bede's site.
It is the first year group in Key Stage 3 in which the Secondary National Curriculum is taught [6] and marks the beginning of secondary education. [7] Year 7 follows Year 6, the last year of primary school education. Year 7 is usually the first year of secondary school. In some areas of England, Year 7 is the first year of middle school.
In recent years, Bradford was the filming location for popular TV shows including Peaky Blinders, Happy Valley and The Crown. [211] Filming sites included Bradford City Hall, Leeds-Liverpool Canal and Little Germany. [212] [213] Bradford features under the name of "Broadbeck" in the best-selling 1912 novel Windyridge by Bradford novelist Willie ...
Little Horton (population 17,368 – 2001 UK census) is a ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the de Horton family, who were once Lords of the Manor. The population at the 2011 Census was 21,547.
Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,608. [1]