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Worth Valley
Worth Valley is a ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 14,387. It is named after the River Worth that runs through the valley to the town of Keighley where it joins the River Aire. In the north it is bounded by North Yorkshire, in the west by Lancashire and in the south by Calderdale District. Ward Worth Valley ward is a semi-rural area and the largest of the six wards that make up the constituency of Keighley in West Yorkshire. Historically, it elects mostly Conservative councillors, except in 2004, when a representative of the British National Party was returned to Bradford District Council. The previous councillor stated that this was a protest vote that "went disastrously wrong." It contains the Keighley villages of Oakworth, Oldfield, Haworth, Cross Roads, Oxenhope and Stanbury; areas of farmland; and large expanses of moorland. Its attractive villages, particularly Haworth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Census For England And Wales
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England and Wales. In its capacity as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Roads, West Yorkshire
Cross Roads with Lees or Cross Roads cum Lees is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies less than from Haworth, approximately from Keighley and approximately from Bradford. Geography Cross Roads is named after the crossroads junction which leads in the directions of Haworth, Keighley and Denholme. The village of Cross Roads with Lees is not necessarily a village, but is a collection of small hamlets which are today regarded collectively as a village. Within the village boundaries are 'Lees', 'Barcroft', 'Bocking', 'Bingley Road' and 'Cross Roads'. Halifax Road which runs through the village, is part of the A629 road. Governance From 1895 until 1938, Cross Roads was part of Haworth Urban District Council. Following abolishment of Haworth Urban District Council in 1938, Cross Roads joined Haworth in Keighley Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegraph And Argus
The ''Telegraph & Argus'' is the daily newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is published six times each week, from Monday to Saturday inclusive. The newspaper has offices in Newhall Way, Bradford, from where its journalists work. Locally, the paper is known as the T&A. It also breaks news 24/7 on its website, which is viewed by more than 1.3 million users each month. Overview Founded in 1868, the paper was a broadsheet until 1989 when it became tabloid. It features a range of news, features, sport, lifestyle articles, classified advertising and special supplements. The Telegraph & Argus is owned by Newsquest, the second largest publisher of regional newspapers in the United Kingdom, which is owned by the American media empire Gannett. Perry Austin-Clarke was editor from 1992 to 2017, making him the paper's longest-serving editor. As of 2017, the editor was Nigel Burton. History The ''Argus Weekly'' occupied Argus Chambers in the Britannia House building ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on Thursday 6 May. The 2010 general election was held simultaneously, which greatly increased the turnout. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward In 2006, Colin McPhee stood in this ward successfully as a Liberal Democrat candidate. Great Horton ward Heaton ward Imdad Hussain joined the Peace Party in 2012, following suspension from the Labour Party over failing to declare a company directorship. He became the party's first and only Councillor. Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Cllr. Colin Gill resigned in September 2008 due to strain the position had placed on his professional life. John Pennington was elected in a by-election in December 2008, retaining the seat for the Conservative Party. Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Incumbent Rupert Oliver switched from the Lib Dems to Labour in October 2006. Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Cllr. Paul Flowers ( Labour Party) stood down in 2011 after "adult content" was found on a council computer he had used. Abdul Jabar retained the seat for the party in a by-election later the same year. Heaton ward Idle & Thac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on 3 May 2007. Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Heaton ward Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Labour incumbent Lynne Joyce was controversially dropped by the party for this election in favour of Mark Taylor. Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Little Horton ward Manningham ward Queensbury ward Royds ward Shipley ward Thornton & Allerton ward Toller ward Tong ward Wharfedale ward Wibsey ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on 4 May 2006. Election results Ward results ''An asterisk denotes an incumbent'' Baildon ward Bingley ward Bingley Rural ward Bolton & Undercliffe ward Bowling & Barkerend ward Bradford Moor ward City ward Clayton & Fairweather Green ward Craven ward Eccleshill ward Great Horton ward Two seats were contested after incumbent councillor Intkhab Alam was jailed in March 2006 for trying to pervert the course of justice after his minicab hit and killed a man. Heaton ward Idle & Thackley ward Ilkley ward Keighley Central ward Keighley East ward Keighley West ward Little Horton ward Manningham ward Queensbury ward Royds ward Shipley ward Thornton & Allerton ward Toller ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Hopkins
Kristan Frederick Hopkins (born 8 June 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was formerly the Member of Parliament for Keighley in West Yorkshire. Elected in 2010, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, a government whip. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department for Communities and Local Government and the former housing minister. He lost his seat in the 2017 general election. Military career Hopkins served in Kenya, Northern Ireland and Germany as a Private in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Academic career According to his CV, on leaving the Army he completed a degree in communications and cultural studies at Leeds University before going on to lecture in media theory, communications and digital media. His CV gives neither dates nor places for any of these activities. He actually studied at Trinity and All Saints College in Horsforth, Leeds (now Leeds Trinity University). The college's degrees at that time wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Election
Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes. The council stayed under no overall control. Election result This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Ward results By-elections between 2004 and 2006 References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be domestic (within the traveller's own country) or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, but slowly recovered until the COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brontë Country
Brontë Country is a name given to an area of south Pennine hills west of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the Brontë sisters, who wrote such literary classics as ''Jane Eyre'' (Charlotte Brontë), ''Wuthering Heights'' (Emily Brontë), and ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' (Anne Brontë) while living in the area. Geology The geology of the Brontë country is mainly gritstone. Points of interest The area includes the village of Haworth, where the Brontë sisters lived, and where the Brontë Parsonage Museum is located today. Top Withens is said to have been the inspiration for ''Wuthering Heights''. Ponden Hall, which located about half a mile outside Stanbury, is believed to inspire at least two buildings in Brontës' novels: Thrushcross Grange in ''Wuthering Heights'' and the eponymous mansion in ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall''. Thornton, on the outskirts of Bradford, is the birthplace of the Brontë sisters and their brother Branwell (their father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennines
The Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east. Commonly described as the "backbone of England", the range stretches northwards from the Peak District at the southern end, through the South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines to the Tyne Gap, which separates the range from the Border Moors and Cheviot Hills across the Anglo-Scottish border, although some definitions include them. South of the Aire Gap is a western spur into east Lancashire, comprising the Rossendale Fells, West Pennine Moors and the Bowland Fells in North Lancashire. The Howgill Fells and Orton Fells in Cumbria are sometimes considered to be Pennine spurs to the west of the range. The Pennines are an important water catchment area with numerous reservoirs in the head streams of the river valleys. The North Pennin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
