Only 30 days until the Bradford Clean Air Zone is live on the 26 September 2022.
 From 26 September 2022, there will be a daily charge to drive into the zone for vehicles that do not meet the required emission standards. However, the charges will not apply to some vehicles, including passenger cars and motorbikes. Through the use of a daily charge for entering the zone, we aim to discourage older, dirtier vehicles from entry.
Passenger cars will not be charged, it doesn’t matter if you use them for work or live outside the District.
Use the government website www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones to find out if your vehicle will be charged for driving into the Bradford Clean Air Zone, encourage friends, family and colleagues to check their vehicles too.
With only a month to go until the launch on 26 September 2022 many Bradford businesses and transport operators have already taken advantage of grants to upgrade their vehicles and have started to use cleaner vehicles to drive in and around our District.
92% of private hire vehicles are now compliant giving us one of the cleanest taxi fleets in the Country, over 370 buses are now compliant ensuring all scheduled and tendered services meet Clean Air Zone standard with 33 new electric buses expected to start running on busy routes next year. On top of this £8.4m in grants have been allocated to assist businesses to upgrade over 20% of all lorries registered in the District and over 3,400 grants have been applied for in the funding categories (HGV, Bus, Coach, LGV, Minibus and Taxis.)
We hope that every resident and visitor to the District can breathe clean air, parts of the City are already starting to show the improvements in air quality that will help us to reach the Government mandated legal levels of air quality in the quickest time possible.
Any revenue from the introduction of the Bradford CAZ will be reinvested in further programmes in the district to reduce harmful emissions. This may include support for zero emission buses, further help for residents and businesses to upgrade their vehicles, the development of hydrogen in the district and support for schools to reduce emissions in their areas.
If you are unsure if you will be charged to drive in the Bradford Clean Air Zone call our Clean Air Zone team who will be happy to provide you factual information about the status of your vehicle and will let you know if you are eligible for a grant or an exemption. Telephone 01274 435533.
Fabulous BD: Festival
We had a fantastic time at BD: Festival on the weekend of 19 & 20 August. Thank you to all those who came along, we hope you had a great time.
We'd love to hear your feedback so we can continue to deliver engaging & accessible cultural events in Bradford.
If you came to BD: Festival please complete this short survey and enter a prize draw to win a £50 voucher for The Broadway, Bradford.
Exceptional mentoring opportunity returns for the third time
Bradford's innovative FilmMakers25 mentor network returns for a third season this autumn, funded as before by Bradford Council and ScreenSkills (using National Lottery funds awarded by the British Film Institute as part of the Future Film Skills programme), and this year with Channel 4 as a valued co-funder too.
Once again the programme is designed to connect a further 25 Bradford-based content creators of all kinds with film and TV industry experts who can help them develop their career journeys, build contacts and secure paid work.
This year, as well as recruiting mentees who are already working in the world of film/TV and digital media or who are leaving college or university, FilmMakers25 is also looking for returners to the industry and those who may be coming to media careers at a later stage in their lives.
SkillsHouse launches their new website!
 SkillsHouse, our careers and employability service, launched our new website this week!
The new website showcases the wide range of support we offer local learners, jobseekers, educators and employers. We work in partnership with a large number of organisations from across the district with these being represented in the website’s directory of services. SkillsHouse works with people of all ages, supporting them into work and training, and helping them to overcome a wide range of barriers they might have reaching their potential.
You can browse all the latest news, learn about local success stories or view up-to-date job vacancies, events and training opportunities.
To find out more and discover everything SkillsHouse has to offer, visit www.skillshouse.co.uk
SkillsHouse are also here to support everyone who received their results in the last few weeks. If you, or someone you know, need help figuring out what to do next, SkillsHouse can guide you to take your next steps.
Come along to one of our free events where SkillsHouse careers advisers and other organisations can support you to make a decision about the future - whether that’s into further education, apprenticeships, training or employment.
Using the best tools available, our fully qualified advisers can help you with:
- CV writing
- finding sector based training
- skills assessments
- job matching
- application writing
- mock interview practice
- anything else which you’re struggling with
The events are on:
- Tuesday 30 August @ The Broadway Shopping Centre 12 – 4pm
- Wednesday 31 August @ Keighley Town Hall 1 – 4pm
Temporary library to open in Baildon
Baildon Library will open on Monday, 5 September in its temporary premises, the former Martin's newsagents.
Ultimately the library will move into new permanent premises in the former Baildon Social Club. We have purchased the former social club and work to convert it into a modern library and offices for Baildon Town Council is soon to get underway.
The new permanent library is expected to open in 2023. The move to the temporary site ensures the town is able to retain a library service during this period.
As the temporary site is smaller than the current library there will be a smaller stock available of the most popular and used items.
A hosepipe ban came in to force 26 August
 A hosepipe ban for all Yorkshire Water customers came in to force yesterday (26 August).
Although there’s been some patchy rain over parts of Yorkshire in the last few weeks, Yorkshire Water reservoir levels are still feeling the impact of much drier than average rainfall since the beginning of March.
During the hosepipe ban, please don’t use your hosepipe to:
- Water a garden or plants on domestic or other non-commercial premises
- Clean a private motor-vehicle or private leisure boat
- Fill or maintain a domestic swimming or paddling pool, hot tub, ornamental fountain or pond unless there are fish or other aquatic animals that are being reared or kept in captivity
- Draw water for domestic recreational use
- Clean walls, or windows, of domestic premises
- Clean paths or patios
- Clean other artificial outdoor surfaces
You can still undertake the above activities without using a hosepipe if you use tap water from a bucket or watering can; or use water that is not sourced from taps such as grey water, rainwater from a water butt, or a private borehole, for example.
Van Gogh Alive comes to Bradford
 Van Gogh Alive - The world's most visited immersive multi-sensory experience comes to Bradford from 13 October 2022 to 8 January 2023.
Having welcomed over 8.5 million visitors in 80 cities around the world including its most recent sell-out runs in Edinburgh, Manchester and London this immersive, multi-sensory art experience combines high-definition projections of Van Gogh’s paintings with digital surround sound and aromas of Provence.
Find out more and book tickets here
Bradford and District Warm Homes and Healthy People
As it's coming to the end of summer, now is the time to think about keeping your home warm for the winter.
Warm Homes Healthy People (WHHP) are a Bradford based organisation who can offer free help and advice to Bradford District residents on:
- Staying warm and saving money on energy bills
- Nutrition and health
- Debt issues
Some of the practical help offered by WHHP includes:
- Repairs to existing heating systems
- Food parcels
- Winter warmth packs
- Emergency heating
As well as offering help and advice on switching tariffs, grants and discounts and debt and benefit advice, they also offer energy saving device installation which includes:
- Energy efficient light bulbs
- Draught proofing
- Reflective radiator panels
- Pipe lagging and other water saving devices
To find out more or make a referral visit their website or call free on 0808 168 547
Cost of living
 If you are worried about the rising cost living information that may help, including help accessing grants, support getting all the money you're entitled to and the government's recent support measures can be found on our website
The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed that around 1.1 million families receiving tax credits will get their first cost-of-living payment from 2 September.
You can check the government's website to find out what cost-of-living support you could be eligible for.
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