Jon Barras who was part of the May 2026 intake, now sits as an independent. Why? Inquiring minds would love to know.

It was a feisty debate but Reform eventually got nothing, losing on its own motion 37-38.

That’s what happens when your story is incoherent and full of holes. Check out my story linked above for the gory details

don’t want to moan but dear me the crime is wild in this town. Last few days have given us the usual crazy cars but also dodgy shops with secret pipes, people fraudulently pinning driving offences on others, thr money laundering gang sent down today, a dodgy psco and a man raping a dead homeless person. collectively this is jaw dropping.

Hey hey, I’m from West Yorkshire. Quite creative and fun, looking for mates with similar interests (films, gaming, etc) and potentially some dates too. Dating apps are kinda shit and I feel like I’d meet someone more likeminded on here.

Super liberal, 42Ö-friendly… and just a silly fella overall. 🤠 Happy to exchange selfies via DMs. Any questions, ask away! I have all the usual socials + Discord. :)

Contradictions abound as Reform tries to nuke Bradford’s city of sanctuary status and encourage a segregated view of education. Once again, this Reform administrations hasn’t done its homework. That may not matter as the Tories are doing the heavy lifting in their amendments.

https://thetyke.substack.com/p/bradfords-reform-councillors-kick

Includes spelling mistakes and typos on at least 83 pages. It raises more than 240 questions across 30 wards.

The plan is late in delivery and while the minority Reform led administration will point the finger at past ‘over ambitious’ plans requiring their brand of ‘common sense’, some of it makes no sense.

Hello! My partner and I will be moving to Bradford in the near future, my partner is very visibly queer and I was wondering if there're any areas that would be great to live / ought to be avoided due to potential issues with their identity.

I analysed the Local Plan, which lays out what happens development wise in the next 15 years. It's a mess. Here is a map of what I discovered in the 1,290-page report.

PS - this includes an embarrassing number of typos etc and there may be other errors. Anyhoo...

development-wise

My long-held animus to spreadsheets is only bettered by the contempt wiuth which I hold Kemi Kaze

Hint: errr…it’s err…fuzzy but don’t worry cuz the Leader will sort it out. Of course he will.

calling foul on the business case

At the recent decision call-in, Reform’s Executive dismissed the events business case as unfinished and unread. The Sugden End business case released to The Tyke under FOI has never been anything else.

How is that even handed?

Why doesn’t Bradford have any decent coffee shops in the centre? I’m not talking about nice places for cups of tea or cake but rather somewhere with proper barista coffee culture? Like Cultures or The Village in Saltaire?

Halifax are releasing their gigs for next summer, yet still the Bradford live lineup is looking rubbish with very few contemporary original artists.

Do we have the wrong operators or are the bands not interested in this size venue? I am done with the ‘wait and see brigade’. we are not getting a decent return on our investment.

anyone know of any that are actually good at what they advertise?

my laptop is in dire need of repairs but i've been burned several times by so-called repair shops who didnt do anything and charged me a fortune, so i'm wary.

How come the city centre never developed any shopping arcades? Most other towns and cities seem to have at least one. It's surprising that a city with so much history doesn't have any. The Broadway shopping centre is fine for the big brands, but it lacks the quirky independent shops that give a place character.

I have a lovely plan on Sunday to look at the flowers, then head for a glass of wine or nice pint before seeing Sense and Sense at the cinema at 1.30.

My go to would’ve been the Exchange but apparently it’s closed on Sunday.

Anyone else suggest a place I can have a nice drink and read my book without looking like a weirdo this Sunday? Back up plan is coffee but it’s a kids free weekend with no plans and I’m feeling decadent

went to the market for this. The beer was good but it was very quiet. My sense it that the centre struggles to draw people in when City arent playing. Saltaire was buzzing yesterday for the festivel.

I am in a band that is starting to get going, done a few gigs in wharfe valley, but I live in the aire valley. Wondering if anyone can suggest some pubs to approach around Bingley, Keighley, Saltaire, Shipley and Bradford to approach that have live bands sometimes?

Thought it might be interesting for people looking to get into the EV motor industry.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm1dlkyxqw7xo

Anyone else find it interesting how the poverty of Bradford produces faces in the Telegraph and Argus and the interchange that you might have expected to see in Victorian times . I'm a bit of a face watcher so for me yeah definitely interesting

Your local CAMRA branch are having an Oktoberfest outside the new market this weekend (18-20th). If you like Authentic German beers (imported from Germany and not Tadcaster) there’s 10 to chose from.

We’re also starting work on the 2027 Bradford Beer and Cider Festival in February next year

Hi fellow Bradfordians,

I'm after a recommendation, please.

So basically I have a double length garage that's full of old furniture and junk etc from the house, nothing hazardous and it needs removing, rather than me having to make a million trips to the tip.

It'd be really good to get a waste management company in, to come round and put it all on their lorry and and take it away. Also I hope it would be cheaper than a skip. They can probably clear jn 10 minutes!

So has anybody got any recommendations, please?

Oh, and they have to have proper waste management certificates - no dodgy flytippers!

Thank you!

Can anyone recommend a good barber / hairdresser that can properly handle long hair on boys?

My son (7) wants to grow his hair out / have a shaggy look, but our local barber only seems to know one haircut - a clipper cut / skin fade, and my wife's hairdresser only has one person who does kids' hair and she is booked up until November.

Any recommendations would be helpful, bonus points if they're in west Bradford (Thornton / Clayton / Queensbury / Allerton way).

Great show but two reoccurring things stood out to me (this being my third trip to the venue).

1- the bar area doesn’t work. don’t know if it’s not enough staff or they need to open up another side bar when it’s a sold out gig but you shouldn’t have to queue for over half a hour to get a drink.

2- awkward this but the acoustics are still a bit ropey. a number of people around us were complaining about it. is it something to do with the open brickwork?