2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (435+ words) BRADFORD'S iconic Wool Exchange has sold at auction for "771,000. But there is unlikely to be much change at the building, as the current tenants have a lease until November 2121. The Grade I listed building went under the hammer at a…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (143+ words) Until the 19th Century the selling of livestock generally took place in town streets and market places. However, the coming of the railways and the need to feed growing urban populations led to the development of specialised livestock markets, with sales…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (130+ words) Popular wool festival to return to Bradford Industrial Museum in February'Telegraph and Argus Popular wool festival to return to Bradford in February A POPULAR wool festival will return to Bradford early in 2026. Blaise Wool Festival 2026 is an annual celebration of…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (805+ words) Pollution from the "huge" pig and poultry farming sectors is harming rivers, the wider landscape and nature, a report from the Wildlife Trusts warns. The findings from the report into the environmental impact of the sectors reveal the waste from…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (397+ words) THERE will be a warm welcome at a working farm in Bolton Abbey for families keen to learn more about farming. Farmer, Steven Crabtree and his family will be inviting people onto their Bolton Park farm on the afternoon of…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (372+ words) Meat giant Cranswick has said an independent review into its animal welfare policies and procedures is "well advanced" following abuse claims at a pig farm run by the business earlier this year. The boss of the company added that it…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (364+ words) Challenges facing farmers were discussed during an event held in the Bradford district. Succession planning and land ownership issues are among the difficulties experienced by local farming families. Keighley law firm Waddington Turner Wall Solicitors hosted a visit by Robbie…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1348+ words) PLACES such as Scholes, Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike find themselves within a bird flu surveillance zone. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared after 'highly pathogenic avian influenza' was'confirmed in poultry at Ravensthorpe, near Dewsbury, Kirklees. After the H5N1 strain…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (993+ words) UK farmers lost "1.19 billion in income from arable crops last year following the extreme wet and stormy weather, official figures show. The Environment Department's (Defra) farmer income figures, released on Thursday, showed that while the overall UK farm income was…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (255+ words) A SHOW is coming to Bradford Live due to ""phenomenal demand". Extra dates have been added to the forthcoming UK tour of An Evening with The Fast Show this autumn. It will arrive at the new "50 million city centre venue…...