Discover the latest news, events, and updates shaping Bradford and its vibrant community.


A flagship programme working in deprived communities in Bradford to get children aged five to 14 and their families physically active is delivering world-leading results.

The ‘Born and Bred In’ study, known as BaBi, has reached 60,000 participants across its 13 recruiting sites in England.

The internationally renowned Born in Bradford research programme has received a prestigious £4.5m Wellcome Discovery Award to fund an ambitious eight-year study aimed at addressing childhood health and wellbeing inequalities.

Ian Beesley, one of the UK’s most respected social documentary photographers, is retiring from his tenure as artist in residence.

After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter

FIFTEEN young movie-makers who used five-minute films to play a starring role in telling their own story of growing up in Bradford have been rewarded for their creativity and talent.

Portraits of Born in Bradford’s Age of Wonder participants are on permanent exhibition at the BRI.