One of the first Bradford Trident initiatives was to support the Trident Police Team - police officers dedicated to patrolling the area. In the six years since they started in 2000 they have had a dramatic affect and have been a positive impact on local people’s lives. Indeed latest figures show crimes per 1,000 population in the Trident area have dropped to 60 from a peak of 105 - less than the district average of 64.

Local Councillors Greenwood, Khan and Ikram all agree the team is doing a great job stating, ‘Burglaries, car crime and anti-social behaviour are all down, which makes our communities safer to live in. There are still areas of concern but we are all working hard together in the fight against crime. We congratulate the Trident Police Team on six years of success.’

Currently the team of four police constables and four police community support officers are PCs Salim Ismail, Trevor Brown, Chris Green and Dave Royston and PCSOs Paul Aston, Rebecca Simpson, Zaheer Bulbul and Pauline Smith.

Let us know…

Sgt Osman Khan, of the Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team, said, ‘These officers work solely in the Trident area and are doing a fantastic job, resolving local issues and developing contacts and partnerships. An important part of their role is to know the community inside out, its geography and the problems people who live in these areas face on a daily basis, be it from anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and vandalism or drugs offences for example. The officers get heavily involved in community life in the area and attend Trident and PubWatch meetings. Our officers are always happy to speak to you and give advice or discuss any concerns and you can contact them on the numbers given at the end of this article’ added Sgt Khan. ‘We also strongly encourage the public to pass on information about any criminal activity that is taking place in the area. Let us know and the police, our partner agencies and the community can all work together with the common aim of ensuring our neighbourhoods are pleasant places to live in.’

‘If you know someone who is involved in crime then just let us know whatever information you have and let us do the rest. No-one should have to put up with criminal behaviour taking place in their neighbourhoods and we are committed to doing all we can to tackle it.’

Useful contacts…

WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE

CRIMESTOPPERS

If you would like to pass on information about criminal activity and you do not want to leave your name or contact details ring Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

DOB IN A DEALER

If you want to report drug dealing activity anonymously ring Dob in a Dealer on the same number, 0800 555 111.

WEB LINK

Information about your local Neighbourhood Policing Team can be found on the website at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/npt

Huge changes are coming to Manchester Road. A massive new residential development and a brand new supermarket are set to add to the area's continued regeneration.

The Big One!

A twenty storey apartment block, set to be Bradford's  tallest building, is at the centre of the scheme to develop the 5 acre former Reyner House site on Manchester Road.

Asquith Properties, worked together with one of the country's leading architectural practices, Glenn Howells Architects, to put together the scheme which won an international competition to become the Preferred Development Partner of the site.

Asquith Properties is the largest residential city-centre developer in Bradford and is at the forefront of the city's rebirth as a vibrant 21st-century city. The company uses state-of-the-art design and construction, with an emphasis on architectural excellence and quality.

'We are delighted to announce Asquith Properties as winners,' says Chair of Bradford Trident Councillor Ian Greenwood. 'They understand the importance of the site which stands at one of the major gateways to the city and we are confident we can work with them to create buildings of character and substance. Asquith has produced some initial images of how the scheme might look. We now need to work closely with local residents and our partners to guide the development of the proposals.'

Russell Baker of Asquith properties comments, 'Winning the competition is great news for us. We are looking forward to working closely with Bradford Trident to develop the scheme. We envisage the work happening over four phases to be completed by December 2010. It will include residential and commercial units and will feature high and low rise buildings. Up to 800 apartments will be created. Other elements include high quality office space and the potential for a 120 bedroom hotel with conference and banqueting facilities.'

Chief Executive of Bradford Trident Steve Hartley adds, 'This development is of major significance to the Trident area and to the city of Bradford. The added bonus is that income from the scheme will be re-circulated back into the area for the benefit of local residents.'

The development will also include public spaces, footpaths and cycle ways which will tie into the Living Street initiative that runs through the area.

New Lidl store set to brighten shopping

A brand new Lidl supermarket is set to be built on land adjacent to Pakington Street. Consisting of 12,000 sq ft of sales space the store is due to open before the year end. It's mixture of food and household goods at great prices will be a real boost to convenient shopping in the area.

Hairdresser Ingrid Dawn and her salon staff raised hundreds of pounds towards Macmillan Cancer Relief when they took part in the 5.5 mile Shipley Stride sponsored walk on Sunday May 21.

Ingrid has been supporting the charity since 2002 by keeping collection boxes on her counter that have raised almost £1,000 and the walk, at last count, added over £300 more.

The walkers got off to an early start and are pictured here outside the salon on Birch Lane. Left to right are Ingrid Dawn, Vikki Lupton, Dawn Dixon and Samantha Wilson.

The transformation of Parkside Park is nearing completion creating a fantastic new facility in the heart of West Bowling. In addition to extensive landscaping and newly laid pathways with fencing and benches the newly refurbished equipment includes:

Swings and roundabouts

Brand new state of the art play equipment for younger children is at the heart the park with some more challenging equipment for those slightly older.

The Big Boulder

One of the only artificial climbing boulders in the region. The Big Boulder offers challenging climbing for older children. There are many routes up∑as for getting down∑

The Skate Park

A complete Skate Park for skateboards, rollerblades and BMX bikes. The park has an array of quarter and half pipes, transfers, grind rails and fun boxes. West Bowling Youth Initiative will be running courses for the Skate Park over the coming months.

Multi-use games areas

Currently being installed are two multi-use games areas incorporating basketball and football pitches. This are will be floodlit so games can be played in the evenings.

Pictured are Marsha Singh MP and Karen Swainston, Head of Community Relations Barclays North East, at the opening of the Skate Park on March 17. In the background Warren Gray gets some air‚ as he practices his rollerblade moves. Barclays have donated a further £20,000 to pay for Skate Park courses to be run by West Bowling Youth Initiative. Contact them on 394262 for details.

How the park was paid for

The transformation of the park was paid for by a complex partnership of cash from the following sources:

Bradford Trident £200,000

The Football Foundation £85,000

Lanfill Tax Credits £70,000

Bradford Council £60,000

The Countryside Agency £50,000

Barclays Bank £25,000

Bradford PCT £10,000

Many thanks to all of them!

Following research conducted into youth advice services and current trends, the NSPCC and ChildLine are soon to launch Speechless, a campaign targeted at offering advice on many types of abuse to 12-16 year olds. The service is delivered via mobile phone handsets, with potential clients texting requests for information on abuse to 60022.

Should they wish to, young people can have a live text conversation with a Speechless advisor, meaning the advisor and young person can communicate directly through SMS messaging, promptly and discreetly via the clients‚ mobile phone.

The service is being promoted through the use of face-to-face street teams who will talk to young people about the service on offer and how to use it. Buses, billboards, phone boxes, local community websites, as well as youth advice groups will all be used to help deliver the message. Local radio will also be used, with radio stations The Pulse and Sunrise Radio due to advertise the service.

Due to launch shortly

For more information on child abuse and how to make it stop contact the NSPCC at www.nspcc.org.uk.

NSPCC is a registered charity: RCN 216401 and Childline is a registered charity: RCN 1003758