Bradford district will be UK City of Culture 2025

We are thrilled to hear that Bradford district will be UK City of Culture 2025! As reported by Keighley News:

Keighley's town mayor, Councillor Luke Maunsell, said: "I am overjoyed at Bradford's selection as the City of Culture for 2025.

"The Bradford district is one of the most diverse in the country and has long been a melting pot of multicultural identities unlike anywhere else in the country.

"From being David Hockney's birthplace to the Odeon and National Science and Media Museum, Bradford's place as a cultural hotspot was never in doubt.

"I am also very proud of Keighley's role in this with the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Keighley Creative and Cliffe Castle a few highlights of what this great town has to offer. All of this being before you venture deeper into Bronte Country, with all that Haworth and the surrounding areas provide.

"I extend my warmest congratulations to the entire Bradford district. This is one of the greatest honours which could be bestowed to a city and I couldn't think of a more deserving victor!"

Keighley's MP, Robbie Moore, described the win as "absolutely fantastic news".

He added: "I have been lobbying hard on this and have met with the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries countless times to promote our bid, and today’s result is testament to all the hard work.

"It is no surprise to see our area selected, for Keighley and Ilkley is home to some of Yorkshire’s finest tourist attractions. This includes the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and Ilkley Toy Museum, who all stand to play a huge role in the 'District of Culture' celebrations. Credit must also go to groups like Keighley Creative and the Keighley Arts and Film Festival, who have played a key role in securing this status.

"Past districts of culture have seen millions of pounds of investment and hundreds of jobs created, and I will work hard to ensure this is replicated across Keighley and Ilkley." (Alistair Shand)

Kate Bush continues being explained for the new generations after one of her songs, Running Up That Hill, was featured on Stranger Things season 4. The Sun has an article on ' Who is Kate Bush and where is she now?'

Kate's mainstream success came courtesy of her 1978 single, Wuthering Heights.

It shot to number one and stayed there for four weeks – and despite her success, it remains her only number-one single. (Rebecca Flood, Kevin Quinitchett)

The Guardian is quite impressed at seeing her back at the top of the charts.

Kate Bush scoring an unexpected smash hit with a 37-year old song? Stranger things, if you can excuse the pun, have happened, but not many. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), which initially reached No 3 in the UK in 1985, has suddenly soared to the top of the UK and US iTunes charts after featuring in the Netflix series Stranger Things. It has also rocketed to no 4 in the the Spotify Top 200 chart – after a 153% increase in streams – and the Stranger Things effect means it is now the artist’s most-streamed track, toppling the hallowed Wuthering Heights. (Dave Simpson)

A contributor to Salon looks back on her favourite Kate Bush memories:

In college, my friend Stephen and I would run through the rugby fields, covered in morning mist, screaming "Heathcliff!" from her debut single "Wuthering Heights," released when she was just 19. (Alison Stine)

And those are just a couple of sites out of many.