BOSSES at a housing association have described the Bradford district as a "place of great talent and limitless potential".

Manningham Housing Association (MHA) manages more than 1,400 homes for over 6,000 residents in Bradford and Keighley.

In a joint New Year message, The Chair and Chief Executive of MHA Barrington Billings and Lee Bloomfield said: “The beginning of a brand new year should be a time for collective renewal and high expectations for the 12 months ahead.

“Instead, as the cost of living crisis tightens its grip and with Government ministers admitting the country is likely to be in recession for the whole of 2023, reasons for optimism are difficult to find.

“With our partners, MHA is motivated by a burning desire to improve the lives of our tenants in Bradford and Keighley and address the needs of the surrounding communities. 

“Being UK City of Culture 2025 should be the catalyst for a new era for Bradford district and its people who have so much to offer the country culturally, socially and economically.

“It is a place of great talent and limitless potential.

“But these attributes must be properly harnessed regionally and nationally if that potential is to be fully realised."