A HOLE in a graveyard has been repaired by Bradford Council. 

The issue, at Queensbury Cemetery, was raised on Tuesday, with one observer describing it as "very, very deep". 

Bradford Council confirmed it received a report yesterday morning about the hole and said it had fixed the issue.

They said a top cover from a brick vault grave had broken. 

Statement from Bradford Council 

A spokesperson for the local authority said: “We received a report yesterday morning that a top cover from a brick vault grave had broken.

"The top cover has now been replaced and the grave reinstated.”

The Telegraph & Argus visited the graveyard in the early afternoon on Tuesday and the hole appeared to have been covered over with soil.