SIR - With all this foot-dragging going on regarding the Broadway shopping centre I would like to make a suggestion for an alternative use of this prime piece of real estate in Bradford.

Why not create the Bradford Arena? That is, an entertainment venue that should rival Manchester's Evening News Arena.

The venue could attract all the major musical stars like Madonna, Elton John, David Bowie as well as current entertaining greats such as Ricky Gervais.

This would create an entire hospitality industry (jobs) for the city; create a media/entertainment cluster; attract visitors (and their money) to the city centre's shops, and pack out the hotels.

Not to mention put our beloved Bradford on the map in the way that just another shopping mall with all the same shops would not. Bradford does have great venues but you cannot imagine The Police visiting St George's Hall. You would need a venue that could hold at least 10,000-plus paying visitors.

So come on Bradford Council, BCR and Yorkshire Forward.

N Qureshi, Chapel Street, Little Germany, Bradford