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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Saima Mir

Ten reasons why Bradford deserves to be 2025’s city of culture

Salts Mill on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, Saltaire, near Bradford.
Magnificent … Salts Mill on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, Saltaire, near Bradford. Photograph: Ian Dagnall/Alamy

Bradford, this week announced as the UK’s 2025 city of culture, was my home for more than 30 years. I was raised there, went to the university there, and landed my first journalism job at the local paper. It is also the place where I first came up with my debut novel, The Khan. Misunderstood and much maligned by those who don’t know it, Bradford is a great city, and the love I feel for it runs deep.

Here are 10 things you need to know about Bradford.

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