Shoppers are being offered free car parking in Bradford city centre and local towns in the run-up to Christmas.

All council-run car parks in the city centre will be free of charge after 4.30pm on Thursday, December 4, 11 and 18.

Ilkley’s South Hawkesworth Street Car Park will be free of charge from noon on December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17.

Keighley’s Church Green Car Park will be free of charge all day on December 4, 11 and 18.

Bingley’s Queen Street and Main Street car parks will be free of charge all day on Saturday for the Christmas lights switch-on, and then December 6, 13 and 20.

Shipley Saville, Atkinson Street, Wharfe Street and Westcliffe car parks will be free of charge on December 6, 13, 20.