LICENSES for seven venues in the long anticipated Sunbridge Wells development in Bradford have been granted, including one for a bar that will bring back beers brewed in the city almost 150 years ago.

Waller's Brewery started brewing from a building in the city centre in the 1870s, but has long since stopped producing beer.

However, when the development of shops, bars, and restaurants open this summer one of the new venues will bring the name back to Bradford.

Waller's Brewery will serve beers based on the original brewery's recipes, meaning visitors will get to taste what Bradfordians were drinking generations ago.

Other bars in the development will be a gin bar, Sunbridge Bar, serving tapas food and world beers, Alibi champagne and coffee lounge and the Rose & Crown, a real ale bar. There will also be a Laurel and Hardy bar, named after the slapstick movie duo, that will be 1920s themed and show movies from the era.

The International Restaurant, a 60-seat Indian restaurant will open in an empty unit at the Ivegate entrance to the development and has also been granted an alcohol license.

The licenses will allow the bars to open until 2am.

The new businesses are now being fitted out, and although the opening date has been put back until early summer, developer Graham Hall said when Sunbridge Wells does open it will become a major draw for the city.

The development is partly underground, with one entrance being a tunnel behind City Park, and spreads to Sunbridge Road and Ivegate.

Mr Hall said: "It's brilliant that we've got the licenses approved.

"With Waller's Brewery we are trying to use the old recipes. They won't be brewed on site but they'll be the same as they were when the brewery was up and running.

"None of the bars will be selling the same drinks. You should be able to come here, do some shopping, get something to eat and then have a few drinks. We're hoping to make it a major attraction."