NEW information signs will be installed in Haworth following the closure of the village's Tourist Information Centre.

The centre, at the top of Main Street, was closed in 2019 as part of budget cuts by Bradford Council.

Now Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council have submitted an application to install a new notice board, which will hold a map of key attractions in the village, at the bottom of Main Street.

The Council's application says it could be the first in a number of tourist maps installed at key sites in Haworth.

Haworth is most famous for being the home of the Bronte Sisters. 

It has become one of the Bradford District's biggest tourist attractions, hosting legs of the Tour De France, an annual Steampunk Festival and numerous Christmas activities.

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The Parish Council's application says: "As a result of the closure of the Tourist Information Centre there has been a concern that visitors required information located at specific locations in the form of a map to identify places of interest.

"The Parish Council believes this village map board will have positive benefits in promoting tourism in the area.

"Hopefully this will be the first map board to be placed at strategic locations across the village."

If the application is approved, the first sign will be installed near an existing heritage sign outside the Old Hall Hotel.

A decision on the application is expected next month.