WEST Yorkshire’s police boss has pledged to work closely with a Bradford community to combat concerns over the blight of late-night noise, disruption, and anti-social behaviour.

Alison Lowe, the county’s deputy mayor for policing and crime, paid a visit to the Great Horton Road area of the city this week to speak face-to-face with residents about the problems impacting their lives.

Residents highlighted a long list of issues including, fly-tipping, noise pollution, increase in nightlife, extra cars in the area, and anti-social behaviour.

Ms. Lowe said: “The residents highlighted a number of issues, but they were also keen to play a part in tackling the problems and looking for solutions.

“It was a really positive meeting and I’m looking forward to work with the people of this area to help make it a better place.

“We are looking to increase the number of police officers in the area and put more emphasis on operations such as Gemlock and Steerside, as one of the solutions.

Great Horton Road which is a busy street in Bradford is lined with restaurants and other businesses all adding to Bradford’s economy, but residents feel that it is impacting the quality of their life

Ms Lowe added: “It’s good that we have all these businesses, and we have people coming from out of town and other parts of Bradford that visit but that adds more cars and more noise.

“We need to find a solution as we establish that the city centre in Bradford is moving out to cater to all the business and that is impacting the lives of residents.

“This area was primarily residential but that has changed and now we need to adapt and make changes to reflect that.

Locals to the area mentioned that some shops were trading outside of their licensed hours, with several shops being granted 24-hour licenses.

Residents complained that 24-hour licensed shops brought extra noise to the area at unsociable hours, as people enter and leave the premises.

Ms Lowe promised to work with the community to tackle the problems and help the residents.

In a meeting that took place, Ms Lowe said that she would work with the necessary local authorities and councillors to help the area.

She said: “I want to be a part of this, and I want to be as involved as possible.

“I’ve told the residents that I will come back in 6 months to see what has happened since.

“We have to work together and only then will these issues get resolved.”