City Hall bell to toll 56 times to mark start of Bradford City fire memorial service

Horror football fire which killed 56 spectators was blamed on Australian man

Fifty-six people were killed when a fire broke out at an English football match on May 11, 1985.The rickety...

Remembering the tragedy at Bradford City stadium

A confounding failure to recognise risk, despite numerous warnings, remains at the heart of the Bradford City stadium fire that claimed 56 lives four decades ago.

City Hall bell to toll 56 times to mark start of Bradford City fire memorial service

Bradford Council has released details about this weekend's memorial service to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bradford City fire disaster.

‘The whole city was touched’: Bradford prepares to mark 40 years since Valley Parade fire

On 11 May 1985, 56 football supporters lost their lives and hundreds more were injured. The city came together that day and its unity since has been a constant source of pride Bradford is so often portrayed as a city divided. Sometimes, those descriptions can be correct. It is a place swamped with economic instability and problems that run deep, but over the past week, and again this weekend, the two things that unite its many communities have r…