Demonstators at Occupy Bradford Westfield site

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Murals cover the boards that hide the Westfield site. Planning permission for the development was awarded and approved on 10 September 2003 with the claim that 3,000 new jobs could be created.

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One of the protestors refered to as 'Mr Anon' outside one of the main tents opposite the Westfield site, Bradford central. 'So often it is the negative aspects of Bradford that is portrayed in the media, we want to show that change can be brought'.

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'Mr V' and 'Mr Anon' at the entrance way to the occupied site now owned by Westfield.

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The group were intent on grabbing the attention of passers by.

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Mohammed inside the space now occupied by the protestors.

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Another of the group known as 'Tiger' inside the Westfield site,.

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'Tiger' overlooking the space that would have been the boost to Bradfords ecconomy. 'This is the first thing you see when you drive into Bradford, this empty wasted space'.

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A 'temporary' park has now been put in place around the periphery of the site. Some have said that the recent £40million redevelopment of centenary square acted as a distraction from this site.

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Banners that around around the perimiter of the site, this is as much as the public would normally be able to see of the site, until the group gained access to the site and essentially opened it to the local public to highlight the issues.

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Mohammed inside the site in central Bradford.

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Many see the space for the first time as it is opened to the public. The project is in limbo and officially 'on hold' since the recession hit. Many jobseekers in the area have been looking for employment for years.

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Passers by are invited inside the well organised and peaceful protest that started on Saturday.

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For many years Bradford was a thriving industrial city that overshadowed even Leeds. Now the city is struggling and the local community have said 'enough is enough'.

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Inside the site constuction, never began. In preparation many of the previous buildings dating back to the 60s were demolished.

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Billy and 'Mr Anon' discuss the progress with a local resident and his son.

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The Westfield group who oen the site, have also recently spent millions developing two sites in London for the Olympics, local residents of Bradford are left with a empty space.

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Local business men gather to discuss the plans and observe the site.

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Locals gather to see the site where the peaceful protest is taking place to highlight the message 'enough is enough' and that the people demand a change.

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Tents set up for the group to camp from Saturday 26th May.

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Members of the occupy Westfield/Wastefield group Bradford.

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Locals in the 'temporary' garden that overlooks the site.

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Yaser holds the groups mission statement ' we demand an audience, HERE, with the leader of Bradford council and the head of regeneration' (sic).

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Part of the groups camp set up 26th May.

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Locals are invited in to see the wasted space that occupies there city centre.

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Murals from local school children adorn the walls that block access to the site.

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A group of local protestors set up a camp in the centre of Bradford on the site owned by Westfield. The land that would have been a £300 million shopping centre development has now been left abandoned and known as 'Wastefield'.