Susan Hinchcliffe on why Bradford should be a test case for levelling up | IPPR North's Zoe Billingham on her new job | Community Powers Act

As local authorities submit their bids for their share of the next round of the Levelling Up fund, Bradford council has published a compelling report which argues that the region should be a test case for the project.Bradford City Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe discusses the 16-page document with Westminster editor Dan O'Donohue.And new IPPR North director Zoe Billingham chats to Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons about her arrival at the think tank - and how the government can really make the levelling up agenda benefit our region.Rob is also joined by Inayat Omarji MBE, a local leader in Bolton who has dedicated 5,000 hours to turning his local abandoned church into a beautiful hub for community life.He discusses the new campaign for a Community Powers Act that will help local people with "their fingers on the pulse" be empowered when it comes to community decision making.The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices