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2016 model Range Rover Evoque previewed

Land Rover has just revealed the first glimpse of the 2016 model year Range Rover Evoque, previewing a striking new headlamp signature for the...
APPEAL: Mohammed Hanif holds a picture of his daughter, Aisha, who sadly passed away from a genetic condition

Emotional plea for return of dead daughter’s passport

‘It may be worthless to you, but it’s priceless to us’ A family from Bradford, whose young daughter sadly passed away from a genetic condition,...
BROTHERS: Amir Khan and his brother Haroon served up food on Monday 10th February, alongside members of the Amir Khan Foundation

Amir Khan fights homelessness in Leeds

St George’s Crypt visit proves a knockout success Two-time world champion Amir Khan was fighting in the corner of society’s most vulnerable earlier this week...
TEAM: Contractor and developer from Ontime Constructions, Aihtsham Rashid, stands with Masjid-e-Quba committee member, Mr Mir

Masjid close to completion

Just ten weeks have passed since the construction of Leeds’ latest mosque began, and due to the dedicated work of Ontime Constructions and the...
SIGNED UP: Students currently on work placements in the catering sector celebrate with Stafflex and Kirklees College staff, (l-r) Jude Flatley, KC Works project manager for Kirklees College; student Humairaa Ghazan; Maggie Netherwood Stafflex business development manager; student Mercy Dengure; Linda Kitson, HR manager for Polyframe

Cooking up success

Work experience scheme launches at local college Kirklees College have joined forces with employment experts, Stafflex, to provide students with a platform to gain valuable...
OFFERS: Fourteen current sixth form students at GSAL are holding offers from Oxbridge colleges, (back l-r): Daniel Drazen, Daniel Voice, Adam Bush, Tom Whittaker, Josephine Pepper, (middle l-r): Amol Joshi, Jeremy Huitson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Marcus Roberts, Katherine Pye (front l-r): Amy Smith, Michael McLeish, Jemma Silvert, Megan Gilbert

Oxbridge awaits

17 offers for grammar school’s intellectual elite The chance to study at one of England’s most prestigious universities is not a common occurrence yet for...
EDUCATE: Members of Kirklees’ Pakistan Youth Forum, and HPCA Youth Development Officer, Sofia Buncy, spoke passionately about the effects of the holocaust and other world genocides at Holocaust Memorial Day

Different cultures, same message

Pakistani Youth Forum lead on Holocaust Memorial Day Young members from Huddersfield’s Pakistani community led a touching tribute to victims of world genocides last month...
AARTY: Pupils from Horton Grange Primary School have been involved in a number of art projects as part of their annual Stephen Lawrence Week, pictured with equalities co-ordinator, Mrs Niela Ahmed

Championing Anti-racism

Stephen Lawrence week teaches about all cultures A primary school in Bradford, which has previously been commended for its work on promoting anti-racism, held a...
LEARN: The PETA team from Bradford College are currently developing a skills curriculum for workers at Tata Motors

College has TATA-Talent

New links forged between Bradford and India Indian automotive giants, Tata Motors, have been forging new links with a leading Yorkshire college recently as the...
BUSINESS: The Ethical Print team will travel to Buckingham Palace for the finals, pictured (Front l-r) Fatima Yunus, Lohash Lubsir-Latif, Raheel Kamran, Suhail Rahim, Hamza Tanvir, (Back l-r) Muhammad Yunus, Izaan Akhtaar, Mr Patel

Enterprising students head to the finals

Buckingham Palace awaits for Ethical Print team A team of young entrepreneurs from a Dewsbury school will be taking their business to the capital next...

The Singing Stones

A compilation of three fearless plays explores some explosive and truly dangerous real life stories of women “Women are not free anywhere in this world...
WARM WELCOME: Eight-year-old Shyla Hanif greets the Prime Minister at the Asian Express offices with a bouquet of flowers

Prime Minister visits Asian Express offices

David Cameron visitsBritain’s largest free Asian newspaper and joins conference with Yorkshire’s business leaders Prime Minister David Cameron traded 10 Downing Street for 4 Armley...
World Curry Festival

WORLD CURRY FEST: Gastro Diplomacy from the UK to Malaysia

Exporting the British curry to South East Asia creating a tastebud-popping sensation in Malaysia In its first foray overseas, the World Curry Festival received...
BRAVE: PC Umer Saeed helped rescue a woman and her children from the house fire earlier this month by smashing a window to gain entry

HOUSE FIRE HERO: Officer saves family from smoke-filled home

A police officer from Leeds, who rescued a family from a fire at their home earlier this month, has been praised for his bravery...
CELEBRATION: HRH The Princess Royal met the family behind SKA Textiles in Huddersfield last week to mark 40 years of production

A Royal visit to West Yorkshire

Princess Anne welcomed during two-day visit HRH The Princess Royal paid a flying visit to West Yorkshire last week, helping a family business celebrate 40...
SELFIE: Sarish met with Amir Khan and spoke about her work in Bradford with the homeless

Star Citizen Sarish

Student rewarded for selfless homeless project A fundraising teen from Bradford was joined by the likes of Amir Khan and Prince Charles last week as...
CELEBRATION: (l-r) Professional footballer, Ali Al-Habsi, Dr Mohammed Al-Kaabi of the Ambassador’s Office at the Qatar Embassy, Andrew Mandebura and Jassim Musa Almahmoud

Qatar National Day

Hundreds gather to celebrate Arabic heritage Qatari students who currently study at the University of Huddersfield, were joined by fellow academics, teaching staff and special...
MALPRACTICE: The animals suffered abuse in several forms including being thrown into walls, kicked in the head, and hacked at with saws

Shocking ‘halal’ slaughter house

Sheep taunted, hacked at, and abused at North Yorkshire abattoir Four men have had their licences revoked and another was dismissed by a halal slaughterhouse...
RESULTS: Dr Mohammed Ali, founder of the QED Foundation, says more has to be done to ensure the next generation of British Muslims are not undereducated and underemployed

Drop in GCSE results a ‘wakeup call’

Bradford charity CEO slams education system The founder of a Bradford charity, which aims to break down barriers faced by South Asian members of the...
DETERMINED: Amir Khan was welcomed to Wakefield’s Penny Appeal charity last week as he committed to helping orphans in The Gambi

Khan teams up with local charity

Former world champ joins corner of Penny Appeal to fight for orphans in West Africa Amir Khan stepped out of the boxing ring last week...

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