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APPEAL: Razia has spent her on money purchasing sewing machines for people in Africa and is appealing for more equipment to be donated

Generous Gran heads to Africa

Sewing machines wanted prior to take-off A charitable grandmother from Bradford is set to venture half way around the world later this year as she...

Leeds gets Tropical

Popular visitor attraction reopens Visitors to Leeds can once again experience the magic of one Yorkshire’s most popular visitor attractions, after Tropical World reopened...
VOLUNTEERS: Young and old got involved with the project which involved over 2,000 trees on Saturday

TREE-mendous effort

Community unites in tree planting mission Green fingered volunteers from across Yorkshire headed to the stunning Butterley reservoir last weekend to help plant the first...
DESIGN: One of the group’s design entries was centred on the redevelopment of Petty Island into a ‘self-sustained research and nature preserve’

Amazing architects

Leeds students victorious in plans to build a ‘better Philly’ Three aspiring architects from Leeds Beckett University have returned from their trip across the Atlantic...
WELCOME: The Iraq Consul General, Ambassador Zaid Noori (right), meets the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, International, Professor David Taylor

Iraq Ambassador welcomed to Yorkshire

Engineering students are top of class in consulate visit International students at the University of Huddersfield showcased their engineering talents last week as they were...
DANCE: Performances from around the world were showcased during the week-long event

International Student’s Week

Colour, culture and communities at heart of celebrations The University of Huddersfield’s highly anticipated International Week returned for a third year earlier this month as...
FAITH: Imams from across the country gathered in London for the launch of ‘Haqiqah’

‘The Reality’ of ISIS

Imams launch digital magazine A Leeds-based imam was joined by leading clergymen from across Europe in London last week as the struggle to reclaim...
YOUTH: The Leeds Muslim Youth Forum are spearheading the campaign to produce a report which will allow key stakeholders to get a better understanding of the needs of young Muslims

Muslim Youth Speak!

Project aims to give youth a voice The Leeds Muslim Youth Forum (LMYF), in partnership with the Hamara Healthy Living Centre, has embarked on a...
WRITER: Goldie Millan penned her first book, the ‘Diary of a Lawyer’, after working in the law industry for almost two decades

Diary of a Lawyer

‘Bringing mystery and glamour back into law’ A practicing solicitor has swapped her usual court documents for a nail-biting novel, as she released her first...
CHAMPIONS: Westborough High School students picked up top prize in the nationwide enterprising competition for their business – Ethical print

Tycoon in Schools CHAMPIONS

Westborough are winners in national business competition Budding entrepreneurs from Dewsbury swapped the classroom for Buckingham Palace last week after clinching top prize in a...
DONATION: The Enterprise team presented a cheque to InTouch Foundation last week at the Seacroft head office, (l-r) Stevie Day, Ibrar Ahmed, Cameron Bentley, Osman Gondal, Brian Waligora, and Danny Stuart

DRIVING charity forward

Enterprise team up with InTouch The founder of a West Yorkshire charity was presented with a donation from his previous employers last week, as the...

Choose to be a Chaplain volunteer

Could you ‘be the backbone’ at Bradford hospitals Volunteers from all religions are being sought to help bring a listening ear and a kindly word...
SUPPORT: Fourteen students were awarded a £1,000 scholarship to help them with their studies

Future’s bright in Leeds

Scholarships reward university pioneers Fourteen local students will benefit from scholarship awards this year as they become the first members of their families to attend...
APPEAL: New CCTV images show the clearest yet of the suspect who has been wanted by police since the attack on 6th March

Hunt still on for Beeston attacker

New CCTV footage is ‘clearest image yet’ of suspect Detectives investigating the attempted murder and serious sexual assault of a woman in Leeds have released...
LAWSUIT: Texile guru Shri Sanjay Lalbhai (left) is the Managing Director of the company fined Arvind Ltd in India

Indian company to pay $3.2m to Ralph Lauren

Textiles firm Arvind Ltd in Bengaluru, India has said its subsidiary Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd will pay $3.2 million to Ralph Lauren Corporation USA...
Turning on the dead: Having parked their motorcycles at the gates of the graveyard, several militants are seen inside pulling over tombstones.

ISIS now victimising the dead

Militants claim gravestones and tombs are a form of veneration of the dead and only serve distract from the worship of Allah Militants fighting for...
MAGESTIC: Owner Malik Fazal Abbas has kept lioness called Queen as a pet since she was two-months-old

Lioness kept as pet in Pakistan gives birth to five cubs

It's a baby boom for the owner of a pet lioness in central Pakistan. The African lioness named Queen has given birth to five...
UNITED: Tunisians wave their national flag and chant slogans during a march against extremism outside Tunis' Bardo Museum on 29th March

Jihadist chief killed in Tunisia

Tunisia said that it had killed the leader of the jihadists behind the massacre at its national museum, as foreign leaders joined thousands of...
SUCCESS: Aysha Haque is one parent who has utilised the scheme to give her youngest child access to ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ childcare in Southwark

Giving all children access to ‘Good’ education

Scheme launched to help low income families achieve their potential Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) is encouraging Bangladeshi parents to consider taking up the opportunity...

Jaguar Land Rover affirms its commitment to UK with £600m investment

Jaguar Land Rover has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the West Midlands, with confirmation of a £600m investment in the region to support product...

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