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PIONEERING: Bana Gora hopes to see the first mosque ‘for women, managed by women’ open in Bradford

Britain’s first women’s only mosque

‘Inclusiveness’ at heart of innovative proposals Bradford could soon be home to the UK’s first purpose-built mosque for women as plans to develop a...

Your chance to become a LORD

Exquisite registration plate ‘L2ORD’ up for sale A car says a lot about a person yet it is the registration plate that defines them. With so...
SUCCESS: Masjid representative, Amjid Hussain, celebrates the success of the charity run in Beeston alongside some of the mini fundraisers

Masjid runners raise £15,000

Fundraisers lace up running shoes for first park run Earlier this month, runners of all ages and abilities were out in force in Leeds...
HELP: School children in Eastern Sudan will be helped by the Million Meals project

Wheels, deals and a million meals

Yorkshire businesses pledge support to charity scheme A pair of self-made entrepreneurs from West Yorkshire have committed to help ‘drive’ a local charity forward by...
CHAMPIONS: Keighley RZM are hoping to make it four Championship titles in a row and sit top of the table

Keighley keep up conquering record

Big hitting Karmand reach 212 as team’s eye play-off spots The Quaid-e-Azam Sunday Cricket League is the oldest and largest all Asian league in the...
READY: Saby Khan and Alibi Adam will fly out to Dubai at the end of July to take part in the world record attempt

Bradford musicians head to Dubai

World record attempt welcomes DJs from around the world A group of ten DJs from across Leeds and Bradford will be flying out to Dubai...
POTENTIAL: Hamed Ghaz is one of Bradford’s top boxing prospects and hopes to one day have a world title around his waist (image courtesy of SJ Young Photography)

Ghaz going great

Exciting boxer signs with solicitors as ‘rise to the top’ begins One of Bradford’s top boxing prospects says he ‘will’ be world champion one day...
TTRIBUTE: Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy in Brazil, Wasim Mir (right), unveiled the plaque at Sao Paulo’s Museum of Football with director Luiz Bloch

Brazil pays tribute to Valley Parade fire victims

Plaque unveiled at Museum of Football Thirty years ago, 56 people went to a football match and never returned home as the Valley Parade...

‘Delight’ at Westminster diversity

Election results praised by charity chief The founder of a campaigning charity in Bradford has congratulated the new wave of MPs from ethnic minority...
CONTROVERSY: Naz Shah was the clear winner of the Bradford West seat in Parliament last week yet former MP, George Galloway, is now contesting the result

Galloway to challenge election results

Legal proceedings begin amidst claims of ‘widespread malpractice’ Respect party leader, George Galloway, who lost his seat in Bradford West to Labour’s Naz Shah following...
CHARITABLE: Jazz Kaur will have her head shaved by hairdresser Emma Mack later this month as she raises money for young victims of the earthquake in Nepal

Shaving all her hair off

Long locks to get the chop in aid of vulnerable children Many people say they would give the ‘shirt off their back’ to help a...
GOLFERS: Members of the Muslim and Jewish communities in Leeds came together last week for the first ever ‘Community Cup’

DRIVING communities together

Inter-faith golf tournament to be first of many in Leeds Members of Leeds’ Muslim and Jewish communities were ‘putt’ together last weekend for a special...
HONOURED: Suleman and Maryam Adam said they were shocked to receive the invitation to Buckingham Palace and are very proud to have been considered

A royal surprise

Husband and wife to meet the Queen A couple from Dewsbury got the ‘surprise of their lives’ last month as what looked to be a...
POPULAR: Thousands turned out to the World Curry Festival last year in Bradford’s City Park

World Curry Festival postponed

Annual attraction to be staged later this year The World Curry Festival, set to be held in Bradford’s City Park between Friday 5th June and...

Prince Charles challenged Blair over Iraq

The Prince of Wales tackled the then prime minister Tony Blair over the lack of resources for the Armed Forces fighting in Iraq, previously...

Father and son ‘in law’

Its a family affair at West Midlands Police Farooq and Karis Sheikh joined an exclusive West Midlands Police ‘father-and-son club’ last month when Karis hit...

Future of turbo power

600PS Audi TT concept can propel from 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds! The atmosphere will be especially highly charged at this year’s Wörthersee Tour festival because...

Is technology the key to positive mental health?

• One in four people experience a common mental health problem every year • Over 75 per cent of people who experience symptoms of anxiety...

Tragic

Mother and daughters found dead at home named Police have named a man found dead near a reservoir and his twin daughters and their mother...
NO COMMENT: Home Secretary Theresa May has refused to say if the three British girls who left for Syria will be allowed back into the UK

Runaway girls who left for Syria return uncertain

Home Secretary Theresa May has declined to say whether three British jihadi brides reported to be on the run from the Islamic State terror...

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