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Young members of Bradford’s Sevika Samiti group gathered for the celebration last weekend with esteemed guests

Empowering women: Celebrating 40 years of Hindu Sevika Samiti in Bradford

The Lord Mayor of Bradford and acting Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police were amongst the hundreds of guests to attend an anniversary event...
PROUD: Najmah Iqbal’s daughter, Zayna, received a kidney transplant almost two years ago and was offered an organ after an appeal in the Asian Express Newspaper

13,000 pledge to ‘Be a Hero’

Yorkshire’s amazing response following call for organ Thousands of people from across Yorkshire signed up to the organ donor register in July as the public...

Anita at the ready

Strictly contestant living mother’s dream TV and radio presenter Anita Rani may be best known for her presenting role on BBC’s Countryfile yet the...

Nominate now for the British Asian Wedding Awards 2015

21st September DEADLINE announced for biennial awards Whether it is a wedding planner or photographer who helped make your special day so perfect, now is...
BUSY: Over 30,000 music fans packed into Bingley’s Myrtle Park for the annual festival last weekend

Bingley Music Live!

Police praise revellers as thousands turn out for action-packed festival Music lovers have again been thanked by Bradford District Police as the Bingley Music Live...
DIVERSITY: The ‘Let’s Unite’ cricket match will take place on Saturday 19th September (pictured l-r) Imam Mohammed Kola, Rev’d Brunel James, Organiser Farook Yunus, and Rev’d Mark Umpleby

Imams XI Vs. Vicars XI

Cricket match builds community cohesion in Dewsbury Faith leaders from across Kirklees will come together for a game of cricket later this month as religions...
PREVENT: As part of a week of action, Police across the country held events and activities to educate the public on the threat of radicalisation (pictured, Dewsbury teen, Talha Aslam, who fled to Syria to join Islamic State earlier this year)

‘Have confidence in the police’

Youngsters urged to speak to officers about radicalisation After results from a new survey revealed high levels of confidence amongst young people to tell police...

Prince Charles meets inmates at Leeds Prison

The Prince of Wales met inmates at HMP Leeds this week, escorted by hefty bodyguards while he spoke to inmates who are beneficiaries of...
HOPEFUL: The Steering Group in charge of Leeds’ City of Culture 2023 bid met for the first time last week

Leeds professor joins culture bid

Steering group aim to clinch City of Culture 2023 title As Leeds’ bid for the European Capital of Culture 2023 begins to take shape, a...
ANSWERS: Saliq’s father, Amjad Malik

Teen in court accused of causing Saliq Malik death

A teenager from Bradford made his first appearance at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court earlier this week, charged with causing the death of 15-year-old...
HAPPY: Last year, the Bangladeshi Community Association Bradford was presented with a cheque for £7,712 to help fund their youth projects

From criminal cash to community grants

Applications open for ‘Safer Communities Funding’ bids Local organisations from across West Yorkshire are being urged to apply for funding in the latest round of...
CYCLE: People of all ages and abilities are invited to jump into the saddle of their bikes later this month and take part in the free Sky Ride Bradford event

Sky Ride Bradford returns

Olympic Gold medallist to lead city cyclists Residents across Bradford and West Yorkshire are being urged to get on their bikes later this month as...
CHAMPION: Tasif Khan met with Lord Mayor of Bradford, Joanne Dodds, earlier this week before his championship fight this weekend

‘A real inspiration’

Lord Mayor praises local boxer ahead of championship With less than one week to go until Bradford’s number one super flyweight boxer, Tasif Khan, faces...
SOFTWARE RISK: WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in February 2014, made its web service available earlier this year

WhatsApp bug could affect millions of users

A bug in the popular messaging service WhatsApp put up to 200 million users at risk. The WhatsApp web app is a mirror version...
WARNING: Zafar Bashir says he was shocked to learn that his daughter-in-law would be charged £500 by her university for a work placement year

Beware of ‘hidden charges’

Concerned parent warns students to know full cost of education The increase in tuition fees for university students across the UK has been a hot...
AMBITIOUS: Universities Minister Jo Johnson hopes to double the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds progressing to higher education by 2020

Universities Minister outlines plan for BME’s

Plans to help university students from disadvantaged backgrounds announced Universities Minister Jo Johnson has outlined Government plans to give students better value for money from...

TAWA’IF: A unique view into a forgotten past of the life and art of...

“Once celebrated by the Mughals for their intellect, talent and beauty, the tawa’if were considered authorities on art, etiquette and culture, yet today, ‘tawa’if’...
MUSIC: Opening the show was renowned singer, Jas Wouhra, who performed a selection of his new compositions

Atif Aslam shines in Birmingham

Historic venue welcomes a new sound Birmingham’s Symphony Hall was alive with music last month as fans turned out in their thousands to hear the...

Birmingham Islamic school teachers jailed for beating 10-year-old boy

A pair of Islamic school teachers from the West Midlands, who brutally beat a 10-year-old pupil, have each been jailed for a year. Mohammed Siddique,...

NAWAZ SHARIF: “Increase in exports will tackle economic challenges”

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that adopting innovative strategies to step up exports is the only way to tackle financial problems facing Pakistan. "The...
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