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Celebrate Ramadan with Clifton

A buffet for all diners in the ‘true heart of Bradford’ For over 45 years, Clifton Restaurant in Bradford has been helping the city’s residents...

For your eyes only…

Opticians give free sight tests and glaze up those goggles in style! A pair of trained optometrists, who had their ‘eyes’ focused on a dilapidated...

Argentina meets India at Moghul’s

Curryhouse’s steak is Number 1 Moghul’s on the Rocks is getting such a reputation for its new way of serving up steaks – literally on...

Handle your pregnancy discrimination cases at Ison Harrison

Ison Harrison achieved notable outcomes in two recent pregnancy discrimination cases against a national employer. The cases in question concerned a redundancy situation which...

Hands off!

In the past month, two longstanding high street brands, BHS and Austin Reed, have gone into administration.  In addition to the 12,000 or so...
ROBO CAR: 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel.

‘Robo’ cars are a no-no

Over half of motorists oppose driverless vehicles over safety concerns Motorists could be buying and driving robo cars as early as 2020 with the first...

Harpinder is your new Miss Leeds: Swapping airport runways for fashion runways!

All hail your new beauty queen! A stunning air hostess from Leeds has managed to pluck the crown from the hopeful hands of 13...
HEAVY HITTER: Ismail possesses both speed and power

Punching his way to the podium

Beeston boxer has eyes on national stage A boxer’s first year as a senior is so often the defining year for their sporting career. Will...
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE: Lucky was invited to lay the foundation stone at the holistic haemophiliac centre in Pune

India is ‘lucky’ to have her

BRI liaison officer lays foundation stone at overseas health centre As construction work on the latest wing at the Bradford Royal Infirmary continues to progress...
EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZEY: Lemons provide more than just a zesty taste

When life gives you lemons… The fruitful companion you can’t do without

Have you ever looked in your fruit bowl at home and wondered if there was another purpose for that juicy orange or tempting apple? Perhaps...
KNOCK OUT: Amir Khan was knocked out by Canelo Alvarez in his last bout yet has vowed to comeback stronger back in the welterweight division

‘He should retire’: Boxing chief calls for time on Amir Khan’s career

Bolton boxer Amir Khan has laughed off suggestions by Matchroom Sport chairman, Barry Hearn, that he should ‘hang up his gloves’ and is instead...

Four in ten only exercise as part of calorie justification

Four in ten Brits are only exercising to work off their unhealthy diet – an increasingly common regime dubbed the Calorie Justification Programme (CJP). Millions...

Go? Stay? Which way? G7 say Brexit is damaging to growth

A meeting which brings together the world's leading seven industrialised nations -known as the G7 - discussed Britain’s exit from the EU this past...

Handle your pregnancy discrimination cases at Ison Harrison

Ison Harrison achieved notable outcomes in two recent pregnancy discrimination cases against a national employer. The cases in question concerned a redundancy situation which...

Hot Chip’s Hot Curry!

Ingredients: White fish fillet per person; either smoked haddock, but you could use cod (and it doesn’t have to be smoked) THE FIRST INGREDIENT Red onion Ginger...

Cafe owner grumbles about city of culture work

While most people are looking forward to Hull taking the crown of UK City of Culture in 2017, a grumbling café owner says the...
LUSCIOUS LIQUIDS: Members of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple will hand out free drinks and food to people in Bradford next month

Chabeel Day! ‘Refreshing’ holiday sees Sikhs on the streets

The Sikh concept of Chardi Kala - which translates as ‘ever-rising spirits’ - dictates that everyone should be eternally optimistic. Tying in with this idea...
UPROAR: Not only are the lions of Leeds in uproar about the proposed plans, but taxi drivers are ready to get their claws out

Traffic-less Leeds? Plans to turn Yorkshire’s unofficial capital into a motor-free zone

Leeds is a city of beauty but like all busy metropolises that attract car drivers, it tends to suffer from clutch-grinding congestion. The city has...
SUCCESS: Mothers who completed their own exams were awarded certificates last week

Well done mums!

Pupils at St Matthew’s CE Primary in Bradford took part in a ‘role reversal’ this past week by applauding their mums for doing well...
HEART-THROB DJS Parmjit and Karl have been friends for over 16 years and are about to kick off their first fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation in June

A cause close to the ‘heart’

Friends turn fundraisers for national charity They say fundraising comes from the ‘heart’ and for two friends from Leeds, this sentiment could not be truer. Parmjit...

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