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Daily Archives: 26/07/2016

HOTSPOT: Yorkshire has become a hub for cycling ever since the Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France took place in the county

50 miles for 50 years: University of Bradford’s Cycle Sportive

The University of Bradford has launched its Cycle Sportive - 50 miles for 50 years. The cycle ride has been organised to raise funds for...
STAR MAN: Rashid may have starred recently for England’s T20 setup and the Adelaide Striker in Australia’s Big Bash competition, yet he still found time to help out at his cricket academy in Bradford

Rashid in the running: Bradford bowler targets ACA crown

Yorkshire’s Adil Rashid is hoping to stop his international team mate, Moeen Ali, from making it a hat-trick of wins at the 2016 Asian...
WINNERS: Shamim, Nicole, Minhaz and Sam received the Diana Award for their time, commitment and continued hard work during their time as Members of Youth Parliament for Leeds

The fantastic four! Youngsters scoop prestigious Diana Awards

The Leeds Members of Youth Parliament 2014-16 have been honoured with a special award to recognise their contribution to the Leeds youth community. Shamim, Nicole,...
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and Touker Suleyman are all smiles with their latest business partner, 15-year-old Arminder Singh Dhillon

Meet the Dragons’ new ‘buddy’

A 15-year-old football fan from Battersea has become the youngest ever contestant to win investment for his product on BBC’s Dragon’s Den. Arminder Singh Dhillon...
CELEBRATIVE CERTIFICATES: Schoolchildren show off their CHOICE graduation certificates

Children have a ‘CHOICE’: School project to be rolled out following

A successful scheme, which has given primary school children a first-hand insight into life in the police and fire services, is set to be...
DISMISSAL: Some bus drivers were going to be dismissed for legitimate trade union activity

Leeds bus strike has been suspended

1000 workers have voted on a new pay deal Leeds bus workers, who have suspended their all-out strike which was due to have started on...
HOSEPIPE BAN: There are currently none in place in the UK but in the past, the government has urged householders to be smarter about how they use water in the face of climate change

Climate change in the UK

Increasing average temperatures are a worry The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK and urgent action is needed, concludes a...
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Riddlesden St Mary’s C of E Primary School held a balloon launch at their school after receiving a ‘Good’ Ofsted report this month

Academic aces: Keighley School celebrates Ofsted turnaround

To mark the ‘sky high’ commendations of children at a Bradford Primary School by Ofsted officials this month, pupils have taken part in a...
ACHIEVERS: The students graduated with flying colours (Pic credit: Maqbool Ahmad)

BD3’s kids’ degrees: “Pupils receive honours from The Children’s University”

Whilst most people have to wait until their early twenties to receive their university degrees, a group of mini graduates from Bradford have this...

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