Monthly Archives: August 2016
One big dress rehearsal! Sunshine and spectacular costumes for Leeds West Indian Carnival
A carnival parade of people dressed as glittery butterflies and feathery birds, wobbling along the streets of Chapeltown and Harehills on huge stilts, with...
A seasoned Dean: University of Bradford appoints exciting new leader
The University of Bradford has appointed an exciting new Dean to help propel the well-established institute of higher education to even greater academic heights.
45-year-old...
Career-focussed education: Bradford College has a course just for you
Bradford College has one of the widest choices of career-focussed courses for school leavers and young people in West Yorkshire. We think we are...
Why did he die? Inquest into death of 19-year-old five years ago finally opens...
The family of a Hounslow teenager, who died during a night out in Leeds in October 2011, say they are still waiting for answers...
Having faith in sport: Cricket and religion go hand-in-hand at Headingley
Some people say sport is religion and religion is sport.
The latest addition to Headingley Cricket Ground certainly reinforces this idea, as Yorkshire opened their...
‘Vital’ funding secured: Bradford project is revived by Lottery cash boost
A Bradford project has been rejuvenated thanks to a much needed cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund after the council withdrew four years...
Try a triathlon!
Follow in the Brownlee brother’s Olympian footsteps this September
Have you been inspired by the Brownlee brothers from this year’s Olympics? After Leeds-based Alistair and...
Jawad ready for Rio: Paralympics set to takeover Brazil
For 16 days, athletes from around the world competed in hundreds of heats, contests and finals as they attempted to secure a prestigious Gold...
“The whole strategy needs to be looked at”
Anti-terrorism programme could be made ‘compulsory’
Nearly half of people assessed to be susceptible to Daesh terrorism refused the offer of help from the Government's flagship...
Celtic’s fine for Palestine
Scottish giants raising money after UEFA charge them for waving flags
Celtic Football Club have been charged by European football’s governing body this week after...
Dignity in mental health: Lunch event to address ill-informed attitudes and stigmas
Every year, 587,000 items relating to mental health are prescribed in Bradford District at a cost of £5.9 million. More than half of these...
A*stounding results: Yorkshire students celebrate fabulous grades…yet again
GCSE results have finally rolled in for thousands of students across the UK who have been eagerly awaiting their grades all summer.
Topping the leaderboard...
Hijabs in the force: Police Scotland introduce new legislation
Police Scotland has announced that the hijab will become an optional part of its uniform with immediate effect as the force aim to improve...
Police bust ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of stolen goods: 18 year jail sentence now that the...
Police have finally busted open an illicit ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of stolen and counterfeit goods in Bradford city centre, where an incredible £1.25 million worth...
FIVE dead at Camber Sands: Tragic accident results in the death of five friends
Calls for greater safety on one of the UK’s most popular beaches have been made this week following the death of five men at...
When swimwear becomes political: To wear or not to wear, is it now even...
A local film-maker from Leeds has been ‘spurred on’ to create a Facebook group in solidarity of wearers of the burkini.
Isabelle Stead says she...
8 years of waiting: Family appeal for answers in case of father’s death
Surjit Takhar was 37 when he was reported missing from his home in Oldbury on Wednesday 8th October 2008. He was last seen by...
Muslims ordered off plane
Siblings were questioned on London runway for Arabic text on their phones
Three British Muslim siblings were left ‘traumatised’ after being escorted off a plane...
What a year for Nadiya: Who will take over the crown from our beloved...
With a new series of Bake Off kicking off this week - where Mary Berry will judge who’s the best baker of them all...
Cards on the table please
Litigation should always be a last resort. This is the reason why the courts encourage, and indeed expect, parties to try to resolve their...
