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Campaign Highlights best chance of quitting for Bradford smokers
Smokers in Bradford are being targeted by a new campaign to highlight the effectiveness of local Stop Smoking Services.
Cancer Research UK has launched an...
Platinum Car Hire: Leeds businessman turns passion into profit
Platinum Car Hire expands fleet to include some of UK’s most exclusive luxury brands
A qualified builder from Leeds who’s been in the trade for...
MAYWEATHER IN BRADFORD: Boxing champ brings the city to a standstill
Asian Express speaks to burger boss Tausif Malik of Mr T’s eatery in Bradford following a once in a lifetime midnight visit from international...
Mango Dreams leads the way at London Asian Film Festival
Tongues on Fire (TOF) have revealed their exciting programme for this year’s edition of the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF), introducing its all-important theme...
Solicitor jailed for £60k tax fraud
A solicitor who lied about his income to steal more than £60,000 from HM Revenue & Customs has been jailed for 18 months.
Criminal defence...
Man jailed following Flying squad investigation
A man who committed a string of armed robberies at betting shops in east London has has been jailed following an investigation by officers...
FULL RACE TIMINGS UNVEILED FOR 2017 TOUR DE YORKSHIRE
The highly anticipated race timings for the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire have been unveiled by Welcome to Yorkshire.
Millions of spectators will line the route...
CINEMA: THIS WEEK – “Beauty and the Beast”
Star Cast: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury
Directors: Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Cert: 12A
Release Date: 17/03/2017
Disney’s animated classic gets...
House of Commons seeks Artist-in-Residence to explore the legacy of Race Relations Acts
The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art have published an open call for applications to be the House of Commons’ Artist-in-Residence, tasked with...
Multiagency operation clamps illegal tobacco on National No Smoking Day
multiagency operation on National No Smoking Day has seen West Yorkshire Trading Standards, West Yorkshire Police, HMRC and Wagtail UK tobacco detection dogs seizing...
Abdul’s Restaurant serves up innovative, authentic India cuisine
When it comes to Indian restaurants, we are spoilt for choice these days. With so many fantastic offerings just a stone’s throw away (or...
Tasif Khan in knock out form!
It may have been extremely windy and absolutely bucketing down with rain in Bradford, but even the ridiculously inclement weather couldn’t deter around six...
Plenty to cheer about at Bradford Sports Awards
Bradford College student Harris Akbar is celebrating after being named Bradford’s Young Male Sportsperson of the Year – for the second successive year.
The boxer,...
First Yorkshire Boxer to win English title belt outright
Yorkshire boxer Ismail Khan is the first boxer from the region to win the English title belt outright, by defending it three times.
His final...
Why ‘mindfulness’ is so important for children
Most of us waste time being in the past or worrying about what the future would bring with itself, so much so, that we...
Back and better than ever: Sheesh Mahal reopens after 14-months following devastating floods
A popular Leeds restaurant has finally reopened, fourteen long months after being destroyed by flooding.
The Sheesh Mahal in Kirkstall Road restaurant was open and...
Heart-wrenching plea to young drivers at funeral of 22-year-old Shumas Fakeer who died in...
“I’ve lost my younger brother”
Mourners gathered in the hundreds at Jamiyat Tabligh-ul-Islam in Victor Street, Bradford for the heart-breaking funeral of Shumas Fakeer, a...
Bold and beautiful
Second-generation Super Series 2.8 second 0-60mph McLaren 720S at the heart of the McLaren brand
New, twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine produces 720PS and 770Nm,...
Gold Standard: Which? celebrates 50 years of child car seat testing
In 2016, more than a million parents and carers turned to Which? for independent, trusted advice to help them choose car seats for their...
