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Hamara Healthy Living Centre chosen as a winner of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards

Leeds charity Hamara Healthy Living Centre has won a major national award for its work to reduce...

CVD: Spelling out the risks for your heart

Sarah thought she was young and healthy, until she ended up in an emergency department with chest...

‘Islam in lockdown’: Film student wins festival with pandemic documentary

A University of Bradford film and TV production graduate says he has plans to make more documentaries after winning at a film...

Dream big and aim high – the female councillor leading from the front

Together with her army of volunteers, councillor Fozia Shaheen is helping the hardest-hit families throughout the pandemic A...

GPs receive funding boost to vaccinate housebound people

The NHS will pay GPs an additional £10 for every Covid vaccination they deliver to someone who is housebound as part of...

Woman avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims

A 36 year-old mother of eight children who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered...

University of Bradford honours eight at graduations

The University of Bradford will honour eight national and international figures with honorary degrees at its forthcoming graduation ceremonies.

People with ‘hidden disabilities’ may soon be eligible for Blue Badge scheme

People with hidden disabilities, such as Autism, Anxiety and Dementia, may soon qualify for a Blue Badge parking permit.

New £3m research centre moves another step forward

A new Yorkshire centre which will improve the health and wellbeing of children, the elderly – and the safety of patients in hospitals and...

West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership involve more voluntary and community sector...

More than 80 voluntary and community sector (VCS) representatives from West Yorkshire and Harrogate, including MacMillan, Age UK, Action on Hearing Loss, Carers Leeds,...

Advanced medical imaging equipment reaches fundraising milestone

The Sheffield Scanner appeal, which aims to bring the most advanced medical imaging to Yorkshire has reached the £500,000 milestone. The University of Sheffield launched...

Indian music extravaganza for Bradford’s older residents with south Asian sounds of tabla, dhol...

Dhan dhanak dhin dha dha Residents at a local Bradford Extra Care estate were treated to an Indian musical master class  when the QED Foundation...
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Gerry Harper, with students from Bankside Primary School

Christmas uniting communities: Celebrating a fantastic year at Leeds Islamic Centre

The Lord Mayor of Leeds was joined by schoolchildren and local dignitaries at Leeds’ Central Jamia Mosque this past week as a very special...
IMPORTANT RESEARCH: Tim Dlamni’s PHD is focusing on end-of-life care for people with dementia, with a focus on BME groups

A culturally competent service

Call for targeted campaign to help BME groups with dementia The Government’s stated aim is to make England the best country in the world for...
SUPPORT: Sharing Voices, in Bradford, is a community development mental health organisation which is raising awareness of mental health (team pic from 2015)

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...

Chief Inspector Umer Khan is making Greater Manchester even greater

Taking the force forward We meet Chief Inspector Umer Khan of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) outside Manchester Cathedral on one of the hottest days of...

West Yorkshire: Hundreds of helpers pitch in for community projects

Spark something good in West Yorkshire Over 573 M&S customers and employees have come together to donate more than 160 hours of their time to...

Italian super dentist brings revolutionary skills to Yorkshire

Leeds’ answer to gum disease The British Dental Health Foundation says 80 per cent of the UK population have periodontal disease where the tissue around...
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Mohammed Arshad has been a hospital chaplain for 15 years and said the work of volunteers can make the difference between a good and bad day for patients

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Hospital’s unsung heroes call for more volunteers

Can you be a ‘chap’ to ‘lean’ on? Volunteers from all religions are being sought in Bradford to help bring a ‘listening ear’ and a...

Tearing down taboos at Touchstone Support Centre in Harehills

Opening doors for dementia A BME Dementia service at Touchstone is breaking down the barriers of dementia awareness in the city with a host of...

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