Annual Award Ceremony to Honour the UK’s Top Asian Restaurants
Finalists have been unveiled for the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA), the most prestigious celebration of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK, which this year will be taking place on Monday 6th October 2025 at the London...
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ChefOnline, the specialist curry restaurant booking & tech platform, secures Google accreditation
Digital innovator for UK curry restaurants officially recognised as A Google Partner Digital Marketing Agency and a Member of Meta Business Partner under the Agency speciality.
ChefOnline, specialist curry restaurant tech platform and a rising force in the UK’s hospitality tech sector, has officially been recognised as a Google Partner Digital Marketing Agency and...
A father-of-three has issued a heartfelt plea for help after being told there are no more standard treatment options left for his aggressive blood cancer.
Ghazanafar Ali, a devoted dad and the only breadwinner for his young family, was diagnosed last year with multiple myeloma - a rare and...
The 26-year-old European gold medallist and rising British Asian star vows to make a statement on September 27th as he looks to keep his unbeaten record alive.
Bradford’s boxing star Harris Akbar is ready to unleash another storm in the ring. The 26-year-old “Hurricane”, fresh from a glittering...
Leeds is set to light up with colour, rhythm and community spirit as Yorkshire’s Biggest Pre-Navratri Garba Celebration takes centre stage at the South Leeds Stadium on Saturday 13 September 2025.
Organised by Chiragi’s BiBA (British Indian Bollywood Art), the spectacular night will bring together thousands from across the...
Too often framed as a medical problem, menopause is seen in Ayurveda as a natural stage of life. By balancing shifting energies - or doshas - the tradition emphasises nourishment, rest and compassion rather than cure.
For many women, menopause is framed in medical terms: a problem to be...
“Flags themselves are not the problem,” said one Bradford youth worker. “But when they’re used to mark territory or frighten neighbours, they become weapons of division.”
Across towns and cities in England, the red cross of St George has become an increasingly common sight this summer. While for...
On a bright spring afternoon, the campus of the Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT) filled with applause, laughter, and pride. The Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony, held on April 19th, 2025, was no ordinary event. Beneath the flutter of banners and the joy of music, hundreds of young lives stood in the spotlight - celebrated for their academic...
Asda is powering ahead with its convenience store revolution – with up to 20 brand new Express stores set to open across Britain in just four weeks.
From late October, shoppers will see the supermarket giant planting its green and yellow flag in high-footfall towns, bustling city streets and...
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Aabeer Gulaal starring Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor releases worldwide in theatres (except India) on 12th September, 2025.
Put on your dancing shoes—because Khalbaliyaan is here to set the floor on fire! From Aabeer Gulaal, starring the magnetic Fawad Khan and the ever-dazzling Vaani Kapoor, this foot-tapping, beat-thumping...
Year 11 students celebrate their GCSE results at The Grammar School at Leeds
Students at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) are celebrating a remarkable set of GCSE results, with 71% of all entries awarded the top grades of 7, 8 or 9 – equivalent to an A or A*.
The United Kingdom has pledged £1.33 million in humanitarian aid to help Pakistan respond to the devastating impact of this year’s monsoon season, which has triggered flooding and landslides across Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The support, announced this week, is expected to reach more than 223,000 people in...
Picture Credit: Yasmin Ali, Rooful Ali and the Emerald Network
Leeds has marked South Asian Heritage Month with a landmark celebration of heritage, identity and achievement in the legal profession.
Aura Network, the platform founded by solicitor Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE of SKB Law to champion South Asian women in law,...
The air at Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. was electric - drums beating, flags waving, children darting between stalls with footballs at their feet. This was no ordinary Sunday afternoon; it was the Community Fun Day, a celebration of sport’s power to bring people together.
From the opening youth skill...
For generations, South Asian families have treasured honey as both medicine and nourishment. From traditional Chinese medicine to Ayurvedic healing, honey has been revered as nature's pharmacy. Today, science confirms what our ancestors knew: raw honey is one of nature's most powerful health foods.
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23rd AUG: Leeds community to unite in honour of Gaza’s killed children at powerful city centre memorial
18,430 children have been killed in Gaza since October 2023 - that’s an average of 28 children a day - the size of a classroom.
The bustling heart of Leeds will become a place of mourning on Saturday 23rd August as thousands are expected to gather to...
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The boy who grew up hunting gold in the carpet… and turned it into a glamorous jewellery empire
Deepak Bagga, owner of DBS Jewellery
For most of us, gold is something you glimpse in a shop window. For Deepak Bagga, it was scattered across the carpet of his childhood home.
As a little boy, he would crouch beneath his father’s workbench, combing through the pile for tiny specks...
More than 80 delegates came together for what organisers hailed as a “landmark moment” for young Muslims across the city.
The first Muslim Youth Summit, hosted by the Leeds Muslim Youth Forum (LMYF), took place at Weetwood Conference Hall last month, offering a platform for dialogue on issues...
Somerset House announced the full list of contributing artists and the complete public programme for Virtual Beauty, including panel talks, exclusive curator tours, and special events.
As part of Somerset House’s 25th birthday programme, Virtual Beauty explores how digital culture is reshaping our understanding of beauty and identity -...
The drill is scheduled for 3pm on Sunday 7th September, the test marks only the second nationwide trial of the system, which was officially launched in 2023. The alert will trigger phones and tablets to ring and vibrate for approximately ten seconds, accompanied by a message clearly stating that it is a test.

























