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Crowds turned out in their hundreds this weekend at Cheetham CE Community Academy’s Summer Fayre. Joined by the Lord Mayor and Counsellor Eddy Newman local residents enjoyed a fantastic array of performances from groups including the Sikh Temple Bangra dancers, Irish Musicians, New Testament Church of God Youth Dancers, Sikh Hymn singers and Bollywood Dancers. Cheetham Hill poet Safraz Malik also...
  Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn Director: Matt Reeves Genre: Drama/Fantasy Cert: 12A Release date: 11/07/2017 In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his...
Eshaki Foundation Charity cricket match brings legends such as Saeed Ajmal, Amir Sohail and Derek Pringle together for a T20 game A husband-and-wife team are ready-set-go after they secured cricket greats for a charity T20 match under a cricket-carnival atmosphere – all to raise crucial funds for disabled youngsters. Former legends such as Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal and Amir Sohail, England’s Derek...
  A staggering 57 per cent of British motorists think they are a worse driver now than when they first passed their test. Research from Young Driver, the UK’s largest provider of pre-17 driving lessons, revealed that only 43 per cent felt they were better behind the wheel now than when they first ripped up the L plates. In fact, well over...
POTENTIAL: Deputy High Commissioner Richard Crowder and Pakistan Commerce Secretary discussing the strengthening of UK-Pakistan trade relations
  Additional resources are being invested in helping UK-based companies looking to do business with Pakistan, in line with the UK commitment to increase trade between UK and Pakistan. A new Deputy Director for Trade was appointed in Islamabad and the trade team has been increased in both Karachi and Lahore, with an ambition to supporting UK-Pakistan trade relations across the...
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  Leeds joins Bermuda, Abu Dhabi, Yokohama and the Grand Final on the Gold Coast as locations confirmed for 2018 Last month, in excess of 70,000 spectators cheered on the world’s best triathletes including local heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee who celebrated a second successive one-two finish in Millennium Square as the city received a true triathlon takeover. Now the International...
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  University of Warwick researchers are to improve the lives of India’s millions of psychosis sufferers. The National Institute of Health Research’s (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit has awarded the University’s Warwick Medical School £1.5 million (almost USD 2 million) to work with this highly vulnerable and disadvantaged group. The award will be used to improve their health, wellbeing and functioning. In...
‘Girl Zero’ is the second in the DI Harry Virdee series - doing for Bradford what ‘The Wire’ did for Baltimore A tensely paced and meticulously plotted book, ‘Girl Zero’ takes you from the dark heart of the city to its fraught outskirts on the vengeful hunt for a trafficking ring. This is the second in an explosive new book-a-year...
GOUNDBREAKER: 11-year-old Anoop Singh, son of Manjeet Ral and Nindy Kaur is set for his debut on the music scene
  Bradford's much-loved globally successful RDB has just announced the debut of its next generation of musical genius. Anoop Singh, 11-year-old son of RDB's Manjeet Ral and Nindy Kaur is launching himself as a singer in the music industry with his first solo single featuring Toronto-bred rapper Humble The Poet and India's much loved rapper Raftaar. Titled 'You Can't Stop This Party'...
Dog attacks on postal workers have soared in Bradford increasing by 88% in the last five years with The Royal Mail looking to reduce this to ensure the safety of their workers. Royal Mail released figures this week in conjunction with their fifth annual dog awareness week. These figures show that 32 postal workers were attacked in Bradford last year...
St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds is to become the first formally recognised university teaching hospice in the UK, helping it to provide the best possible palliative care by using the latest research to inform staff and student training. The hospice, the largest in Yorkshire, will mark its new status at a launch event this September, following the pioneering agreement with...
Bike ride to start in Bradford to show unity with Manchester following Ariana Grande attack in May Over 100 cyclists are set to take part in a ‘unity and respect’ bike ride which will start in Bradford and finish in Manchester later this month. The ride is due to take place on 29th July 2017 and has been organized to show...
Filmmaker Karan Johar will deliver a masterclass at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the fest's director, said: "We are extremely honoured and glad to have Karan Johar be part of our festival this year. He is one of the most reputed filmmakers in India and is such a loved personality. “We here in Melbourne and...
  National statistics show that South Asian women in Britain are up to three times more likely to commit suicide than their Caucasian counterparts. Honour abuse often has multiple perpetrators (often women) from the immediate and extended family and sometimes the community at large which makes prosecutions extremely difficult. Human Rights Charity Karma Nirvana hosted their third annual ‘Day of Memory...
Ahmed Kazmi played two sell-out shows in Notting Hill with his act 'Doctor in the House: what your doctor really thinks' and all the proceeds are going to the Grenfell victims. As well as the money made from the shows he has set up a JustGiving page to use his philosophy of laughter being a good medicine to help those...
Thanks to a stranger six-year-old Gaurav Bains survived his fight against a rare blood disorder. You can register to be a potential lifesaver too. In June 2013 Gaurav was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, called infantile monosomy 7 syndrome. His family were told that he’d urgently need a bone marrow transplant in order to prevent leukaemia from developing. Around...
After 'Baywatch', Indian actress Priyanka Chopra will be seen alongside Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine in 'Isn’t It Romantic?' as a yoga ambassador. Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema's romantic comedy under the direction of Todd Strauss-Schulson. The film follows the life of a New York City architect Natalie, who works hard to get noticed at her...
New research by children’s food brand Kiddylicious Little Bistro has revealed three significant areas of concern in the current baby food market that has raised alarm among parents, dentists, nutritionists and speech therapists alike: speech defects, teeth distortion and enamel erosion, and misleading labelling of sugar content in meals. The research also found that over 11% of UK parents -...
Bradford authorities are now planning to beef up its safety checks on taxis by requiring vehicle safety records for each car, after it found two in five cabs failed crucial safety checks. Under the changes, drivers taking their cars in for their regular mandatory checks at Bradford Council’s taxi testing office in Shearbridge would also be hit with larger penalties...
At 79 years old, Rosemary Smith is proving age is just a number as she fulfils her lifelong dream of driving a Renault Sport Formula One™ Team car. As part of Renault Sport Formula One™ Team’s 40th Anniversary celebrations, the team at Renault UK saw an opportunity to make this dream come true for the rally-driver, arranging for her to...

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