Children living with domestic abuse
Inspectors have praised organisations across the Bradford District, including Bradford Council, the police, probation and health services for the way in which they work together to protect children living with domestic abuse.
The independent inspection, published on the GOV.UK website, made a special note of the fact that all of the agencies in Bradford have high...
Bobby Singh has just released his fourth single ‘First Date’ which is an upbeat, tongue-in-cheek Punjabi track about “love at first sight”. The new release joins his previously released singles ‘Goll Moll’, ‘Ho Gya Pyar’ and ‘Gujratan.’’
Born in India, it was there that Bobby discovered his passion for the singing. After moving to the UK he continued pursue his...
24 prominent UK faith leaders have signed an open letter ahead of the holy month of Ramadhan calling for unity and understanding while condemning the recent terror attacks around the world.
The letter is signed by faith leaders from not only a broad range of faiths including Christian, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism, but also many of the key denominations...
After six-months of fundraising, the Performing Arts department at Allerton Grange School have succeeded in purchasing a SubPac, allowing deaf students to feel music.
The journey began in September 2016 when a new student, Tyrone Mahata, joined the school in Year 7. Tyrone, who is profoundly deaf and is supported in mainstream classes by the on-site Deaf and Hearing Impairment Team...
Get ready for a fantastic night of Punjabi music, dance and culture as Punjabi Roots Academy present ‘PRA Fest’ to celebrate north India’s harvest festival of Vaisakhi.
This event will feature the famous PRA Bhangra Dance Team, The B3ats Live Band, Jagtar Singh Romana Yorkshire’s legendary Punjabi music maestro, Loud and Proud Lethal Dholis, Gopy Singh and Sammy Chauhan...
A Leicester primary school is celebrating its £3million extension project with an official opening event.
Wolsey House Primary School, in Beaumont Leys Lane, has been extended with six new classrooms, plus a new classroom for reception pupils and a new, larger staff room.
The improvements mean the school will be able to increase its intake by up to 210 more pupils,...
Award-winning music producer Baljit Singh Padam AKA Dr Zeus is no stranger to success with his blow-up tracks including ‘Baby Doll’, ‘Kangna’, ‘Lovely’ and ‘Don’t Be Shy’, just to name a few.
Today Dr. Zeus has dropped his next anthem ‘Party Non Stop’ featuring his vocals for the first time along with the sensational singer Jasmine Sandlas and rapper...
Women are more likely than men to be remanded and then not receive a custodial sentence
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women face a “double disadvantage” in the criminal justice system, according to a new report.
BAME women told researchers from Agenda and Women in Prison that they felt discriminated against through the courts and in prison.
The report, based on...
The recent judgment by the Court of Appeal in the case of Lejonvarn v Burgess & Another should act as a salutary reminder to professionals of the risk of providing free informal advice and services.
Mrs Lejonvarn had been friends with her neighbours, Mr & Mrs Burgess, for a number of years. The Burgesses were planning to carry out a...
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to after a woman was conned out of thousands of pounds of her life savings.
At about 15:00hrs on Thursday, 9 February, the 51-year-old victim received a call on her landline at her home in Waltham Forest from someone claiming to be a Metropolitan Police Service detective...
In the newly released video song, Jise Kehte Pyaar Hai, from the film Noor, Sonakshi Sinha is struck by love cupid with her on screen love interest, played by Purab Kohli who plays Ayan, a photojournalist in the film. Penned down by lyricist Kumaar, the song has been given life by the delightful voice of Sukriti Kakar with the...
Hundreds of thousands of Sikhs across Britain celebrated Vaisakhi over the Easter weekend and marked the day with impressive holy parades throughout the country.
The annual festival is one of the most sacred days in the Sikh calendar and marks the creation of the Khalsa - the Sikh order into which all followers are baptised or initiated, something which is...
University of Sheffield President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Keith Burnett has signed an agreement with Professor Dr Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Vice-Chancellor of UNITEN University in Malaysia, to build research partnerships and student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions in the crucial area of energy.
The signing was accompanied by a meeting and presentations from both universities, and included discussions...
Reacting to the announcement that a General Election on 8th June will be confirmed tomorrow in Parliament Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK) said: “An early General Election gives political parties and the Sikh community an opportunity to address the complete lack of Sikh representation in the House of Commons.”
“If the opinion polls prove to...
Officers from Hackney will take to the streets this week wearing Body Worn Video (BWV), following the borough’s official launch.
Tuesday, 18 April sees Body Worn Video being issued to around 500 of Hackney’s frontline police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).
Additional cameras will also be available for specialist departments.
The cameras have already shown they can help bring speedier...
Keighley and Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has warmly welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for the House of Commons to vote for a General Election on Thursday 8 June.
Speaking from Westminster, Mr Hopkins said: “I believe it is right for a General Election to take place before the Brexit negotiations get fully underway.
“I campaigned vigorously for a Remain vote but,...
Star Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Kanan Gill, Shibani Dandekar, Purab Kohli, Sunny Leone
Director: Sunhil Sippy
Cert: 12A
Release Date: 21/04/2017
‘Noor’ is an adaptation of Saba Imtiaz's novel 'Karachi, I Love You', which sees Noor (Sonakshi Sinha) a happy-go-lucky 20-something girl in Mumbai.
She’s struggling with her love life as much as she is with her weight issues.
Noor, a young reporter starts her...
Star Cast: Danny Ashok, Asmara Gabrielle, Nina Wadia, Mandeep Dhillon
Director: Oz Arshad
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Release Date: 21/04/2017
Finding Fatimah is a tale of one man’s struggle to find love against the odds.
All young Muslim Shahid (Danny Ashok) wants is to find a life partner but, after five years of trying, he is still struggling to find ‘The One’. The aspiring stand-up comedian...
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 visited the Dove Court development as part of its musical memories initiative.
The young-at-heart occupants of the Hanover Housing Association property couldn’t not believe their eyes and ears on Wednesday 10th April, when they were greeted by...
The International Centre for Integration and Cohesion (ICIC), a local UK charity that works with underrepresented communities across London, extends prayers and condolences to the families and friends of all the victims of the Westminster Terror attack at a vigil on Westminster Bridge one week after the event.
ICIC has produced three short videos following the faith leaders’ vigil at...
