Forty-year-old Nadeem Malik from Bradford has had an insanely successful month of fundraising this Ramadan, after selling over 5,000 chocolate fudge cakes in order to raise money for the Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT).
Nadeem and a team of 15 others began delivering cakes to doorsteps across the region, selling them for £10 each.
Soon enough, the money was rolling...
When is a commercial lease surrendered? The question may appear straightforward but as the tenant found out in the recent case of Padwick Properties Limited v Punj Lloyd Limited the answer is not always as simple as it seems.
The landlord granted a 21 year lease of an office block to the tenant company. The lease was guaranteed by the...
Campaigners’ delight at NHS announcement
After years of protests against the closure of Leeds’ Children’s Heart Surgery, campaigners were able to celebrate this week after NHS officials announced plans to keep the unit open.
Plans had threatened the existence of the West Yorkshire unit as the number of level 1 centres – such as Leeds – that perform surgery are set...
Just over two months after Bradford West MP Naz Shah was suspended by the Labour party for ‘anti-Semitic remarks on Facebook’ the local politician has been reinstated.
Ms Shah was stripped of her parliamentary whip in April after a Facebook post showing the state of Israel being relocated to the US, shared two years previously by the MP with the...
For many, the idea of working through a 19-hour fast is one which is unfavourable at best, yet for one Bradford man, working was the least of his challenges.
On Sunday 3rd July 2016, Nazim Ali completed the Great North 10K in Gateshead whilst fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Despite warm weather and a hilly race course, the...
After cooking up an extra sweet plan to raise money for charity during Ramadan, two men from Bradford have raised over £22,000 by selling chocolate fudge cakes.
The pair spent over £300 of their own money in petrol delivering the cakes as they selflessly raised funds for the AKAB School for the Blind, in Khaliqabad, Pakistan.
Amjad Akram, who owns Let’z...
It’s that time of year once again where Muslims around the world come together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr as the month of Ramadan comes to an end.
Fasting is finished and families come together to celebrate the joyous occasion with food shared and presents often handed over to the younger generations.
Muslims have been digging deep in their pockets this year...
Multi-faith community comes together for charity and remembrance
An international charity based in Yorkshire hosted a special multi-faith iftar in Batley last month as communities came together in remembrance of Jo Cox MP and to raise money to help feed the hungry around the world.
The free event, titled ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ took place at Carlton Junior & Infant...
Automobili Lamborghini presented the Aventador Miura Homage, a special edition of the current Aventador coupe that pays tribute to the Miura, the forerunner of all V12 Lamborghini super sports cars for its 50th anniversary year.
Just 50 units of the car will be produced, the majority of which have already been sold, available in selected markets worldwide.
The Lamborghini Aventador Miura...
Abayas and jubbas from the heart of Bradford
As Ramadan draws to a close this month and Eid celebrations take over, one fashion house in Bradford is ensuring 2016 is the most fashionable year yet.
Amira Abayas, located just off White Abbey Road, offers something for every taste and budget with abayas and jubbas imported from around the world.
Offering elegant modest...
In the aftermath of Brexit, much of liberal Britain has come to a stark realisation of how suppressed “in-the-closet” racist attitudes have been with a sharp 57 per cent rise of hate crimes since Friday 24th June.
With some 17 million opting to leave the European Union, it has become shockingly apparent how anti-migrant Great Britain is and this has...
One of Bradford’s most historic Asian department stores has joined forces with the city’s nationally acclaimed supermarket chain as fashion arrives in Morrisons for the first time.
Shoppers at the Morrisons Victoria store, on Ingleby Lane, can finally pick up clothes and accessories thanks to a new business relationship with the city’s Bombay Stores group.
At the official launch event, on...
A revolutionary new group in Leeds, which brings women from Muslim and Jewish communities together to celebrate their similarities, has been hailed a success by the organisers.
The city’s branch of the Nisa-Nashim – which means women in Arabic and Hebrew – was officially launched at the Shine Centre in Harehills earlier this month.
With hundreds of members across the UK,...
Leeds boxer ‘Wrights’ his name in the history books
When Reece Cartwright first stepped into the boxing ring he was an eight-year-old wondering what the best way to grapple his opponent to the mat would be.
Fourteen years on and the Halton Moor lad has just written his name in the history books after becoming Leeds’ first ever World Champion.
The now...
Q by Aston Martin build the ultimate open-top Vantage for hardcore visceral thrill
Aston Martin has just unveiled its most-extreme two-seater ever in the unique form of the one-off Vantage GT12 Roadster.
The tailor made customer commission undertaken by Q by Aston Martin of the Vantage GT12 Roadster takes the original Vantage GT12 Coupe’s hardcore ethos and adds the visceral...
As Muslims around the world continue to observe the holy month of Ramadan, a special Iftar event has been held in London to highlight the work of the British Asian Trust.
The evening, which featured a traditional Iftar dinner, took place at the prestigious The Savoy and was attended by some of the Trust’s key trustees, supporters and ambassadors.
Organised to...
Experience gelato like never before
Residents, students and visitors alike are in for a ‘sweet treat’ should they venture into Huddersfield town centre anytime soon after the latest, and greatest, Icestone Gelato dessert parlour opened up this week.
The irresistible eatery, which boasts hundreds of dessert options, from glorious gateaux to creamy gelato - and chunky milkshakes to heavenly crepes...
Wonderful Woks and wicked wings
Walking through the door following the delicious scent of Chinese food being freshly cooked at Fortune Cookie on Raglan Road, people often stopped in their tracks thinking they had come into the wrong restaurant.
Talking to the Asian Express, owner Kamran Ayub said: “Puzzled, they would ask if this was a Chinese takeaway. I would...
Dishes from across the world, right around the corner
Bradford's famous authentic halal Chinese cuisine, Rawal’s China Chopstix on Bakerend Road, has now got a handsome sibling next door to keep it company, after the all new Café Rawal enjoyed a major makeover and renovation.
Now with a juicy orange interior and diner-style booths, Café Rawal is already making a big...
“In the race of life, I have fallen many times, but every time this happened, I always got up and ran faster.”
These are the words of Fazal Din Farooqi - a father, a husband, a businessman and a trailblazer.
For almost a century, his inspirational life took twists and turns from the rural villages of India to the mills of...
