When Hanif Malik began fundraising to establish the Hamara Healthy Living Centre in 1998, there was neither an office nor a building to operate out of as the charity was in its infancy.
Fast forward almost two decades, and Hamara has grown into the largest ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary and community sector in Leeds, employing over 20 staff...
People throughout the world have been mourning the loss of legendary Muhammad Ali, however he had told the world quite some time ago that he was “ready to meet God” as he had lived his life to the full.
Though of a different generation, I was drawn to Muhammad Ali’s magnetic personality from an early age. His charisma and...
A pair of childhood friends from Bradford have described conditions in a refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border as ‘shocking’, saying circumstances have only deteriorated over the past three years.
Wajid Khan and Nazim Ali travelled to the town of Reyhanli at the end of May for a two week pre-Ramadan aid mission with the SKT Welfare Charity.
There, they helped...
Savings galore at city’s newest supermarket
Leeds’ favourite Asian supermarket has a new home and this one is bigger and better than ever before.
CC Continental has become the name customers can trust over recent decades, bringing produce from around the world to the public’s doorstep right here in West Yorkshire.
With successful stores already operating on Chapeltown Road and Roundhay Road,...
Leases will almost always contain a clause allowing the tenant “quiet enjoyment” of the premises. Usually, they will also include a term permitting the landlord to carry out building works. The recent decision of Timothy Taylor Limited v Mayfair House Corporation & Another explored the conflict between these two competing clauses.
The tenant, Timothy Taylor Limited, operated a high...
Sporty head girl wins Asian Women of Achievement Award
A 17-year-old martial arts champ has won a top prize at The Asian Women of Achievement Awards, in association with NatWest.
Harleen Kaur from Bradford has scooped the number trophy thanks to her dedication to the sport after 10 years of relentless training.
She said: “I was totally shocked to receive the...
Jasdeep Singh Degun has always had a passion for classical Indian music.
Since the age of just seven, the distinct noises of the sitar, mandolin and tabla have filled his family home, shaping his life and leading him to discover a talent for playing the time-honoured instruments.
Today, as a 24-year-old full time sitarist with the South Asian Musical Youth Orchestra,...
Hiking heroes from a Birmingham-based charity have been feeling adventurous this month after completing their 10th Yorkshire ‘Three Peaks Challenge’ on 29th May.
SEWA-UK, which combines the name for a Sanskrit word meaning ‘service’ and an anagram for ‘Selfless Efforts for Welfare of All’, set up ‘Charity Through Adventure’ to encourage people to push themselves to their limits whilst also...
Mr T’s in Bradford isn’t named after The A-Team star but it certainly has an A-star menu that covers all the favourites; from Parmesans that ooze with cheese to lightly crisp fish and chips.
Tauseef, the owner, has been in the restaurant business for over a decade. He is ‘the’ Mr T.
Like all famous restaurants, there’s an iconic signature dish...
Flagship store expansion officially opens in Bradford
For the past five years, one name in fashion has grown faster than any other in Bradford, as Janan continues to raise the bar in South Asian couture.
This month, just prior to the start of Ramadan, the Shearbridge Road store officially opened its latest expansion, giving customers an even greater shopping experience every...
Ramadan is a time for giving and for two charitable friends from Bradford, an extra ‘sweet’ way of doing this has been cooked up.
Amjad Akram, who owns Let’z Talk on Great Horton Road, and Abdul Satar have been busy delivering chocolate fudge cakes in the name of charity.
Having raised thousands of pounds in recent years through the project, the...
McLaren Special Ops produces just 25 units of limited edition MSO Carbon Series LT
Just saying the name McLaren conjures wild images of a hysterically deranged, fully-loaded, barely street-legal hypercar that is practically dripping with carbon fibre.
And when you talk about something like a 675LT, P1, or P1 GTR, that impression isn’t far-stretched, but now somehow McLaren have made...
A charitable initiative, set up in Leeds three years ago to bring Muslim communities together in aid of local charities , is preparing to hit its latest milestone in fundraising this year.
At the fourth annual Give a Gift dinner last weekend, over 250 guests piled into Aagrah Midpoint for a night of entertainment and charity pledges.
Organised to get guests...
Students from a Dewsbury high school ‘dressed to impress’ last month as they hosted an evening full of fashion, music, dance and food in the name of community cohesion.
The fashionable team, from Westborough High School, hosted their first ‘Community Fashion Show’ on Friday 27th May at Batley Town Hall.
Inspired by Kirklees Council’s Community Heritage Team, the project was led...
Bradford welcomes cricket legend Waqar Younis as he supports Syrian relief efforts and inaugurates city’s Biriyani Festival
Last week Bradford played host to one of Pakistan’s most celebrated cricket legends, as stepped up as guest of honour at a fundraiser for Syria and also launched the city’s Biriyani Festival – an initiative of Jinnah Restaurant (see pages 26-27).
Waqar Younis, hailed...
Curry Festival to rise from the ashes
Over the past six years, the World Curry Festival has brought thousands of visitors to Bradford, all looking to sample some spicy delights from the official curry capital of Britain.
This year, festival founder Zulfi Karim, has vowed to come back even bigger and better than before, despite much of the equipment, culminated over...
Stateside soccer scholarship for Bradford teen
A teen footballer from Bradford is preparing to swap the water-logged pitches of West Yorkshire for the sun-kissed fields of North Carolina, as she embarks on an overseas football adventure.
Seventeen-year-old Aqsa Mushtaq has recently accepted a full soccer scholarship at the Lenoir Rhyne University, where she will combine full-time training with studying for a...
Kickboxer-turned-singer releases Father’s Day track loaded with emotion
“I wanted to create an emotional father daughter story. I star opposite my two actual daughters in it. I think everyone will find the video very heart warming.”
After surprising everyone with his debut single ‘Give My Love A Brand New Name’, former kickboxing world champion and father-of-three Ali Jacko is ready to...
Commercial leases usually contain a “break clause” which allows the tenant to terminate early. To activate such a clause the tenant is required to provide the landlord with notice during a specified period in the lease and by a specific method. Whether a “break notice” has been validly served is often the matter of dispute between the landlord and...
Religious leaders from across Leeds came together for a unique interfaith event in the city last weekend as they denounced violence and hate crimes.
Christians, Jews and Muslims gathered at St George’s Church for the one-off ‘Standing Together’ event, organised to promote dialogue between different communities.
In what was described as an ‘act of solidarity’, clergy and respected figures from each...
