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...
Ison Harrison achieved notable outcomes in two recent pregnancy discrimination cases against a national employer. The cases in question concerned a redundancy situation which the employer claimed had arisen in the workplace. The individuals selected for redundancy were one lady that had just returned from maternity leave and another lady who was due to go on maternity leave.
Both...
In the past month, two longstanding high street brands, BHS and Austin Reed, have gone into administration. In addition to the 12,000 or so employees whose jobs are at risk there are also hundreds of suppliers who may receive only a fraction, if any, of the value of the goods which they have supplied to those two firms. That...
All hail your new beauty queen! A stunning air hostess from Leeds has managed to pluck the crown from the hopeful hands of 13 other gorgeous girls to become Miss Leeds.
With her beautiful dark hair, huge brown eyes and heart-stopping mega watt smile, 24-year-old Harpinder Rai may soon be swapping airport runways for the runways of the fashion world.
The...
Beeston boxer has eyes on national stage
A boxer’s first year as a senior is so often the defining year for their sporting career. Will they make it to the big time or will they struggle to make an impact outside of the junior divisions?
For Leeds boxer, Ismail Khan, his inaugural term in the ‘big leagues’ couldn’t have gone much...
Ison Harrison achieved notable outcomes in two recent pregnancy discrimination cases against a national employer. The cases in question concerned a redundancy situation which the employer claimed had arisen in the workplace. The individuals selected for redundancy were one lady that had just returned from maternity leave and another lady who was due to go on maternity leave.
Both...
Pupils at St Matthew’s CE Primary in Bradford took part in a ‘role reversal’ this past week by applauding their mums for doing well in their exams at school.
The pupils watched with pride as around 60 mums were presented with certificates for completing courses at the school which will help them assist their children with homework and give them...
Friends turn fundraisers for national charity
They say fundraising comes from the ‘heart’ and for two friends from Leeds, this sentiment could not be truer.
Parmjit Singh and Karl Dennis will be hosting their first charity night this June as they aim to raise donations for the British Heart Foundation.
The long-time pals have seen friends and family affected by heart conditions...
Two of Yorkshire’s leading companies, the First Direct Arena and Aagrah Restaurant Group are proud to announce an exclusive working partnership, leveraging their respective strengths in the hospitality and entertainment sector.
The two will come together for the first time for the 34th annual Aagrah Yorkshire Powerhouse Business Dinner, set to take place this year on 10th October2016 at...
Young Leeds councillor aims to find strength in diversity
As the votes were counted earlier this month and the political embodiment of Leeds City Council was constructed for another two years, one local councillor was celebrating more than others as she was presented with the chance of continuing her proud family legacy.
At just 29-years-old Salma Arif became one of the...
U-19 Football team ‘kept going when it got tough’
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy has had a ‘pitch perfect’ sporting season this year, after their Under 19 football team clinched the local school league title with a thumping final day victory.
After a nerve-wracking draw with St Bede’s in their penultimate fixture, the plucky and talented team thrashed local rivals Carlton Bolling 4-2...
