Family man suffers shock fatal heart attack at the age of 35
A loving dad, who, despite being in full health died suddenly whilst caring for his four-year-old son at their home in Leeds earlier this week, has been described as a ‘fantastic’ man.
On Saturday 16th April, 35-year-old Manminder Singh Saundh collapsed in his bedroom, as his son Harman was...
Punjabi New Year sees thousands turn out for holy parade
Thousands of Sikhs dressed in orange made their way through Bradford on Sunday for the harvest festival marking Punjabi New Year.
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...
Authorities team up to tackle fraudulent travel companies
Police forces across the UK have this month launched a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of Hajj fraud and encouraged the reporting of such crimes
The fourth national campaign – delivered with the support of the British Council of Hajjis, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Association of British Travel Agents...
Sweet tastes and sweet treats in Bradford
For almost three decades, Bradford’s iconic Leeds Road has been serving up sweet treats to the city’s residents, bringing a taste of the Indian subcontinent to West Yorkshire.
At the heart of this tradition is none other than Mughals Sweet Centre and Restaurant.
Established in 1989, the business continues to serve all the fresh...
A lot has changed in Leeds over the past 25 years, from the landscape of the city to the opening and closing of hundreds of businesses.
One takeaway, however, has remained a bastion in the fast food landscape and today Shahjahan, continues to serve up the most flavoursome chicken and chips in the region.
Established in 1987, the Roundhay Road establishment...
Writer Frederic Shoberl wrote in 1828: “A Persian does not keep his doors shut at meal times. He would consider himself deficient in his duty... if he did not share his table with all guests.”
The Burley Road eatery - whose food is based on recipes that are over 3000 years old - is merely a short magic carpet ride...
Under Sharia Law, a Muslim who has anything to bequeath is under a duty to write a Will and it is important for the devout to execute a Sharia compliant Will and not simply a secular Will.
“Sharia Law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales,” said the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling last year and the government has no...
To celebrate the release of Yash Raj Films’ ‘FAN’, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has unveiled an adaptation of his famous wax figure at Madame Tussauds London, inspired by the celebrity obsessed character he plays in the film - Gaurav.
The change of outfit for the wax figure, transforming Shah Rukh Khan into Gaurav, was the first time the...
Well deserved award for humble community hero
A respected Community Development Manager from Bradford was honoured at an award ceremony recently after winning Community Worker of the Year in recognition of her ongoing commitment to her job.
Nazmin Din has worked at Grange Technology College in Little Horton, Bradford, for more than 26 years, during which she has supported thousands...
Sadly only a handful of the aerodynamically-gorgeous, 3.5-litre V6 Ecoboost engine with 600bhp –will ever reach UK showrooms
Designed in an underground basement
Customers hoping to own one of the all-new Ford GT ultra-high-performance supercars, and those with a spare £250,000 lying around can officially submit their applications for one of the first Ford GT’s that’ll be produced.
The Ford GT project...
Charities to get a kick out of Thai boxing session
A Thai boxing champion from Birmingham is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for a local children’s charity next month, as he hosts a five-hour workshop for all abilities.
Mubz Bajwa, 37, has teamed up with fellow British champ, Raf Hussain, to offer a training seminar from 8 Limbs Muay...
Leeds graduate filmmaker wins gong
Mumbai-born Nishad Choughule, a graduate filmmaker from Leeds Beckett University has won the Alumni of the Year Award in the Professional Achievement category at the prestigious Education UK Alumni Awards in India.
Nishad Chaughule, who studied MA Filmmaking and graduated in 2013, was presented with his award by the Mayor of London and Baroness Amos at a high profile...
New district commander outlines plans for Wakefield
To be in charge of policing an area with a population of over 300,000, at a time of cuts, media scrutiny and ever-more hard to trace crimes, is something very few people could handle. For Mabs Hussain, it is just another day at the office.
The 42-year-old Chief Superintendent is the new District Commander...
Switalskis Solicitors is delighted to announce that staff will be giving back to the local community by supporting a charity chosen by each individual team in 2016.
Across the firm, staff will be raising money and awareness for a variety of fantastic charities that are close to the staff members’ hearts.
John Durkan, Managing Director at Switalskis Solicitors, said: “We’re very...
Lean mean track machine
The new BMW M2 Coupé sets the benchmark in the segment of compact high-performance sports cars when it comes to driving dynamics and performance.
Now its extrovert design, dynamic character and outstanding suitability for the race track has bagged Top Gear’s Coupé of the year crown.
Due to go on sale next month, the new BMW M2 is...
‘Female only’ boxing class is a big hitter
Thirty-five-year-old Thai trainer Maria Chu has got women of all ages running ‘Rocky style’ up and down flights of stairs after their vigorous boxing session at her ‘female only’ class on Roseville Road in Leeds.
The super fit mother-of-one says that her Thai boxing classes, on Sundays at Kiatphontip Gym, are becoming...
Students at a school in Roundhay have been leaving their ‘footprints’ on the lives of local Syrian refugees this month as they managed to turn pennies into pounds to raise a ‘shoebox’ full of money.
Young people and staff at Allerton Grange High School, anchored by the money-raising talents of Maths HLTA, Fatma Ali, managed to accumulate over £1,000.
At the...
Mazda has recently unveiled a surprise new MX-5 with an electrically folding hard-top roof, despite claiming the car would always stick to a canvas top.
The Japanese firm had said the fourth-generation would be soft-top only, in the interests of keeping weight down to the incredible target of just one tonne without a driver.
But at the New York International Auto...
Nissan’s eagerly-awaited 'complete makeover' for its 2017 model-year GT-R has turned out to be little more than a light rub-down and an engine tweak.
The incredible performance car, revealed to the media at the New York International Auto Show, is almost exactly no more awesome than the 2016 car, but it does have a little more power, a simplified dashboard...
Bradford’s number one Islamic art dealership is continuing on its mission to showcase pieces from around the world as Artz-I present international creations in the heart of the city centre.
New designs have recently been imported from Bangladesh and Spain, whilst stunning in-house creations are available from the three-floor building.
Mohammed Rasul is one of the directors in the business.
He said:...
