Nadiya hosts scrumptious cooking demo in Leeds
The nation’s favourite chef made a triumphant return to Leeds on Thursday 10th December, as Nadiya Hussein cooked up a storm in the Merrion Centre.
Having clinched the Great British bake-Off title earlier this year, the mum-of-three returned to her former home city for a baking demonstration to the delight of the gathered crowds.
Teaching...
What began as a two-man business almost 20 years ago in Bradford is now one of North England’s most renowned legal firms as Khan Solicitors continues to bring a first class service to clients from all walks of life.
The criminal defence specialists today boast an expansive team of law professionals who work in every area of law from police...
Great British Bake Off winner’s to cook up a storm in Leeds
For the first time since she baked her way to fame, Nadiya Hussain returns to her adopted home city to share some secrets of that success.
The 2015 Great British Bake Off champion will be hosting her first cooking demonstration in Leeds, in the Merrion Centre on Thursday 10th...
A national newspaper’s claim that one in five British Muslims sympathise with ISIS jihadis provoked hundreds of complaints and saw the author of the poll declare it to be a misinterpretation of the survey results.
On Monday 23rd November, the front page of The Sun newspaper published the story under the headline: “1 in 5 Brit Muslims’ sympathy for jihadis”...
A Bradford schoolgirl is preparing to jet off on the adventure of a lifetime next year as she puts her football skills to the test on a US soccer scholarship.
17-year-old Aqsa Mushtaq has been playing football since she was just six-years-old and currently represents Bradford City Ladies in the Women’s Premier League North Division.
As the youngest member of the...
By an anonymous blogger
I helped conduct the poll that UK tabloid paper The Sun splashed all over its front page on Monday under the inflammatory headline '1 in 5 Brit Muslims' sympathy for jihadis.' I have done work for the market research agency behind the survey, Survation, on and off since March, and when I showed up to...
Achieve your fitness goals
For the past five years, Every Day Fitness has been helping people across Leeds achieve their health aims, whether it be to shed a few pounds, tone up some muscle, or prepare for a marathon.
Now, following a six-month refurbishment, the gym is back bigger and better than ever with free taster sessions available for aspiring new...
Nadiya talks highlights and struggles in the UK’s most famous kitchen
From prestigious ‘Hollywood handshakes’ to the odd ‘wobbly bottom’, this year’s Great British Bake Off once again proved to be the UK’s favourite show, drawing in figures of over 14 million for the grand final.
After five delicious weeks, and the elimination of nine contestants, it was Leeds’ own Nadiya...
‘If I can do this, so can you’
Twenty years ago, a young 22-year-old aspiring police officer from Bradford handed in his first application form at his local station, with the dream of one day patrolling the city’s streets.
Today, that same man has become one of the country’s highest ranking Asian officers, as Mabs Hussain - West Yorkshire Police Superintendent...
‘Don’t take your insurer’s first offer’
Have you suffered a non-fault accident and are unhappy with the compensation offered from your insurer? Well now, thanks to one of Leeds’ leading solicitor firms, you can say ‘no’ to that offer with confidence that you will get the maximum damages you rightfully deserve.
Northone Solicitors specialise in getting clients the full settlement every...
New faces welcomed in to growing city firm
For the past 11 years, Platinum Partnership Solicitors has been a growing force in Bradford, bringing a new level of legal service to clients across the city.
Now, as the firm marks another year of growth – with profits rising 20 per cent from the previous term, there are even more reasons to...
Clinicians at West Yorkshire’s fastest growing skin clinic are preparing to launch an array of new advanced treatments later this year, giving clients across the county even more options when it comes to achieving that most desirable look.
Skyn Doctor is a doctor-owned, doctor-led clinic, located in the heart of Huddersfield, providing aesthetic treatments by highly skilled medical professionals to...
Records broken as support for charity continues to grow
For the past 18 months, a mobile soup kitchen charity in Leeds has been serving up warm meals to those most vulnerable in the city and now, following a hugely successful fundraising event this month, even more dishes can be prepared.
The InTouch Foundation was first established in Bradford and expanded...
For over 500 years, the international Sikh community has been preparing, cooking and offering up free food, known as ‘langar’ to the wider public.
Today, this tradition continues in gurdwaras across the world, and last week, seven days were held nationally to promote langar amongst the non-Sikh community.
Alerting the public that Gurdwaras are places to go for free food for...
Over 150 volunteers painted the streets of Bradford purple last weekend as the annual Sewa Day celebrations once again brought out the best in people.
Now in its sixth year, ‘sewa’ is a universal concept, which involves performing an act of kindness without expectation of reward.
On Sunday 4th October, volunteers gathered at the Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple, on Leeds Road,...
‘We Stand Together’ campaign urges victims to speak out
Since 2007, the reporting of hate crimes in the UK has dropped by 11 per cent, meaning fewer people are coming forward after suffering both physical and verbal attacks.
Last week saw the national launch of the ‘We Stand Together’ campaign, encouraging all victims of hate crime to no longer sit in...
Bradford family launch petition to protect city’s drivers
A bereaved father, whose son was tragically killed in a car accident last year, has launched his own petition in an attempt to keep other drivers safe on Bradford’s busiest roads.
Amjad Malik, from Eccleshill, is attempting to gather 2,000 signatures in support of installing speed cameras on Leeds Road, Killinghall Road and...
Business leaders raise £125,000 on record-breaking night
Over 800 guests turned out for the 33rd Annual Aagrah Business Dinner last weekend as records were broken on a glamorous night in Rotherham.
Organised by the Yorkshire-based Aagrah Group of Restaurants, influential business guests, including CEO’s, Managing Directors and other key decision makers, attended the hot ticket event, helping to raise an amazing...
‘The images seen on television did not do justice’
A veteran volunteer from Bradford, who claims to be amongst the first aid workers to leave for the island of Lesbos to support refugees, is preparing to head out on his latest mission this week.
Ghalib Hussain was joined by fellow Bradfordian, Shafiq Hussain, and Abdul Ghafoor, from Keighley, as they embarked...
Family and friends of a teenager, who sadly passed away in hospital earlier this year, have raised thousands of pounds in his memory for two local causes.
16-year-old Arslan Aslam, from Ravensthorpe, suffered from muscular dystrophy and died five days after undergoing surgery, to allow him to sit up straight, at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
On Saturday 26th September, around 30...
