Charities, voluntary groups and local organisations benefit
Organisations across West Yorkshire continue to benefit from a police community project which has so far resulted in dozens of groups receiving more than £500,000 in grant money.
The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Safer Communities Fund is built up throughout the year by money seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
These...
Father murdered wife and daughters before killing himself
Four members of the same family were found dead at their Bradford home earlier this week after the father murdered his wife and teenage children before hanging himself.
The bodies of 49-year-old Jitendra Lad, along with his wife, Duksha Lad, 44, and their daughters, Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 16, were all found at...
The musically captivating voice of the world-renowned king of Qawwali and Sufi music - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, enchanted almost 6,000 people at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 30th August with a sensational performance.
The show, part of his ‘Back To Love’ tour, gave the audience a whole range of Bollywood songs, old and new heartfelt melodious tunes...
An Imam, a Sikh Leader and a community champion lead the way in this year’s honorary doctorates list who were commended this past week as part of Leeds Metropolitan’s summer graduations.
Amongst the total 17 recipients of this year’s awards was Hamara Healthy Living Centre’s Hanif Malik,who was commended for his work in helping to develop the largest ethnic minority...
"To exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent..."
Actor George Clooney has strongly criticised the Daily Mail for a “completely fabricated story” about his fiancée, saying its only intention is to exploit religious differences and says that it has put his family at risk.
In an open letter, the actor said that a Daily Mail story...
Faiths unite during Ramadhan to tackle common crime
The month of Ramadan is about caring and sharing with all regardless of backgrounds, and now, during this Islamic holy month, faith institutions have come together to support a campaign aiming to eradicate domestic violence from society altogether.
Domestic abuse is an alarmingly common crime in the UK for both genders, with one...
A local Imam has given his full support to a pilot campaign in Wakefield to identify people with undiagnosed high blood pressure.
Last month, the Public Health England joined local businesses, pharmacies and public services to launch a new campaign, which will encourage people aged 40 and over to visit one of over 50 blood pressure drop-ins set up across...
Rihanna and Drake were recently spotted having fun across Manchester along with all 16 members of their entourage. Rihanna had joined Drake for his gig at the Phones’s 4 u Arena in the city last month.
The restaurant of choice for the celebs? Zouk Tea Bar & Grill in Chester Street, Manchester.
The Yorkshire-based restaurant, which has a branch in Manchester...
One of Leeds’ fastest rising children’s authors made sure her home city was not forgotten about last weekend as a ‘Ridiculous Witch’ was spotted in Headingley.
‘The odd-legged car crashing witch of Leeds’ is the latest book to be released by Yorkshire author, Sarah Shafi, in her ‘Ridiculous Witches’ series, and was read for the first time at Headingley LitFest...
For 32 years, Jawaid Akhtar was proud to call himself a member of the West Yorkshire Police Force yet at the start of 2014, he finally called time on his long-standing career and became ‘just Jawaid’ once again.
Involved in some of the biggest cases in West Yorkshire throughout the last four decades, he will perhaps be best remembered for...
For more than 30 years, a Rotherham resident has worked tirelessly with the local public all in hope of creating a cohesive community and her efforts have now been royally recognised.
Zanib Rasool received her MBE for services to the community earlier this week from the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, at Buckingham Palace after being named on the Queen’s...
A leading arts charity will be launching two innovative projects later this month to celebrate the importance of women in arts.
The South Asian Arts-uk (SAA-uk) will be launching the Women in Arts programme in Leeds on the 29th and 30th March with a pair of unique performances.
In the classical world of Indian music, dance and arts it is typically...
The family of a missing 21-year-old from Leeds, have expressed their disappointment with how the police have dealt with raising awareness of his disappearance, which was over a month ago.
The University of Bradford engineering student, Aamir Qudeer, mysteriously went missing without trace on Wednesday 26th February.
He had missed lectures shortly before he went missing, but there were no other...
They may be separated by more than 3,000 miles yet the University of Huddersfield has cemented its ‘close relationship’ with an institution that will play a key role in shaping a new future for Libya.
Senior figures from the Benghazi University came on a fact-finding visit earlier this week and signed a special ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ when they visited...
As the financial gap between the rich and the poor gets ever wider, a new food bank in Bradford is aiming to help out families at the lower end of the economic scale.
Operating out of Save the Mother’s Trust’s Great Horton site, food will be packed and handed over to distributors across the area who are then tasked with...
A Bradford resident has become the first Asian member in 50 years to join the city’s Royal British Legion after signing up in honour of his father.
60-year-old Raja Tariq Mehmood says he is ‘extremely proud’ to wear the 13 medals, obtained by Subh Ali Shan from both British and Pakistan governments, and hopes his new membership will only carry...
Experience a true taste of Italy on your doorstep as Gelato Passion brings classic flavours and indulgent tastes to West Yorkshire.
Set up earlier this year, Gelato Passion has already become a hot spot for local residents in both Bradford and Leeds with the Summerville Road site, and Dewsbury Road address, seeing customers flock to the door to see what...
The recent Court of Appeal case of Lloyd v Browning serves as a cautionary reminder to both buyers and sellers of land of the effect of non-reliance clauses. It is common practice in contracts for the sale of land to include a clause whereby the buyer is unable to rely on any pre-contractual statements made by the seller to...
To celebrate hitting 270.49mph (435.31 km/h) and unofficially breaking the Guinness World record for fastest production car, the Texan carmaker is building three very special cars, each with a $1.25 million price tag.
In February, a Venom GT took to the runway at the Kennedy Space Center and, with just a 3.2-mile track to play with, managed to break the...
The relatives of a missing 21-year-old from Leeds, have taken to the streets with a campaign calling for members of the public to step forward if they have any information of his whereabouts.
The family has recently expressed their disappointment to the Asian Express on how they feel the police has dealt with raising public awareness of Aamir Qudeers’s disappearance,...
