Bradford East MP, David Ward, has surveyed over 2,500 businesses in Bradford and discovered that a significant 36.22 per cent thought that leaving the EU would have direct negative effects for their company with an overwhelming 84 per cent of those surveyed believing that staying in the EU would be in Britain’s best interests.
The results from David’s business survey...
White Rose Shopping Centre has been providing an important stepping stone for two apprentices as they prepare for the next stage of their careers.
21-year-old Nathan Waters, from Kippax, and Chris Taylor, 20, from Bramhope, are approaching the end of their four-year electrical apprenticeships with engineering, IT and facilities services business NG Bailey, which provides on-site services at the shopping...
The remedy of Distress for Rent allows a landlord to enter a tenanted property and seize goods until any outstanding rent is paid. If the rent is not paid, then the landlord is entitled to sell the goods and use the proceeds to discharge the unpaid rent. This ancient remedy is frequently used by landlords to apply effective pressure...
Youth Councillors from E:merge, a youth charity based in Bradford, met together for a day with Desmond Henry, Rashid Khan, Damon Scully, three stars of the award winning documentary ‘Make Bradford British’.
Part of the day was spent considering what makes someone British; with all participants completing the 2014 citizenship test with varying results ensuing.
The youth councillors had the...
The young people who will represent Leeds on the UK Youth Parliament were announced last week, with new faces on board to lead the next generation.
The successful candidates were announced at a special event at Leeds Civic Hall, which was attended by elected members, Leeds Youth Council, youth services, schools and family and friends of the candidates.
In total three...
A Muslim fun-day, which was due to be held at Legoland Windsor this weekend, has been forced to be cancelled after far-right extremists targeted the event.
Racial tension was stirred after more than 1,000 Muslim families were due to attend a private event at the resort in Windsor, Berkshire, on Sunday 9th March.
The attraction received threatening phone calls, emails and...
Pupils from Lady Royd Primary were thrilled to welcome Bradford City striker James Hanson to the school last week to speak about his move from co-op shelf stacker, to Wembley goal hero.
The towering centre forward spoke to pupils about the motivation and determination needed to succeed in life and about his own accomplishments in football.
After a short montage of...
Yorkshire’s becoming somewhat of a hub for gold medallists and the county’s latest double delight came away from the athletics field as Leeds’ biology masterminds took over.
Eight students from the Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) claimed success in round one of this year’s Biology Olympiad, with two students picking up prestigious gold medals.
The competition was designed to recognise A-level...
If you have one, or a number of the conditions below, you are at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes:
• Being from a South Asian background
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of over 30
• Have a close relative with condition
• Are over 40-years-old
• Have high cholesterol or blood pressure
• Your waist is over 37 inches (for...
Muslim children who risk radicalisation by their parents should be taken into care, Boris Johnson has said.
Writing in his weekly Daily Telegraph column, the London mayor said such children were victims of child abuse.
Mr Johnson said they should be removed from their families to stop them being turned into "potential killers or suicide bombers".
The Muslim Council of Britain warned...
A team of students from a Bradford sixth form have taken a ‘quirky’ idea and turned it into a successful business model, as part of a regional enterprise competition.
Eight teens studying business at Bradford Girls Grammar School launched the ‘House of Quirk’ earlier this academic year, selling unique, 2D-style bags in hope of winning the Leeds Enterprise Advisory Programme...
Bradford College and its Students’ Union have literally gone bananas in a bid to raise awareness of ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ which runs until 9th March 2014.
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.
Dressed up as giant bananas, members of the Students’ Union will break out...
Fresh plans to erect a modern complex on the site of the birthplace of the Prophet Mohamed (pbuh), as part of a multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of the pilgrimage city of Mecca have surfaced this week.
Sources reveal that the Saudi government has granted permissions that yet another historic site of religious significance is to be destroyed.
The sweeping redevelopment, which aims to...
Leeds was paid a royal visit earlier this week, as His Royal Highness The Duke of York arrived in the city to promote National Apprenticeship Week.
Small and medium sized businesses across Leeds City Region have been urged to take on an apprentice as part of a new campaign which was officially launched at the Royal Armouries on the 4th...
A Brighouse restaurateur was just one of West Yorkshire’s residents who were awarded for their courage at a recent police awards ceremony which commended our everyday heroes.
Ali Kurnaz, 39, from Brighouse, was awarded a Chief Constable’s Commendation after he tackled a would-be-thief following a mile long chase through the town centre.
After seeing a 79-year-old woman ‘wrestled’ to the floor...
Police are appealing for any information on the whereabouts of Aamir 'Eric' Qudeer, who has not been seen for more than eight days.
Aamir has been missing since Wednesday, 26th February when he was last seen at Leeds railway station, boarding a train for Liverpool at 3pm. Anybody who can help with the search is asked to come forward urgently...
The CEO of a Bradford-based charity has been selected to join 100 other global leaders to probe how to tackle challenges that society faces in today’s climate.
Dr Mohammed Ali OBE, from QED-UK will be involved in the prestigious CSCLeaders programme, where Alumini from across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth will gather to discuss strategies needed by future leaders.
The...
A family from Bradford were speechless after they received news that their child had been offered a life-changing organ donation by a ‘complete stranger’ after an appeal in the Asian Express newspaper.
Eight-year-old, Zayna Fatima Iqbal, suffers from a condition called Global Developmental Delay, and was first featured in the paper during a visit to Martin House Children’s Hospice.
Little Zayna...
Just over one year ago, up and coming teenage calligraphist, Ismail Hussayn, spoke to the Asian Express newspaper about his chosen career and over the past 12 months his reputation has gone from strength-to-strength.
The 19-year-old is a master of Arabic calligraphy, and is reinventing the art form, removing the image of a middle-age stereotypical artist, to a young, energetic...
