For the past 30 years Skylord Travel has built up a reputation as one of the most trustworthy travel agents in the country, and with six offices nationwide, your perfect holiday could be right on your doorstep.
Established in 1983, the company has grown into a huge success, issuing more than 80,000 tickets a year and working with leading holiday...
Leeds fundraiser aims to conquer massive challenge
Syria may be more than 2,000 miles away from the United Kingdom yet that is not stopping a local runner from covering the distance - on foot and bike, in just 12 months.
Naheem Yacub, from Leeds, will run on average a marathon a week, whilst also completing a 1,000mile bike ride later this...
Runners ready to raise funds for Pakistan orphanage
A group of runners from a Bradford masjid will be taking on the city’s 10K challenge next weekend as they look to raise vital funds for an orphanage in Pakistan.
Team NADA will run alongside more than 1,500 other runners at the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K on Sunday 16th March, fundraising for the...
Two-time world champion Amir Khan has lent his support to Chelsea’s Asian Star initiative as the club’s ground-breaking programme returns for a sixth year in May.
The former world champion and 2004 Olympic silver-medal winning boxer is amongst the most famous Asian sportsmen in the world and had no hesitation in giving his support to the project, designed to tackle...
Are you looking for the perfect wedding invitation that blends both a personal and professional touch? Look no further! Shaadi cards Bradford has a huge range of beautiful designs varied to suit everyone's unique taste.
With the price of cards starting from just 39p, everyone's pocket is welcome. Whether it’s invitations or favour boxes, the company takes pride in saying;...
Advanced aluminium monocoque mid-sized sports car announced by British carmaker
This week at the Geneva Auto Show, Jaguar confirmed that it will bring an all-new mid size sports sedan to production - the Jaguar XE.
The XE will be the first product from the new advanced aluminium architecture, which was showcased in the C-X17 concept car back in 2013, with global...
Asian Express caught up with Kangana and found out what made her take up the role in ‘Queen’
Sweet-faced Kangana Ranaut is known as Bollywood's fashionista, but while preparing for Vikas Bahl's film ‘Queen’, which releases in cinemas this week, her looks and designer clothes were the last thing on her mind.
Playing the role of a dumped girl in ‘Queen’,...
Doctor Who prequel star ‘can’t wait’ to get started
Doctor Who, one of the most iconic British television series’ in history, is set to welcome a new look later this year as its prequel, ‘A Wild Endeavour’ arrives on television screens.
The new show follows the adventures of the Doctor and the Master at a time before they became enemies and...
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...
