Tag: Bradford
Hurricane Harris storms to national title
Two titles in three days for hard-hitting Akbar
Bradford’s latest teenage boxing sensation, Mohammed Harris Akbar, consolidated his place at the top of his division...
Khan captures the world
The fighting pride of Bradford secures double title win
Just over 12 months on from his triumphant return to the boxing ring, Bradford’s own Tasif...
Hoverboards pulled from shelf
Authorities stop sales of ‘dangerous’ gifts
Trading Standards officers stopped nearly 1,800 unsafe ‘hoverboards’ from being sold to consumers in Birmingham during the run up...
“Where’s my dad?”
Daughter of Bradford businessman speaks nine years on from his disappearance
The daughter of a missing Bradford businessman who vanished almost nine years ago, has...
Ferocious Feroze
Martial arts star is top of the class
A taekwondo ace from Bradford, who only took up the sport two years ago, has been named...
Communities urged to unite ahead of Queens 90th birthday
Putting ‘United’ back in ‘United Kingdom’ and ‘Great’ back in ‘Great Britain’
A country-wide campaign, which aims to bring people of all backgrounds together to...
Bradford charity group revisit refugee camps in Dunkirk and Calais
Keeping ‘in touch’ with the world’s neediest
Osman Gondal, founder and CEO of Bradford’s InTouch Foundation, has visited the migrant camps in Dunkirk and Calais,...
Taxis being damaged with new sticker rule
Drivers fear that taxis are becoming over-regulated
Taxi drivers in Bradford say they feel their livelihoods are being ‘targeted’ after new legislation was introduced by...
Money stolen from under shops’ noses using fake ‘preacher’ personas
Charity box crooks target Empowering Communities
An international charity, which provides humanitarian aid to people in some of the world’s most deprived areas, is appealing...
Arty heartache after Drummond Mill fire
Local artists lose everything as giant puppets burn
Five years’ worth of community artwork - including fantastical giant puppets and illuminating lanterns – have been...
Moghuls – On the Rocks
‘Not just a meal, an experience’
The idea of ordering a steak from an Indian curry house is one which may entice very few people.
However,...
Tackling cross-border operations
‘Intended use’ policy welcomed by Bradford’s cabbies
Bradford Council has welcomed moves by a Lancashire local authority to put an end to the problem of...
Over 400,000 objects from the National Media Museum to be transferred...
Bradford to lose big bounty of arty artefacts
A recently signed agreement, which will see more than 400,000 objects from Bradford’s National Media Museum...
Singing sensation from Bradford gets popstars’ chairs swinging
Wibsey warbler wows Will.i.am
Twenty-one-year-old Bradford-born singer, Faheem Ashraf, had the judges' chairs spinning around faster than a vinyl record player set to the rotational speed of...
Well built by well wishers
Students ensure late classmate from Bradford will be remembered
A water well is being built in Nepal in memory of a Bradford College student who...
Run, walk or cycle for your 2016 charity challenge
Places still available for Halifax to Bradford fundraiser
In 2014, they raised £2,000, in 2015 it was £7,000, and now, with just weeks to...
The Jewel in the Bradford College Crown
If you’re looking for a fresh, locally sourced, tasty and reasonably priced lunch then why not consider trying Bradford College’s Grove Restaurant.
This restaurant is...
Thinking inside and outside of the BOXing ring
‘Not producing champions in the ring, producing champions in life’
A new boxing gym, aiming to educate young members of society both inside and out...
Inferno in heart of Bradford destroys 19th century landmark
Drummond Mill fire AFTERMATH
Bradford’s landscape may never be the same after a massive blaze fire ripped through of one of the city’s most iconic...
MPs gather evidence from young people to use in their ‘Prevent’...
Extremism is now Bradford’s ‘Big Conversation’
A roundtable discussion - involving MPs, local people from Bradford, young people aged 16-25, social workers, police and youth...
