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England stars urge kids to get playing in a new video ahead of a record year for kids\’ cricket

Image by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) England stars and school children have joined forces to urge more kids to pick up a bat and ball – showcasing all the ways in which people play cricket, whether in the back garden, at school, in the park, in the street, on the beach or at […]

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Twin brothers celebrate their birthday and impressive A-level results on the same day

Image by Nq Twin brothers Moneeb and Haseeb celebrated their 18th birthday when they received their remarkable A-level results.  Nelson and Colne College pupils Moneeb Mohammed achieved an A*, A, and A in psychology, law and sociology and is now heading to The University of Manchester to study law with ambitions of becoming a judge

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TB Promotions set to host Unleashed in Sheffield this Weekend

Image by TB Production Truly Blessed Promotions will host Unleashed, an unmissable night of boxing, held at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on August 17th.  Ali Mehmood, the owner of TB Promotions, spoke about how his journey began.  He said: “I was always into sports, mainly football and cricket, but I also had a

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Manchester accountancy firms announce expansion into South Asia

Image by TR Forensic Accountants A Northern-based accountancy firm has announced it is expanding its operations into South Asia with a significant recruitment drive to create a new financial division. The firm has recruited 50 new data analysts specialising in guiding companies on investment decisions and managing financial projects as part of an affordability campaign

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South Asian man recognised for bravery after Leicester Square attack

Image by Eleanor Cunningham Abdullah, a security guard at TWG Tea shop, helped disarm an alleged knife attacker in Leicester Square and is now being recognised for his bravery at the Pakistan High Commission in London.  The 29-year-old told the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), after being the guest of honour at the Pakistan Independence Day

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Women’s group raises £2,000 for Yorkshire-based international humanitarian charity

Image by Human Relief Foundation The Roshni Women’s Group (TRWG) has raised nearly £2,000 for the Human Relief Foundation’s Palestine Emergency Appeal through recent learning workshops and children’s activities at its education centre.  Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is a Bradford-based humanitarian aid charity that works to provide food, water, security, and refugee care to some

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Bradford Independent Group calls for action against far-right violence

Image by Bradford Council Bradford Independent Group have released a statement calling for measures that will ensure safety for Muslim communities.  They called for the Bradford community to unite against hate and continue to push for more robust measures against extremism. The statement said: “We are deeply outraged and gravely concerned by the recent surge

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Sadiq Khan claims new law to make social media safer is “not fit for purpose”

Image by Bloomberg Sadiq Khan (pictured above), the mayor of London, has urged the UK Government to revisit new social media rules. He says the disorder of last week shows that regulations due to come into force are “not fit for purpose.”  The Online Safety Act became law in the UK last year but has

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Charities team up to donate treatment chair to cancer unit

Image by Rosemere Cancer Foundation Charities across England have united to donate over four thousand pounds to provide a new treatment chair for the Chemotherapy Unit at the Royal Preston Hospital.  The Rhodi Charitable Trust and The HVM Foundation have joined forces to pay the total cost of the Digiterm C4 Battery Therapy Chair to

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