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Sikh Women’s Aid survey reveals alarming data on domestic abuse by female perpetrators and child abuse

Representational image by The Telegraph India UK charity and victim support service Sikh Women’s Aid has launched its second publication that looks to evidence and examine the prevalence and impact of domestic and sexual violence in the Sikh Panjabi community. Sikh Women’s Aid has also spent the last 18 months supporting more than 130 families, […]

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First ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup held in Glasgow over the weekend

Image by Oceanic Sports Glasgow based team G-Town International (GTI FC) has been crowned the winner of the first ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup (SMFC). This one day event was hosted by Oceanic Sports in partnership with The Well Foundation on the 20th of November at Dalziel Park Golf Club in Motherwell from 4pm to

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Cricket Scotland announces significant changes in strategy to ensure long-term success for the international teams

Anjan Luthra, Chair of Cricket Scotland (Image by Cricket Scotland) Cricket Scotland announced on Thursday, 17 November a number of significant changes in strategy that will underpin long-term success for the international teams and deliver a more sustainable governing body in the years ahead.  For the first time, paid contracts will be offered to women’s

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34th Asian Trader Awards recognises excellence in the retail sector

Shailesh Solanki, Aditya Solanki, Shamly Sud, Madhuri Sood, Kalpesh Solanki, Matt Forde (Image by Asian Trader Awards) On Wednesday, 9 November, the 34th Asian Trader Awards took place against a backdrop of great achievement, personal loss and economic challenges for the grocery sector sat London’s Park Plaza Westminster Hotel. Kevin Hollinrake, minister in the Department

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Sharp rise in bullying cases reported across primary and secondary schools in Edinburgh

Image by futurity.org A “startling” report has come to light where new figures have suggested a sharp rise of reported bullying incidents in Edinburgh schools by 400 per cent since 2019. These incidents include more than 500 race-related attacks across the Scottish capital’s primary and secondary schools. According to EdinburghLive, the data collected shows “primary incidents

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Sikhs return to the parliament to mark 553rd Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurb event

All images by Facebook @SikhFedUK After a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sikhs and politicians were back in Parliament on Tuesday, 15 November, to mark the 553rd Gurpurb, birth anniversary of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The event was co-hosted by The Sikh Network, the Sikh Federation

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Asda becomes UK’s first supermarket to double the amount of toilet paper per roll in an effort to reduce plastic and cardboard waste

Image by Asda Asda has become the first UK supermarket to change all of its own brand toilet rolls to double length in a move which will see it remove 74 tonnes of plastic and save 760 tonnes of cardboard a year. The supermarket giant, owned by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, has doubled the

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Britain to offer 3000 visas each year to degree-educated Indians

Image by Twitter @RishiSunak Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met PM Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia this week. This was the first meeting between the two leaders where Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the top leader last month. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of

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PM Rishi Sunak holds talks with several world leaders at the G20 summit

Image by Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met several world leaders including US President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia this week. On Tuesday, 15 November, the leaders agreed on the national and international importance of the strong UK-US relationship, particularly given the challenging economic times the world

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Ethnic communities to come together for the first Scottish Minorities Football Cup

Image by Oceanic Sports  Oceanic Sports is organising the first ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup (SMFC) on Sunday, 20 November. This one day event will be hosted at Dalziel Park Golf Club from 4pm to 8pm with the participating teams competing for the trophy until there are only two left to battle it out in

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