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Tourist Attractions in Leeds

Tourist Attractions in Leeds
Tourists all over the world look for different places of interest. Some people like historical places, some search for sports resorts especially golf, some look for pure entertainment and some move on business pursuits. There are, however, certain spots on the globe that provide a combination of all these. One of the [...]

City Guide to Bradford

City Guide to Bradford
Bradford is a large northern city, with a long and documented history, and a population of almost 300,000 people.

Numerous important historical buildings and monuments, including mills and factories and one of only two World Heritage Sites in Yorkshire, [...]

Chicken Soup for the Compensation-Seeking Employee’s Soul

Chicken Soup for the Compensation-Seeking Employee’s Soul
For all those employees who are scared of claiming compensation from their employers in cases of employer negligence, this will come as a highly inspirational story. An employee of Northern Rail has successfully claimed 6,000 pounds in compensation from his employers. The employee is a train driver who goes [...]

Finding the best restaurant in Skipton

Finding the best restaurant in Skipton
many to choose from how do you decide where to go?
Having lived in Skipton all my life (31 years) and with a tummy that never stops rumbling I thought I’d share my top 5 Skipton Restaurants’ with you………
Number Five – Sam Houston’s, Water Street, Skipton
Sam’s back was the message earlier [...]

Fire safety advice applied in clubs today goes right back to Hendrix concerts

Fire safety advice applied in clubs today goes right back to Hendrix concerts
Although there may be initial protests from attendees at, for example, a gig or concert that has been closed down early due to a fire risk, there are important reasons behind doing so, and the fire departments take any fire risk very seriously.
A [...]

Vacationing In Bradford – West Yorkshire Is Rich With History And Fun

Vacationing In Bradford – West Yorkshire Is Rich With History And Fun
Who has not heard of the famous fairy photos from 1917, that 2 cousins took in their garden here in Bradford? Arthur Conan Doyle was even sure the photos were real and even met the 2 girls. No proof could be developed that either [...]

Tadeeb International Lives On!

Tadeeb International Lives On!
Tadeeb International lives on!
After an unavoidable delay, Tadeeb International, the award-winning dual-language, (Urdu/English), literary and cultural journal, will be published again in January, 2009. As before, the journal will be produced in Islamabad, Pakistan, under the guidance of Hameed Qaiser, its Urdu editor, and will be distributed from Islamabad and Bradford, UK. [...]

Plenty to see and do in West Yorkshire – but remember to wear a hat!

Plenty to see and do in West Yorkshire – but remember to wear a hat!
West Yorkshire is often thought of as an industrial area yet here you will find a World Heritage Site, towns and villages in dramatic settings, the home of the famous Bronte sisters, wonderful art collections and bleak yet beautiful moorland, which [...]

English/Urdu Literary And Cultural Journal, Tadeeb International, Fosters Young Writers

English/Urdu Literary And Cultural Journal, Tadeeb International, Fosters Young Writers
Tadeeb International seeks to foster new writing from all quarters, but, particularly, by young people.  Recently, to this end, Bazm-E-Tadeeb International organised and mounted, in conjunction with the British Council, Lahore, (www.britishcouncil.org/Pakistan), and the Global Schools Partnership, (www.britishcouncil.org/globalschools.htm), a video-conference literary event for pupils from schools in [...]

Jack Shaw & Co Antiques

Jack Shaw & Co Antiques

The Old Grammar School, Skipton Road,Ilkley,West Yorkshire,LS29 9EJ

Jack Shaw & Co. was established by my father, Jack Shaw, in 1945. In 1965 I moved to London, spending three years with a colleague of my father’s as part of my introduction to the silver trade.