Watch Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox deliver her maiden speech
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IMWS – Indian Muslim Welfare Society
The public are being asked to be more vigilant when donating to charities conducting door to door collections. All collectors are required to have a house-to-house collection licence from the council, without which it is illegal for them to take
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in the reference section of Batley Library where even more Batley Poets emerged with poetry worthy of any stage. Over the past three years, during the Batley Festival, a dedicated segment for the poets
In some quarters it seems a controversy has arisen as to whether Muslims should vote or not and even if Muslims should take part and stand as candidates in a democratic election being held in a non-Muslim country. The answer,
If truth be said there is nothing like a General Election to bring politics out of the woodwork and into popular daily discussion. Regardless of which party you support it seems everyone is suddenly an expert and worthy of owning
Whilst the political focus remains on the day to day poll changes with the Tories and Labour vying to get ahead of each other and form what is likely to be another coalition government, let us not forget the local
The UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer Boots UK are closing their Batley branch, situated on Commercial Street, saying it is no longer economically viable to continue a source told Paigaam. A spokes-person for the retailer told Paigaam they
Westminster Hall once again became an arena to host yet another debate on whether all animals should be stunned before slaughter. Although an EU directive says all meat and poultry has to be stunned, member states do have the right
By the Recently Reformed There’s two things guaranteed at the end of a Gregorian year: to pin up the new Paigaam calendar and for a smoker to voice a resolution to quit his addiction. However, the latter often succumbs to
Learners attending the ESOL class at the Al-Hikmah Centre took a trip to a local museum as part of their tuition. The class have been looking at ‘our community’ and in particular important buildings such as town halls, libraries and