Dementia has an impact on many lives, but so few are willing to come forward and talk about this cruel, debilitating disease. Local community activist Siddiq Birader, who has spent the past four years looking after his mother Amina, speaks
A record ten children reached the gold standard during the IMWS 2014 ECB Cricket for Kids course held at the Al-Hikmah Centre. The course, which was in partnership with Kirklees Council, was open to children aged between 8 to 12
The IMWS Youth Club’s FIFA 14 Tournament turned into a colourful competition full of competitive local gamers aiming to be the very first IMWS FIFA Champion. In an enthralling Sunday afternoon 16 gamers aged 11 to 19 took part during
A documentary looking at the atrocities of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its after effect in modern day Gujarat has been released with its first screening taking place in the Khalili Lecture Theatre at the University of London. A screening
Last month the IMWS and its partners helped galvanise the local community, to raise money for those affected by the floods in southern areas of the UK. The generosity of local people saw £16,000 raised in aid of helping those
Sleep problems are very common and are often referred to as insomnia. A recent study found that as many as 30% of the adult population are affected by sleep problems. Sleep difficulties are particularly common in women, children and those
Batley become the latest town to use its Twitter users to launch a promotional onslaught on the social media platform. In the very first #BatleyHour over 120 tweets were posted in 60 minutes and got the Tweeters of Batley buzzing
Milen Care continued to celebrate their silver jubilee with an open to all Carrom competition in March. The competition saw 23 players take part, and regular centre attendee Ebrahim bhai Mamaniat went on to win the tournament. The elderly centre
A report published in February found patients in Kirklees are routinely given misleading information about the availability of an NHS dentist in Kirklees, and found examples of poor practice leaving parents having to register as a private patient in order
A man from Savile Town will this April be running the London marathon and help raise funds for a children’s charity after being inspired by an article in Paigaam a few years ago. Imran Patel will be part of a
