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'Coke recipe' found in a 130-year-old notebook belonging to inventor's best friend.For almost 125 years, the secrecy surrounding the recipe for Coca-Cola has been one of the world's great marketing ploys. As the story goes, the fizzy drink's famous "Mer-chandise 7X" flavourings have remained unchanged since they were concocted in 1886 and the recipe is today entrusted only to two Coke executives,

neither of whom can travel on the same plane for fear the secret goes down with them.The seven-ingredient for-mula was created by John Pemberton, an Atlanta chemist and former Con-federate army officer who crafted cough medicines and other concoctions in his spare time. In 1887, he sold the recipe to a businessman, Asa Griggs, who immediately placed it for safekeeping in the then Georgia Trust bank.The secret formula was in back issue of Pemberton's

local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tucked away on an inside page 28 of the 8 February 1979 edition.The column was based on an old leather-bound notebook that belonged to Pemberton's best friend and fellow Atlanta chem-ist, RR Evans. Found in the notebook had been handed down the gen-erations until it reached a chemist in Georgia called Everett Beal, whose widow still possesses it.Turn to Page 4

COCA-COLA’sALCOHOLIC SECRET RECIPE REVEALED?Coca-Cola's secret recipe has been let out of the bottle?

Schools will see their budg-ets for maintenance and repairs slashed by 80% next year as a result of Govern-ment cuts, Labour said.Shadow education secretary Andy Burnham accused Ed-ucation Secretary Michael Gove of sending schools back to the "dark ages" of crumbling classrooms and inadequate equipment.Research commissioned from the independent House of Commons Library found that secondary schools would lose on average 86,000 from their budget for building work, repairs and computers. Primary schools will lose an average of £26,000."We are looking at a return to the bad old days of the 1980s when children tried to learn in crumbling class-rooms with equipment not up to the job," Mr Burnham

said."With these cuts Michael Gove is sending schools back to the dark ages."Aides to Mr Gove said that the Government had already announced that the funds directly allocated to schools would be "much lower" next year."The reality is that on aver-age we will be spending more on education capital over the next four years than Labour did in its first two terms," one aide said."But unlike Labour we will be doing it efficiently and quickly and targeting schools most in need. Waste was endemic in Labour's school building programme."We have prioritised front-line education spending and money for the poorest chil-dren rather than extravagant and expensive buildings."

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Paul Blomfield challenged the Government in Parliament about the threatened abolition of the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) and urged them to extend the funding. In Sheffield FIF money em-ploys 12 specialist debt advice workers who last year helped

nearly 2000 people. FIF fund-ing ends on 31st March 2011 and if it is not continued the 12 debt workers will lose their jobs, along with 500 debt ad-visers across the UK. A Treas-ury review of the funding is on-going with no news on whether it will continue after March. Paul Blomfield MP said: “I’m

deeply concerned that the Financial Inclusion Fund is under threat. Debt workers are doing a critical job working with vulnerable people who have ended up in debt. “In the last year the Sheffield debt caseworkers dealt with £25.6 million of debt, pre-

vented the loss of the homes of 110 clients and successfully negotiated debt payment plans for 655 people. This will be a particularly callous decision at a time when personal debt is likely to increase as a result of the Government’s policies.”

MP Paul Blomfield Challenges Government over Threat to Debt Support Service

By YASMEEN ALI Lahore, PakistanYou cannot open the TV, or read a paper here without more and more news about Raymond Davis and his mur-derous act. His killing on Jan. 27 of two young Pakista-nis has created international waves, too, plunging the Pa-kistan-America relationship into stormy waters.A great deal has been writ-ten about the case: Raymond Davis's employment status, whether he is a diplomat or not, who his victims were and what led to their demise at his hands, and finally whether or not Davis can be detained and ultimately tried under the Pa-kistani Law.Interestingly though, nobody in the media has made a study of the Vienna Diplomatic Coventions that discuss dip-lomatic immunity. The con-vention of 1961 gets cited routinely by the American

government, which claims it grants all diplomatic workers immunity from prosecution. But that claim overstates the case. The actual document -- never actually quoted -- is more nu-anced. A friend notes, "The issue is not who the two Paki-stanis were. The real issue is: The US me-dia has confirmed what the US government is denying: Davis runs a private security firm. He is a military contrac-tor. #He is registered in Colo-rado as the owner of a secu-rity firm." He says the ques-tions that should be asked are: What was his real job in Lahore/Islamabad/Peshawar? And can a diplomats carry an unlicensed gun?"This same friend also sug-gests that the indentity of the two Pakistani shooting vic-tims -- according to a number of Pakistani reports, and to

several in the US, including ABC News, they were work-ing for Pakistani intelligence and were tailing Davis -- is a distraction. He says the real issues are what Davis was doing here and secondly, can a so-called "technical advisor"--the term the US State Department fi-nally settled on to describe his job -- claim diplomatic immu-nity?

I would argue, though, that the real issue is a general ignorance concerning what diplomatic immunity is, and whether such immunity ex-tends to all acts of any nature committed by an individual, even if that individual does qualify as a diplomat. All oth-er questions are a distraction.

International Law is Clear that Diplomatic Immunity is NOT Absolute

Improving Access to Psychological Ther-apies (IAPT) is a service set up to help people who experience depression and anxiety.Currently in Sheffield we have over 100 staff across the city based in different GP surgeries and some voluntary organisa-tions. These include Psychological Well-being Practitioners (PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT Therapists) and Counsellors. All staff receive regu-lar supervision and line management to ensure we deliver the best possible treat-ments. There will be times in our lives where things happen to make us feel low or anx-ious and stressed. Sometimes, after a pe-riod of adjustment, we can move on from that experience or situation. However, there may be times where we find it dif-ficult to cope and move forward. The effects can spread to other areas of our lives, for example, at home or at work.This is where the IAPT service fits in. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners work with people face to face or over the telephone. They provide low inten-sity interventions for people with mild to moderate depression and/ or anxiety dis-orders. Anxiety disorders include Panic Disorders, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Obsessive Compulsive Dis-order (OCD). They use a guided self help approach. They will help you understand

your problems more clearly and explain ways in which you can manage them to improve your mood. This may include signposting you to local services available in your area, for example for al-cohol advice, debt advice and housing ad-vice. Also depending on where you live, there may also be Healthy Living Work-shops facilitated by PWPs in your area.If you prefer not to speak to someone

about your problems but would still like to learn more about how you can manage your stress, Stress Control may be for you. It is a class where you can come and listen, and learn new ways of controlling your stress. You can take a family member or friend along with you too. CBT Therapists help you identify and change your unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to improve the way you feel. They work with people with more severe depression and more complex anxiety problems, for example Social Phobia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Social Phobia can make it difficult for

people to be in social situations and can lead to people isolating themselves from everyday activities such as going to the shops. PTSD can sometimes cause people to have flashbacks of the traumatic experience. Counsellors help you reflect upon changes in your life that may still be af-fecting you, for example, bereavement, relationship difficulties or redundancy. It is important to state here that people can sometimes be reluctant to access the IAPT service due to the stigma that can sometimes be attached to mental health. Low mood and anxiety are something we all experience at some point in our lives, regardless of our age, ethnicity or social status. Even us therapist go through difficult times so we do try to practice what we preach! Seeking help does not mean you are not in control of your lives, in fact it is the opposite...you are taking control! If you have any apprehensions about seeking help, speak to the IAPT worker in your surgery. All information is treated confidentially. Do not worry if English is not your first language, interpreters can be arranged.Saiqa Naz (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner), 01142264380, mahanailm@yahoo.com You can also contact us via our website: www.sheffieldiapt.shsc.nhs.uk

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David Blunkett has reacted to the coalition’s proposals for changing the successful range of anti-social behav-iour measures introduced by the previous Labour Govern-ment. Mr Blunkett said: “It is not entirely clear what is merely a renaming process for measures such as anti-social behaviour orders, and what are genuinely new powers for the police. “When the Labour Government introduced on the spot fines, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats round-ly condemned them as sum-mary justice – but they now

appear to think that confisca-tion of assets such as iPods is acceptable. ASBO has made a significant difference in ar-eas affected by disorder. “The idea that the police should in-vestigate anti-social behaviour when five people complain is an insult both to individuals making complaints and to the police. The governments an-nouncement came after the potential immediate loss of 10,000 uniformed police of-ficers, even the most enthusi-astic supporter of the coalition might wonder what this is all about.”

Anti-Social Behaviour Powers “Up in the Air”

Sheffield’s South Commu-nity Assembly is going to new lengths to give residents in the area the cleaner streets they want. The assembly has invest-ed £25,000 in employing four part-time street cleaners, known as lengthspeople, to clear lit-ter and improve the look of the area. They are targeting the areas around Greenhill, Lowedges, Meadowhead, Fraser estate, Chesterfield Road , Newfield Green, Nether Edge and Shar-

row Vale. Councillor Peter Moore, Chair of the South Community Assembly, said: “We know that one of the priori-ties for local people is to keep the area looking tidy, particular-ly around shops and takeaways. “Residents are now getting to know their local lengthsperson, who will also help to distribute information promoting other events we are doing to improve their area, such as community weeks of action and general clean-ups.”

Going to New Lengths to Clean the Streets

People across South Yorkshire will now be able to see what crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB) is happening on their streets, thanks to new informa-tion published via www.police.ukBy typing in a postcode, peo-ple can immediately see what crime and ASB has happened in their area and are given ways to contact their safer neighbourhood team.They can also see what their team is doing to make their area safer.South Yorkshire Police As-sistant Chief Constable, Andy Holt, said: “South Yorkshire has today joined-up with all other police forces in England and Wales to launch a new tool that will help communities to better understand what’s hap-pening on their streets.“By making this informa-tion available, we aim to raise awareness of what we’re doing to tackle crime and disorder and how local people can sup-port their local police.”In addition to information about crime and antisocial behaviour, the interactive na-tional map gives the public ac-cess to details about their safer

neighbourhood team, SNT meetings and their recent ac-tivity and action.The online map will allow residents to view figures for all crime as well as burglary, rob-bery, violence, vehicle crime, other crime and antisocial behaviour in their area at the touch of a button.Contact details and feedback channels for SNTs, local polic-ing priorities, crime prevention advice and information about forthcoming local events, such as SNT meetings, will also be published on the site.Research published by the National Policing Improve-ment Agency shows people trust local police information, especially the combination of crime maps and local crime information. It also challenges the myth that sharing such in-formation with the public in-creases fear of crime.The new site, which aims to make policing more democrati-cally accountable to the public, was developed by the NPIA on behalf of the Home Office and involved close collaboration between all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

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The Northern Commu-nity Assembly is calling for local young people to get involved in exciting half term activities to keep them away from the temp-tation to get involved with anti social behaviour.£4,000 of Community Assembly funding has been allocated to the lo-cal Neighbourhood Action

Groups to fund diversion-ary activities for young people, including music and dance sessions, tram-polining, gymnastics, golf and cricket. To find out more about the activities on offer, and get involved then contact Tom at Ac-tivity Sheffield on 07837 174217.

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A record 5.26 million people worked unpaid overtime last year, clocking up an average of more than seven hours a week without pay, according to a new study.The TUC said workers were missing out on almost £5,500 a year by working so much unpaid overtime, worth around £29 billion to the UK economy.One in five employees regu-larly put in extra hours for no extra pay last year, with public sector workers most likely to work unpaid over-

time, said the TUC.It found the number of work-ers doing unpaid overtime was the highest since records began in 1992, with 5.26 million people clocking up an average of seven hours 12 minutes unpaid overtime every week.Workers in London were most likely to work unpaid overtime at eight hours a week, followed by those in the East Midlands (7.5 hours) and North East and Scotland (both 7.4 hours), said the TUC.

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The National Apprenticeship Service has launched the 100 in 100 Apprenticeship cam-paign in South Yorkshire, col-laborating with training pro-viders across the area. The ‘100 in 100’ Apprenticeship campaign runs from February to May 2011 with the aim of 100 local companies commit-ting to recruit or start to train 100 apprentices in 100 days. The value and volume of Apprenticeships is growing rapidly and the government is offering an exclusive op-

portunity for businesses to take advantage of the scheme, creating an additional 50,000 places available immediately and a further 100,000 over the next four years. The cost of training is either free or subsidised and the Ap-prenticeship minimum wage is £2.50 Apprenticeships are available in all industry and business sectors and can pro-vide training in almost any job roles in any business. Apprentices can be any age and can be a new recruit in

the organisation or a more ex-perienced existing member of staff who would benefit from on the job training and gain-ing recognised qualifications to progress in the business. To find out how Apprentice-ships can be good for your business and back the cam-paign contact the National Apprenticeship Service on 0114 267 5069 or 07795 827015 or email mike.long@apprenticeships.gov.uk or visit the web site www.ap-prenticeships.gov.uk.

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Due to its popularity, Rother-ham Borough Council’s Retail Investment Team is continuing the scheme that encourages residents to re-main loyal by shopping lo-cally.Businesses reported that they would like the opportunity to remain within the scheme and continue benefiting from the targeted marketing efforts ensuring shopper loyalty. The scheme – initially trialled for six months – has seen over 100 businesses participate and as a result over 10,000 people register for a loyalty card. People who don’t already

have a card can register by visiting Rotherham’s Visi-tor Centre, libraries, through a participating business or by visiting www.rotherham-towncentre.co.uk and reg-

istering on-line. Once a card holder, you are entitled to around 100 offers entitling

you to money off meals out and entry to clubs and bars, discounts on clothing, beauty treatments, food shopping and much more. 45 new businesses have opened in

Rotherham town centre since January 2010!!!

Shop Local’s Loyalty Card Scheme Continues

The rediscovered recipe in-cludes extract of coca leaves, caffeine, plenty of sugar (it specifies 30 unidentified units thought to be pounds), lime juice, vanilla and cara-mel. Into that syrup, the all-important 7x flavourings are added: alcohol and six oils – orange, lemon, nutmeg, co-riander, neroli and cinnamon.The formula is strikingly similar to the recipe deduced by Mark Pendergrast who wrote a history of the drink in 1993 called For God, Country & Coca-Cola.Coke's secret recipe is, in fact, part mythology. Con-trary to the mystique sur-rounding it, the soda has in fact changed substantially over time.Cocaine, a legal stimulant in Pemberton's day, was re-moved from the drink in 1904 after mounting public unease about the drug. Ex-

tract of coca leaves have still been used but only after the cocaine has been removed.In 1980, the company largely replaced sugar, squeezed from beet and cane, with the cheaper high-fructose corn sweetener that has become ubiquitous in American food and drink. Coke purists were not impressed.Despite such occasional con-troversies, one element has remained constant: Coke's commitment to keeping its own secret. Speculation about the recipe has been a popular talking point for more than a century, proving good for business.True to form, the company has treated the This Ameri-can Life story with the dis-dain that has marked its com-mercial strategy since the 19th century."Many third parties have tried to crack our secret for-

mula. Try as they might, they've been unsuccessful," Coca-Cola's Kerry Tressler said.The recipe: how to make your own Coca-ColaFluid extract of coca: 3 drams USPCitric acid: 3 ozCaffeine: 1 ozSugar: 30 (unclear quantity, possibly pounds)Water: 2.5 gallonsLime juice: 2 pints, 1 quartVanilla: 1 ozCaramel: 1.5 oz or more to colourInto every five gallons of syr-up, add 2oz of the following seven-part flavouring:Alcohol: 8 ozOrange oil: 20 dropsLemon oil: 30 dropsNutmeg oil: 10 dropsCoriander oil : 5 dropsNeroli oil: 10 dropsCinnamon oil: 10 drops.

Via open war against mili-tants, innocent public also are victim of atrocities, which empower militant network again. Even Great Britain was not in position to eliminate Irish militancy completely, so practiced the best option peace process. So both countries instead to indulge in blame game with should each cooperate with each other to overcome their concerns via mutual understanding & hearty co-operationAlthough both countries before Mumbai & Samjota tragedies, were involved generating more mutual cooperation. But it is dif-ficult to achieve a spirit

of genuine cooperation as long as Kashmir dispute is not solved. Peace cannot be created on papers. Because when Nations are motivated mostly by greed and jeal-ousy, it is not possible for them to live in peace & har-mony. Only a moral fair approach may solve Kashmir dispute.Of the many problems which the both countries facing today, are because of corrupt system; some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced by rulers with equanimity. However, all others are be-cause of Kashmir dispute, which is the threat of nu-clear

destruction.Now it is time for policy makers of both countries to realize the self interests of some high cadres & con-spiracy of the opportunist block, who continuously for the 63 years are involved in blackmailing both countries via Kashmir dispute, for their interests. Resulting majority in both sides are below poverty line without basic faculties. So both countries should be serious to settle Kashmir problem as per the wishes of Kashmir ’s, to overcome their problems via convert-ing their defence budget to welfare.

Kashmir , the “ignored Human tragedy”

Pir Syed Afzaal Hussain Shah ap-preciated the ILM News launch in Bradford and expressed that this was much needed, he also said that “ this will revive the Uudu language”. He said that he fully supports the idea. In photo from left:- Saleem Raza, Pir Syed Afzaal Hussain Shah and friend.

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Sheffield’s Liberal Democrat Councillors have supported the Tory/Lib Dem Government’s decision to scrap EMA. EMA s received by almost half of young people in Sheffield and without it sixty percent of them may not be able to study beyond school leaving age. Labour Spokesperson for Children and Young People, Councillor Jackie Drayton, said: “EMA plays a vital role helping nearly 7,000 young people in Sheffield to continue in education and training post 16, over 80% of young people receiving it get the full amount meaning that they have a family income of less than

£20,000 per year. “I can’t be-lieve that the local Lib Dems are supporting the Govern-ment’s decision to scrap it, they should put the future of young people and their families in Sheffield first instead of defending the indefensible.” An independent evaluation shows that young people receiving EMA are less likely to drop out, and more likely to complete their course. There were also improvements in the grades these young people achieve. This allowance is an effective, targeted intervention which addresses underachievement and promotes social mobility.

Sheffield Lib Dems Support EMA Axe

Labour Councillor, Ibrar Hus-sain, has written to leading police officers involved in last months operation to clamp down on drug and gang related activity in the city. In his email, Councillor Hus-sain expressed thanks on behalf of Burngreave residents, Burn-greave being an area which has traditionally been troubled by gang activity. Cllr Hussain, who serves on the South Yorkshire Police Author-ity, is fully supportive of all at-tempts to tackle serious crime.

To date, 110 people have been arrested for being involved in the supply of controlled drugs and gang-related activity. La-bour Burngreave Councilor, Ibrar Hussain, said: “This operation has taken a lot of planning and police officers have put in hard work, I would like to thank them for their ef-forts. “It is pleasing to see that it has delivered results to help make our streets safer from serious gang related and drug crime.”

Labour Cllr thanked S.Y.P

Rotherham recently celebrated the success of a group of eld-erly men in the city. The group successfully com-pleted I.T training organised by RESCO (Rotherham Ethnic Social Care Organisation) and supported by REMA (Rother-ham Ethnic Minority Alliance). The event was attended by Cllr Mahroof Hussain and Cllr Shoukat Ali of Rotherham.

IT Success Celebrated

South Yorkshire Police faces cuts of £33.5m in real terms over the next two years alone, according to House of Commons Library analysis of Government funding for the police. In 2011/11, funding will be cut by 7.5 per cent in real terms or £16.1m. In 2012/13, funding will be cut by 8.7 per cent in real terms or £17.4m. And over the four years of the

government’s Spending Review police forces will see their funding cut by around 20 per cent in real terms. Labour Spokesperson for Community Safety, Council-lor Chris Weldon, said: “The Tories and Lib Dems have failed to protect policing and the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour. These are reckless cuts which will hit our area hard.

“By imposing cuts of this speed and scale the govern-ment has put South York-shire Police in an impossible position. The Home Secre-tary has ignored warnings that this could mean around 20,000 fewer police officers across the country. They will undermine all the progress we have made to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Sheffield.”

South Yorkshire Police Will Lose £33.5 Million

Bradford Council has pledged it will continue pursuing people who owe council tax after it was re-vealed £8 million still re-mains uncollected from the last financial year. A total of £20.07m remains outstanding since 1993, when the tax was brought in, including the £8.18m owed from 2009/10. So far more than £142

million in council tax has been collected by Bradford Council for the 2009/10 fi-nancial year. Since 2003 the authority

has started 10,841 commit-tal proceedings over non-payment of the tax, leading to 222 jail sentences and 1,904 suspended sentences.

Bradford Council leader Councillor Ian Greenwood said: “Clearly we are very unhappy if there’s a single penny outstanding but we do everything we can to pursue people. It’s some-thing we take very seri-ously. “Clearly if someone disap-pears and doesn’t register with an agency it can be difficult to trace them.

Hafiz Muhammad Asim khan from Pirdad Hazro Attock Pa-kistan has recently completed his MSc in Advanced Mechanical En-gineering at Sheffield Hallam University achieving Merit grade. He plans to work in the energy

sector developing low cost re-newable energy sources. “Spe-cial thanks to my parents, Ali, Imran and Danial Rehmani for their help and support”.

Syed Wasi Baqri Qualified as MA in "Banking and Financial management" from the Shef-field Hallam University with distinction (Average marks 78.29%).His projects of risk manage-

ment and treasury manage-ment were selected as best among all MA students hence received award from the Asso-ciation of corporate treasurers (ACT). ACT is the UK Professional body which sets key standards for financial risk management. In addition, he also received the cash prize of 300 pounds form ACT. (http://www.treas-urers.org/careers/universit-yprize).

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Nick Clegg has enjoyed a kick-about on a visit to an inner city football project in Sheffield. The Deputy Prime Minister met staff, partners and young-sters involved in the Kickz scheme run by Sheffield Unit-ed FC in assoc with SY Police and Sheffield City Council. On Mon 21st Feb at Mount

Pleasant Park Sharrow Shef-field“A lot of the kids on this project come from very difficult back-grounds. We use sport, dance and music to attract the kids to our youth club.”The project also has its serious side, educating the youngsters about guns and knife crime as

well as assisting with school work and job applications.It is funded by a range of or-ganisations including the Pre-mier League and Sheffield City Council. The DPM failed to hit the back of the net when he took part in a penalty shoot-out with youngsters at the Kickz scheme.

Around 600 children are cur-rently involved in Kickz, which works to keep them oc-cupied, off the streets and out of trouble.It is funded by a range of or-ganisations including the Pre-mier League and Sheffield City Council.

Deputy PM visits Kickz Scheme

£8million owed in a year's Council Tax

Children are being invited to spend half term designing and creating their own air-craft, then putting them to the test in one of Rotherham’s most beautiful parks. The “Flights of Fancy” event, taking place in Herringthorpe Valley Park on Monday March 21 between 1pm – 3pm, will allows

kids to enjoy an afternoon of gravity-defy-ing crafts.Join Green Spaces Officers to make your very own rocket to be launched on the spe-cial launch pad, or you can have a go at making and decorating a paper airplane.

Airborne creations set to fly in Rotherham

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PROPERTY CORNER PROPERTY MARKETby: Mohammed Mahroof BSc (Hons) MRICS

Consultant Mark Jenkinson & Son

WHAT IS THE PROPERTY MARKET LIKE? SHOULD WE INVEST OR NOT? When I sat down to write this article, I did not know where to begin, because so many people have asked me the same questions “What is the property market like?”, “Should we invest or not?” These are crystal ball ques-tions which have many an-swers, people are generally going through their own ex-periences and conclusions, which in some ways con-tributes to the beautiful tap-estry of the market place, and the excitement of being involved. At the coalface of the mar-ket place which I believe is the auction room , activ-ity is quite strong which was exemplified by the Mark Jenkinson and Son auction on the 25th January, over 84% of the Lots were sold, so there are buyers out there. The key ingredient seems to be if it is priced right, people will buy.

There is also a strong opinion developing that now is the time to consider getting in-volved in property, these are opinions and people should get professional advice be-fore getting involved. Supply of property coming onto the market has been slow, but with the public sector going through major changes all across the coun-try there will potentially be many interesting opportuni-ties coming into the market place. Another key change that is likely to affect property hold-ings is the localism agenda, where the Governments objectives are to empower communities to shape their own neighbourhoods. I will talk about this in greater de-tail in my next articles. Another major change which will have an impact is inter-est rates if these are changed, then clearly it will have an effect n the property market. People still seem to worry about the double dip reces-

sion, whether it is real or perceived is a challenge for many economic commenta-tors, and views are as diverse as people. The property market is cer-tainly going to have an inter-esting time in 2011, and for some enterprising people it will be a major opportunity, for others it may be indiffer-ent. It depends on whether you feel the “glass is half full or half empty”. On a lighter note I was ap-proached by a number of people recently who said they enjoy reading my view son property – that is fantas-tic and gives me the confi-dence to continue doing this every month. Thank you. As ever if you have any que-ries or topics you wish me to cover please contact the edi-tor or myself. Mohammed Mahroof Mark Jenkinson and Son Tel: 0114 276 0151 Mobile: 07879 015095

LEGAL CORNERMohammed Nazir Solicitor

Head of Property/Immigration, Wosskow Brown

VISAS FAQ’s

Q My visa has been refused on the basis that my accommodation is not big enough for my children and spouse who are travel-ling from Pakistan?A. If your children and spouse visas have been re-fused on this basis then you can ask for a surveyor to do a survey of the property and then you can ask for a review of the decision by the Entry Clearance Officer. Please note you should lodge this survey with this review request. This should be asked for within 28 days

of the refusal.Q I have not passed my English language test and my VISA is going to expire in next few months what should I do?A You should continue to try and pass your English test but in the meantime you should apply for extension within the time of leave shown on your passport otherwise your status could become “illegal immigrant”. Q Can I apply for a visit visa for a family friend?

A Yes you can apply for this provided you can accommodate and maintain them without recourse to public funds.Q I have received a Notice of Appeal from Immigration Tribunal, can I attend it without my solicitor?A. Yes you can attend this hearing without your solicitor provided you can provide all information in the English language otherwise you can ask the Tribunal for an interpreter before attending.

By: Sadia KhalidThe Census has collected information about the popu-lation every ten years since 1801 (except in 1941). The 2011 Census is on 27 March 2011.The Census means the government can produce a high quality estimate of the population. It's a count of the people and households in England and Wales and is carried out by The Office of National Sta-tistics (ONS).It is a snapshot of one particular day. Eve-ryone is asked the same set of questions, based on their lives on the day of 27 March 2011. It will tell us how many people live where, the types of people they are. It all adds up to paint a very important picture of our lives, and ensure that impor-tant decisions can be made about facilities needed in our communities.Sadia Khalid a Community Advisor working for the ONS is particularly focusing on encouraging the Pakista-ni population in Sheffield to partake in the Census this year. Her role involves pro-motion of the census, pro-motion of census vacancies details for which can be found on www.censusjobs.co.uk and supporting field operations which entails of-fers of help with languages, literacy and accessibility. In order to achieve this Sadia has confirmed comple-tion events in the Sheffield area where local people can

come along and gain guid-ance, support and assistance with completing their cen-sus questionnaire.The confirmed completion so far are:St Mary Community Church 21/03/2011 12.00 – 14.00

Firth Park Library 21/03/2011 10.00 – 17.00Pakistani Advice & Commu-nity Association 22/03/2011 10.00 – 16.30Burngreave Library 23/03/2011 10.00 – 12.00Tinsley Library 23/03/2011 13.30 - 16.30Pakistani Advice & Commu-nity Association 24/03/2011 17.30 – 20.00Heeleys Swimming Pool 25/03/2011 10.00 – 13.00Darnall Library 25/03/2011 13.00 – 16.30Broomhall Centre 27/03/2011 14.00 – 17.00Learn For Life Enterprise 29/03/2011 10.00 – 16.00 Other venues include lo-cal schools and mosques so look out for further details for more completion events. Sadia is keen to encourage everyone to take part in the Census and is hoping for a 100 percent response rate. Sadia stresses the impor-tance of the Census and for

people to attend these events if they need / want to. Also any organisations who may feel they would like to get involved in the Census 2011 by hosting a comple-tion event can contact Sadia at DP02@census.gov.ukFor the first time ever the Census can also be complet-ed online and will take about ten minutes per person. The paper questionnaire can be completed and returned by post if this method of com-pletion is preferred.Key messages:4 March post out starts – Questionnaires will be posted to every household. EVERY household should have received their form by mid March.Helpline number for Eng-land: 0300 0201 101• Communities & Families benefit from the census: • Confidential answers are turned into statistics.• The information collected is kept confidential by ONS and protected by law. • Decisions like planning fa-cilities for the future such as schools, hospitals and emer-gency services are under-pinned by census data.• Census statistics help the government work out the amount of funding local au-thorities need for services.• All households and peo-ple are legally obliged to be included on a Census 2011 return.

Yorkshire Indoor Cricket League Annual AwardsAward Presentation for York-shire Indoor Cricket League was organised and held in Rotherham by Yorkshire Trust Cricket Club with the help of NHS Rotherham, O2 think Big, Yorkshire Trust, Chip-pengham Motors, MS Sports and Rotherham Leisure Cen-

tre. League attracted 8 teams from Rotherham and Shef-field. England Lions won the league title and Chippengham Motors took the cup title. The New Year tournament was won by Chippengham Motors and runners up was Sheffield Cobras.

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Improving Access to Psy-chological Therapies (IAPT) is a service set up to help people who experience depression and anxiety.Currently in Sheffield we have over 100 staff across the city based in different GP surgeries and some vol-untary organisations. These include Psychological Well-being Practitioners (PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT Therapists) and Counsellors. All staff receive regular supervision and line management to en-sure we deliver the best pos-sible treatments. There will be times in our lives where things happen to make us feel low or anxious and stressed. Sometimes, after a period of adjust-ment, we can move on from that experience or situa-tion. However, there may be times where we find it difficult to cope and move forward. The effects can spread to other areas of our lives, for example, at home or at work.This is where the IAPT serv-ice fits in. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners work with people face to face or over the telephone. They pro-vide low intensity interven-tions for people with mild to moderate depression and/ or anxiety disorders. Anxi-ety disorders include Panic Disorders, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). They use a guided self help approach. They will help you under-stand your problems more clearly and explain ways in which you can manage them to improve your mood. This may include signposting you to local services avail-able in your area, for exam-ple for alcohol advice, debt advice and housing advice. Also depending on where you live, there may also be Healthy Living Workshops facilitated by PWPs in your area.If you prefer not to speak to someone about your prob-lems but would still like to learn more about how you can manage your stress, Stress Control may be for you. It is a class where you can come and listen, and learn new ways of control-ling your stress. You can take a family member or friend along with you too. CBT Therapists help you identify and change your unhelpful thoughts and be-haviours to improve the way you feel. They work with people with more severe depression and more complex anxiety prob-lems, for example Social Phobia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). So-cial Phobia can make it diffi-cult for people to be in social situations and can lead to people isolating themselves from everyday activities

such as going to the shops. PTSD can sometimes cause people to have flashbacks of the traumatic experience. Counsellors help you reflect upon changes in your life that may still be affecting you, for example, bereave-ment, relationship difficul-ties or redundancy. It is important to state here that people can sometimes be reluctant to access the IAPT service due to the stigma that can sometimes be attached to mental health. Low mood and anxiety are something we all experience at some point in our lives, regardless of our age, eth-nicity or social status. Even us therapist go through difficult times so we do try to practice what we preach! Seeking help does not mean you are not in control of your lives, in fact it is the opposite you are taking con-trol! If you have any appre-hensions about seeking help, speak to the IAPT worker in your surgery. All informa-tion is treated confidentially. Do not worry if English is not your first language, in-terpreters can be arranged.Saiqa Naz (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner), 01142264380, mahanailm@yahoo.comYou can also contact us via our website: www.sheffieldiapt.shsc.nhs.uk

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The judges at the Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal by Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab over his role in the at-tacks that killed 166 and in-jured more than 300 people.MUMBAI Two Indian judg-es on Monday rejected the appeal of the sole surviv-ing gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks against his conviction and death sen-tence.The Bombay High Court on Monday confirmed the death sentence awarded to involved gunman Mohammed Ajmal Amir

Kasab for his involvement in horrendous 26/11 attacks observing "he exhibited ex-treme perversity and brutality." The high court also upheld the acquittal of two locals Fahim Arshad Anasari and Sabauddin Ahmed.The judges at the Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal by Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab over his role in the attacks that killed 166 and injured more than 300 people.The court also threw out the state’s appeal against a

lower court’s decision to acquit two Indian nationals who were accused of providing hand-drawn maps to the 10 extremist gunmen.

Kasab fate declared: Bombay High Court upholds death sentence

An exit strategy must be pred-icated on achieving military and political goals, not dic-tated by time limits.My recent trip to the United States has been an enriching experience, during which I had a very healthy discourse with the American public and an opportunity to understand their concerns about the war in Afghanistan. One question I was asked almost everywhere I went was, “How can we stop losing?”The answer is a political surge, in conjunction with the ad-ditional troops requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Quitting is not an option.A military solution alone can-not guarantee success. Armies can only win sometimes, and at best, create an environment for the political process to work. At the end of the day, it is civilians, not soldiers, who have to take charge of their country.After decades of civil war and anarchy, the Taliban es-tablished control over 95% of Afghanistan in 1996. Unfor-tunately, the Taliban imposed their strict interpretation of Islam on the country. Never-theless, I proposed to recog-nize the Taliban regime, in the hope of transforming them from within. Had my strategy been enacted, we might have persuaded the Taliban to deny a safe haven to al Qaeda and avoided the tragic 9/11 attacks.Another golden opportunity to rescue the Afghan people emerged after the United Na-tions sanctioned international military operation launched after 9/11. Having liberated Afghanistan from the tyranny of al Qaeda and Taliban, the U.S. had the unequivocal support of the majority of Af-ghans. The establishment of a truly representative national government which gave pro-portional representation to all ethnic groups—including the majority Pashtuns—would have brought peace to Afghan-istan and ousted al Qaeda once

and for all. Unfortunately this did not happen.The political instability and ethnic imbalance in Afghani-stan after 9/11 marginalized the majority Pashtuns and pushed them into the Taliban fold, even though they were not ideological supporters of the Taliban. The blunder of inducting 80,000 troops of Tajiks into the Afghan national army further alienated the Pa-shtuns.Meanwhile, Pakistan force-fully tackled the influx of al Qaeda into our tribal areas, capturing over 600 al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leaders, some of them of very high value. We established 1,000 border checkposts and even offered to mine or fence off the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, but this never came to pass. The Afghan govern-ment, led by President Hamid Karzai, had no writ outside of Kabul, and the insufficient ground troops of the NATO-led International Security As-sistance Force (ISAF) allowed the Taliban to regroup. The 2004 invasion of Iraq shifted the focus and also contributed to the Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan.Al Qaeda terrorists who fled from Afghanistan came to Pakistan and settled initially in South Waziristan. Through successful intelligence and law-enforcement operations, we eliminated al Qaeda from our cities and destroyed their command, communication and propaganda centers. They fled to the adjoining North Waziristan, Bajur and Swat regions.From 2004 onwards, we wit-nessed a gradual shift in the terrorist center of gravity. The Taliban started to re-emerge in Afghanistan and gradually gained a dominant role. They developed ties with the Tali-ban in Pakistan’s tribal areas, especially in North and South Waziristan. With a grand strat-egy to destabilize the whole region, the Taliban and al Qaeda established links with extremists in Pakistani soci-ety on the one hand and with Muslim fundamentalists in In-dia on the other. They pose a grave threat to South Asia and peace in the world.We now have to deal with a complex situation. Casualties suffered by our soldiers in the line of duty will not go wasted only if we are able to fully se-

cure our next generations from the menace of terrorism. The exit strategy from Afghanistan must not and cannot be time related. It has to ask, “What effect do we want to create on the ground?” We must elimi-nate al Qaeda, dominate the Taliban militarily, and estab-lish a representative, legiti-mate government in Afghani-stan.The military must ensure that we deal with insurgents from a position of strength. The dwindling number of al Qaeda elements must be totally elimi-nated, and the Taliban have to be dominated militarily. We must strengthen border-con-trol measures with all possible means to isolate the militants on the Afghanistan and Paki-stan sides.The Pakistan military must continue to act strongly. Op-erationally, we must raise sub-stantially more forces from within the tribal groups and equip them with more tanks and guns. On the Afghan side, the U.S. and ISAF troops must be reinforced. All of this must be done in combination with raising additional Afghan National Army troops, with significant Pashtun represen-tation. Exploiting tribal divi-sions, we should also raise lo-cal militias.On the political front, we need an invigorated dialogue with all groups in Afghanistan, in-cluding the Taliban. Afghani-stan for centuries has been governed loosely through a social covenant between all the ethnic groups, under a sov-ereign king. This structure is needed again to bring peace and harmony. We have to reach out to Pashtun tribes and others who do not ideologi-cally align themselves with the Taliban or al Qaeda. I have always said that “all Talibans are Pashtun, but all Pashtuns are not Taliban.” Pakistan and Saudi Arabia can play pivotal roles in facilitating this out-reach.Pakistan and Afghanistan were shortsightedly abandoned to their fate by the West in 1989, in spite of the fact that they were the ones who won a vic-tory for the Free World against the Soviet Union. This aban-donment lead to a sense of betrayal amongst the people of the region. For the sake of re-gional and world peace, let us not repeat the same mistake.

The Afghan-Pakistan SolutionBy: Pervez Musharraf

By: Saiqa Naz, (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner)

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UK Sport, one of the national bodies responsible for maxim-ising the benefits to the country of hosting the London 2012 Ol-ympic Games, has announced its programme of major sporting events over the coming year, and Sheffield is hosting more than any other UK city.Of the 27 sporting events an-nounced, six will be held in Sheffield. These events include the Fina Diving World Series in April, the Synchronised Swim-ming European Champions Cup in May and the European Fencing Championships in July."The benefits to our local economy will be huge. It is estimated that around £7 million will be generated in the city as a result of our whole major sports events programme. And we are also hoping that by hosting so many exciting events in the city we can also inspire Sheffielders to get more involved in sport in their local area. The opportuni-ties around the lead up to Lon-don 2012 will be extraordinary for our city, and at Sheffield City Council we are determined to capitalise on every one of them."

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Border gates at Manchester Airport that rely on technol-ogy had to be shut down after they failed to recognise that a couple had swapped pass-ports. The incident occured on 8 February and the gates were out of action for three days while immigration authorities investigated. It is understood that the cou-ple accidentally mixed up their passports and did not deliberately attempt to breach security. They were stopped by an official who was su-pervising the system and re-

leased after their immigration status was verified. Brodie Clark, head of Border

Force, the part of the UK Bor-der Agency responsible for passport control, said: "There was no breach of security or immigration control. "The E-gates were temporar-ily suspended whilst an in-vestigation was carried out." "The gates have now re-opened and we will continue to monitor their performance to ensure they operate safely and securely." The gates are designed to speed up passport control, and work by comparing trav-ellers' faces to photographs stored on a microchip embed-

ded in every UK passport is-sued since 2006.

Face Recognition Gates shut at Manchester Airport

Paul Blomfield today chal-lenged the Government in Parliament about the threat-ened abolition of the Finan-cial Inclusion Fund (FIF) and urged them to extend the funding. In Sheffield FIF money employs 12 spe-cialist debt advice workers who last year helped nearly 2000 people. FIF funding ends on 31st March 2011 and if it is not continued the 12 debt workers will lose their jobs, along with 500 debt advisers across the UK. A Treasury review of the funding is ongoing with no news on whether it will continue after March. Paul Blomfield MP said: “I’m deeply concerned that the Financial Inclusion Fund is under threat. Debt workers are doing a critical

job working with vulnerable people who have ended up in debt. “In the last year the Shef-field debt caseworkers dealt with £25.6 million of debt, prevented the loss of the homes of 110 clients and successfully ne-gotiated debt payment plans for 655 people. Their work is critical and is helping people in desperate situations. I’ll be lobbying to save the fund and I sin-cerely hope Ministers will take action. “This will be a particularly callous decision at a time when personal debt is likely to increase as a result of the Government’s policies.”

MP challenges Government over threat to debt support service

The number of people living in fuel poverty in Bradford is continuing to rise, a charity

has warned. The EnergyWise project will hold an awareness day on Friday to help those who are struggling to pay fuel bills. Those in need will be able to see a “bills doctor”, while getting advice on switch-ing tariffs, energy efficiency and grants at the event held at Canterbury Advice Centre in Ringwood Road between 1pm and 4pm. Sarfaraz Ahmad, energy

efficiency adviser for the charity, said: “In the last six months I have seen a lot of

families in crisis. There are people in our city who some-times have to make a choice between heating or eating. “We had an arctic winter last year that caused a lot of preventable deaths and added misery to the lives of thousands of people living in Bradford.” Fuel poverty is defined as having to spend more than ten per cent of income on fuel.

BIG SHOW comes to RIO GRAND Bradford on 7th March 2011 at 7:30pmLike Last year BRITAINS GOT ASIAN TALANT brought you show case of the nation top Asian performance such as BONAFID NAVIN KUNDARA, various Bolly-wood playback singers.This year show features like DESI NAACH, Attaullah Khan IsaKehlvi folk singer

impersonates. RNB sensation Ali Adam and various come-dians Mastana from DM Dig-ital TV Raja Iqbal of Brad-ford 4Lightning Sykes from Leeds, comedy with Bobby from Bradford, MS and many more. Special stand-up com-edy by Nadeem Needoo. The show will be full of va-riety of different events like Magicians, Rap artist MC

Sifty with Wonder Woman, it will even have its very own Hot Fashion Show. Competi-tion prizes will be awarded on the night for the winners of all competition.The shows venue is RIO GRAND BD7 1PD and has been organised by Asad Malik Mercury, he can be contacted on 07870762737. Tickets for the show are now available at Bombay Store

and Sheeba Videos on Leeds road. Some of the proceeds will go towards the Pakistan Flood Victims.Nadeem is also looking for new talent of all ages for a film in Bradford about Asian family issues where he need mature lady for a roll of a mother. He can be contacted on 07779674867 or e-mail on nadeembpi@hotmail.co.uk

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Labour councillors on Shef-field City Council are being urged by local Lib Dems to reject their Union paymas-ters threat of strike action and support a planned two year pay freeze for some council staff in order to save jobs. As the Council is in ‘no over-all control’ there is the real prospect of Labour council-lors blocking the Lib Dem pay proposal, which also includes a £250 pay rise for staff earning below £21,000. If Labour blocked the pro-posal then £10m would have to be found from up to 300 extra redundancies within the Council. At the January meeting of Full Council in the Town Hall Labour indicated that they would vote against the pay freeze proposal on budget day, raising the prospect of the number of redundancies planned increasing from 270 to 570. Cllr Simon Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat Cabinet member for Finance, said:-

“Labour councillors must see sense and prioritise jobs over pay rises. It’s about time that Labour politicians stopped acting as the puppets of their Union paymasters and put the interests of local people first. “Labour could start by publi-cally denouncing the recent threat of strike action. If Un-ions got their way then up to an extra 300 jobs would have to go. But what makes their position even more baffling is that the largest pay rises they support would be for highly paid managers. It simply isn’t fair and it doesn’t make sense. “The Liberal Democrat pro-posal would freeze these increases whilst making provision for a fair pay rise for staff with a salary below £21,000. That’s why we will continue to urge Trade Un-ions and others to accept the proposal. However, if Labour councillors don’t change their position then there is the real prospect of an extra 300 job losses.”

Labour Must Choose Jobs Over Pay Rises

Chicken secretly injected with beef and pork products served in UK restaurants Chicken sold in Indian and Chinese restaurants and some cafes is being secretly pumped up with a water and chemical mix containing pork or beef. The tactic fools customers into thinking they are get-ting more for their money. It means consumers are eat-ing beef and pork - general-ly waste skin harvested from carcasses - without being told. Scam: Chicken breasts are secretly being injected with pork and beef materials to bulk them up, before be-ing sold on to wholesalers in BritainThe news will alarm the country's two million Muslims, Jews and Hindus, who are forbidden from eat-ing either pork or beef for religious and cultural rea-sons. The problem has been high-lighted in a study by the Food Standards Agency, which carried out DNA test-ing of the chemical powders used for bulking up chicken

in three production plants - two in the UK and one on the Continent. The revelations come amid concerns that the Agency has failed to end the food scam it has known about for at least six years. Chicken breasts can be in-

jected with the water and chemical cocktail or bulked up by placing them in a de-vice similar to a washing machine with the mix. Alarm: Muslims who eat halal meat from approved butchers may have unwit-tingly eaten food containing

pork (which they are forbid-den from eating) in restau-rantsCommonly the powder contains salts or phosphates, which helps retain water, to-gether with flavourings, pre-servatives and sugar. The study showed that In-dian and Chinese restau-

rants, which often buy cheap chicken in bulk, will see information on the labels about added water and other ingredients. However, they will not be told about the presence of beef and pork. False labelling: Jews who also don't eat pork, are at

risk in Chinese and Indian restaurantsChief policy adviser at Which? consumer group, Sue Davies, called for the FSA to take tough action. She said: 'The findings of this study are shocking. Consumers don't expect to

be paying for water or eat-ing beef when they order chicken in a restaurant.' The Agency said it is con-sidering taking legal action against the UK plants using the chemical cocktail under labelling laws.

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Clive Betts MP [Sheffield South East] accused Sheffield Council Leader Paul Scriven of failing to stand up for Sheffield in the na-tional debate about the extent of the cuts being imposed on local councils.He said: “I cannot remember any pre-vious leader of Sheffield City Council – Labour, Liberal Dem-ocrat or Conservative – being afraid of speaking up for Shef-field, even when this might be an embarrassment for their own political party nationally. It is now clear that Council-lor Scriven has just become an apologist for the Conservative-led coalition. Further evidence came today when Councillor Scriven’s name was notably absent from the signatories of a letter in The Times by Liberal Democrat

council leaders. I know he was approached to sign, but refused. Whilst the Liberal Democrat council leaders of Newcastle, Hull, Warrington and many oth-ers had the guts to tell it like it is and stand up for their communi-ties, Councillor Scriven simply demonstrates his lack of com-mitment to our city.. I know that a number of Liberal Democrat councillors in Sheffield will be dismayed by his failure to stand up for Sheffield people.”In the House of Commons de-bate on the Local Government Finance settlement yesterday (9 February 2010), Clive Betts also accused Councillor Scriven and Nick Clegg MP of simply mis-leading people about the extent of the impact on jobs and serv-ices of the cuts to Sheffield City Council and getting Tory Minis-ters to support them.

MP Betts Accuses Scriven of Not Standing Up for Sheffield

Following your speech on 5th February 2011, at the Munich Secu-rity Conference, we take the liberty of writing you this open letter to which we hope you will respond so that we can have a fuller discourse on the place and relevance of cultural diversity in the British society.Over many centuries Britons have not only gone out to other parts of the world but the British society with equal enthusiasm has wel-comed people from around the worlds to its shores. Racial, cultural and religious mix has always been the most significant character-istic of Britain’s makeup and a unique symbol of its openness and democracy. We suggest that historically, over the years, cultural diversity has been the strength and not the downfall of our society. We even go further to suggest that ‘diversity and inclusiveness’ i.e. ‘unity in diversity’ is the hallmark of British Values.The vast majority of the British people are not merely tolerant of cultural diversity within our shores, they rather imbibe the whole concept of many races and cultures co-existing in the knowledge that the successive waves of arrivals to this country have contrib-uted to enriching the lie and economy of our country and helped to strengthen the democratic foundations of our system which has been and envy for other nations the world over. We suggest that by your ill judged comments you have done a great disservice to the British cause. Your misguided propositions will only serve to strengthen the hands of right wing racist and fascist elements in the UK and Eu-rope. Is it coincidence or was it and oversight on our part that you failed to condemn the EDL protest in Luton, on the same day of your speech, which was deliberately aimed at retargeting and in-citing hatred against British Muslims?Bradford, and other major cities with their unique blend of cultural mix, welcome cultural diversity as being a source of strength, en-riching and permeating all aspects of life in the city. It was this strength, unity and celebration of diversity that so effectively held all shades of Bradfordians together against the protest by the EDL back in august 2010. Your comments would be viewed by many in Bradford and in other parts of the country with great concern, disappointment, and, if we may suggest, unwarranted.

The race relations in this country would be on a much higher har-mony index had it not been for three important challenges. First of which is that successive governments our country have failed to address social and economic deprivation amongst some eth-nic groups, Muslims being one of them. Secondly, the foreign policy of the successive British governments which aligned with the US foreign policy of bolstering and propping up repressive regimes and in some cases repressive dictators in many of the Muslim countries. This fuels mistrust and ill-will even when in-ternal realities in our country are in a state of normality. Thirdly, the British Muslims, with exceptions of a few tokenistic gestures, feel excluded by the successive governments from any real debate about their contributions and their long term place in the society. Fourthly, frequent and often ill judged, misinformed and stere-otypical media sound bites by the senior politicians, a while back it was jack straw and now it’s you, just to mention two examples, do not help Muslims to have any real confidence in the British establishment and its leaders.The phenomenon of segregated communities, living parallel lives, is a phenomenon of social economic conditions as much as it is cultural. People generally of whatever cultural backgrounds do not wish to live in disadvantage conditions through choice. Brit-ish Muslims suffer from the triple whammy of poverty, racial dis-crimination and islamophobia. The accumulative impact of grow-ing up in these conditions leaves long term scars even on those who may be fortunate to escape their circumstances through better educations and other prospects.We suggest that there needs to be and open and focused debate re-garding the place, relevance and the future of diversity in the Brit-ish society. If there is such a discourse, we are certain that the Brit-ish Muslims will play their part as citizens of the country. After all, such participation would be to their advantage. We invite your government to provide a framework for enabling and supporting such a debate. We are only too keen to support this process.Yours sincerely Khadim Hussain.

Letter to Prime Minister David Cameron MP from Khadim Hussain, President of Bradford Council for Mosques. Dated 7th February 2011.

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Much-needed improvements to one of Rotherham's accident black-spots will now go ahead after the Government recently re-confirmed its funding support.The Department for Transport has re-confirmed that Rotherham Bor-ough Council will receive £11.8 million in support of its plan to improve the two and half kilom-eter stretch of road from the A57 at Todwick crossroads to junction 31 of the M1.In turn, the authority will add funding of £2.9 million to the long-awaited scheme, which will see the notorious winding piece of road turned into a dual-carriage-way.

A57 improvements get the go-ahead once more!

After six years being managed by an arms length company, council housing in Rotherham is to return to the direct control of the local authority this year.Following an extensive con-sultation with both tenants and leaseholders it was agreed on(Wednesday, February 23) that the management of 21,000 council-owned properties should return to Rotherham Borough Council.Members of the authority's Cabi-net heard that the overwhelming majority of tenants supported the view that it is in their best inter-ests for the council to provide the services, which 2010 Rotherham Ltd. has been providing during the past six years. Cllr. Jahangir Akhtar, Cabinet Member respon-sible for housing for Rotherham Borough Council, said that the return to in-house management provision makes sound economic sense at a time when the authority is having to review every part of its budget.

Council housing returns to the local authority.

Hundreds of people ran or walked a mile through Brad-ford Moor Park today to raise funds for victims of the Paki-stan floods. The ‘Mile of Hope’ event, run by NHS Bradford and Airedale’s community devel-opment team, also included health checks. Saeed Khan, of the community development team, said around 300 peo-ple had taken part in the run or walk. Funds raised will be given to Islamic Relief to dis-tribute in Pakistan.

Fun event raises cash for Pakistan flood relief

Community-proud pupils have been helping police catch illegal motorists outside their school. Bowling Park Primary School pupils monitored traffic in Usher Street, Bradford, as part of a ‘Safer School Com-munity Project’ led by pupil eco-safety wardens. The aim is for pupils to audit and improve their environ-ment. This operation was the first of three bi-monthly road safety and school environment audits. Pupils used speed cameras and took photographs of drivers parking on yellow lines, and looked at ways to improve road safety. Bradford East Neighbourhood Co-ordinators Office spon-sored a poster competition to highlight road safety and the winning poster was printed on to 600 postcards given out to parents, businesses, libraries, children’s centres and doctor’s surgeries.

Bowling Park Primary School pupils mount

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People across South Yorkshire will now be able to see what crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB) is happening on their streets, thanks to new informa-tion published today via www.police.ukBy typing in a postcode, peo-ple can immediately see what crime and ASB has happened in their area and are given ways to contact their safer neighbourhood team.They can also see what their team is doing to make their area safer.

South Yorkshire Police As-sistant Chief Constable, Andy Holt, said: “South Yorkshire has today joined-up with all other police forces in England and Wales to launch a new tool that will help communities to better understand what’s hap-pening on their streets.“By making this information available, we aim to raise awareness of what we’re do-ing to tackle crime and disor-der and how local people can support their local police.”

Street level crime and local polic-ing information published today

“Labour are appalled by the size of the Government cuts. It’s too much to ask people to accept cuts of £80m to local services. These cuts will affect real people, as can be seen all too clearly with the Lib Dems’ plans to close Rushey Meadow respite centre which provides care for children with disabili-ties. “This year’s cuts are just the beginning – we‘ve already been told that next year and the year after that the Government will be asking local people to see their services slashed even further. This is just not accept-able. “This is what local people can expect from a Tory/Lib Dem Government and a Lib Dem Council who are re-fusing to stand up for Sheffield.

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1,900 Guests invited in Royal WeddingUK and foreign dignitaries, senior politicians, charity workers and celebrities like the Beckhams are said to be among the Westminster Abbey congregation on 29 April.Some 1,900 guests will be at the wedding of Prince Wil-liam and Kate Middleton, St

James's Palace has said. No names have offically been released as invitations begin arriving but more than half are family and friends.UK and foreign dignitaries, senior politicians, charity workers and celebrities like the Beckhams are said to be among the Westminster Abbey congregation on 29 April. Not all the guests at the service will go on to a Buckingham Palace reception.

Chances are you enjoy living where you are right now with your friends and family close to hand. But let's face it, there are some places that offer more of what you like and offer better career prospects than others. So if you're on the look-out for a new job then you might want to know what cities in the UK offer the best job prospects. Many cities are bouncing back from the recession, including some of those hardest hit by job losses according to the Centre for Cities annual index, Cities Outlook 2011. But economic recovery is likely to be unevenly spread across the country this year. 1. Aberdeen 2. Milton Keynes3. Reading 4. Leeds 5. Bristol

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Liberal Democrats in Hillsborough are celebrat-ing today after a Shef-field City Council report recommended making the relaxation of hours on the Hillsborough Corner Bus/Tram gate permanent. In November 2009 the Lib Dem led Council removed the seven day a week 7am – 7pm restriction put on by the previous Labour Coun-cil. Local people wanted the change as the excessive

restriction was causing un-necessary inconvenience and driving business away from the popular shopping district. Hours were changed on a temporary basis to Mon-days to Saturdays between 7am-11am, and from 3pm-7pm, despite objections from the Labour Party, with an agreement to report back on the impact with a recommendation on a per-manent solution.

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Today I am not going to dis-cuss any of the topics I have just mentioned. I am going to touch on an important aspect of our TV debates. I mean the numerous debates that are broadcast daily on our various channels. Before actually discussing this, I would like to tell you about a small incident that left a per-manent mark on my memory and which will lead up to the topic under discussion.Most of you probably know that I went to Berlin in 1961 to study at its famous Techni-cal University. After spend-ing two years there I moved to Holland to continue my studies at the Technological University of Delft, as my fiance’s parents were resid-ing in Holland. I was a good student and in my final year of MS, Prof W G Burgers appointed me as his assistant

to help junior students.After I completed my MS, he appointed me as his re-search assistant. He was world famous in his field and was an extremely kind and affectionate person. His wife was German and had a PhD in chemistry. They had no children and were very affectionate towards my wife and me. Whenever Prof Burgers went to deliver a lecture, or to attend one, he asked me to accompany him.On one such occasion we sat down to attend a lecture. The chairs were made of hard synthetics. They very neat, clean and durable, but were very uncomfortable. After a few minutes, Prof Burg-ers turned to me and said: “Khan, some uilskuiken (meaning owlet, or, as we would say, ullu ka pattha) thinks that if you sit on hard and uncomfortable seats you concentrate and study bet-ter.”An owl is considered to be a wise bird in the West, but like the proverb in our country, the Dutch use the same word for a stupid fel-low. I never forgot what he said and whenever there was need for furniture, either at home, or for KRL and any

of the other institutions es-tablished by me, I made it a point to personally check sofas, chairs and tables from the point of view of comfort.This story brings me to the point of discussion. In many TV debates we see a huge, round table in the mid-dle with the anchorperson and the participants sitting around it, often most uncom-fortably with legs at awk-ward angles, as the shape of the table’s legs do not allow them to sit normally.Modern furniture of futur-istic shape often goes at the cost of comfort and is a strange phenomenon. Some anchorpersons prefer to be perched up on high stools, which are so high that eve-ryone has to sit either with his legs dangling or resting on metal footrests – hardly a suitable posture for serious debates.There was once a weekly programme on TV. Often senior intellectual citizens were invited to participate. It made me very uneasy to see elderly, respected par-ticipants sitting on hard plas-tic chairs without armrests. When I could no longer re-strain myself, I sent a letter to the anchorperson. After a

week I saw that the uncom-fortable plastic chairs had been replaced by soft com-fortable ones with armrests. It would have been even nic-er to have seen a small table in the middle with perhaps a jug of water, glasses and a box of tissues as well.Another important aspect of these TV debates and discus-sions is the rather rowdy and uncivilised attitude of the participants. It makes you hang your head in shame when you hear some of our public representatives using nasty and uncivilised lan-guage; and all this in front of millions of viewers.The participants, usually be-longing to different political parties, indulge in verbal du-als and trying to score points over each other. They shout at each other, don’t allow the other party to give their point of view and keep on inter-rupting. This becomes even worse when interviews are being conducted via satellite. Everyone keeps on speaking or shouting simultaneously and no one can understand what anyone else is saying. The anchorperson does often try to bring some sanity to the discussion, but is usually unsuccessful in doing so.

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Pakistan Cricket team captain Shahid Khan Afridi sat on a Cycle Rikshaw during the opening ceromony of World Cup Cricket 2011. All team captain entered in similar fashion and this was the first time this had ever happen in history.

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Hi20 is a new type of medium to large scale water purifica-tion system that can convert large amounts of River, Pond, Well, Canal or most types of dirty water into Clean Drink-ing Water using NO ENERGY at all. Bearing in mind the amount of power cuts in coun-tries like Pakistan this is use-ful.It also kills all known bac-teria, the Hi20 system has no on- going maintenance costs and will run for up to 25 years. It can be set up in different configurations starting from 1000 litres upwards.Our recent project in Pakistan helped villagers near Rajanpur who were drawing water from a dirty bacteria infested pond to enable them to clean that water making it safe to drink.Shortly before our team’s ar-rival there, two young children had died from water related diseases. We are happy to re-port that now all those using water from our system do not have to worry about the qual-ity of water anymore. (Jan 2011)Rajanpur is generally a

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drinking water for granted and indeed quite often waste much more than is necessary.Our proposal for 2011 is to raise around £150,000 to pro-vide more units of Hi20 to those areas in Pakistan where water quality is seriously com-promised. WE NEED YOUR HELP. If you are interested in contrib-uting or helping us in anyway please contact us.Although we are not a char-ity, from our profits we will be funding all transport, lo-gistics, accommodation and

installation costs from here to Pakistan for every stage of the project.Bearing in mind that most UK Islamic ‘so called’ chari-ties deduct around 65-80% of your donations for their own ‘Admin’ costs, our offering represents much better value as 100% of your donation will go towards those who need it, namely- the Poor Flood Vic-tims in Pakistan. If you are serious about helping the poor then please contact us.During the course of our projects we only ask for assist-ance from those organisations who are willing to work on a voluntary basis, organisations like the World Aid Founda-tion based in Rotherham UK and the University of Lahore (Lecturer and Students) volun-tary group who are already do-ing excellent work helping the flood victims in Pakistan.Even now in 2011 there are still millions of people still displaced without proper shel-ter or clean water.

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