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ISLAMABAD SHOULD BE NEXT
PAKISTAN DAY
Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed
If your family is like mine, you may have asked yourself a simple question when preparing to make the stressful journey to visit relatives in Pakistan - Wouldn’t life be much easier if we didn’t have to travel halfway across England to access flights to Islamabad? That was the thought that went through the mind of Nether Edge campaigner Javid Khan when he launched his petition for flights from Islamabad to Robin Hood airport in Doncaster. When Javid came to me with his idea, I was more than happy to back his plan. Together with Ch Muhammad Zahur, Iftikhar Shah, Haji Mahboob Hussain and Solicitor Mohammed Nazir we’ve helped to collect more than 800 signatures calling for the change. The South Asian community boasts 32,000 people in Sheffield alone not to mention the rest of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire. Javid’s petition has demonstrated that demand exists across the region to justify flights from Doncaster. We know that the large runway at Doncaster makes it the best choice in our region for flights to Pakistan.
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SHEFFIELD HAPPIEST CITY IN THE UK Smile, Sheffield: we’ve been named the happiest city in the UK. The city has come out top in a nationwide survey to find the most cheerful residents in the country. It found we have the happiest locals, with folk being more satisfied than average with their family life, where
they live, their shape and weight and their appearance. The reason Sheffielders are so happy is likely to be down to them getting the right amount of sleep. Forty per cent of those surveyed said they get a healthy average of seven hours sleep per night, compared to the national average of 34 per cent. That might be why one in 10 said they never feel stressed or anxious. And on the streets of Sheffield, locals didn’t seem too surprised that their home town had been given the accolade. One Sheffielder said: “It’s just a very approachable place. You hear more chit chat on the buses
than you do in quite a few other places. The traffic is more polite too – you’re more likely to get let out here from a secondary street. Everybody is just friendly and helpful.” Another Sheffielder thought the secret to Sheffield’s happiness was that it is such a homely place. Some liked the green spaces and said there is a lot to do and its very cheap, outgoing, and friendly. Many also put Sheffield’s happiness success down to its people being such a friendly bunch. Other comments were: “I think as a people we are happy because we say hey up to each other with a nod or smile,”; “It makes the day pass easier.”; “Sheffield is a lovely city, Sheffielders are friendly and helpful.”; “Sheffielders are always friendly and always care about how you are and always want to help.”
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