Yorkshire & Lancashire Yorkshire- Born Star Appointed CEO of Royal Charity at 22

JUNE 3RD EDITION 2020 Yorkshire & Lancashire Yorkshire- born star appointed CEO of Royal Charity at 22 A young Leeds man will be taking the Minhaz Abedin has been appointed CEO of helm to expand a Duchess of Kent Future Talent, a charity founded by Katharine charity which supports young Kent and former Headmaster of King’s College people in fulfilling their School in Cambridge Nicholas Robinson. musical potential. During his teenage years, Minhaz represented the voices of young people, from the House of Commons to the United Nations. Now 22, he will lead the charity in its mission to support talented young musicians across the UK with financial bursaries, professional mentoring and opportunities. Minhaz begins as the new CEO by leading on opening a second office in the North of England in 2021. In three years, the charity hopes to double the number of young musicians it currently supports and Minhaz has been awarded the responsibility to achieve that. From first lobbying his MP at the age of 10, Minhaz has sky-rocketed from local politics to international diplomacy. He has gone from speaking at the Dispatch Box of the House of Commons to representing the views of millions of young people in the United Nations. On his decade long journey, Minhaz has won the Diana Award, worked alongside world leaders and currently sits on the board of a global charity as one of the youngest trustees in the world. 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June 2020 - 3rd Edition www.asianexpress.co.uk Local 3 We’re lMcDonoald’s have reopenved all in’it of its 1,061 Drive Thrus in the UK and Ireland for drive-through or Bradford McDonald’s delivery, as it returns to trading after the coronavirus shutdown. With many offering the stores reopen after McDelivery service, the Bradford burger chain has been working with the local authority in the run- coronavirus lockdown up to the reopenings after almost two months’ closure. Customers and McDonald’s staff returning to the community in longer, so please bear with us.” are protected by perspex screens Bradford and I would like to thank For now, McDonald’s branches installed at the drive-through both staff and customers for your will continue to offer a limited windows, and further measures are continued support and patience. menu, which does not include in place to protect workers inside “All employees are being asked breakfast or shakes, owing to the restaurant’s kitchens. to confirm they are fit and able to smaller teams working in each Each employee has their work and we are conducting location. temperature checked with a wellness checks and conducting The restaurants have reduced contactless thermometer when risk assessments. opening hours 11am-10pm, and they arrive for a shift, and is given “We would like to assure you customers are asked to use protective equipment including that social distancing has been contactless payment methods if masks and gloves. They’ve also introduced in the kitchens and possible and spending is capped at introduced physical distancing service areas to help create a safe £25 per vehicle. inside the restaurants, including working environment for For those visiting our Drive floor markings in each branch. restaurant teams. We are glad to be Thrus, you can browse the menu, Bradford franchisee, Saj Shah, back but it will look a little order and pay ahead using the My said: “I am delighted to be different and may take a little McDonald’s App. 4 Local www.asianexpress.co.uk June 2020 - 3rd Edition Owners of the Trafford Centre have warned that the shopping centre could be forced to shut as it appoints KPMG to prepare a contingency plan for administration, in case rescue talks with lenders fail. Intu Properties, which also owns the Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, remains Manchester’s locked in crunch talks as it struggles with £5bn debts after being hard hit by debt and the Covid-19 pandemic. The group is negotiating details with lenders to secure vital funds to stay afloat ahead of a deadline on Friday. The company’s current debt waivers expire on 26th June. Intu is hoping to Trafford arrange a so-called standstill agreement on terms of up to 18 months, but said at this stage it is unlikely to be more than 15 months. It cautioned that if it cannot reach an agreement and is placed in administration, then without critical up-front funding from its lenders, “there is a risk that centres may Centre could have to close for a period”. The group is trying to negotiate a freeze on loan repayments to its banks but demands from landlords is increasingly making this unlikely. Intu was already under financial pressure as it came into the coronavirus pandemic, selling properties in the UK and Spain in collapse recent years to help prop up its finances. In May, the company threatened 'robust action' against large tenant businesses who haven't paid their rent during the coronavirus lockdown.

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