THE owner of a Bradford takeaway and diner said he wanted to show how much respect he and his staff had for the NHS by donating 60 free meals to the workers in A&E at Bradford Royal Infirmary on Friday.

Waseem Ahmed, owner of Burning Bull, in Great Horton Road, and his brother Waqar, took the meals around to thank some of the staff personally.

“We wanted to do it for all their help and support the nurses and doctors do and being on the front line to help all the patients get through this difficult time with the coronavirus,” said Waseem.

“We have also said we are offering NHS staff a discount of 50 per cent off takeaway food from Burning Bull as an extra show of appreciation.”

Mr Ahmed said he hopes to take in free meals to staff at St Luke's Hospital on Monday and is making arrangements for a time he can deliver them.

“We really appreciate the hard work the NHS is doing and they were really appreciative and emotional when we handed the food over. It was our way of saying thank you for all they do,” he added.