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AN EVENT highlighting the delights of Caribbean food will be taking place this weekend.The event, dubbed ‘’Tropical Takeover’, sees home made Caribbean food served instead of the venue’s normal dishes.The takeover will consist of meat free BBQ on offer

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has denied his country interfered in the 2016 US elections.Mr Putin said the “so-called Russian interference” in the election was brought up by US leader Donald Trump during their summit in Helsinki.Speaking at a joint

As Bradford continues to bask in a heatwave, there was brief respite this afternoon as the heavens opened for a brief downpour. The day had been overcast and muddy but, after weeks without seeing a drop of rain, many people had clearly not been

SILSDEN are third on run rate in Division Four after Kieran Lawrence took mind-boggling figures of 10-12, including a hat-trick, to dismiss Long Lee for just 40. His side had earlier made 194 in their innings.Leaders Foulridge II also won well. They walloped

BRADFORD Bulls have signed half-back Jordan Lilley on loan until the end of the 2019 season.The 21-year-old Leeds Rhinos player featured 12 times for the Bulls last season in a successful loan spell, and has also been loaned by the Headingley club to

Yorkshire County Cricket Club have appointed Robin Smith as their new club chairman.Smith, who held the role between 2003-06, replaces Steve Denison, who resigned from the position last week.A statement from the club said the board had met today and were

WILL Smith and Shahbaz Ahmed took five-wicket hauls for their respective sides in Division Two of the Mewies Craven Cricket League as Gargrave and Long Lee played out a thrilling tie.Hosts Long Lee batted first, making 208-9 in their innings. Richard

CITY have this afternoon clinched the double loan signing of striker George Miller and midfielder Jack Payne. Miller has joined the Bantams from Middlesbrough for the season after scoring eight goals in 19 appearances during a half-season stint

LOVE Island did not breach broadcasting rules by showing Dani Dyer getting upset after seeing a video of her boyfriend Jack Fincham, Ofcom has said.More than 2,500 viewers complained to the broadcasting watchdog after she burst into tears when she learned

THE RUGBY Football League has announced the appointment of Ralph Rimmer as its new chief executive.Rimmer has worked as interim chief executive since Nigel Wood left the position in January after a decade in the role."The Rugby Football League (on

LIZZIE Deignan has been named as the headline signing for a new UCI Women's WorldTour team called Trek Factory Racing.The Otley rider is sitting out the 2018 season after announcing her pregnancy earlier this year, but will leave the powerful Boels-Dolmans

THE Novichok nerve agent that poisoned two people in Amesbury was reportedly contained in a perfume bottle.Matthew Rowley told the BBC that his brother Charlie, who is seriously ill in hospital, said he had picked up the perfume bottle containing the

Further woe was inflicted on rail passengers in Bradford after Grand Central Rail cancelled four services yesterday between Bradford and London King’s Cross due to trains needing repairs. The rail operator apologised to customers on social media

THERESA MAY is under intense pressure from Tory Brexiteers to change her controversial blueprint for leaving the European Union.Cabinet minister Greg Clark pleaded with Tory Eurosceptics who have tabled amendments to the Government’s customs bill aimed

People who went down to a popular park last night were in for a big surprise. The large snake was spotted in Roberts Park, Saltaire.Photographs showing the snake stretched out across a grassy area in the park were shared on social media.The snake, covered

NURSERY children enjoyed taking centre stage at a special 'graduation' ceremony to mark their transition to primary school later this year. Staff and parents beamed with pride as they watched little ones at Russell Street Day Nursery, Little Horton

PUPILS from a Keighley school cleared huge amounts of rubbish from a snicket between Ingrow Lane Oakbank Broadway.A dozen young people from Beckfoot Oakbank spent an hour and a half working on the snicket after residents originally approached Keighley

THE family of a man who took his own life after “missed opportunities” by an NHS trust to give him the support he needed have urged for improvements to be made to mental health services. Martin Burnett, 40, died in November 2015 after struggling for four

TWO men have been bailed by police followed a reported stabbing outside a city centre club at the weekend.Officers were called to the scene outside The Village nightclub, pictured, in Sackville Street, in the early hours of Sunday to reports a man had

ONE of Bradford's worst disasters was one of the least reported.In the days before social media was providing a platform for people to share occurrences within their local community, the local newspaper was the main purveyor of information.The explosion

A PUBLIC consultation into the services offered by Bradford Council’s Safeguarding Adults Board is now open.The board is in the process of writing its new strategic plan for the next three years, which will explain how they will work in the future to

THE jury in the trial of a man accused of killing 29-year-old Tyron Charles went on a site visit earlier today to see for themselves an area of the district believed to be crucial to the case.The jury made the journey from Bradford Crown Court in convoy

"AT 3.43, or thereabouts on Wednesday afternoon, the head of a certain person came into contact with an inflated leather sphere, which in accordance with the laws of impact, rebounded, falling within a certain netted space near Manchester." This

IT was one of the biggest tragedies to occur in the Bradford district, especially as it resulted in the death of so many children.One hundred and thirty six years ago, on December 28, 1882, a 225ft chimney, weighing 4,000 tons, and which had been built

ALTHOUGH the Telegraph & Argus is undoubtedly the longest-lived paper in Bradford it wasn’t the first.That accolade belongs to the weekly Bradford Courier and West riding Advertiser which was first published on July 11, 1825. The Courier was followed

JORDAN Thompson enjoyed a memorable senior debut for Yorkshire as Travis Head became his first scalp. The Bradford Premier League player had the former Tykes overseas batsman, Big Bash winning captain and current big-hitting Australia limited overs international

EDDIE Clayton put in an extraordinary all-round performance as Bardsey shocked runaway Division Three leaders New Rover in the Aire-Wharfe League.Clayton thrashed 151 not out in his side's 278-8 before taking a top-order hat-trick as the title favourites

A teenager who already has a conviction for making a pipe bomb which was found in his Nazi memorabilia-filled bedroom has admitted a terror offence. Jack Coulson, 19, was found guilty last year of constructing the explosive device but avoided jail

TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Stephen Garnett took this fabulous low light shot of the iconic Blackpool tower recently.Jen Foster was also out and about with her camera at the weekend and grabbed this impressive shot of a horse.For their efforts

DEPLETED Steeton, beaten 2-0 at home by Padiham last Tuesday, were given a further reminder of how tough life could be at semi-professional level when they lost 7-0 at home to Campion. Steeton's manager Roy Mason said: “With so many players missing

Clive White looks back at some of the stories he has covered over his 48 years in journalism I TOOK my Biro from behind my ear, threw my shorthand notebook in the bin and called it a day on Friday, May 25. Like "Motty" the legendary football

BULLS WOMEN head coach Mark Prescott hailed an "almost faultless" display as his side reached the Challenge Shield final with an emphatic 58-0 win at Wakefield Trinity.Having bowed out to Castleford early in the Challenge Cup, the Bulls will

THERE will be a Pudsey derby in the semi-finals of the Priestley Shield after both clubs won their fourth-round ties.St Lawrence's reward for their 66-run victory over Cleckheaton is home advantage for the tie which will be played on August 5.Congs

SIR - One would think that, with all their money, Rafa Nadal, Kevin Anderson and John Isner would be able to afford a pair of comfortable underpants and shorts that don't ride up while they are playing tennis.Dorothy Pearce, Nab Wood Avenue, Shipley

JER LANE went back to the top of the Conference table after they defeated Azaad by five wickets to take advantage of Adwalton’s 130-run defeat by Sandal.The league new boys had to chase down a total of 222-5 and never looked back once Raqeeb Younis and

SIR - Russia 2018 has proved to be successful from an organisational perspective, and the quality of the football has been of a high standard, with many unexpected results. Russia as the host nation reached the quarter finals, exceeding glum prognostications

WAKEFIELD St Michael's scored a dramatic one-wicket win over Buttershaw St Paul's in The All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Championship Two which enabled them to capitalise on Keighley's 29-run defeat at Hopton Mills.An unbroken

KANE Williamson has spoken of his fantastic memories of previous spells with Yorkshire, and the New Zealand captain is hoping to create some new ones having returned to Emerald Headingley ahead of his latest overseas stay.Williamson has landed in Yorkshire

HANGING Heaton scored a thrilling five-run win over Methley to retain the JW Lees Brewery T20 Group A Cup at Bennett Lane.The highlight was an 18-ball half-century from opener Ben Kohler-Cadmore that set the tone for a frenetic start.The final certainly

KEIGHLEY captain Louis Horsfield lifted the JW Lees Brewery T20 Group B Cup after his side cruised to a six-wicket win over Jer Lane at Hanging Heaton.The Bradford Premier League Championship Two leaders won with 7.1 overs to spare after Lane failed to

THE speed limit through roadworks could be increased to 60 miles per hour under new plans put forward by Highways England.Following feedback from motorists, Highways England is working to try and reduce drivers' frustration with roadworks.It has already

WHARFEDALE'S Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been rated outstanding by NHS England.This follows an assessment of the organisations’ leadership, financial position and performance against the NHS England Improvement and Assessment Framework

A planned strike in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has been called off. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North were due to walk out for 24 hours on July 21. It would have been

The three winners of the Telegraph & Argus 150th Schools News Competition were invited to T&A Towers to receive their prizes for writing what were judged to be the three best news stories.Anni Ridgway, nine, who goes to Ashlands Primary School in Ilkley

PUPILS from a Bradford primary school ended their school year on a high note by performing their music project at Bradford Festival.High Crags Primary Leadership Academy was among a number of schools who performed at the festival’s schools day on Friday

TWO music students from Bradford College will perform at a national arts festival next month.Sarah Laycock and Finlay Mactaggart will perform at Origins Creative Arts Festival, which will take place in London from August 2 to 5 after being selected from

The Telegraph & Argus celebrates its 150th anniversary this year and in honour of the occasion we are printing a story from our archives every day for 150 days. Today we look at the Telegraph & Argus, Tuesday, July 16, 1968: As the Telegraph

THE Bradford Council for Mosques has welcomed plans to expand the city’s Muslim burial ground.Last week Bradford Council’s Executive agreed to update the existing lease for Scholemoor Cemetery with the Council of Mosques, and seek to expand the cemetery

PEOPLE across West Yorkshire are reaping the benefits of cycling thanks to a pioneering referral scheme which sees patients being prescribed the activity by health care professionals. The Cycle 4 Health scheme, delivered in partnership with Cycling UK

A ‘TOPPING out’ ceremony has been held at a £10.8 million care home and extra-care scheme in Keighley. The development – on the site of the former Bronte Middle School – will provide 36 two-bed and 33-one bed extra-care apartments with communal

PLANS to build a new football academy as part of the regeneration of Horsfall Stadium have been approved. Bradford Park Avenue revealed plans to build facilities for a sports academy at the stadium earlier this year, and the development, comprising

NEW figures from the Department of Education show that thousands of parents in Bradford have used the Government-funded 30 hours a week of free childcare during its first year. The scheme was introduced last September to provide additional free

TODAY is a very special date in the history of the T&A. Exactly 150 years ago, excited crowds gathered outside the offices of the Bradford Telegraph to watch the first edition roll off the press. The Telegraph was Bradford’s first daily newspaper

CITY are set to sign Middlesbrough striker George Miller on loan today and are closing in on another capture – as they consider giving Charlie Wyke a deadline to decide on his future.Miller is poised to join the Bantams on a season-long loan, having scored

MIDDLE men don't always receive praise – be they brokers in a deal or a level of management below the bosses.However, Bradford Bulls coach John Kear was only too happy to praise his central stars after his club extended their winning run in Betfred

YORK 1 CITY 0 TWO games into pre-season and the age-old debate is raging once more. How much should you read into friendlies? Stroll to victory by five or six – or 22 in Everton’s case – and they are meaningless. But how should you

HIGH-PROFILE people from across the Bradford district have been quick to send their best wishes to the Telegraph & Argus as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. And many, including singer-songwriter Gareth Gates and actor Anthony Lewis, revealed

Bradford Council has spent almost £9 million buying buildings in a bid to protect and improve the city’s future. A Telegraph & Argus investigation found the local authority has spent £8.8 million buying a car park, homes, pubs and offices.

A CLECKHEATON park has been awarded Green Flag status thanks to the efforts of volunteers. West End Park now boasts the prestigious accolade, which is a sign to the public that the space has high environmental standards, is well maintained and