It was a weekend of fun and festivity as thousands of people flocked to the streets of Saltaire for the finale of the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s ten-day festival and hundreds more enjoyed a feast of music at the Otley Music Festival. Organisers of
Brighouse Town brushed Yorkshire Amateur aside with a comfortable home win in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase. Town beat their Leeds-based visitors thanks to a three-goal salvo in the first half an hour. Nathan Cartman fired them into the
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Nantwich Town 0 Two new signings helped Bradford Park Avenue to three points and raised the standard that has been the norm at Horsfall Stadium so far this season. Centre back Liam Chapman was immense at the heart
Baildon 13, Rotherham Phoenix 8 It was fitting that centre Joe Moore, playing his last game for Baildon before going to Bath University, signed off with a try that helped to defeat Yorkshire Division Three leaders Rotherham Phoenix 13-8 at Jenny Lane
Liversedge 0 Eccleshill 0 Liversedge and Eccleshill will do it all again on Tuesday after they drew a blank in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase at Clayborn. The goalless stalemate means Eccleshill have wrestled home advantage
Outgoing chief executive Stewart Regan has promised Yorkshire’s members and supporters that the White Rose county will not be cutting back on their playing budget. Regan starts his final week at Headingley tomorrow ahead of his move to the Scottish
Thackley 0 Farsley AFC 2 Farsley took the points from the Premier Division derby at Dennyfield thanks to a double from Gareth Grant to reclaim top spot. Both sides were limited to half-chances in the first half as they cancelled each other out but Farsley
Silsden 2 Congleton Town 1 There were only three games in the North West Counties League Premier Division due to FA Vase commitments for most clubs but Silsden took full advantage of that to move up to 12th in the table. They did it against the odds
Gloucester City 1 Guiseley 2 The Blue Square Bet North’s leading scorer enhanced his reputation by bagging himself a brace to earn Guiseley yet another three-point maximum on the road. Jamie Walshaw weighed in with a double, like he did at Hinckley
Leading Bradford businessmen, community figures and special guests gathered at the weekend to raise money for those whose lives have been left devastated by the floods in Pakistan. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, minister and Conservative party chairman
Two women were thrown from a car after it flipped over on to its roof on a notoriously dangerous road in Cullingworth. Four people were taken to hospital following the accident in Halifax Road, Cullingworth, this afternoon. Police said two women received
There was a thrilling climax to the Bradford Central League season yesterday, Norwood Green snatching the First Division championship on a dramatic last day as title favourites Allerton crashed to a two-wicket defeat at home to Apperley Bridge. Norwood
West Bowling A 20, Wibsey Warriors 52 Wibsey Warriors claimed the bragging rights over West Bowling A in their Pennine League Division One West derby at the Bankfoot Oval yesterday. The Warriors exploded out of the blocks and were 12-0 ahead after
Wibsey 12, Nestle Rowntree 17 Yesterday afternoon started badly for Wibsey when two valuable players had failed to recover from a virus picked up during in the week for the Yorkshire Division Five clash at home to newcomers Nestle Rowntree. Brad McHale
A Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) dispatcher was airlifted to hospital by his colleagues after suffering a major heart attack at work. The life saving actions of the friends and co-workers of Chris Solomons were being shown on a TV programme about the
Otley 28, Launceston 25 A late scare when Launceston levelled six minutes into injury time turned to Otley delight when the expertly placed restart kick was knocked on and the scrum worked advantageously for fly half Jervis Manupenu to drop
Tynedale 36, Wharfedale 12 In the four seasons since Tynedale were promoted to National League One, Wharfedale have yet to win in Northumberland, and only briefly yesterday did they look as though they could break that losing run.
Sheffield 35, Bradford Salem 6 Bradford Salem slipped to a third successsive defeat in Yorkshire Division One yesterday but it was a much-improved performance against high-flying Sheffield at Abbeydale Park. Salem’s gamble to play John Bradbury,
Ilkley 11, Keighley 10 Keighley’s Graham Sheffield was far from downcast after seeing his side lose their second Yorkshire Division One game out of three yesterday. The director of rugby at Rose Cottage said: “We have a lot to do but
Wagon Lane-based Bumble Bees – England's only team of adults with learning disabilities who play contact rugby – have an international fixture in February. They will travel to their Welsh counterparts, and are holding a fund-raiser on October
Bradford & Bingley 15, Penrith 50 In a complete reversal of their previous week’s form, Bradford & Bingley were run ragged by a side which looked yards faster in every department yesterday. The Bees forwards maintained a steady enough
