Hull 30, Bradford & Bingley 0 The Bees were soundly beaten by a better team who thoroughly deserved their four-try winning margin, despite a heroic defensive effort from the visitors. Tevita Vaikona's side have all their key players back from injury
Wharfedale 14, Launceston 25 The Greens failed to give departing coach James Tiffany – who is off to New Zealand after Christmas – the best send-off in his final home match in charge. ‘Tiff’ will have awarded his charges full marks for honest effort
Otley 13, Nuneaton 9 It was essential that Otley won this game but they left their followers wondering why, with all the opportunities they created, they only scored one try. It meant for the second straight week a bonus point went begging, which could
Keighley Cougars will kick off the new season at former Championship One rivals Blackpool Panthers. Barry Eaton’s team will travel to the Woodlands Memorial Ground on January 31 for the start of their Northern Rail Cup campaign. Their
Bradford Dudley Hill 54 Thornhill Trojans 6 Wingman Neil Wall helped himself to a hat-trick of tries as Bradford Dudley Hill completely outplayed National Conference Division One strugglers Thornhill Trojans at Parry Lane. The Trojans,
Thackley were the big local winners in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League but their Premier Division victory at Pickering Town was by the narrowest of margins. The Reds and Liversedge were both looking to bounce back from disappointing
Keighley 23, Dinnington 0 Keighley played their best rugby of the season to overturn a heavy defeat in September at Dinnington. They took an early lead when stand-off Alex Brown touched down a clever kick by scrum half Andy Marklew before
Guiseley 1 Redditch United 0 The Lions will deservedly be in today’s draw for the second round of the FA Trophy but there were some nervous moments towards the end of their narrow home victory over Blue Square North side Redditch. While the final scoreline
Bridlington 22, Bradford Salem 24 Bradford Salem secured a last-gasp victory at Dukes Park after a see-saw battle in which the lead changed hands on five occasions. Salem’s preparations were hit when coach Craig Busby broke down outside York and his
Cleckheaton 6, Stockport 11 Cleckheaton almost pulled off a win against high-flying Stockport but a poor game plan and poor kicking let them down as they succumbed to a late try. The visitors enjoyed most of the game in the first 15 minutes
Silsden 0 Newcastle Town 2 Newcastle maintained their 100 per cent record in the Vodkat Premier Division but they had to battle to beat their bogey side Silsden at Cougar Park. The Cobbydalers put grit, determination and a huge amount of
Boston United 0 Park Avenue 1 Bradford Park Avenue came out on top in their battle against promotion-rivals Boston which saw them leapfrog the Lincolnshire outfit in the table. It could prove to be a monumental result in the chase for the
Corby Town 2 Farsley Celtic 0 Two first-half goals ended Farsley Celtic’s interest in the FA Trophy this season but the only significant loss to them is the £5,000 that was on offer for the winners of the first-round tie. The Celts’
Brentford 0, Leeds United 0 Leeds failed to score for only the third time in League One this season as they gave a below-par performance at Brentford. Second-placed Charlton Athletic are now just two points behind after their 2-1 win at Stockport but
A Muslim-run aid agency has given thousands of pounds to make sure Christmas parties can go ahead for Cumbrian youngsters affected by the recent devastating floods. The Human Relief Foundation, based in Bradford, is more known for sending urgently-needed
David Hockney, labelled a grumpy old man for protesting about anti-smoking laws on Radio 4’s Today programme, is now going to edit the show. He is one of six celebrity guest editors over Christmas, including Baroness Shirley Williams, pop singer
A TV production company run by a former Bingley man is auctioning a speaking role in a children’s animation alongside Ronan Keating, Johnny Vegas and Sir Kenneth Branagh. Shelltown Productions has offered a “considerable” part in the screen adaptation
Playwright Alan Bennett’s eyes lit up when he saw the newly-refurbished Alhambra and he expressed interest in having one of his productions staged there. That was more than 20 years ago. Within a few years the acclaimed touring production of The Madness
