A sea of pink descended on Bradford's Lister Park today as thousands of women of all ages donned their running and walking shoes for the Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Clowns, ballerinas, those wearing wacky headbands and others wearing
A record opening stand from Andrew Gale and Phil Jaques helped get Yorkshire’s Friends Life t20 campaign up and running as they beat defending champions Leicestershire by 22 runs at Headingley today. The pair shared 116 inside 13 overs – the Tykes’
Police have changed shift patterns and donned plain clothes as part of a blitz on Yorkshire stone thefts in Bradford The “costly” thefts in the city have also led police to recommend residents chisel or paint their postcode on slabs as a preventative
Guiseley’s Debbie Flood is rowing into top form in time for the Olympics after claiming a bronze medal at the World Cup event in Munich. It was an encouraging performance from the women’s quad of Melanie Wilson, Flood, Frances Houghton and
John Bateman will this week be named in the England Academy side for their summer tour of Australia after helping them to a 38-18 win over France at Odsal. The Bulls forward, 18, skippered Dave Elliott’s side and will be named in the group
Cleckheaton Cricket Club will have made a bob or two from Wednesday’s Twenty20 warm-up match against Yorkshire – and the coffers for their end of season do was boosted too thanks to Iain Wardlaw. Club cricketers will be well aware of the
East Bierley were the day’s big winners – indeed, the only winners – as they defeated Hanging Heaton by 59 runs in the one game to be completed as rain devastated the fixture list. The victory earned them 18 points and enabled them to climb into second
It’s absolutely imperative that you get some wins on the board early in the Twenty20 competition in order to qualify for the knockout stages, which a number of the lads have already said we are desperate to do. With the change in format
Bradford Thunderbirds player Kirsty Moroney scored two tries as England Women secured a comprehensive 48-0 victory over France in their first competitive outing under Steve McCormack at Odsal. In difficult conditions on Friday night, England dominated
Another weather-affected week saw just four matches start in the Mutual Sunday School League and only three finish. In Group B, Girlington move up to third in the table after their win over Mayfield, but only just. Mayfield made 157-
A deaf pupil who spent her Bradford school days dreaming about horses because she could not hear her teachers has grown up to be a world-wide equine expert. Jane Myers, 48, has battled against her hearing impairment to become a top author on the subject
Harden Gala had music on offer in the form of the New Orleans Marching Jazz band and stalls offering wares and a magician performing tricks on Saturday. Organiser Peter Bashforth, from the Harden Children’s Gala Society, said that 800 people braved the
The weather bit deeply into the Dales Council League programme, with only three games starting in Division A. Leaders Apperley Bridge frustrated in their home game to third-placed New Wortley. Wortley, batting first, were dismissed for just 99 (Ghyias
The Diamond Jubilee-inspired Otley Carnival parade involving at least 30 groups, charities, schools and businesses, and eight bands, was held yesterday despite the bad weather - and all the participants took part in the procession. Thousands
Bradford Council has taken action to sort out confusion over opening hours at one of its swimming pools. Several families turned up at Queensbury Pool to find the opening hours were not as advertised, due to an “error” on the website. However, Phil
