Taking stock for better food
The basis of many great dishes is a good stock. This week, Glenn Futter shares a stock recipe that’ll last a lifetime.“To me, being able to make a good stock is an essential kitchen skill. However, it...
View ArticleAndrew Gale: Bresnan is getting on my nerves – but for all the right reasons!
ONE lad in the Yorkshire team has been doing my head in this season – and his name in Tim Bresnan.Brez keeps telling me he’s scored more runs than me, and I keep telling him he’s paid to bowl.It’s all...
View ArticlePearson penalty wins it for Elland
Cayci Pearson’s fine penalty in the closing seconds gave Elland to a 24-23 victory over Hunslet Warriors in Division One of the National Conference League yesterday.A game of fluctuating fortunes at...
View ArticleLandmark win for Siddal under 14s
Siddal under 14s became the Chevinedge club’s first team to win a national junior trophy yesterday.The Halifax youngsters beat West Hull 16-4 in one of three finals on BARLA Xamax National Youth and...
View ArticleHome joy for Lightcliffe and Elland
Lightcliffe and Elland picked up key home wins to ease relegation fears yesterday.Priestley Cup finalists Lightcliffe moved out of the bottom two in the Bradford League’s Premier Division with a...
View ArticleYorkshire v Worcestershire: Brilliant Bairstow can no longer be ignored by...
Dear EnglandI note from dispatches that your top-order batsmen seem to be struggling.Indeed, it appears that you are three-down for not very many on a regular basis.But I have some good news for...
View ArticleFOSTER’S HALIFAX LEAGUE SCORES
Premier DivisionBlackley v TriangleBlackley won by 100 runs. Blackley 12 pts, Triangle 5 pts.BLACKLEY 315 for sevenF Fox c N Uttley b Whippey 6 J Stenson b Fryer 0 T Baxter c N Uttley b Fryer 1 D Walsh...
View ArticleSBCI pair shatter Booth for 44
Ollie Collinge may have had a few choice words to say to his Booth teammates after Saturday’s home game with SBCI in the Foster’s Halifax League’s top flight.Collinge took seven for 52 to help dismiss...
View ArticleDrop in organ donations sparks renewed call for Leeds residents to discuss...
A shocking drop in organ donation has prompted a renewed call for people in Leeds to discuss the taboo.Figures released today by NHS Blood and Transplant have revealed a five per cent drop in UK organ...
View ArticlePainful day for Bhatti and Tod
Injured professional Bilawal Bhatti was unable to see Todmorden through to victory in a dramatic Lancashire League match yesterday.The Pakistani, who had split the webbing on a hand in the field, came...
View ArticleYorkshire council spending falls by millions thanks to Government cuts
Yorkshire saw the second highest fall in council spending in England as a result of government cuts since David Cameron became Prime Minister, according to new figures.Expenditure per head fell by 17.2...
View ArticleYoprkshire v Owrcs (day 1): asdfasdf
Dear England,I note from dispatches that your top-order batsmen seem to be struggling.Indeed, it appears that you are three-down for not very many on a regular basis.But I have some good news for...
View ArticleRunner Ben is third for England
Calder Valley FR’s Ben Mounsey put in one of the best ever performances by a local fell runner with an astonishing third place in the gruelling Snowdon Mountain race on Saturday.The teacher at...
View ArticleSaints enter reserve team in Halifax AFL
Illingworth St Mary’s AFC, an instant hit in their 2014-15 debut season, have entered a reserve team in the Haslem-Sheppard Halifax AFL.The Saints, who play on the 3G pitch at Trinity Academy,...
View ArticlePatterson comes to life when it really matters
STEVE PATTERSON is nicknamed ‘Dead’ by his team-mates, but he breathed life into Yorkshire’s efforts at Scarborough yesterday.The 31-year-old pace bowler is perhaps not one of cricket’s most animated...
View ArticleBairstow aware Ashes challenge will test his excellent county form
JONNY BAIRSTOW last night expressed his pride and delight after being named in the England squad for the third Ashes Test and insisted the hosts can hit back from their heavy defeat at Lord’s.The...
View ArticleExclusive: Increased powers for Yorkshire ‘will strengthen whole of North’
SHIFTING major powers from Whitehall to Yorkshire will strengthen the whole of the North so it can compete in the global economy, according to Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese.Sir...
View ArticleGirl, 6, injured in Leeds house fire
A six-year-old girl was taken to hospital after suffering burns in a house fire in Leeds.The girl suffered burns to her leg during the fire which happened in the attic bedroom of a property in Mafeking...
View ArticleYorkshire being made to work hard for victory
THE loudest cheers of the day came during the tea break.“Ladies and gentlemen, Jonny Bairstow has been named in the England squad for the third Ashes Test,” came the announcement over the PA...
View ArticleBulls swoop ahead of Halifax game
Sunday’s Shay visitors Bradford have stepped up their efforts to make an immediate return to Super League with the capture of James Clare and Matt Ryan from Castleford and Wakefield respectively.Winger...
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