FOSTER’S HALIFAX LEAGUE SCORES
Premier DivisionCopley v QueensburyCopley won by 8 runs. Copley 12 pts, Queensbury 4 pts COPLEY 206 for four C Dennison c Osborne b Ali 84 C Taylor c Sharif b Ali 1 R Bhuskute lbw b Singh 0 N Gomersal...
View ArticleMuseum doubts have ‘hit a lot of people hard’
Doubts over the future of the Industrial Museum building in Halifax has raised alarm among local historians and volunteers.Calderdale Council announced last week that the deterioration of the...
View ArticleFletcher steals the show
Triangle’s Carl Fletcher produced what must rank as one of the best performances in Halifax League history with an astonishing display at SBCI yesterday.‘Big Carl’, who started the month by sealing...
View ArticleIllingworth damage Skipton hopes
Illingworth completed a fine double over Aire/Wharfe League middle section title contenders Skipton yesterday.A fine all-round bowling effort, plus a couple of run outs, led to the hosts being...
View ArticleStone’s joy at winning start
Rishworthians gave new head coach Chris Stone a dream start with a convincing 24-0 win at Redcar in the Yorkshire Shield.“We played some good rugby, but there is still a lot of work to do, although it...
View ArticleLions runners shine in Halifax Marathon
Around 250 runners took part in the second Halifax Marathon which started and finished at Dean Clough today.Ninety of them went the whole distance with the rest opting for a half-marathon over one lap...
View ArticleLightcliffe beaten in final
Lightcliffe were unable to lift the Bradford League’s Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup for a second time in three years yesterday.Alex Stead’s side, who had upset Cleckheaton and Pudsey Congs...
View ArticleBhatti signs off with six
Departing overseas player Bilawal Bhatti had a fine match as Todmorden completed a weekend double in the Lancashire League yesterday.Bhatti, called back to Pakistan to take part in a Twenty/20...
View ArticleIrish pair maintain goalden form
Halifax Irish made it four wins out of five in the West Riding County Amateur League this season with a 6-1 thrashing of visitors Littletown on Saturday.They were 3-1 up at half time and doubled their...
View ArticlePlight to save Calderdale’s historic churches backed by Bear Grylls
An event to raise vital funds for Calderdale’s places of worship is being backed by television adventurer Bear Grylls.The writer and Chief Scout is calling for people to get involved in Ride+Stride, a...
View ArticlePlayground smokers banned?
What do you think about adults smoking in playgrounds?Calderdale Council are considering banning smoking in playgrounds across the borough as part of a move to prevent young people taking up the...
View ArticleBrighouse make FA Cup progress
Brighouse Town were 2-1 winners of their FA Cup replay at Atherton Collieries yesterday.The pair had drawn 1-1 at Hove Edge on Saturday.Paul Quinn’s side took the lead through Ernest Boafo on 21...
View ArticleChamps bag 13 goals in opener
Carrington launched their bid for a fourth successive Ziggy’s Metro Cars Halifax Sunday League title with a 13-1 mauling of Old Pond.The visitors knew that it would be damage limitation and manager...
View Article‘Nervous’ Brooks is back with his best figures
JACK BROOKS took his best figures in first-class cricket for Yorkshire in a rousing response to being left out of the previous Championship match.Yorkshire could find no place for their leading...
View ArticleFax foes close to full strength
Salford Red Devils are expected to be near full strength for Saturday’s trip to the Shay to play Halifax in the Middle Eights.Salford will be keen to make amends for a 41-10 defeat away to Bradford...
View ArticleLynne Anderson: Why the BBC must support other news organisatons
THE relationship between the BBC and the commercial news media sector has long been the subject of intense debate within the industry.Commercial news brands – newspapers in print and digital – followed...
View ArticlePoints shared at Natty Lane
Honours were even in last night’s big Calderdale derby in the West Riding CA League with Ovenden West Riding and Halifax Irish Club drawing 1-1.A point each was a fair outcome after a scrappy and often...
View ArticleYorkshire v Somerset (day two): Discarded Bairstow continues to shine for...
THE only good thing about Jonny Bairstow’s confounding omission from England’s one-day squad is that it allows him to improve on his stunning statistics for Yorkshire this summer.Bairstow had 980...
View ArticleSlideshow: Halifax pub recreates 90-year-old photo
Regulars of The Crossroads Inn in Wainstalls stepped back in time to recreate a historic photo from the 1920s. Hanging in the bar of the Timothy Taylor-owned pub is a photo showing the locals heading...
View ArticleDog snared by fox trap
A dog owner has warned of the dangers of animal snares after his black cocker spaniel Bobby became trapped while being walked on moorland near Hebden Bridge. Justin Gregg of Salford found Bobby caught...
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