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Come try with me - Jet2holidays West Yorkshire School Games 2013 launched at Leeds Tag Rugby finals - Video

Pupils from Rothwell St Mary’s RC Primary School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hunslet beat local rivals at the Leeds schools’ tag rugby ...

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Disclosure & Barring Service – New online Update Service available from 17 June 2013

The Disclosure and barring service is introducing its new Update Service on 17 June.  This service will dramatically change the way individuals use th...

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Leeds sports superstars say school dinners pack a punch

Picture caption: Olympic boxing Champion Nicola Adams and Danny McGuire from Leeds Rhinos showing their support for the child friendly Leeds campaign....

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Images of Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault in Leeds

Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault and Director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme visited to Leeds yesterday.The star guests, acc...

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Supporting Coaches workshop - 5 Jun 2013

How much are your coaches worth to your club?  How can you recruit the right people, develop them as coaches and retain them within your club? This n...

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Paralympic Potential launched to discover new talent for Rio 2016

Future Paralympic stars will have the chance to be fast-tracked on the road to Rio 2016 thanks to an exciting new initiative launched today.A partners...

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Quest Kids train with Olympian Sarah Stevenson MBE

Quest Taekwondo's kids team had the honour of an invitation-only opportunity to train with Great Britain's most decorated Taekwondo athlete, Sarah Ste...

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Mixed Ability Rugby - First Tri Nations Game

First Tri-Nations game heralds new beginnings for Mixed Ability Rugby Integrated rugby took another giant step forward today with the first ever Scot...

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Coaching Roundup with Les – May 2013

Football coaches face 'more than a red card' as HMRC's newest target - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has opened a new front in the battle to colle...

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Leeds pupils put best foot forward for Walk to School Week

Over 26,000 children and young people across Leeds are leaving the car or bus behind and striding out to walk to school next week.Their efforts will b...

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Dont miss out having your say on Apprenticeships! Deadline 20 May 2013

Last year Doug Richard was commissioned by the Government to undertake a review of apprenticeships in England. Richard’s report came out in November 2...

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CHINESE ABBOT INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE TO ASPIRE!

In July 2013 many young people will be taking part in a week’s intensive training to learn a range of performance techniques drawn from Asian training...

Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure Nominated for the UK’ Largest Diversity Awards

Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure has been nominated for the Community Organisation Award for Disability at the National Diversity Awards 2013. T...

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HANNAH OFF TO GLOBAL FINAL IN BIRMINGHAM

Nine British London 2012 Paralympic medallists, including Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft (coach: Jenni Banks), Jonnie Peacock (Steve Fudge), Ric...

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Leeds to host BBC Sports Personality of the Year 60th Anniversary

Leeds will be the host city for the 60th Anniversary BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The star-studded event will take place on Sunday 15 December ...

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Getting back on track

  Getting back on track With £6.9 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England, the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy...

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Seacroft Colts seek players

Seacroft Colts has provided football opportunities for local youngsters for over 30 years. The club holds Charter Standard Community Club status and...

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BRITISH CYCLING NAMED SPORTS GOVERNING BODY OF YEAR

British Cycling has been named Sports Governing Body of the Year at the 2013 Sport Industry Awards which took place last night in London.  We would l...

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Countdown has started to Rugby League World Cup 2013 in Leeds

Rugby League World Cup 2013 fever is starting to take hold in Leeds, with three exciting events taking place during the week which also marked 200 day...

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Strike host Taekwondo 1-1 Fight Day in Bingley

Strike Taekwondo hosted their first Taekwondo 1-1 Fight Day & Poomsae Competition of 2013 at Nab Wood Sports Centre, Bingley. The Keighley based c...

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Coaching News – May 2013

Coaching News Upskill yourself for SmashUp! Activators wanted - Have you got what it takes to deliver a SmashUp! after school session that gets raved...

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Sport and Recreation Alliance Sports Club Survey

We’re always looking for ways to help sports clubs and ensure grassroots sports are well supported. To do this we’re supporting the Sport and Recreat...

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WSFF April - Trophy Women, the Vitality Show and more

2013 kicked off with our annual audit of women's leadership in sport, the Trophy Women? report. New figures released show that over half of all spor...

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Leeds sports stars give exam boost to youngsters

Sporting heroes from across the city have been showing their support to Leeds pupils who are taking exams this year, by being part of a motivational f...

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GILLETTE SHOWS SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN'S COACHES AND FUTURE SPORTING SUCCESS

Gillette celebrates the announcement of ‘Great Start’ coaching programme for 2013 Gillette has announced its ‘Great Start’ programme which celebrates...

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The ski’s the limit for student brothers

Two brothers studying at Leeds Metropolitan University are hitting the slopes of Switzerland next month, hoping for their skiing careers to take off a...

Sport Relief is back and it’s coming to Liversedge

Start Limbering up - The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and Kirklees Active Leisure is bringing it to Liversedge! The town is set...

Transport/mini-bus required for Bosnian Paralympians

In March and April this year four Bosnian Paralympic athletes will be coming to Leeds to train in the build up to the Paralympic Games in London. Due ...

33,000 youngsters inspired into sport as legacy programme gathers momentum

33,000 young people have been inspired to do sport in their own time in the first six months of Sportivate - Sport England’s Olympic and Paralym...

Physical Education Conference 2012 ‘The Way Forward’

You are invited to join other schools, local partners and agencies working within Physical Education and Sport in Leeds at this one day Conference i...

Celebrating The Games lecture series

The University of Leeds presents a series of exciting & inspirational public lectures on the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and looking forward ...

Do you remember the last time London hosted the Olympic Games?

With the London 2012 Olympic Games now just six months away, Leeds City Council has launched a special project to remember the last time the world&rsq...

Sports clubs encouraged to bid for £10 million Olympic legacy funding

Sport England Chair Richard Lewis and Sports Minister Hugh Robertson today urged local community sports groups to bid for Olympic legacy funding ...

Anita Lonsbrough at Cambridge Road Baths in 1963 © Kirklees Museums & Galleries

Olympic Great returns to her roots

MBE and local Olympic great Anita Lonsborough will be returning to her roots on Friday February 10 when she visits her former place of work Huddersfie...

Sport Makers week on BBC Radio Leeds - 23-27 Jan 2012

All this week Adam Pope and the team at BBC Radio Leeds have been talking about Sport Makers culminating in a live outside broadcast of the Wes Butter...