Posts by Yorkshire Reporter

Herd Farm says ‘Bonjour’ to the Grand Départ

Local News
Leeds pupils and the Lord Mayor of Leeds have officially opened a new mountain bike trail and launched a programme of residential packages at Leeds City Council’s Herd Farm Activity Centre this week, to celebrate the Tour de France Grand Départ coming to Leeds this summer. Pupils from Colton Primary…

Leeds Grand Départ – Spectator Zones Revealed

Other Sports, Sport
Details of the official Grand Départ Spectator Hubs and leading locations to watch the start of this year’s Tour de France in Leeds have been revealed today. Areas along the route will play host to dedicated spectator zones as the world’s largest annual sporting event travels out from its start…

‘Mr Football’ – Ron Fisher

Football, Sport
Ron Fisher of Leeds has made a prolific contribution to local football with over 61 years of service as a coach and physio to young players in and around Leeds. I went to visit him at his home where I found him and his wife to be very friendly and…

Small Friendly Running Club Gets Friendlier

Other Sports, Sport
Last years St Theresa’s Athletic Club celebrated it’s 30th Anniversary. It’s always been a small, friendly group of people. Today, the club can no longer be classed as small. In the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside the club showed the 2nd largest percentage increase. The secret of success? Undoubtedly, the…

City’s young diving stars bring home huge medal haul

Other Sports, Sport
Record-breaking young divers have made a big splash by bringing home seven gold medals from a top national competition. The youngsters from the City of Leeds Diving Team returned from the Great Britain National Cup with an impressive total haul of 15 medals. Jack Laugher, 18, also set a new…

2014 Honda Interceptor

Motoring
Honda’s iconic V-4 powerplants have an alluring character all their own, a unique combination of torque, an aggressive rush of power as the tach needle swings up into the meaty part of the powerband, and a certain texture to the engine feel that tells you this could only be a…

2014 Honda CBR650F

Motoring
Honda introduces the CBR650F, an all-new and remarkably affordable middleweight sport bike that’s built to cover the full range of street riding. The CBR650F strikes a terrific balance between full-on sport bike styling, nimble handling, overall performance, comfort and plenty of versatility-all at a great price. Honda’s mid-sized sport bikes…

2014 CBR1000RR SP

Motoring
Since its inception, the CBR1000RR has represented the essence of a genuine Superbike. By design, the CBR1000RR hits that ideal balance between power and handling that makes it so fun to ride on the street or the track. Now for 2014, the CBR1000RR’s performance gets even sharper with the introduction…

All-new Nissan X-Trail

Motoring
Now fully integrated into Nissan’s crossover range, the all-new X-Trail combines advanced 4×4 capabilities with a host of design and engineering features that have become hallmarks of Nissan crossovers. The new model also introduces a number of innovative new-to-sector technologies such as bi-LED headlamps, Nissan Safety Shield and a fully-integrated…
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