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Sahal Barre admits that if you’d met him a few years ago, he wasn’t someone you’d want to be friends with. The teenager from the…

Aspiring young footballers from English, Welsh and Scottish coalfield communities came together recently to compete in the 13th Coalfields Regeneration Trust Home Internationals tournament. England’s…

Sport England have teamed up with the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) to launch the Active Practice Charter that inspires and celebrates GP practices that…

Nominations for the 22nd UK Coaching Awards are now open. Hosted by UK Coaching, the annual event will be held at The Tower Hotel London…

Mind are excited to announce the creation of nine sport, physical activity and mental health Regional Networks. The Regional Networks are a result of a…

Bradford Council has launched an online survey to seek people’s views on new proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city….

Calderdale Council’s Cabinet has approved proposals for a state-of-the-art leisure centre in Halifax. As part of Calderdale’s Next Chapter, plans are in place for a…

To celebrate Yorkshire Day, Yorkshire 2019 have launched their 2019 UCI Road World Championships Land Art Competition in partnership with Welcome to Yorkshire. Schools, community…

A group of secondary schools and colleges from across South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire have raised more than £11,000 for Cancer Research UK after taking…

A citywide conversation about how the city can help people move more and increase levels of physical activity is taking off, as Sport Leeds and…

A fundraiser to help provide activities for youngsters in Burngreave throughout the summer holidays has raised over £800. Saturday’s #SportOverStreets event was organised by community…

From September 2019, bus services and stops in Leeds city centre will change as Connecting Leeds starts major works on The Headrow. Leeds City Council’s…

The government has announced a range of measures to promote a joined-up approach to physical activity and mental wellbeing for children. The School Sport and…

A new exciting campaign from Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport and asks – who says? For far…

It’s now over a couple of years since the most recent strategies from the government and Sport England about how to get people more active….

Around 1,000 schoolchildren from across South Yorkshire took part in the annual South Yorkshire School Games summer festival, last Friday (5 July). Taking place across…

More than 1,000 schoolchildren from across West Yorkshire took part in a festival of sport at Leeds Beckett University on Monday. The West Yorkshire School…

Anston Cricket Club’s Alan Vollans, has been recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honors List and has been awarded the British Empire Medal. The award…

Leading international academics, primary school leaders and governors and public health professionals joined forces this week to create a new framework for high-quality physical activity,…

To many people, Bob Martin is simply known as ‘Basketball Bob’. “I think some people actually believe my surname is Bob!” Having played the game…

#GreatCoaching is not limited to those who put on a tracksuit and carry a whistle. A great coach can be the person in a community…

Women’s sport in Leeds has received a huge boost with the announcement that the city will once again host a team in the Vitality Netball…

UK Coaching has today, Monday 3 June 2019, marked the start of the second ever Coaching Week by making a #GreatCoachingPledge to help coaches across…

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through sport. We do this through working with a wide range of partners to…

New research released by Activity Alliance has shined a light on non-disabled people’s attitudes on inclusive activity with disabled people. Although the results show welcoming…

AoC Sport, in partnership with the ukactive Research Institute and supported by Matrix Fitness and Sport England, have published a new report, British Active Students Survey:…

The Daily Mile are giving schools in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire the chance to win some fantastic prizes this summer term. Whether your school has been…

Leaders in the sport and physical activity sector have called upon colleagues to embrace technology to make it easier for people to get active. A…

YSF are proud to and sign the  #ActiveDigital pledge. This call from Sport England and DCMS for providers to commit to opening up their data is…

Two Yorkshire charities have scored a share of £30,000 following a high-profile fundraising event celebrating past, present and future sporting heroes. Yorkshire Sport Foundation and…

The Village will be returning to Millennium Square in Leeds as part of the celebrations around the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire.  The free spectator hub…

With just over a fortnight to go until the start of the Tour de Yorkshire, organisers Welcome to Yorkshire are reminding people to submit their…

Figures from the latest Active Lives Adult survey released today (11 April) has shown an encouraging trend in the activity levels of adults. Since the…

Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss an update on plans to transform transport and travel in and around the city centre at a meeting next…

Are you passionate about making a difference to people’s lives through them being more active every day? Can you connect and influence partners from different…

Leeds Bradford Airport has been unveiled as the Official Airport of the 2019 and 2020 Tour de Yorkshire. With millions of fans once again expected…

If we don’t talk about physical activity, we may as well be saying ‘inactivity is ok’, James Brown, Director of Local Support and Partnerships writes. A…

Ahead of World Health Day, Activity Alliance has released a short feature film for healthcare professionals on supporting disabled people to be active. Disabled people…

With one month to go until the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation have unveiled the highly anticipated race…

Last week saw almost 900 schoolchildren compete in the annual West Yorkshire School Games winter festival, in association with Leeds Beckett University. Schools from across…

Sheffield schools dominated the medals at the annual South Yorkshire School Games winter festival last Friday (22 March). Schools from the district won 25 of…

Swim England has today called for the medical profession to be more proactive in prescribing swimming as part of a programme of activity to manage…

With just over five weeks to go until the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation have confirmed the 38…

Paralympic champion, Hannah Cockroft MBE, was among those celebrating the success of a Comic Relief funded project in Leeds last week. The five-time Paralympic gold…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation Chief Executive, Nigel Harrison, has reacted to the first annual survey into attitudes of children and young people to exercise and sport….

A leading Olympic legacy project in Sheffield has been visited by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park welcomed The Duke…

Enjoyment is the single biggest factor in motivating children to be active, new analysis from the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey has…

Women who are part of a Comic Relief funded project have come together to raise money for the charity as part of Red Nose Day…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation are proud to be one of over 200 organisations getting behind West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership’s new ‘Looking Out for…

Connor Swift and Harry Tanfield have been announced as the latest ambassadors to join Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries, a project which aims to make cycling…

Given their success since the start of the year, Welcome to Yorkshire has announced its latest batch of Tour de Yorkshire roadshows which will be…

Plans for a new leisure and wellbeing centre in east Leeds have moved to the next stage. Following an evaluation of potential sites and a…

As the network of County Sports Partnerships gather in Nottingham today for their annual Convention, they have announced the launch of a new brand name…

Bradford’s sporting stars were celebrated on Thursday night at the fourth annual Bradford Sports Awards. Hosted by BBC presenter, Tanya Arnold, over 300 people were…

Sport at all levels across Leeds was celebrated at a glittering ceremony at the first direct arena on Thursday night. The 16th Leeds Sports Awards,…

The Truth Project offers victims and survivors of child sexual abuse an opportunity to share their experiences in a confidential and supportive setting. It is…

The Open University has been awarded £38,500 by Sport England to develop a free online course, launching in July 2019, for those who train, mentor…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation welcomes the call from Mims Davies MP, Minister for Sport, to place more emphasis on physical literacy in schools. Davies was speaking…

Are you in the top 20 in the country for your sport? Do you live or study in West Yorkshire? Or maybe you’re part of…

Young athletes from across South Yorkshire came together at Cannon Hall this week to compete in the School Games cross country finals. More than 500…