
Nick Westby
Sports Editor at The Yorkshire Post
Sports Editor at Wharfe Valley Times
Sports Editor at Yorkshire Evening Post
Sports editor of @YPSport | Husband, father of two young uns | Former press box food critic | Own views
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6 days ago |
doncasterfreepress.co.uk | Nick Westby
IT IS a fresh spring day, a little cloudier than the recent wall-to-wall glorious sunshine, that affords myself and my cycling companion a little more comfort on a weekday morning’s bike ride around the greenways and urban thoroughfares of Harrogate and Knaresborough. It is a 27km jaunt from Rudding Park and back again, one that can one minute be testing our road safety etiquette, the next, plunging us along country lanes lined by million pound homes or weaving through dog walkers on canal paths.
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6 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
IT IS a fresh spring day, a little cloudier than the recent wall-to-wall glorious sunshine, that affords myself and my cycling companion a little more comfort on a weekday morning’s bike ride around the greenways and urban thoroughfares of Harrogate and Knaresborough. It is a 27km jaunt from Rudding Park and back again, one that can one minute be testing our road safety etiquette, the next, plunging us along country lanes lined by million pound homes or weaving through dog walkers on canal paths.
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1 week ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
FROM gritted teeth on The Mall to a lung-busting solo break in Richmond, Virginia, a beaming smile with her daughter in Bedale to a mud-splattered punch to the heavens in the old velodrome in Roubaix, Lizzie Deignan has conjured up some iconic images in British women’s cycling over the past decade and a half.
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2 weeks ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
“It’s not just a sport for old men,” insists Lesley Dearlove, the county administrator for Yorkshire, as bowls clubs across the county this weekend open up their greens and rinks in the sport’s annual push for new blood. More than 800 clubs across England are taking part in Bowls’ Big Weekend which began last night and stretches right the way through Bank Holiday Monday, with 24 of the 60 affiliated clubs in Yorkshire taking part.
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2 weeks ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
The 20-year-old England prospect has been one of the revelations of a difficult season for Leeds Rhinos, and is not giving up on their quest to gatecrash the Super League play-offs. With 300,000 followers on TikTok, she is a prime example of the kind of young star the sport is looking to build around as it embarks on its vision for professionalism.
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A season that promised so much ended abruptly for @SheffieldSharks on Sunday. 🏀Is one trophy a success? 🏀How impactful were injuries to key players? 🏀And how detrimental was the race row? Atiba Lyons answers all that and more ⬇️ https://t.co/NtG2yrrcvz

⚽️FA Women's Championship to be rebranded WSL2 from next season, news that for various reasons, has very little impact here in Yorkshire, the land that progress in women's football forgot✍️ https://t.co/QLsb8PRPTV

🏀 Big win for @SheffieldSharks last night on the road to the @SprLeagueBballM play-off final, can @Hatters_BC follow suit tomorrow in a revenge mission against Newcastle, with @GeorgiaG7 seeking personal redemption https://t.co/qrb25kkS0R