by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Thirsk Racecourse, Station Rd, Thirsk YO7 1QL The racecourse at Thirsk in North Yorkshire becomes another host to a temporary greyhound track. Unfortunately, little information has been unearthed on how it operated or its timescale, but it is known that the hounds...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Dimple Wells Cricket Ground, Queen’s Terrace, Dimple Wells Rd, Ossett WF5 8JT Ossett is a market town in West Yorkshire, situated two miles west of Wakefield, and yet within one mile of junction 40 of the M1. The first signs of Greyhound Racing in Ossett...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
The West Yorkshire town of Knottingley is located fifteen miles south west of Leeds, just east of the A1 and M62 motorway interchange. Greyhound Racing is known to have taken place in the town during the 1940’s, beginning during the latter end of 1940, with gatherings...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Lidgett Green Rugby Stadium, Dracup Avenue, Bradford BD7 2RJ The Lidgett Green stadium as it was known, was constructed in 1919, and became the home of the Bradford Rugby Union Club. The venue’s claim to fame was during 1954, when it became host to a fixture between...
by Graham | May 6, 2019 | Yorkshire & The Humber Tracks
Station Rd, Tollerton, York YO61 1RD Tollerton is a small village in North Yorkshire, located roughly ten miles north of York, just off the A19. Tollerton Greyhound Track was more recognised as a schooling track but took the opportunity to promote a series of meetings...
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