Stuart Greenhalgh in conversation with some of the area’s biggest names in crown green bowls, starting with Glynn Cookson ...

Bailey Hill Park has welcomed back the restoration of its iconic 'Bowling Man' gate after a prolonged absence.

Gildersome Crown Green Bowling Club is of one a number of clubs who have been told by Leeds City Council it's planning on axing dozens of clubs across the city to save cash. PIC: James Hardisty I ...

Britain's top crown green bowling champ has hit out at plans to axe dozens of green in his home county to save money. Gareth Coats - the 38-year-old reigning champion of the Waterloo, the most ...

Leeds City Council says demand for crown green bowling has fallen by 39% since 2014, with three-quarters of existing council sites having fewer than 30 members. It says even if the closures went ahead ...

Leeds City Council, to balance its books with a budget gap of more than £100m next financial year, is looking at £140,000 in savings across its sites for crown green bowls. Some 30 greens in the ...

Labour’s plans to close dozens of bowling greens have left pensioners and Britain's top crown green bowling champ enraged. Gareth Coats - the 38-year-old reigning champion of the most ...

The aim is simple - to get your bowls as close as possible to a smaller target ball called the 'jack'. Crown Green Bowls is similar, but is played on a square bowling green which is made of ...

Leeds City Council has earmarked 30 of its 61 local authority-run crown green bowling sites for closure in a bid to shore up its balance sheet. Staffing reductions and asset sales are also being ...