News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
On every level of the football pyramid, there are challenges the teams and players have to face. Adult grassroots football is not short of issues themselves, with player shortages and less teams applying to play throughout the entirety of the season. Cheltenham Civil Service’s club president and former player, Rob Morrison gave an insight to […]
Today is the first day of the three-day long November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, and its geared up to be an epic day of racing on good to soft ground. The first race is the Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at 13:10, and is arguably the weakest race on the card. The favourite […]
Kayleigh Jones, who is a sports therapist, is supporting the BBC Gloucestershire radio station and the BBC Bristol radio station. The radio presenters are taking part in BBCs three-legged thousand mile challenge for children in need. “So our local teams will be completing 25 miles each between Bristol and Gloucestershire from early Tuesday yesterday to […]
“We are probably 10% away from turning that (shots) into goals,” Nico Goymer gives a critical but fair outlook ahead of Leckhampton Rovers return clash against FC Lakeside. Leckhampton have struggled this season with their side only scoring eight goals in their last eight games played and only sit on eight points. “We haven’t been […]
George Harmon “jumped at the opportunity” to join Cheltenham Town on a one-year-deal in August from Scottish Premiership side Ross County, ending a three-year affiliation with The Staggies. Harmon made 105 appearances across three seasons for Ross County but acknowledged it was time for a change, following relegation to the Scottish Championship . Embed from […]
Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player Sopuruchukwu Obieri has set his expectations for his loan spell with Gloucester City and reiterated his desire to continue to test himself in the men’s game. The 17-year-old striker broke the Robins record when he came on in the Street Motors Trophy clash with West Ham United U21s in November […]
In football, we often talk about five-year plans, promotion pushes, and stadium upgrades. But what if we looked 100 years ahead? Where will Gloucestershire’s proud trio; Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town, and Gloucester City, find themselves in the year 2125? I’ve asked ChatGPT to predict where they will be, here is what it said. Forest Green Rovers – […]
23 years ago today Cheltenham Town celebrated their promotion to the third tier of English football for the very first time in their history in style, with an open-top bus parade through the town. After a strong 2001/02 season Cheltenham finished fourth missing out on the final automatic promotion spot by just a point. A […]
Welcome to another Park Life Sport news day. Bristol Rovers are aiming to bounce back immediately — Peter Hill assesses whether they can. Plus, we’ve got an exclusive interview with Daf Williams and special coverage for Mental Health Awareness Week. Make sure to follow along with our live blog to keep up to date with […]
Cheltenham Town Women assistant manager Mike Harris has explained his in-depth thoughts on the recent Women’s Super League rebrand. Harris supported CTFC Women manager Tom Davies during a record-breaking season for the club. The Robinesses finished eighth in the FA WPL Premier Division South and
There are many words you associate with rugby — physical, aggressive, fast — just to name a few. But if I were to ask you what words you associate with Tai Chi, would your answer be different? Now that it’s the off-season for athletes, I’ve been looking for something to fill my time. I wanted to […]