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By Andy McCormick November has become reputable for being the month where sparks of light are ignited into the sky, from the infamous ‘remember, remember, the 5th of November’ to people’s cats and dogs scurrying indoors to evade the grating level of noise unleashed outside. For some, fireworks are a beautiful, fun display for the […]
The Women’s FA Cup First Round was drawn today at 1pm with two local sides involved. The 56 games will be played on Sunday, 13th November, with many teams yet to have finished their final qualifying round with wide-spread thunderstorms last weekend. Cheltenham Town Ladies were the last side to be drawn, as they face […]
Liam Bond captains Montpellier FC into their first semi-final in their inaugural season as potential Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves final looms. Montpellier sit in title contention in Cheltenham League Division Three. Amongst those battling for the league are AFC Kempsey, a team that Montpellier have done the double over. They face eachother yet again in […]
Michael Duff’s Cheltenham came away with a point from play-off hopefuls Ipswich in the Gloucestershire club’s first trip to Portman Road since 1938. The former Southern League adversaries were of vastly differing opinions at the final whistle with the home side left frustrated by ‘boring boring Cheltenham’ while Duff’s makeshift side were happy to have been […]
Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player has completed a six figure move to Premier League side Southampton recently, with professional development phase lead coach Pete Haynes seeing it as a testament to the fine work done by the academy staff. Will Armitage, 16, joined Cheltenham at age 15 after some time in local grassroots football and […]
The A436 has reopened following a serious collision between the junctions for Kilkenny and Andoversford, the A436 Seven Springs roundabout and the A417 Air Balloon roundabout. Police were called shortly after 11.15am to the A436 near Pegglesworth on the yesterday morning following a collision between a lorry and car. Police have confirmed that one person […]
Assistant head coach for League One side Cheltenham Town, Russell Milton has served for the Robins as both a player (1997-2003) and in various coaching roles from 2015 including caretaker manager, Academy manager and his current position as Michael Duff’s right hand man. Embed from Getty Images It has been 25 years since he made […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies striker Jade Grove has revealed the club’s ambitious aim of winning the South-West Division One league title this season. The Robins currently sit top of the league, having won seven of their 10 games so far this campaign, and are five points clear of Southampton in second. “I think with most clubs […]
Dozens of Christmas parties have been cancelled across Cheltenham as worries over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 grow. One pub has had over 150 cancellations over the last few days. The Miller Pub and Sports Bar, located on Cheltenham’s Bath Road has seen bookings drop significantly since the news of the new variant. Bar […]
Cheltenham’s empty Café Rouge is set for a new lease of life. Café Rouge entered administration during lockdown and the Cheltenham restaurant closed down in July last year. Embed from Getty Images Franco Manca, an Italian pizzeria chain, are preparing to open a new restaurant in the Promenade, where the old café used to be. […]