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Montpellier FC defeated Bishop’s Cleeve reserves in round two of the Senior Charity Cup after a fiery 2-2 draw that was ultimately decided on penalties. Montpellier entered the tie, having received a bye in the first round, a full two divisions below Bishop’s Cleeve but this was of little relevance to Mike Hackett’s men, who […]
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 Town U18s boss Pete Haynes was “happy with the result, but not the performance” following their 4-0 thrashing against Rugby Town on Wednesday. Joe Hunt, Brennan Denness-Barrett and Connor Jakeaways secured a tie with either Huddersfield or Blackpool in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup. Speaking after the game, Haynes said: “We’ve […]
Cheltenham Town were humbled by fellow promoted side Cambridge United as they fell to a 5-0 defeat at the Jonny Rocks Stadium. A hat-trick from Joe Ironside, a Mattie Pollock own goal and a goal from ex-Town loanee Sam Smith made for a miserable night for the Robins fans. Dan Crowley had a free-kick that […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has reflected on last season’s terrific run in the FA Cup and what his players must to do advance to the next round. Cheltenham Town face AFC Wimbledon on Saturday in the second round of the competition following their victory against Gillingham in round one. The Robins head into their […]
By Megan Griffiths Gloucestershire Police have launched their annual anti-drink and drug driving campaign, warning drivers to not get behind the wheel after drinking too much this Christmas. Gloucestershire Constabulary’s new campaign, launched this week, aims to educate drivers of the dangers and consequences they could face for driving whilst under the influence of alcohol […]
Right now, efforts to identify the 27 people who drowned in attempts to cross the English Channel are underway. Tragedy struck on November 24th when an inflatable boat carrying hopeful migrants sank not long after setting off on the treacherous journey to the UK from the French port of Calais. French authorities have arrested five suspected traffickers […]
New cases of covid have reached an estimate of 35000 across Gloucestershire. The rising cases have led to the intensive care unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital becoming under pressure and overwhelmed. Despite the rate of people who are double jabbed in Gloucestershire reaching 80%, many of the patients who are admitted to the intensive care […]
“I didn’t have human contact for a month.” Most students were unaffected by international travel restrictions. But for those that travelled from other countries to attend university, their stories are a lot different. After the country found itself in lockdown during Christmas, second-year Sports Journalism student, Drake Rogut, was left unable to travel home to […]
Two runner races can still provide drama Embed from Getty Images Ahead of the November meeting much had been made of the small fields in National Hunt Racing and indeed even Cheltenham could not escape the ongoing issue at the weekend. This was summed up on the Sunday where in six races only 44 runners […]