Sport

Roger Jackson Wed, 25th Mar 2020 at 09:00 Back In The Day

It’s not far short of 30 years since Chris Burns, one of Gloucestershire’s finest ever footballers, went toe-to-toe with some of the very best players from one of the great clubs, not once, but twice at the semi-final stage in the... It’s not far short of 30 years since Chris Burns, one of Gloucestershire’s finest ever footballers, went toe-to-toe with some of the very best players from one of the great clubs, not once, but twice at the semi-final stage in the... It’s not far short of 30 years since Chris Burns, one of Gloucestershire’s finest ever footballers, went toe-to-toe with some of the very best players from one of the great clubs, not once, but twice at the semi-final stage in the...

Roger Jackson Mon, 25th Nov 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic... Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic... Pamela Godwin is very proud of her late husband John who was a top motorcyclist back in the day. So much so that she wrote a letter to The Local Answer asking us if we’d be interested in doing a story on him. The answer was an emphatic...

Roger Jackson Mon, 25th Nov 2019 at 09:00 Rising Star

This team of smiling faces are trailblazers at Cheltenham North Rugby Club. They are the under-13 girls’ team and they are the first female side in the club’s proud 114-year history. And they’re doing pretty well as well because... This team of smiling faces are trailblazers at Cheltenham North Rugby Club. They are the under-13 girls’ team and they are the first female side in the club’s proud 114-year history. And they’re doing pretty well as well because... This team of smiling faces are trailblazers at Cheltenham North Rugby Club. They are the under-13 girls’ team and they are the first female side in the club’s proud 114-year history. And they’re doing pretty well as well because...

Roger Jackson Fri, 25th Oct 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley... He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley... He was the hometown boy who did well, very well. Keith Knight, born and bred in Shurdington, was the footballer who lived the dream in the late 90s as Cheltenham Town took the non-league footballing world by storm, winning the FA Trophy at Wembley...

Roger Jackson Thu, 24th Oct 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that... Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that... Ask any talented up and coming sportsman or woman if they’d like to go professional when they grow up and the answer is almost certain to be a resounding ‘yes’. It’s the dream of many, of course, but the reality is that...

Roger Jackson Wed, 23rd Oct 2019 at 09:00 Rising Star

Young Freddie Howchin is good at sport, very good. And it’s not just one sport that 10-year-old Freddie is good at, he’s very good at five. You see, Freddie is a budding modern pentathlete so that means he needs to be able to run,... Young Freddie Howchin is good at sport, very good. And it’s not just one sport that 10-year-old Freddie is good at, he’s very good at five. You see, Freddie is a budding modern pentathlete so that means he needs to be able to run,... Young Freddie Howchin is good at sport, very good. And it’s not just one sport that 10-year-old Freddie is good at, he’s very good at five. You see, Freddie is a budding modern pentathlete so that means he needs to be able to run,...

Roger Jackson Tue, 25th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Back In The Day

John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...John Berry moved south to this part of the world as an 18-year-old and never went home. That was well over half a century ago and the rugby clubs that he played for – Cheltenham, Stroud and Old Patesians – are certainly glad that...

Roger Jackson Thu, 23rd May 2019 at 09:00 Rising Star

This is the time of year that a good number of teenagers across Gloucestershire really don’t enjoy. That’s because it’s exam season and the bad news for those sitting their GCSEs and A-levels is that there is still a fair way to...This is the time of year that a good number of teenagers across Gloucestershire really don’t enjoy. That’s because it’s exam season and the bad news for those sitting their GCSEs and A-levels is that there is still a fair way to...This is the time of year that a good number of teenagers across Gloucestershire really don’t enjoy. That’s because it’s exam season and the bad news for those sitting their GCSEs and A-levels is that there is still a fair way to...

Roger Jackson Fri, 12th Apr 2019 at 12:20 Rising Star

Harry Bloomfield is an England star after helping their under-13 team to win the Five Nations Squash tournament in Dublin. And the East Glos Club junior, a pupil at Wycliffe College, was certainly a major force at the three-day event, playing a key...Harry Bloomfield is an England star after helping their under-13 team to win the Five Nations Squash tournament in Dublin. And the East Glos Club junior, a pupil at Wycliffe College, was certainly a major force at the three-day event, playing a key...Harry Bloomfield is an England star after helping their under-13 team to win the Five Nations Squash tournament in Dublin. And the East Glos Club junior, a pupil at Wycliffe College, was certainly a major force at the three-day event, playing a key...

Roger Jackson Wed, 20th Mar 2019 at 14:40 Back In The Day

Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...Had there been a DJ at the Old Patesians Rugby Club reunion on Saturday, one of the songs he, or she, would surely have been belting out at some stage of the proceedings would have been 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'. Rugby players like a top tune of...

Roger Jackson Sun, 24th Feb 2019 at 09:00 Rising Star

Fast rising Great Britain modern pentathlon star Zoe Davison was in Hungary when she spoke to The Local Answer. She was preparing for the Budapest Indoor Competition – part of a 12-strong senior GB team that included recently crowned...Fast rising Great Britain modern pentathlon star Zoe Davison was in Hungary when she spoke to The Local Answer. She was preparing for the Budapest Indoor Competition – part of a 12-strong senior GB team that included recently crowned...Fast rising Great Britain modern pentathlon star Zoe Davison was in Hungary when she spoke to The Local Answer. She was preparing for the Budapest Indoor Competition – part of a 12-strong senior GB team that included recently crowned...

Roger Jackson Wed, 21st Feb 2018 at 09:00 Back In The Day

John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...John Finnigan is one of those really refreshing blokes who just loved playing football. Now Cheltenham Town’s commercial manager, he still kicks a ball around today when he gets the chance. “I loved training and playing,” said...

Roger Jackson Wed, 21st Feb 2018 at 08:10 Back In The Day

It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...It’s now three-and-a-half years since James Simpson-Daniel was forced to retire too soon from rugby because of a serious ankle injury. And while these days he is no longer running rings around opponents at Kingsholm – the place that...

Roger Jackson Thu, 25th Jan 2018 at 09:00 Rising Star

Tamzin Bryant... remember the name. And remember where you first read about her too! That’s because Tamzin is good at taekwondo, very good in fact because at the age of just 14 she is British champion in the girls’ red belt heavyweight...Tamzin Bryant... remember the name. And remember where you first read about her too! That’s because Tamzin is good at taekwondo, very good in fact because at the age of just 14 she is British champion in the girls’ red belt heavyweight...Tamzin Bryant... remember the name. And remember where you first read about her too! That’s because Tamzin is good at taekwondo, very good in fact because at the age of just 14 she is British champion in the girls’ red belt heavyweight...