Sport

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 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, 27th Aug 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...Phil Coleman has been associated with the Cirencester Football League for well over 40 years and he’s still going strong. He’s been chairman for the past six years and has served on the management committee for the past three decades. ...

Roger Jackson Wed, 26th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...When you think of well-known couples, you think Posh and Becks, Harry and Meghan, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Well, at Cotswold Bowls Club, they’ve got their own top couple, a couple who work tirelessly to make sure that the go-ahead club...

Roger Jackson Tue, 25th Jun 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...“It’s very time consuming helping to run a club these days.” Those are the words of Brendan Low, who plays for Tewkesbury Cricket Club, but they could just as easily have been the words of anyone else who plays sport in and...

Roger Jackson Thu, 23rd May 2019 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76... Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76... Every sport needs a Sandra Ennis. Fortunately for those who like to run and jump, athletics is her big passion and she’s been a major player on the admin side at club and county level for more than three decades now. Sandra, who will be 76...

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 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 Thu, 26th Apr 2018 at 14:20 Unsung Hero

It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...It’s often said that behind every good man there is a good woman. Well the men at Painswick Golf Club – and the ladies for that matter – have been very lucky in recent times because the club have got a first-rate secretary in Ann...

Roger Jackson Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...Given their name, it’s easy to say that Cam’s footballers have the bulldog spirit. But it’s also fair comment as well because Cam Bulldogs are a football club that refuse to stand still despite a number of obstacles in their way. ...

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...

Roger Jackson Fri, 22nd Dec 2017 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

Elliot Prince runs for fun, he absolutely loves it. But in a sport that can be quite individual, he is very much a team player. The 32-year-old runs for Cheltenham Harriers, coaches youngsters and also puts in a lot of hours on the admin side,...Elliot Prince runs for fun, he absolutely loves it. But in a sport that can be quite individual, he is very much a team player. The 32-year-old runs for Cheltenham Harriers, coaches youngsters and also puts in a lot of hours on the admin side,...Elliot Prince runs for fun, he absolutely loves it. But in a sport that can be quite individual, he is very much a team player. The 32-year-old runs for Cheltenham Harriers, coaches youngsters and also puts in a lot of hours on the admin side,...

Roger Jackson Thu, 21st Dec 2017 at 09:00 Unsung Hero

“We’re just a club run by a group of mates.” Those are the words of the man they call ‘Mr Eastcombe’ – better known as Kenny Smith – who was talking to The Local Answer about his beloved Eastcombe Football...“We’re just a club run by a group of mates.” Those are the words of the man they call ‘Mr Eastcombe’ – better known as Kenny Smith – who was talking to The Local Answer about his beloved Eastcombe Football...“We’re just a club run by a group of mates.” Those are the words of the man they call ‘Mr Eastcombe’ – better known as Kenny Smith – who was talking to The Local Answer about his beloved Eastcombe Football...