Supermarket giant Tesco, which recently opened a new store in Risca, has donated £500 to the local football team. Tesco’s “Community Champion” Rebecca Cole met with the chairman of Risca Utd FC…
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Ystrad Mynach football team celebrates 34 years in the game
An amateur five-a-side football team is celebrating its 34th anniversary with a special reunion. The team, called Inter Milads, was established in 1977 and while the original line-up are no longer playing,…
Coleg Gwent women’s football team crowned Welsh Champions
Students from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus are celebrating after being crowned the winners of Welsh Colleges Women’s five-a-side football championships earlier this month. Undefeated in their pool matches the team went on…
Wales in resounding 5-1 win over Luxembourg
Wales beat Luxembourg 5-1 at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, in the friendly international match. Wales began the match with new cap Steve Morison up front alongside 50 cap winner Robert Earnshaw. The…
Sensational football season for Coleg Gwent students
A Coleg Gwent football team is celebrating the end of a fantastic year after triumphing with a series of national and regional wins. The Crosskeys Campus team recently scooped the title of…
Lindsay Whittle’s blog: June 24
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. DIFFICULT TIMES REQUIRE DIFFICULT DECISIONS Earlier this month, I mentioned that tough times were…
World’s oldest football coach Ivor Powell retires at 93
A Bargoed-born football coach, believed to be the world’s oldest, has hung up his boots at the rip old age of 93.
Mr Powell, who has worked as a coach at the University of Bath for the last 37 years, has seen a remarkable career that included playing for Wales, Blackpool, Queen’s Park Rangers and Aston Villa.
Caerphilly Castle Juniors FC completes Welsh FA scheme
Caerphilly Castle Juniors Football Club has been recognised in the FAW’s Club Accreditation scheme. Seventeen other clubs from the Gwent area also achieved accreditation including Ebbw Vale Town Junior FC – which…