Tag: Football
Risca Utd Football Club given £500 by Tesco
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 Rob…
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, they…
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 to…
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 team…
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 British…
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 DECISIONSEarlier this month, I mentioned that tough times were ahead given…
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.