Powys athlete Rebekah O’Loughlin (Tennis) from Llangynidr has been selected to be part of Team Wales competing at this September’s Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. Rebekah and her fellow athletes gathered at the weekend to meet each other and receive their Wales kit at a special Team Day at the University of South Wales’ Trefforest […]
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Talgarth Sports 2015
Between the 31st of July & 2nd August, Talgarth is hosting its first ever Sports Festival. It aims to promote sport for all, together with encouraging participation to support health and well being. The various sports and games are aimed to allow everyone the opportunity to compete or try various sporting activities in a congenial […]
New art outlet in listed chapel
A FORMER chapel in Abergavenny has been given a new lease of life as an art shop and gallery thanks to help from Monmouthshire County Council and the Welsh Government. The project has created six new full-time jobs. The Grade II-listed Bethany Baptist Chapel in Market Street has had a number of uses since it […]
Feet have a tough life!
Even more so if you play sport or have an active hobby! In general, we are pretty rubbish at looking after our feet – and yet we expect them to perform tasks such as running, dancing, jumping and sprinting – and all without so much as a protest or god forbid..an injury! There are 26 […]
Abergavenny Bowls Club
Try lawn bowling on Sunday 19 April 2015 at local club. Abergavenny Bowls Club was founded in 1860 and is the oldest Bowls Club in Wales. It is based in Avenue Road adjacent to the cricket ground. In the past they have had several players capped for Wales and on one occasion provided the four […]
Abergavenny Town FC
Kevin Hudson moved to Abergavenny with his wife in July 2012, and has recently become heavily involved in our local sporting community. “When I moved to Abergavenny, I wanted to get involved in the community, mainly to get to know people. I spent 30 years in London involved with football, coaching kids and then […]
Abergavenny Hockey Club
Did you realise that the Hockey Wales Club of the Year 2014 is on your doorstep? Did you realise that the Youth Section of the Year 2014, is also on your doorstep? The National Governing body for the sport of Hockey in Wales awarded both these prestigious awards to Abergavenny Hockey Club at their event […]
Disability Sports, Brecon
Disability Sports Club, Brecon Integrated Sports Association celebrates its twelfth year . On Friday 24th January 2003, Brecon launched its first sports club for people with disabilities at Brecon Leisure Centre. The multi-sport club proved to be immensely popular with over 20 people attending on the opening night. Twelve years later the club is going […]
Crickhowell F.C.
Crickhowell Football Club has been in existence since 1893, originally wearing black and white colours, playing in a weekly league made up of Powys based teams. The club flourished from its humble origins and junior teams were formed along with a strong local fan base. However, due to the outbreak of both the first and […]
Hay St Mary’s LFC
Hay St Mar y’s FC has a long history and is very much part of the cultural fabric of Hay-on-Wye, alongside the book shops and castle. What people might not know, however, is that last year a group of intrepid women and girls stormed the male dominated bastion of the clubhouse and started a football […]
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