Seven teenagers are among 29 people who have been charged with violent disorder during an FA Cup football match at Atherstone Town. Trouble flared when fans invaded the pitch just before half-time of ...

Every Shrove Tuesday, the market town of Atherstone in Warwickshire becomes the stage for one of England’s oldest and most physical sporting traditions. The Atherstone Ball Game will return on Tuesday ...

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In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone. By Jonathan Wolfe Jonathan Wolfe reported from ...

The Atherstone Ball Game is one of Warwickshire's most historic and quirky events - where thousands gather every year for a rowdy and chaotic game of medieval football in the streets. The raucous ...

THE Atherstone Ball Game sees hundreds of people trying to be the last man holding a ball after two hours of mayhem. Based on a medieval tradition, the yearly event has been known to erupt into ...

Two senior firefighters have been found not guilty in the trial into the death of four fire fighters, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, John Averis and Ian Reid, who died at a warehouse blaze in ...

Members of a social club said they had been left "devastated" after its former treasurer was jailed for defrauding it out of nearly £400,000. Glyn Drabble was jailed for 38 months after profiting from ...