News in Shotley Peninsula

Novak Djokovic is pathetic and will rightly face criticism for taking advantage of an exemption in Covid-19 rules to avoid being vaccinated ahead of the Australian Open.

The 20- time major champion has been condemned for his distrust of vaccines and his alternative approach, which appears to rely on the supposed healing power of water and positive thinking.

Brantham Athletic's big Christmas weekend derby against Hadleigh United has been called off.

The Imps were due to travel to Millfield on Monday, December 27 for an 11.45am kick off in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division but will instead have the whole weekend off.

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A year 12 student from Holbrook has become a world sailing champion.

Royal Hospital School pupil Sebastian Kempe secured victory in the men's Laser Radial ILCA6 class, at the Youth Sailing World Championship at Al Mussanah Sports City, in Oman this week.

Goals either side of half time from Hayden Catchpole kept Woolverstone United's dream of achieving promotion in their centenary season alive and kicking.

Clive Catchpole's side initially struggled to gain revenge over Witnesham Wasps at the Hazelwood ground, but showed resilience and character to win 2-1 and stay top of the Macron Suffolk and Ipswich League second division.

Brantham youth manager Dan Hart hailed his young side despite a 4-2 FA Youth Cup defeat by Stevenage FC, last night.

Nearly 300 fans watched as Brantham under-18 competed in a historic tie watched by nearly 300 fans at the Leisure Centre ground, as they reached the first round proper of the competition for the first time in the club's history.

Brantham boss Michael Brothers has backed striker Matty Hayden to bounce back after he had a penalty saved last night.

Ten man Imps were held to a 0-0 draw by Hadleigh United in the Thurlow Nunn Premier at the Brantham Leisure Centre, with Nick Punter making an excellent save from a Hayden spot kick in the second half.

Holbrook's Hannah Martin will be returning to the Shotley peninsula with an Olympic bronze medal after Great Britain completed a stunning comeback to beat India 4-2.

The former Ipswich Hockey club player, who also used to play football for Holbrook Hornets when we was a teenager, started in midfield to play her part in clinching GB's success.

Suffolk FA has agreed to meet with a couple youth club representatives after Nub News highlighted concerns about financial safeguarding at grassroots level.

Former Brantham Atheltic coach, Lee Partridge, who is now chair of the youth section at East Bergholt, and Ollie Langham, who recently stepped down as chairman at Ipswich Vale Exiles, called for the meeting after they produced a set of suggested protocols to improve financial transparency and procedures at youth level.

Holbrook's Hannah Martin produced an amazing piece of individual skill to fire Great Britain's hockey team into the lead against Spain in the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals which ended 2-2 in normal time.

The former Holbrook Hornets youth footballer then netted in a tense penalty shoot-out, which GB won 2-0 to reach their third consecutive Olympic semi-finals, and will now play against the Netherlands on Wednesday.