Author: Joe Caine

Photos by Joe Caine & Adam Barnes This year’s Varsity saw Bangor University’s Hockey Club field four teams to face rivals Aberystwyth – Men’s 1sts, Women’s 1sts, Men’s 2nds and Women’s 2nds. Each team was looking for another successful Varsity after last year’s saw them defeating Aber in every match except for Men’s 2nds (who lost a closely fought battle 5-4 on penalties). Men’s Hockey 2nd team had an early start to Varsity as they took on Aber on the Synthetic Pitches of Ffridd Site in the first event of the day. The team put up a very decent and…

Varsity 2016 was certainly a day we will never forget, as Bangor battled it out at home against Welsh rivals Aberystwyth in numerous sport to take home the coveted Varsity cup. The day was full of all types of sports, both familiar and perhaps unfamiliar to spectators, so there was definitely something for everyone to get involved with and watch. Sports played on the day included badminton, where both of the Bangor men’s teams won 8-0. The badminton women however lost 3-5 despite putting up a decent fight in a very close encounter. Basketball followed, in which the Bangor men…

Bangor 4 – 3 Rhyl  29 January 2016 – Bangor University Stadium Despite a very disappointing start to the new year when Bangor suffered a 0-3 home defeat to North Wales rivals Llandudno on new year’s day, Bangor have redeemed themselves with a very impressive run of form since then by being undefeated. They looked to continue this run when they welcomed another Northern Welsh team, Rhyl, to their ground. Bangor had previously played Rhyl twice this season and remained undefeated in both with a 1-1 draw on the very first day of the season and 1-0 home victory back…

Bangor City FC fell victim at their own ground to the current Welsh Premier League champions and leaders The New Saints (TNS) on Friday 16th October. They barely had a touch on the ball when TNS player Ryan Edwards scored from a rebounded shot off goalkeeper Connor Roberts after only two minutes. Bangor then quickly sprang into action with numerous shots, including an audacious long range effort from Sion Edwards. Then, minutes later, Wrexham loanee Joe Williams’ shot narrowly went wide past New Saints goalkeeper and Captain Paul Harrison’s post. Bangor certainly had more possession and a greater number of noteworthy…

The Download Festival looks all set and ready with all three headliners being announced within days of one another last week. Iron Maiden were the first to be announced and will be Sunday night’s headline act, marking the band’s fourth performance at Download. Their performance is part of The Book of Souls tour, where the band will be promoting music from their new sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls, which has received favourable reviews and had also reached number one in the UK Albums chart (Official Charts Company) upon its release. Lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson will be arriving to the festival in style…