Chelsea Women’s FA Cup 5th round clash with Liverpool Women will be screened live by the BBC. It will guarantee an even bigger audience than the 4,000+ expected to watch the match live at goal-crazy Kingsmeadow on Sunday February 16. The match has been brought forward from 2pm to 12.30pm, and will be live on
READ MOREWhat a yawn! I think I’ll just take a kip in this ’ere tree. I’ll get a bit of beauty sleep before tonight’s (Tuesday’s) Meet the Artist event at the cornerHOUSE. Some bloke called Paul Atkins got a shot of my best side on one of his trips – now I’m one of the subjects
READ MOREChelsea Women have scooped both manager of the month and player of the month awards, with Emma Hayes AND Beth England winning the prizes, writes Jane Grove. Hayes, pictured below, now in her seventh season at Kingsmeadow, won the January monthly gong in the Women’s Super League, despite many predicting it would (nostalgically) go to
READ MOREShe’s quick, she’s accurate, she’s inventive and she’s fearless. No wonder Erin Cuthbert is high on Phil Neville’s list as an in-form addition to the nationwide squad he will take to the Olympics. The Chelsea striker/winger is now back to full fitness, as she vividly demonstrated in last weekend’s 8-0 drubbing of West Ham, to
READ MOREStained-glass artist Simone Kay has launched an exhibition of her one-a-day pictures at the Rose Theatre in style. Fresh from refurbishing the stained-glass windows of St Andrew’s church in Maple Road, Surbiton, Sim opened the show of her largely local paintings and drawings with a party which also marked her 60th birthday. One particularly special
READ MOREIt’s hard to imagine two more starkly contrasting reactions after the Blues’ 8-0 win over the Hammers at the weekend. Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes was fighting the urge to grin like a Cheshire cat, while her predecessor, West Ham coach Matt Beard, looked like he’d lost a winning lottery ticket. But it’s not in
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