Every Shrove Tuesday, the market town of Atherstone in Warwickshire becomes the stage for one of England’s oldest and most ...

The 826th edition of the Atherstone Ball Game took place on February 17, 2026, and if you’ve never seen it before, imagine a rugby scrum mixed with a bar fight, dropped in the middle of a narrow road ...

Today is the biggest day in the town's annual calendar ...

It follows a two-hour battle to be the last ones in possession of a specially made leather ball in the north Warwickshire town ...

The 826th annual event took place on Long Street earlier today ...

Hundreds of people came out to take part and watch the traditional Sedgefield Ball Game this year, that saw chaos erupt in the town centre.