As we entered the 1970s, the 50-year-long ban from the Football Association (FA) which prevented women and girls from playing football was still in place, only being lifted in 1971. English women’s football: a brief history The last half-century has been transformative for women’s football, and the dramatic history of...
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Warwickshire Police have called for witnesses after a woman was raped in Leamington. It was reported that the incident occurred in Ford Fields, close to Queensway, on Wednesday 3 January between 9pm and 9:30pm. A man, aged 29, has been arrested on suspicion of rape in connection with the incident....
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A 6-0 win over Scotland was not enough for England as they failed to qualify on behalf of Team GB for the Olympics due to goal difference. On 5 December, the Lionesses faced Scotland in their final group stage game of the UEFA Nations League. The pressure on this performance...
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From bell bottoms and disco music to activism and protests, the 1970s was an iconic period of history, leading us to question what the Warwick student looked like in this decade. The years 1970 to 1979 saw an increase in the number of students accessing higher education. By the end of...
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Journalists at The Boar have been reporting on abortion since the paper’s launch in 1973 – the same year the Supreme Court deliberated on the landmark Roe v. Wade case. This ruling, decided by a 7-2 margin, protected women’s right to abortion in the United States. Just over a year...
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Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge kept them at the top of the Women’s Super League (WSL) table, giving them a six-point lead over second place. The game saw Lauren James, an England forward, score her first WSL hat-trick for Chelsea. The 22-year-old player gave the Blues an...
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A plethora of events took place yesterday (November 29) at the Piazza to celebrate this year’s Christmas season in style. The annual Christmas market opened at 11am, where independently-run stands sold a range of handicrafts and gifts. These included stalls selling jewellery and candles, as well as those selling gin...
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Hundreds of students and staff marched through campus yesterday demanding that the University of Warwick cut ties with defence companies on campus. Protestors gathered outside of Senate House at midday yesterday in a demonstration organised by the Warwick Stands with Palestine group, following a march on the 25 October. ...
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A dog walker from Leamington Spa has been charged for kicking an elderly cat that later died. Terry Bree, 71, was sentenced at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. During the hearing, CCTV footage that had been captured on a doorbell camera and subsequently...
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All 10 motions in this term’s Warwick Students’ Union (SU) All Student Vote (ASV) have passed. These include motions calling for Warwick SU outlets to transition to a fully plant-based menu, for Warwick to reaffiliate to the National Union of Students (NUS), and for improvements to on-campus accommodation. In total,...
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The former president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, has been given a three-year ban by FIFA from all football-related activities. This follows the incident on 20 August where Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso during the medal ceremony of the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Hermoso...
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Coventry nightclub Kasbah has been given the green light to open its new roof terrace. The club, which is popular amongst Warwick students, had planning permission granted for the new rooftop terrace bar in July 2021. The terrace will include a bar area, as well as areas for 150 customers...
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