Say 'Hi' to Charlie Haffenden - the Banbury Guardian's new sports reporter

Charlie has already been out to report on Brackley Town’s weekend football fixture and he looks forward to getting to know all the sporting clubs and organisations around the large Banburyshire area.

A football and F1 afficionado, Charlie is keen on all sports and he is keen to make as many contacts as possible to build up the BG’s sports pages.

He said: “I’m really happy to be joining the Banbury Guardian. It's an exciting opportunity to bring sport back to the forefront of the paper and to show the community we care.

"My background is predominantly in football reporting, as I was Birmingham World's football reporter for 3.5 years up until last week, covering Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Wolves and West Brom.

"I also do freelance live sports blogging for TNT Sports, mainly football but with the scope to do other sports at some stage. In my spare time, also in football, I run a Brighton & Hove Albion blog (www.instagram.com/bha_today) and occasionally appear for the BBC on TV/radio as their Brighton contact.

“Although football has been my main focus professionally, my favourite sport is Formula 1. I'm excited to get stuck into the Motorsport Valley.”

Charlie is from Tunbridge Wells in Kent originally and studied journalism at the University of Sheffield. He now lives in south Northants.

Those wanting to get in touch with Charlie can send sports reports to [email protected] or message via the Banbury Guardian Facebook page here. Photos (landscape) and video are welcome.