Raising Your Game is a demand led project in the South East which is being driven by SkillsActive and administered by Sussex Downs College. The project aims to work with key sporting partners such as BADMINTON England to deliver subsidies for coaches in the South East to complete their UKCC Level 2.

The Yehex Veterans English National Championships took place on 5th-7th December at the National Badminton Centre. Almost 250 players took part and 392 matches were played...find the results here!

English National champion Rajiv Ouseph won the men's singles final at the Yonex Irish Open while Andrew Ellis and Richard Eidestedt took the men's doubles title.

England will open their European Team Championship bid with an evening clash against the Czech Republic at the Echo Arena Liverpool on day one, February 10.

Badminton has been awarded £8.6million for the London 2012 Olympics in UK Sport's Elite Funding Programme for the next four years.

Robert Blair and Imogen Bankier will join Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg in the Super Series Masters final in mid-December.