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VIDEO: Home Secretary and Sir Steve Redgrave celebrate rowing club's lottery win

6:49pm Friday 15th March 2013

  THE HOME Secretary and arguably Britain's greatest every Olympian were on hand as Marlow Rowing Club celebrated receiving a £1million grant today. Theresa May, also the Maidenhead MP, and Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic gold medallist, this afternoon spoke of their delight and you can watch our videos here.

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Winchester paralympian wants to keep Olympic legacy alive with new sports team

10:08am Monday 18th February 2013

A PARALYMPIAN has launched a new sports club for Winchester's blind and partially sighted.

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Great Harwood Olympic 2012 architect dies aged 59

1:07pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

A WORLD-renowned landscape architect from Great Harwood has died suddenly aged 59.

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We won the Olympics – what now?

11:02am Monday 15th October 2012

IT is only 72 days since Kat Copeland etched her name into sporting history by claiming an Olympic rowing gold medal, but the figure of 1,389 days is already of more relevance to the Teessider.

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Olympic spirit lives on at Haxby store

8:38am Tuesday 9th October 2012

THE Olympics may be over, but the spirit of the games lives on in Haxby, where a paralympic torch visited a local supermarket.

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Alistair's trip to Brazil delayed by operation

4:30pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Super-fit Olympic hero Alistair Brownlee, of Bingley Harriers, has confirmed he has had to go to hospital for the first time – to have his appendix removed.

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East Lancashire Olympians honoured at civic receptions

12:00pm Friday 28th September 2012

BLACKBURN’S London 2012 athletic heroes were hailed for their outstanding performances at a civic reception last night.

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Inspirational one-handed pianist wows the world at Paralympics closing ceremony

5:30am Friday 14th September 2012

An inspirational one-handed pianist wowed the world by performing with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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Weirwolf gets hero's reception

12:20pm Thursday 13th September 2012

David Weir was given a hero's reception as he returned home this week after his incredible four gold medal haul at the Paralympics.

Lasting legacy of our Games

9:10am Wednesday 12th September 2012

THE Paralympic Games might have drawn to a close but the legacy will live on as people across the town sign up for disability sports.

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Jowell quits the shadow cabinet

11:13am Wednesday 12th September 2012

SHADOW Olympics minister Tessa Jowell is quitting frontline politics after two decades in Labour’s top team, she announced yesterday.

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Weir to decide on Rio 2016 plans

2:38pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

David Weir will decide by this time next year whether he plans to compete at the 2016 Paralympics.

Thousands turn out for athletes

2:34pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

The streets of London were packed on Monday as hundreds of thousands of well-wishers turned out to cheer Britain's sporting heroes in a last hurrah as the "golden summer of British sport" came to a close.

Thousands of fans honour our Olympic heroes

7:00am Tuesday 11th September 2012

Well-wishers packed the streets of London to cheer Britain’s sporting heroes, including stars from the Bradford district, as they paraded through the capital yesterday.

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Closing ceremony brought a fiery end to festival of sport

7:24am Monday 10th September 2012

The curtain came down on a sensational summer of sport tonight in a spectacular ceremony of fire, fun and typical British eccentricity.

Incredible Weir makes it four out of four gold medals

9:50am Monday 10th September 2012

David Weir made it four out of four gold medals yesterday to complete a remarkable home Paralympic Games.

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Robson already looking to Rio for medal win

4:02pm Monday 10th September 2012

SUNDERLAND’S Hazel Robson has no intention of calling time of her athletics career – and is already targeting a fourth Paralympics in Rio.

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Bywater wants revenge in Brazil

3:58pm Monday 10th September 2012

TERRY BYWATER insists that wild horses couldn’t stop him dragging his weary limbs to Rio 2016 and exacting revenge for his London 2012 disappointment after Great Britain failed to defend their wheelchair basketball bronze.

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Finbow and GB denied bronze medal

9:26pm Sunday 9th September 2012

No-one epitomises the British bulldog spirit more than Bradford wheelchair basketball player Pete Finbow but Uncle Sam prevailed over John Bull to deny Great Britain a third consecutive Paralympic bronze medal.

Stone crowned king of the road

9:18pm Sunday 9th September 2012

Rawdon cyclist David Stone scribed his name alongside British sporting greats James Hunt and Jackie Stewart with an historic victory at Brands Hatch to defend his Paralympic road race crown.

GB athletes storm to three gold medals on the track

7:20am Friday 7th September 2012

British teenager Jonnie Peacock upstaged the world's most famous blade runner in the biggest race of the Paralympics - and then claimed he should have gone faster.

Crowd howls the Weirwolf to victory in the 800m

9:30am Friday 7th September 2012

The Weirwolf completed a remarkable track hat-trick of gold medals in front of a packed Olympic stadium last night.

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Weir continues relentless pursuit of quadruple gold

10:26am Friday 7th September 2012

David Weir continued his relentless pursuit of quadruple gold in London by making it three out of three with yet another masterful ride.

Epsom's sailing star wins Paralympic bronze

10:01am Friday 7th September 2012

Epsom sailor Alexandra Rickham is a Paralympian bronze medallist after the final day of racing in the two-person keelboat Skud class was abandoned.

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Jones excited about 1500m final chance

11:10am Friday 7th September 2012

TEENAGER Jade Jones is raring to go for today’s 1500m final having put aside earlier disappointments at her debut Paralympic Games.

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English proud of display

11:04am Friday 7th September 2012

DAN ENGLISH shrugged off a broken nose to play his part as Britain’s five-a-side football team attempted to save face at London 2012 – it was just shame no one else followed suit.

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Bronze in Bywater’s sights

11:02am Friday 7th September 2012

TERRY BYWATER insists a third Paralympic bronze medal will taste just as sweet as gold as Great Britain were outclassed by Canada in their London 2012 wheelchair basketball semi-final last night.

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Farah pulls out of Great North Run

12:01pm Friday 7th September 2012

DOUBLE-GOLD winner Mo Farah has pulled out of the Great North Run, explaining that he has bee – after being left too tired to train by his twin baby daughters.

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Storey wins 11th Paralympic gold

4:46pm Thursday 6th September 2012

Swimmer-turned-cyclist Sarah Storey today won her 11th Paralympic title with an imperious victory in the women's C4-5 road race at Brands Hatch. It was her fourth gold of the London 2012 Games.

Lucas strike sailing gold for Britain

4:20pm Thursday 6th September 2012

Great Britain today claimed its first ever Paralympic sailing medals, with Helena Lucas the star of the show as she collected gold in the 2.4mR class.

Fans prepare for 100m showdown

9:18am Thursday 6th September 2012

All eyes will be on the Olympic Stadium on Thursday for the 100m showdown between British favourite Jonnie Peacock, from Cambridge, and the "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius.

Paralympic sailors making history

11:04am Thursday 6th September 2012

HISTORY will be made on the waters of Portland Harbour today when Britain’s Paralympic sailors bring home the country’s first medals in the sport.

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Was this painter brave, or barmy?

4:37pm Thursday 6th September 2012

ALTHOUGH our weekly articles are called ‘Within Living Memory,’ we couldn’t resist featuring this photograph which has just been loaned to us by Christine Williams who grew up on Sunnyside, Kendal.

Trade and the mystery of the Winchester bushel

4:33pm Thursday 6th September 2012

WHEN did Britain adopt the metrication system of weights – 1896, 1951 or 1995?

Hurricane Hannah breezes into final

4:22pm Thursday 6th September 2012

Hannah Cockroft lived up to her nickname of 'Hurricane Hannah' as she closed in on her second Paralympic gold with another dominant ride this morning.

Inspirational Zanardi wins hand-cycling gold

10:00am Thursday 6th September 2012

Motor-racing star Alex Zanardi lifted his bike in one mighty hand in celebration of his first Brands Hatch victory as the Italian became Paralympic champion today.

Serena pride in honour

9:35am Thursday 6th September 2012

This was the moment Serena Blackburn made Horsforth and Otley proud as she carried the Paralympic flame through London.

Canada next up for Bywater’s Britain

8:00am Thursday 6th September 2012

TERRY Bywater booked his place in today’s wheelchair basketball semi-finals – but knows the world’s best player is blocking his path to a shot at gold.

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VIDEO: Paralympic taster session proves popular

5:40am Thursday 6th September 2012

People got to try their hand at some Paralympic sports last weekend.

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Lucas not taking gold for granted

5:38pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

Helena Lucas will sail for 2.4mR gold tomorrow safe in the knowledge that she will leave London 2012 with at least a silver medal.