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Olympic Torch in Southend – Pictures

The Sarfend team was out-and-about on Friday the 6th of July 2012 – the day that the Olympic Torch visited Southend. We were Tweeting live vi...

Olympic Torch Relay hits Southend on Friday 6th July

This coming Friday, the 6th of July 2012, sees the Olympic Torch reach Southend-on-Sea. Here’s a quick summary of what to expect, and where t...

South Leeds churches plan Olympic Torch barbecue

Deacon Al Henry from Middleton Methodist Church has sent us the following details about an initiative when the Olympic Torch comes through Hunslet ...

Leeds Olympic Torch Celebrations come to Headingley

The route in which the Olympic torch will pass through Leeds has been announced. As part of its 70 day journey across the UK the torch will pass cl...

Who will carry Olympic Torch in Newcastle? No-one from Newcastle.

The Olympic Torch may be coming to Newcastle, but not one of the torch-carriers is actually from Newcastle or its environs. Of the five lucky peopl...

Beverley in Bloom Awards & Fundraising Quiz

Winners of the Beverley in Bloom Competition collected their awards this week at the annual Beverley in Bloom...

Olympic torchbearers shortlist announced

Nominees: A select few have got through to the next stage for the chance to be an Olympic torchbearer.

Council defends £50k budget for torch party

Full Council: Councillors debated the budget set aside for the Olympic party in Lincoln next year.

Only a Few More Days Left – Cannock Chase residents urged to nominate Olympic torchbearers

Want to nominate somebody local to carry the Olympic Torch? There’s only two days left for your nominations to come in, and Cannock Chase res...

Burntwood students nominated to carry the 2012 Olympic torch

Three sporting stars from a Burntwood high school have joined the growing list of people who have been nominated to carry the Olympic torch as it t...

Top 10 famous visitors to Lincoln

Famous faces: We take a look at some of the most famous people who visited Lincoln.

Voice of Lincoln: Is it a bird, is it a plane?

…No: It’s the 2012 Olympic torch and you can see it in action in Lincoln next year. Until then, what do you make of it?

Tower Hamlets to catch first glimpse of Olympic Torch

Tower Hamlets is set to be the first borough in London to see the Olympic Torch, as it travels on a seventy day tour of the UK. Residents are being...

Manchester to host Olympic Torch ceremony

The Olympic torch will be coming to Manchester next year as it journeys around the country during a 70 day tour prior to the start of the London Ol...

Stoke-on-Trent Chosen to Host Olympic Torch

Interest in the London 2012 Olympic games was ignited this morning by the announcement that Stoke-on-Trent is to be one of the 66 chosen to host th...

Dwayne Fields on ice and fights

A couple of miles away from the North Pole, Dwayne Fields turned around to face the horizon. For the first time in his entire life, he felt surroun...

Ice man bids for Olympic flame

28-year-old Dwayne Fields, a polar pioneer from Stoke Newington, talks about breaking down barriers and his campaign to carry the London 2012 torch

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