Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Olympics' :: Page 1

Back on my bike after 20 years My dad recently bought himself a new bike and in turn offered me his old one as a hand-me-down. I haven’t real...

On 26 July 2012 Usain Bolt joined Colin Jackson and friends for a Hangout on the official London 2012 Google Plus page. I was delighted to be asked...

The Olympic Torch arrives in Brighton and Hove on Monday 16th July as it nears the completion of its tour around the United Kingdom. A weekend of e...

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...

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...

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A battery of missile defence systems temporarily stationed at Blackheath have been put on full public display as part of a 9 day series of security...

BBC News package about the missiles. No voxpops.

The letting agents and landlady at the centre of the row with the Bow missile whistleblower Brian Whelan say the ending of his tenancy has been cau...

I don’t know about you, but I always feel far more informed after I’ve watched three voxpops. Thank goodness they didn’t intervie...

Universities Week launched in Tower Hamlets on Monday releasing a new report revealing the predicted impact on universities of the upcoming London ...

The Green candidate for the upcoming Hackney Central by-election says he will fight to ensure residents don’t get a “raw deal” ou...

A resident of the private housing complex in Bow, which the Ministry of Defence plans to use as a missile base during the Olympics, says he was ask...

Apparently there’s a (hopefully not too practical) demo for the media at 2pm? Photo by @alexbrooks on Twitter: The Army have begun setting up...

As currently being reported on the Blackheath Society’s site, the MoD will be holding a touchy-feely “come and look at our missiles day...

With just 90 days to go to London 2012 and with Science everywhere .. why not ask a tough question like this .. How to start .. have...

The timetable for the Olympics “big screen” on Blackheath has been released: 27 July 7.30pm-12.30am London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremon...

By Angela Lovely Gender equality campaign group UK Feminista held a protest today (31 March) outside the Nike Town store at Oxford Circus in suppor...

Sara Fowles and Stitches and Hos are no strangers to adorning Birmingham landmarks in yarn. Last summer they gave the Floozy in the Jacuzzi a scarf...

As the BBC News website reports, on the 13th of June the Olympic Torch will travel (PDF of timings) through  Merchiston, Bruntsfield...

Milford Bridge Project II – the other wall I’m quite excited about this – the ‘other wall’ of the Milford Bridge is g...

The hunt is on for young London musicians aged 11-25 to take part in Gigs – the Big Busk.  The competition will turn the capital’s stre...

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...

Wouldn't it be fantastic to see more Olympians like +Rebecca Adlington in Hangouts? If you missed this hangout On Air, watch again now:&n...

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As the Olympics are approaching, a plaque has been unveiled this week, in an honour of a past hero Olympic silver medallist and five-time record ho...

The MP for Hove and Portslade showed off his archery talents this week in a parliamentary competition. One hundred MPs took part in the challenge t...

The one million pound Whitechapel Market rejuvenation project has started this week. The improvements are part of the multi-million pound project: ...

Youngsters from across Stone’s schools will be promoting the 2012 Olympics and getting their friends into sport after taking part in a specia...