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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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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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A golden battle waits for Paralympic swimmer Natalie

1:26pm Thursday 30th August 2012

NATALIE Jones will have to beat the golden girl of British swimming if she is to add to her Paralympic gold medal collection.

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Waddon well on track for clean sweep

1:18pm Thursday 30th August 2012

RIK Waddon has one gold medal missing from his collection but to succeed it could be a case of ‘if you can’t beat him, then join him!’

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Chorley's Ballard battling to defy the odds at the Paralympics

1:16pm Thursday 30th August 2012

GRAEME Ballard is going for gold against the odds at the London Paralympics - having considered quitting sprinting after devastating funding cuts four years ago.

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Gallery: Hundreds turn out to cheer East Lancashire's Olympic heroes

5:30pm Sunday 26th August 2012

HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Colne yesterday to welcome home Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Steven Burke.

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Civic receptions for East Lancashire's Olympic heroes

10:00am Saturday 25th August 2012

OLYMPIC heroes Samantha Murray and Jon Schofield will be guests of honour at a civic reception in Clitheroe today.

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East Lancashire schools must teach the value of sport

1:56pm Wednesday 22nd August 2012

Concluding our series on sustaining the London 2012 legacy in East Lancashire, local government reporter Bill Jacobs reflects on his inglorious athletic career and what is needed to produce both our future Olympic medallists and a healthy next generation.

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Olympic heroes to lead Clitheroe parade

9:26am Wednesday 22nd August 2012

OLYMPIC heroes are to lead Clitheroe’s historic torchlight procession after a civic reception in their honour.

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Three wishes to find the next generation of Olympic stars in East Lancashire

10:31am Tuesday 21st August 2012

WISHES from people across East Lancashire about how to get children involved in sport and find the next generation of medal winners from the area.

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How Britain came to spend decades in the sporting doldrums

9:40am Monday 20th August 2012

For the next few weeks everyone will debate how we build on our London 2012 Olympic success to ensure our young become a fit, healthy, medal and trophy-winning generation. Bill Jacobs looks at how the country got to the position where the issue is such a controversial topic.

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£2m athletics base revamp as Blackburn Harriers celebrate Olympians

10:00am Wednesday 15th August 2012

EAST Lancashire’s premier athletics club has finally seen the starting gun fired on a £2million revamp of its base.

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'Olympics' at the Mall

10:12am Tuesday 14th August 2012

The Mall in Blackburn hosted a taster session for budding Olympic athletes.

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Canoeist's journey from cub scout to Olympic medalist

11:31am Monday 13th August 2012

A YOUNG boy found his calling in life at a canoeing taster session with the Clitheroe Scouts.

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Olympic hammer finalist Sophie almost gave up sport at 14

12:47pm Friday 10th August 2012

HAMMER-throwing Olympic finalist Sophie Hitchon vowed never to try it again after failing to get a grip of the sport on her first attempt.

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Golden post box 'an inspiration' for Enfield

12:50pm Friday 10th August 2012

Enfield’s golden post box is an “inspiration” for people in the borough, according to an Enfield politician.

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Chain reaction to Bradley Wiggins' gold

12:05pm Wednesday 8th August 2012

FROM single-handedly bringing sideburns back into fashion, to rocketing membership of bicycle clubs, the “Bradley Wiggins effect” is taking hold in East Lancashire.

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