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           <title>Great Harwood Olympic 2012 architect dies aged 59</title>
           
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  A WORLD-renowned landscape architect from Great Harwood has died suddenly aged 59.
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           <title>Review planned to learn from success of Games</title>
           
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  David Cameron has ordered a review of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics to ensure that the Government learns from the successes of the events' organisation.
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           <title>Weir to decide on Rio 2016 plans</title>
           
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  David Weir will decide by this time next year whether he plans to compete at the 2016 Paralympics.
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           <title>Thousands turn out for athletes</title>
           
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  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
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           <title>LIVE: London Olympic parade</title>
           
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  A parade takes place in London today to celebrate the achievements of our Olympic athletes.
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           <title>Closing ceremony brought a fiery end to festival of sport</title>
           
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           <title>Coe hails Paralympics a 'triumph'</title>
           
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  Sebastian Coe has hailed the Paralympic Games as "a triumph of human endeavour".
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           <title>Weir's fourth gold medal brings down the curtain on London 2012</title>
           
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  David Weir came through the hardest race of his life to complete a golden quadruple on the final day of London 2012 and end a stunning summer of sport in style.
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           <title>GB athletes storm to three gold medals on the track</title>
           
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  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.
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           <title>Weir continues relentless pursuit of quadruple gold</title>
           
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  David Weir continued his relentless pursuit of quadruple gold in London by making it three out of three with yet another masterful ride.
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  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.
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           <title>Lucas strike sailing gold for Britain</title>
           
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  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.
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           <title>Fans prepare for 100m showdown</title>
           
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  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.
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           <title>Was this painter brave, or barmy?</title>
           
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  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.
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           <title>Trade and the mystery of the Winchester bushel</title>
           
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  WHEN did Britain adopt the metrication system of weights – 1896, 1951 or 1995?
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           <title>Hurricane Hannah breezes into final</title>
           
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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