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Stanway are pipped in Red Insure Cup final
5:28pm Monday 6th May 2013
STANWAY Rovers suffered heartache this afternoon after losing 2-1 to Wisbech Town, in the Red Insure Cup final.
Moorhouse's Paralympic medal bid comes to an end
1:33pm Friday 7th September 2012
SCOTT Moorhouse’s quest for a paralympic medal has come to an end.
Paralympic GB are still battling for Stodel's bronze medal
1:40pm Friday 7th September 2012
SAILOR Hannah Stodel faces an agonising wait to discover if she will win a Paralympic bronze medal.
Hanah Stodel begins quest for paralympic medal
5:39pm Saturday 1st September 2012
HANNAH Stodel has begun her quest for a paralympic medal.
Check out our Paralympics webmag for your guide to the Games
11:23am Wednesday 29th August 2012
Click on the link below to view our Paralympic Games webmag.
- In 2012, London will become the first city to host the Olympics three times.
- The Olympics were last held in London in 1948, and were known as 'Games of the XIV Olympiad'
- The swimming events were first held undercover at the previous London Olympics.
- Croydon resident Dorothy Tyler won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1948 games.
- In 1948 Great Britain won just 3 gold medals - despite having more participants than any other country.
- The total cost for the Olympic Games and the regeneration of east London has been estimated at over £9 billion.
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