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VIDEO: Home Secretary and Sir Steve Redgrave celebrate rowing club's lottery win

6:49pm Friday 15th March 2013

  THE HOME Secretary and arguably Britain's greatest every Olympian were on hand as Marlow Rowing Club celebrated receiving a £1million grant today. Theresa May, also the Maidenhead MP, and Sir Steve Redgrave, the five times Olympic gold medallist, this afternoon spoke of their delight and you can watch our videos here.

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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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Great Harwood Olympic 2012 architect dies aged 59

1:07pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

A WORLD-renowned landscape architect from Great Harwood has died suddenly aged 59.

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Olympic Games 'failed to inspire'

8:02am Thursday 10th January 2013

THE Olympic Games inspired fewer than one in five people to take part in more sport, according to a new poll.

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London 2012 Olympics BBC DVD boxset competition: Share your favourite Games moments

12:35pm Tuesday 27th November 2012

NEWS Shopper has teamed up with the BBC to give away five copies of the London 2012 Olympics DVD boxset.

Video: Jessica Ennis 'most inspirational athlete' at London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

11:21am Friday 19th October 2012

NEW research has revealed Londoners have been the most inspired by the Olympics in the whole of Britain.

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We won the Olympics – what now?

11:02am Monday 15th October 2012

IT is only 72 days since Kat Copeland etched her name into sporting history by claiming an Olympic rowing gold medal, but the figure of 1,389 days is already of more relevance to the Teessider.

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Olympic spirit lives on at Haxby store

8:38am Tuesday 9th October 2012

THE Olympics may be over, but the spirit of the games lives on in Haxby, where a paralympic torch visited a local supermarket.

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Alistair's trip to Brazil delayed by operation

4:30pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Super-fit Olympic hero Alistair Brownlee, of Bingley Harriers, has confirmed he has had to go to hospital for the first time – to have his appendix removed.

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