Have you got a new TV this year? Recycling centres have seen a few booms in the numbers of Tvs coming to them: first there was January,… Read more “Spike in TV Recycling after Olympics and Digital Switchover”
Tag: olympics
Has the Paralympics changed your view of disability?
Before the paralympics there were great hopes it would change our views of disability…. So has it? I put this piece together for BBC Newcastle:
Newcastle Voted Best Place to Run
Over recent years, we’ve seen the city of Newcastle topping the charts for culture, socialising and partying, but now the city is top for something else…Running! That’s… Read more “Newcastle Voted Best Place to Run”
Olympics Boost For Minority Sports
Before the Olympics started most of us might never have known that Great Britain had a budding contingent of handball or volleyball players. Could you have named… Read more “Olympics Boost For Minority Sports”
How the North East Created Team GB’s Olympic Rowers
It’s the year of the rowers. GB’s first gold was earned by the women’s pair. Then a bronze for the coxed men’s 8. Then yesterday a silver… Read more “How the North East Created Team GB’s Olympic Rowers”
Empty Olympic Football Seats at St James Park
Olympic ticket problems just won’t stay out of the headlines. Whether it’s long queues on the outside or empty seats on the inside, there have been problems… Read more “Empty Olympic Football Seats at St James Park”
Olympic Games History in Sweets
One man in South Shields has gone totally Olympic-tastic. He’s already covered one half of his shop window with a big Jubilee display but now he’s made… Read more “Olympic Games History in Sweets”
