Ex-Durham policeman aims to be Britain's strongest man
Journal Live
“I train for one-and-a-half hours in the gym at least three times a week, as well as other training on the weekend and have to eat about 6000 calories a day. It's a tough regime, but I really want to bring the UK's Strongest Man title to the North East …

TRAMPOLINING: Georgia is just champion
Swindon Advertiser
“It also means that Georgia has to finish school early on a couple of days a week in order to train. “Greendown School have been extremely supportive in helping Georgia juggle school life and training. Next year will be very challenging as she will be …

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Dan O'Neill: Strikers gunned down at protest
WalesOnline
It began when striking railwaymen halted a train from London as it approached Llanelli. They boarded it and put out its fire but were soon forced off by soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment. They gathered above the railway line and bombarded the …

Lifestyle pastime is proving to be a runaway success for Wales tourism
WalesOnline
From fun runs, to 5ks, Santa runs, race the horse or train, 10ks, half marathons and marathons, there has been an explosion in the number of running events as people seek fitness, fresh air and a challenge if not a PB [personal best]. …

National BMX Centre opens in Manchester
BBC News
Olympic cyclists are expected to train at the centre in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Manchester residents are expected to be able to use the tracks during designated times, and will receive a discounted rate of £2 for a two-hour …

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2003: In Safe Hands
Vitalfootball
Following the Double win of 2001-02, the Gunners began the 2002-03 season like an express train. This was despite Messrs Pires and Ljungberg beginning the season in the treatment room and with Lee Dixon and club captain Tony Adams having now retired. …

Injured Powell pulls out of Aviva London Grand Prix
The Independent
He also chose to defer a place to study law at St Peter's College, Oxford, to train full-time as an athlete until the 2012 Olympics. Given Okoye's inexperience as a discus thrower, the inconsistency that has bedevilled him all summer has been …

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The new players: How technology is taking theatre out of the theatre
Edinburgh Festivals
It's been going on forever: from the earliest trap door to the pulleys that made Peter Pan fly; from the marvel of indoor lighting to the train tracks that carried chariots in the 1902 staging of Ben Hur; from the crane that lowered the gods onto the …

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Martin Allen
LeftLion
It was either that or not train at all before the game. But the journalist left out the fact that the bus had broken down, as it made a better story. Did you always know you wanted to be a manager after playing? Oh yeah. My dad was a football manager …

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Derby unites over Bombardier jobs crisis
Financial Times
Darren followed him into a skilled trade, joining the train industry as an electrician. Now the axe hangs over the Bombardier plant that employs him and he wonders where he could go next. “They only take contractors at Rolls,” says Mr Barber, 43, …
Bombardier: Tory boss warns David Cameron train deal will cost party votesMirror.co.uk

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