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Ellie Simmonds, Grant Shapps, Olympic Park, Rebekah Brooks, Notebook

Ellie Simmonds, Grant Shapps, Olympic Park, Rebekah Brooks

What’s trending and why?

By | Notebook | Monday, 3 September 2012 at 11:21 am

Olympics, you looked better on the telly, Olympics

Olympics, you looked better on the telly

Over-priced hats, fascistic exhortations to smile, an unpleasant incident involving a Mexican Wave and his son’s head, and a brief encounter with Sir Steve Redgrave – Mark Piggott wishes he’d stayed home

By | Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 10:31 am

A glimpse inside the Olympic Park, Sport

A glimpse inside the Olympic Park

As the tour bus wheeled its way around the site, the grandeur in terms of size and ambition of the venues made me feel as if I were Dr. Alan Grant seeing Jurassic Park for the first time.

By | Sport | Friday, 23 March 2012 at 12:02 am

London 2012: Opening up jobs in construction, Notebook

London 2012: Opening up jobs in construction

The London 2012 Games are a hot topic, and rightly so. But while the athletes and iconic venues attract a lot of attention, one less reported but similarly important aspect of the Games, is the skills strategy that was put in place to aid one of this country’s Gold-standard industries: the construction and built environment sector.

By | Notebook | Friday, 21 October 2011 at 9:34 am

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