Tag: Commonwealth Games
about 1 month ago
devonlive.com

Tom Daley announces retirement after glittering Olympic career

Major news just in

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6 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

45 Plymouth women who make us proud this International Women's Day

We are celebrating International Women's Day by shining a light on just some of the incredible women in our city

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8 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Hope for empty Perry Barr 'ghost town' flats as residents fume

Would be first time buyers have been left frustrated over failed purchases at landmark estate in Perry Barr - but the...

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8 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Irish bowlers set to make history with 'first ever' visually impaired Test match

The Irish team will face England on Friday and Saturday

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8 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

The Bears' ambition hasn't wavered as they embark on 2024 campaign

Warwickshire intend to fight on all three trophy fronts again in the new season, having made significant progress acr...

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8 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Vital funding for 2026 European Athletics Championships after Birmingham admission

Birmingham hosting the 2026 European Athletics Championships will bring an estimated £30 million economic boost, the ...

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8 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Fears Birmingham sporting event 'could be moved from city' amid funding woes

The 2026 European Athletics Championships are at risk of being moved from Birmingham

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9 months ago
glasgowlive.co.uk

Glasgow recipients of New Year's Honours List announced including football legend Alex McLeish

This year's recipients of the New Year’s Honours list have been announced, including Alex McLeish, Glasgow charity fo...

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9 months ago
chroniclelive.co.uk

Could Gateshead International Stadium help North of England host the Commonwealth Games?

The stadium would be a potential athletics venue if cities and towns across the North were to join forces to try and ...

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9 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Mayor Andy Street reveals stance on Birmingham hosting Commonwealth Games again

There have been calls to base the Games in Birmingham permanently, after Victoria in Australia cancelled plans to hos...

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9 months ago
mirror.co.uk

UK Athletics announce record losses of £3.7m but stay afloat by renegotiating Nike kit deal

The deficit is more than double the loss posted in 2021-22 and comes just two years after UKA had cash reserves of £2.2m

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10 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Former Plymouth Olympic swimmer to face trial in 2024

The incidents are all alleged to have happened between 2012 and 2022

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10 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Woman told exhaustion down to ‘A-level exam stress’ fights back after devastating diagnosis

Then teenager Elizabeth Hope thought her chronic tiredness was down to Sixth Form exam stress but after being diagnos...

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10 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Speedway to stay in Perry Barr but Birmingham Brummies boss makes ‘going to lose stadium’ admission

The current lease on the Perry Barr Stadium is set to expire in 2026

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10 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

I visited ‘dreadful’ shipping container leisure spot in Perry Barr and it feels forgotten about

The one shipping container installed at the location in Perry Barr has been vandalised

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10 months ago
devonlive.com

Devon National Lottery winner wins life-changing amount of money

The winner, known as Mrs. C, will see a whopping £10,000 landing in her bank account every month for one year

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11 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Olympic swimmer and former student police officer to face sex charges

Antony James represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics

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11 months ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Four mistakes that drove 'broke' Birmingham City Council to the brink, from the Games to busted IT

In the second part of our extended interview with Birmingham City Council's newly appointed Government commissioner M...

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12 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Five Met Police officers deny misconduct over Bianca Williams stop-and-search

Athletes Bianca Williams and partner Ricardo Dos Santos were pulled over by police in their Mercedes along with their...

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12 months ago
devonlive.com

Okehampton Station wins Small Station of the Year award

Okehampton Station became the Small Station of the Year after restoring a regular rail service to Dartmoor for the fi...

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

'I had my leg amputated and went on to win a gold medal... but it's irrelevant'

The neuroscience graduate was born with clubfoot and she spent much of her childhood in a wheelchair due to 14 major ...

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about 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Doctor by day, boxer by night as Ike Ogbo balances saving lives and fighting for glory

Ike Ogbo, a University of Exeter graduate who works as an A&E doctor and also represents Team GB in boxing

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about 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Bampton Beavers get a lesson in race-walking from Olympic legend Chris Maddocks

The young scouts of Bampton learned the difference between running and walking from a former British record holder, a...

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about 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Adam Peaty: 'The easy call would have been to hang up the goggles - but I find easy very boring'

For the first time in his life Adam Peaty, Britain’s greatest swimmer, is playing catch-up.

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about 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Only a true Brummie will get 100 per cent in this quiz

Birmingham is an amazing city to live in - but how well do you know it?

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about 1 year ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Commonwealth Games NI responds to 'shock' developments over 2026 event

Escalating costs s have resulted in Victoria from cancelling its plans to host the event

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Sutton Park Commonwealth Games legacy car park to open to public after months of delays

The car park built at Boldmere Gate in Sutton Park is finally set to welcome its first members of the public

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Mystery Devon woman wins £1M on National Lottery's EuroMillions

The woman, known as Miss A, scooped the Millionaire Maker prize on April 21

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Lucky Plymouth man wins National Lottery's Set For Life draw

The man, known as Mr P, has won £10,000 a month for a year after matching the five main numbers in the Set For Life d...

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over 1 year ago
mirror.co.uk

Eilish McColgan reveals sponsor row as injury forces London Marathon withdrawal

British star denied debut in race mum Liz won in 1996 - and she claims she was told "I wouldn’t be allowed to race du...

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Much-anticipated Sutton Park Commonwealth Games legacy car park 'won’t open for Easter'

A new timeframe has been given for the completion of the much-vaunted Boldmere Gate car park in Sutton Park

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Raging Bull given new home at Birmingham New Street Station

After months of speculation Network Rail has confirmed Birmingham's main station, the busiest in the country outside ...

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over 1 year ago
dailyrecord.co.uk

EastEnders star Emma Barton 'dating 90s rock star - and they're smitten'

The actress is best known for playing Honey Mitchell on the long-running BBC soap.

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over 1 year ago
dailyrecord.co.uk

King Charles 'to make Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh after change of heart'

The King had initially favourited Princess Charlotte for the prestigious role, according to reports.

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Entrance to Sutton Coldfield beauty spot to be closed to motorists for ‘necessary roadworks’

The Boldmere Gate entrance to the popular Sutton Park will be a no-go area for drivers for a week as works take place

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Travelodge reveals strangest items left in city hotels - from rabbits to Commonwealth Games ball ...

A pair of rabbits, a Commonwealth ball gown and a suitcase full of Bournville chocolate were among the most unusual i...

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

Athletics star Denise Lewis made Dame in 2023 New Year Honours list

Denise Lewis, now president of Commonwealth Games England', said it was an 'incredible honour' to be made a Dame

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over 1 year ago
birminghammail.co.uk

'Disgrace' as £750k Birmingham beauty spot car park remains closed to public due to ‘wrangle’

A suspected dispute between Birmingham City Council and the Commonwealth Games organisers is set to see the revamped ...

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Devon and Cornwall Police chief issues Christmas message

Devon & Cornwall Police is issuing a Christmas message to its communities and is wishing everyone a safe and happy Ne...

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