Usain Bolt wins – and the Brixton Cake Shop goes wild!
There were wild scenes on Colharbour Lane tonight as defending champion Usain Bolt won the men’s 100m final at London 2012 in an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.
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The Olympics ceremony and the NHS
Absolutely loving the Olympics ceremony – a wonderfully quirky and eccentric bit of British theatre that will probably leave most foreigners totally baffled – and it was great to see the NHS being …
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Brixton goes wild for the Olympic Torch Relay – full photo report
There was a real carnival atmosphere in Brixton this lunchtime as massive crowds came out to greet the Olympic torch on its route to Wembley before the start of the Olympic Games …
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The Olympic Torch relay comes to Brixton TODAY! 26th July 2012
On Thursday 26 July, the Olympic Flame will carried through Lambeth, starting at Camberwell and then travelling west across the centre of Brixton. Update: the torch has now passed through …
Read MoreThe ArcelorMittal Orbit rises in the Olympic Park [video]
It’s a strange looking sculpture alright which has split opinion, but construction of the ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic site in East London is now well underway.
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Olympic stadium walk – Mile End to Victoria Park and Bow along the canal
On Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. It’s a lovely walk …
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