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Oct 24 2008
The nation should rally around London as it celebrates the 2012 Olympics and promotes sports and national pride across the country, according to Culture Secretary Andy Burnham....
Oct 14 2008
Olympic gold medallist Paul Manning is urging West Midlands businesses to use a new initiative to help them win a slice of £6 billion worth of contracts in relation to the 2012 Games. ...
Sep 19 2008
London 2012 Olympic hopefuls from the Midlands could get a leg up to the medal rostrum thanks to a new funding initiative....
Sep 11 2008
Declan Cushley, of Birmingham law firm Browne Jacobson, says West Midland companies are not making the most of the opportunities the 2012 Olympic Games offer them....
Sep 3 2008
After the debacle of Britain’s eight-minute hand-over ceremony in Beijing, should we be (a) indifferent (b) afraid, or (c) very afraid at the prospect of a four-year UK “Cultural Olympiad”?...
Aug 14 2008
A young weight-lifting paralegal from Wolverhampton has his sights set on the next Commonwealth and Olympic Games after putting in a strong performance in a national contest....
Aug 12 2008
Small businesses could be frozen out of contracts for the lucrative 2012 Olympic Games in the UK, a business group has said....
Mar 18 2008
West Midlands firms have been slow off the starting block to claim a share of the £3.2 billion of opportunities for 2012 Olympics contracts....
Mar 4 2008
Birmingham's Alexandra Stadium, Coventry's Ricoh Arena and Worcester Rugby Club are among the 33 Midland venues approved by Olympic officials to serve as training camps for London 2012, it was revealed yesterday....
Jan 3 2008
An online service aimed at helping West Midlands companies secure a slice of the £30 billion of Olympics-related contracts between now and 2012 will be launched this month....
