Tag: London Olympics 2012

This morning, people across the UK ushered in the 2012 Olympic Games with a fanfare almost entirely made up of bells. The project, descriptively entitled All the bells in a country rung as quickly and loudly...

The Scottish Government has wished Scottish athletes the best of luck for London 2012. Scottish Ministers have recorded a good luck message to all 54 Olympians and 23 Scottish Paralympians. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTHBWe25W1Q]  First Minister Alex Salmond said:- “The...

The Red Arrows will fly over Edinburgh to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday. Scheduled for 12.30pm, the flypast will see nine aircraft flying in the famous 'Big Battle' formation over...

  Just a month after the Olympic Torch passed through the capital, The Edinburgh Reporter talked exclusively to one torchbearer who is determined to ensure that as many people as possible get to share his...

Blindness is a life sentence not a death sentence, says Olympic torchbearer Ken NORTH Berwick man Ken Reid (52), who has been registered blind since the age of 30, will carry the Olympic torch for...

The second set of giant Olympic Rings in Scotland have been formally launched on The Mound in Edinburgh. The Rings further show how Scotland is ready to welcome the world to the UK next...

Lothian and Borders Police has warned of some road closures and traffic diversions when the Olympic Torch relay comes to the capital on Wednesday. The Torch will arrive in the Lothians on Wednesday afternoon via...

We have  mentioned CitizenRelay before,  but yesterday The Edinburgh Reporter went along to their training session to see what the project is doing with the budding reporters who have already signed up. They were...

    Talented athlete Lynsey Sharp has shared the ultimate motivational secret that helps her pursue a punishing international sporting career and a gruelling law degree – being cruelly written off while injured.   The 21-year-old is one...

Historic Scotland has today issued its decision on the proposal to display the Olympic Rings on Edinburgh Castle.   “Historic Scotland has taken the decision not to permit the Olympic Rings to be displayed on the...

Scotland's Capital city is to host an Evening Celebration event for the London 2012 Olympic Flame as part of its journey around the UK next summer. The London 2012 Torch Relay will visit Edinburgh on...

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, the UK Arts Councils, Creative Scotland and the British Council have today awarded £820,000 funding to a new round of major commissions for Unlimited, the ground-breaking programme that celebrates...