Liverpool Daily Post - Tag - olympics

Hundreds across Merseyside prepare for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with street parties and celebratory events

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

MERSEYSIDE goes Jubilee crazy this Bank Holiday weekend with hundreds of street parties to celebrate Her Majesty’s 60th anniversary.

Olympic Torch 2012 - find out where to see it in Liverpool, Wirral & Southport

Liverpool Daily Post — Sun, 27 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE 2012 OLYMPIC TORCH hits Merseyside and the North West this Friday (June 1st) and will be marked with a waterfront spectacular in the Liverpool city centre.

Sean McGuire: Time to end the Magic weekend event as it no longer casts a spell

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IT CAN only be hoped that this weekend will see the final staging of rugby league’s Magic weekend, where a round of Super League fixtures are all played at the same half-empty stadium.

Sean McGuire: Nothing wrong with torch-bearers selling theirs on ebay

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

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Will Batchelor: Why it is our patriotic duty to have missile batteries on our roof during the London Olympics

Liverpool Daily Post — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

WALKING around this city, I am often humbled by the sight of those noble stumps where iron railings once stood, chopped down by loyal patriots who sacrificed the frontages of their own homes to provide scrap metal for the war effort.

You’ve got hate mail

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Michael O’Rourke, via email, writes: “Will, your naivety astounds me. Of course McDonalds and Cadburys expect to sell more produce by sponsoring the Olympics. If such advertising had no effect, as you suggest, why would they spend so much money on it?”

Sean McGuire: Hurry up and spend that money, the Olympic gravy train will soon be departing

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THERE will be many, many examples of the pointless waste of money that the Olympics has become.

Merseyside solicitor warns about the dangers of cashing in on this year’s Olympics

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

BUSINESSES planning to cash in on this year’s Olympics through marketing promotions could face a criminal record, a leading Merseyside commercial solicitor warned.

Ben Hatton: Don’t miss out on Olympic opportunities

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Olympics are an almost permanent fixture in the trending column on Twitter – demonstrating their popularity as one of the most talked- about topics of the year.

Sebastian Coe looking forward to 2012 Olympics

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SEBASTIAN COE admits there will be a special feeling when he wakes up on New Year’s Day – and one that will take him back to his days as an Olympic competitor.