Heather and Helen strike Gold
Sporting history was made in our region today as Team GB won their first 2012 Gold. And the golden girls are both from Reading.
Historic win for Reading pair
Olympic champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have been hit by the enormity of their achievement winning Britain's first gold medal.
Gold for Reading rowing pair
Great Britain celebrated it first gold of the Games after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning - who are based in Reading - stormed to victory.
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The glory of gold
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning reflect on the turbulent 24 hours since their historic Gold medal in women's rowing.
Windsor Castle to celebrate rowers
Images of British rowers, past and present, will be beamed on to Windsor Castle to celebrate the Olympic rowing competition.
The four-night light show begins on Saturday and is set to feature "action shots" of rowers such as Olympic winners Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, who train in Reading.
London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe said he was "delighted" the landmark was acting as a backdrop to the rowing competition.
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The Army goes crazy for our Golden Girls
VIDEO: Just in from Afghanistan, where the troops cheered on Gold Medal winners Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.
Heather and Helen strike Gold
Sporting history was made in our region today as Team GB won their first 2012 Gold. And the golden girls are both from Reading.
Read the full storyHistoric win for Reading pair
Olympic champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have been hit by the enormity of their achievement winning Britain's first gold medal.
Read the full storyGlover and Stanning's podium photos
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Team GB - and the Prime Minister - go wild for rowing pair
The Prime Minister has joined Team GB, shown here at their headquarters at the Olympic Park, in celebrating Heather Stanning and Helen Glover's success.
Soldiers celebrate Stanning's success
Heather Stanning's colleagues in Afghanistan have shared her celebration after winning Olympic gold.
Stanning and partner Helen Glover, both based in Reading, beat the Australian team into second place to win the Women’s pair earlier in Eaton Dorney - and Great Britain's first gold.
The Royal Artillery Captain was roared on by her fellow soldiers all along the 2,000-metre course.
After winning gold Heather said she was shattered and ecstatic and had this message for her colleagues in Afghanistan: “Thanks for all the support, I know you have been watching and supporting me all along and I am proud to be associated with you and hope to see you all when you get home.”
Cheers in Henley for Olympic win
Gold for Reading rowing pair
Great Britain celebrated it first gold of the Games after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning - who are based in Reading - stormed to victory.
Read the full story