The Last Word on our airports
Phil Hornby talks to politicians from our region about the row over airports in our region, and the legacy of Olympics and Paralympics.
A night to remember
Two people from our region have had a night to remember as they took centre stage at the Paralympic opening ceremony.
Paralympics at Brands Hatch
Paralympic cyclists are hoping to emulate the success of their Olympic counterparts as they compete at Brands Hatch.
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Gold medal match: British champion in Boccia final
Hampshire's David Smith is battling it out in the gold medal match of the Boccia.
David, who's 23 and from Easteigh is playing Thailand's Pattaya Tadtong.
David learnt how to play Boccia at Treloars College in Hampshire.
Aged 14, he became the youngest ever player to secure the title of British Champion and he was crowned World Champion at the age of 18.
Sophie wins her third Paralympic Gold
Sophie Christiansen from Sunningdale in Berkshire has won another Gold medal in para dressage at the Paralympic Games.
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Sophie's success celebrated with golden stamp
Maidenhead rider Sophie Christiansen can expect a warm welcome when she returns home from the Paralympics.
Royal Mail has unveiled a special gold stamp for the rider after she won gold in the individual dressage Grade 1a event.
The company will paint one of their post boxes in Maidenhead gold in her honor although they have not yet revealed which one it will be.
The 24-year-olds performance also helped to secure the team gold for Paralympics GB.
Rowing Lily's gold postbox
by Sally Molloy
A postbox has been painted gold in Oxford to celebrate Lily van den Broecke’s win in the Paralympic Rowing. She triumphed in the Mixed Coxed Four final yesterday and the postbox has been painted in Divinity Road to recognise her achievement.
Brand Hatch closures
Drivers are being advised to avoid the roads around Brand Hatch racing circuit in Kent as closures come into affect due to the Paralympics. Athletes start using the venue for training from today, which is why the closures have come into affect two days before the start of competition.
A20 at Gorse Hill: from south of Eglantine Road to south of Brands Hatch entrance will be closed except for access.
Scratchers Lane, Fawkham: from its junction with A20 London Road throughout its entire length to its junction with Fawkham Road will be closed with restricted access.
- Part of Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown: between Scratchers Lane and a rear entrance to Brands Hatch will be closed with restricted access.
Passengers warned about busy train services
Passengers are being warned that services will be busier this week with the end of summer holidays coinciding with the Paralympic Games.
High speed services will be most affected with the Javelin® service conveying Paralympic spectators to the Olympic Park
Metro and mainline services will also be busier than usual with spectators travelling to Paralympic venues and live sites in and around London.
A Southeastern spokesman said: “With many schools and commuters returning from summer holidays our services will be much busier than normal.
We’re running extra trains and longer trains where we can, but at the busiest times there may be occasions when customers may need to queue before boarding a train.
We advise passengers to adjust journeys wherever possible to avoid the busiest periods and allow extra time to travel.”
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Poole Table tennis player wins Paralympic silver
Paralympics GB's Will Bayley has won silver in the Men's Singles table tennis - Class 7.
The 24-year-old from Poole in Dorset lost to 47-year-old Jochen Wollmert from Germany at the ExCel in London by three games to one.
Whilst recovering from cancer aged seven, Will discovered he could play a good game of Table Tennis.
Thanks to his Grandma, who bought him his first table, Will continued to progress in the sport.
At the age of 12 he joined Byng Hall Table Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells where he continued to improve before moving on to represent Kent men’s team of non-disabled players.
Will was born with arthrogryposis, a rare congenital disorder that affected all four of his limbs.**
Berkshire Paralympic rower misses out on medal
The reigning Paralympic and World champion in the arms and shoulders men's single sculls rowing has missed out on a medal at London 2012.
Tom Aggar, who's 28 and from Maidenhead, hasn't lost a race for the last five years, but failed to secure a podium position today.
See his full interview here
Gold for mixed coxed four
Great Britain's LTA mixed coxed fours beat chief rivals Germany in a thrilling sprint for the line to win Paralympic gold.
The team includes serving army Captain James Roe from Caversham in Berkshire; David Smith from Ascot in Berkshire; Pam Relph from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire; Naomi Riches from Caversham and Lily van de Broeke from Oxford.
Kent judo star still has a shot at bronze
Kent's Joe Ingram is still in with a chance of clinching Paralympic bronze later this evening in spite of losing his under 100 kilogram quarter final to Gwang-Geun Choi of Korea.
Joe is following in the footsteps of his brother Sam who represented the Britsih Judo team in Beijing and came away with a bronze.
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