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This competition is now closed It would be fair to say there has been a lot of quizzing in the past twelve months. Advertisement Many of us spent a good deal of the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 on Zoom (or similar) asking and answering questions with friends and loved ones to give a bit of direction and format to our online meetings. Now for some, that means that they’re probably all quizzed out right now – but for others, a year of quizzing has got them hooked! With lockdowns easing across the country and more opportunities to go out, it won’t be long before there’s actual real pub qui...

Schrameyer wins ITF's Brad Parks Award for 2021 Monday, 1 March 2021 Three-time Paralympic medallist Kai Schrameyer has been named as the winner of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Brad Parks Award for 2021. The 53-year-old German has been picked for the prize which recognises a "significant contribution to wheelchair tennis on an international basis". Schrameyer has been influential both on and off the court and has been congratulated by Parks - the American player regarded as the sport's inventor. Schrameyer won silver in the men's singles at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics after...

Campaigners Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg awarded coveted gold Blue Peter badge Young influencers Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg have been awarded gold Blue Peter badges for their vital campaigning work. © Other Thunberg and Rashford join the small group of people who have been awarded the coveted gold badge The footballer and the environmentalist join a small list of people who have been presented with the coveted badge for having "accomplished great things, inspired a nation, saved a life or shown bravery and courage". © PA Blue Peter is the longest running children's TV show...

Published: 2:00 PM January 30, 2021    Past and present Blue Peter presenters Simon Groom (top left) Simon Thomas (top second left), (L-R) Janet Ellis, Konnie Huq, Peter Purves, Val Singleton, John Noakes, Katy Hill and Matt Barker in the Blue Peter Garden, with the show's first two time capsules, pictured in January 2000 - Credit: PA Fifty years ago Blue Peter buried objects in a time capsule capturing the imagination of children and adults. Nick Richards looks back at similar projects on a local level As ideas for recording the past go, a time capsule is a wonderfully cheap and engaging w...

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