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Usain Bolt of Jamaica (left) wins the men's 200 metres during the Diamond League meeting in Oslo with James Ellington finishing in third (right). Photo: AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Cornelius Poppe

Newham duo take on Usain Bolt

Newham & Essex Beagles sprinters James Ellington and David Bolarinwa came face to face with the fastest man on two legs on Friday night as they clashed with him at the latest Diamond League meeting in Norway.

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Newham & Essex Beagles Niall Flannery

Beagle Flannery is determined not to slip at that final hurdle

Newham athlete Niall Flannery just missed out on first place in the England under-23 Championships at the weekend

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Perri Shakes-Drayton after missing out on a place in the women's 400m hurdles at the London Olympics

Perri to channel London Olympic anger into Euro glory bid

Perri Shakes-Drayton is determined to put her London Olympic heartbreak to good use as she prepares to captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the European Team Championships in Gateshead later this month.

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Senior athletes will take on members of the public in a Grand Challenge (Pic: Alex Rotas Photography)

Exhibition’s Grand Challenge

Senior athletes throw down gauntlet

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Matthew Baptiste of Newham and Essex Beagles

Beagles Baptiste of fire helps Newham to third place in Southern League

Three victories for Beagles throwing star Matt Baptiste inspires them in West London

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Father figure day. Left: Dil Hussain (uncle), right Zain Azad Jilu

Plaistow pupils say thank you to their father figures

Youngsters invited the male relatives they look up to in to share the school day with them to say thank you for being fantastic!

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Win £500 worth of restaurant vouchers

Everyone loves great restaurant meals together with family and friends, well how about if you had a £500 voucher card to visit whichever restaurant you wanted?!

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Wood you believe it? Rescue full of coincidences

A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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