First with the Flame: 1948 Olympian Ron Cooper leads off the Torch Relay through Newham Picture: Steve Poston
London 2012: A magical day captured in words and pictures
Pat Coughtrey
, News Editor
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
7:00 AM
It was a proud and thrilling day when Newham welcomed the Olympic Torch Relay to our streets.
Crowds turned out in their thousands to cheer the runners on their way as the Games flame completed its local leg of a nationwide tour.
And the Newham Recorder reporters and photographers joined you every step of the way to capture Saturday’s magic moments.
And this is reproduced in a special wrap of today’s paper with more pages on the relay inside. There’s also a special 64-page additional paper on how we won the Games. Get your Newham Recorder now.
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