As this edition of Roundabout lands on your doormat, the start of the 2012 Olympic Games will be fewer than 150 days away. Billed as the London Olympics, there is plenty to excite us here in the North East. In fact, the Games commence in Newcastle, at the stadium still referred to in Olympic publicity as St James’s Park, on 26 July - the day before the official … [Read more...]

Most followers of local sport know about the success of Whitley Bay Football Club – Wembley winners of the FA Vase for the past three years. Fewer will be aware of their ice hockey-playing neighbours, Whitley Warriors – a short slapshot across Hillheads at Whitley Bay Ice Rink. In retaining the English National League North title last season, the Warriors became … [Read more...]