We’ve acquired a copy of guidance given to local authorities hosting the Olympic torch relay (embedded above). As previously reported, local authorities have had to bear heavy costs for hosting the torch relay, with some saying they have had no … Continue reading →
Following a request from the Cumbrian Newspapers Group, we’ve been cleaning and mapping data on torchbearers from Cumbria. One map showing where the torchbearers from the area are concentrated is shown above – click the image to explore the interactive … Continue reading →
French energy company EDF were given 71 places on the Olympic torch relay – including the group’s former director of HR and communications, Yann Laroche. As part of our process of trying to identify how spaces were allocated by sponsors, … Continue reading →
I spent around 20 minutes yesterday talking about Help Me Investigate and its investigation into Olympic torchbearers on BBC Radio WM. The broadcast broke the story of Aggreko’s executive torchbearers, and also covered some of the issues surrounding sponsors’ selection … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Now published on the Caledonian Mercury. Rupert Soames is having a very good year. In addition to netting a £7m bonus this year on top of his £1.39m salary, and seeing the company’s share price shoot up, he will … Continue reading →
One of the more curious inclusions among the Olympic torchbearers are two diplomats with a Korean connection: the former British ambassador to Korea and the Korean ambassador to the UK (pictured above). Martin Uden carried the torch in Knotty Ash. He writes that he … Continue reading →
One of the world’s biggest Olympic committees has apologised after it demanded that a knitting and crochet community change its biannual “fibre craft events” because it felt that they were “disrectful to our country’s finest athletes”. Fak’s thoughts reported earlier … Continue reading →
The following is cross-posted from the Telegraph’s new Olympics data blog: How many stories can a set of data hold? When it comes to Olympic torchbearer data, after three weeks I’m still counting. From company bosses exchanging ‘torch kisses’ and … Continue reading →
Here are the health-related links that have caught our eyes between June 19th and June 20th: Pinoy torchbearers leave for Olympic run » The Dean’s Corner by Quinito Henson | Sports » philstar.com – Reyes, 47, and Mallo, 30, were … Continue reading →