LOUGHBOROUGH College graduate Elise Christie has taken gold to secure her first ever World Cup title for Great Britain. The 21-year-old’s victory in the women’s 1,000m short-track speed skating race in Russia last weekend was her third finish on the podium this season, following silver medals in Japan and Canada. Christie described her win as “such an amazing feeling. I am really happy that …

An Olympic torch discovered after 60 years in a Leicestershire college is lighting the way to London 2012, answering critics with a legacy inspiring thousands of young people across the UK – and beyond. Loughborough College found the torch, used during the last London Games, in a filing cabinet and put it at the heart of Flames: Lighting the Way, a programme promoting sports, …

LOUGHBOROUGH College’s sports apprenticeship programme has received a ‘massive thumbs up’ with funding being guaranteed for another 12 months. Sports development officer Robert Jarram paid tribute to the pioneering 10 apprentices and their employers for helping to make the first year so successful – and revealed he is in positive talks to futher secure the scheme’s future. Robert says feedback from the impact the …