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21 May 2008

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Manchester as Manchester United win the Champions League final against London Opponents 6-5 on penalties after drawing 1-1 in extra time.  Manchester has produced European Champion three times but Liverpool leads the way with five.  See the complete list of towns that have produced European Champions here.

17 May 2008

FOOTBALL TEAMS – Congratulations to Portsmouth who have won the FA Cup for only the second time in their history after beating Cardiff City 1-0. This is the also only the second time in the last 30 years that a team outside London, Manchester or Liverpool has won the FA Cup. Overall London is in the lead with 28 FA Cup wins, well ahead of Manchester in second place on 15.  See the complete list of towns that have provided FA Cup winning teams here.

14 May 2008

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Rangers. Even though they lost today's UEFA Cup Final 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg they become the seventh team to represent Glasgow in an European Final.  See the complete list of towns that produced European Finalists here.

11 May 2008

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Manchester United who have won the English Premiership League after a two-nil won at Wigan. This means the city of Manchester is now clear in second place ahead of London with 19 wins, but both are well behind the city of Liverpool who have 27.  See the complete list of towns who have provided league winning teams here.

October 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Congratulations to High Wycombe after Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC) officially becomes Buckinghamshire New University following approval from the Privy Council of the institution’s new name. See the complete list of towns with universities here.

1 October 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Birmingham's "University of Central England" has a new name and will now be known as Birmingham City University. See the complete list of towns with universities here.

26 September 2007

BRITAIN  IN BLOOM – The 2007 results  have been announced and the winners in the town or city related categories are Broughshane, Bury St Edmunds, Cleethorpes, Horsham, Nottingham, Oakham and Stockton-on-Tees with Birmingham winning  in the Urban Regeneration category.  See the current list of towns who have won in a town or city related category here.

1 August 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Congratulations to the City of Carlisle, which becomes the headquarters of the new University of Cumbria.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

8 July 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Congratulations to Imperial College in the Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea which, from today, has separate university status by Royal Charter and is no longer part of the federal University of London. See the complete list of towns with universities here.

June 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Congratulations to High Wycombe after Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC) was informed that it has met all the necessary criteria for the award of university title, and will become the new University in Buckinghamshire subject to Privy Council approval of the institution’s new name. Once confirmed it will be added to the complete list of towns with universities here.

23 May 2007

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Liverpool. Even though they lost today's Champions League Final 2-1 to AC Milan, the city of Liverpool has now been represented in 12 European Finals, which is just 2 behind London.  See the complete list of towns that produced European Finalists here.

19 May 2007

FOOTBALL TEAMS – Chelsea have won the FA Cup after beating Manchester United 1-0 in extra time. This takes London to 28 FA Cup wins, well ahead of Manchester in second place on 15.  See the complete list of towns that have provided FA Cup winning teams here.

6 May 2007

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Manchester United who have won the English Premiership League after second placed Chelsea drew 1-1 at Arsenal. This means the city of Manchester is back level on 18 wins with London, but both are well behind the city of Liverpool who have 27.  See the complete list of towns who have provided league winning teams here.

17 January 2007

UNIVERSITIES – Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh has become the first new university of 2007. Congratulations to the City of Edinburgh, which now has four universities.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

1 October 2006

UNIVERSITIES – York St. John today officially becomes the second new university of 2006.  Congratulations to the City of York, which now has two universities.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

21 September 2006

BRITAIN  IN BLOOM – The 2006 results  have been announced and the winners in the town or city related categories are Aberdeen, Allness, Brightlingsea, Broughshane, Perth, Scarborough and Shrewsbury, with Salford (Seedley and Langworthy)  winning  in the Urban Regeneration category.  See the current list of towns who have won in a town or city related category here.

1 August 2006

UNIVERSITIES – The University of Luton merges with the De Montfort University's Bedford campus and becomes the University of Bedfordshire. See the complete list of towns with universities here.

13 May 2006

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Liverpool win the FA Cup 3-1 on penalties against West Ham after the final ends 3-3 after extra-time. This means Liverpool, who are currently in third place have closed the gap to three wins from Manchester who have 15 wins in total with London still well clear at the top on 27 wins. This now means that no team outside the three cities of Liverpool, Manchester or London has won the FA Cup in the last 27 years except Coventry in 1987.  See the complete list of towns that have provided FA Cup winning teams here.

10 May 2006

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Congratulations to Middlesbrough. Even though they lost today's UEFA Cup Final 4-0 to Sevilla they become only the13th British town to be represented in an European Final.  See the complete list of towns that produced European Finalists here.

29 April 2006

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Chelsea win the English Premiership League for the second consecutive season after a 3-0 home win over Manchester United. This means London is now clear in second place with 18 wins above Manchester who have 17. See the complete list of towns who have provided league winning teams here.

13 April 2006

UNIVERSITIES – Edge Hill University College in Ormskirk, Lancashire becomes the first new university of 2006.  Congratulations to Ormskirk.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

13 October 2005

UNIVERSITIES – Chichester becomes the ninth new university to be created this year. Congratulations to Chichester.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

28 September 2005

BRITAIN  IN BLOOM – The 2005 results  have been announced and the winners in the town or city related categories are Cardiff, Derry, Durham, Garstang, Hexham, Newcastle under Lyme and Sidmouth with Birmingham winning  in the Urban Regeneration category.  See the current list of towns who have won in a town or city related category here.

September 2005

UNIVERSITIES – Worcester becomes the eighth new university to be created this year. Congratulations to Worcester.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

July/August 2005

UNIVERSITIES – Seven new universities have been created this Summer in the cities of Bath, Canterbury, Chester, Liverpool, Southampton, Winchester and in the town of Northampton. This means Bath, Canterbury and Southampton are now the headquarters of two universities each and Liverpool now has three universities. Congratulations to all the towns concerned, especially Chester, Winchester and Northampton who get their first universities.  See the complete list of towns with universities here.

21 May 2005

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Arsenal win the FA Cup 5-4 on penalties against Manchester United after the final ends 0-0 after extra-time. This means London has increased its lead at the top to 27 wins to Manchester's 15 in second place. This now means that no team outside the three cities of Liverpool, Manchester or London has won the FA Cup in the last 26 years except Coventry in 1987.  See the complete list of towns that have provided FA Cup winning teams here.

30 April 2005

FOOTBALL TEAMS - Chelsea win the English Premiership League after a 2-0 win at Bolton bringing London into equal second place with Manchester on 17 wins. See the complete list of towns who have provided league winning teams here.

23 September 2004

BRITAIN  IN BLOOM – The 2004 results  have been announced and the winners in the town or city related categories are Alness, Bath, Bridlington, Derby, Ilkley, Perth, Stockport and St Ives with Coventry City Centre winning  in the Urban Regeneration category. This means Bath increases it’s lead at the top and now has 13 wins to Aberdeen’s 10 while Stockport and Derby get their first ever category wins along with Coventry. See the current list of towns who have won in a town or city related category here.

27 August 2004

UNIVERSITIES – The government unveils new rules making it easier for University Colleges to gain University Status.

23 June 2004

UNIVERSITIES - Roehampton in the London Borough of Wandsworth approved by the Privy Council to get an independent university. It was formerly part of the federal University of Surrey. See the complete list of towns with universities here.

17 June 2004

POPULATIONS – Key Statistics for Urban Area, including populations, collected at the 2001 census have finally been published. These give the populations of actual towns rather then the population of the area controlled by the local councils bearing their names. See the list of all UK towns with a population over 100,000 here.

22 May 2004

FOOTBALL TEAMS – Manchester United have won the FA Cup after beating Millwall 3-0. This leaves the city of Manchester in second place with 15 wins behind London  who lead the way with 26. See the complete list of towns that have provided FA Cup winning teams here.

26 April 2004

UNIVERSITIES – The town of Bolton finally gets a University after the Privy Council wrote to say that the title of University for the Bolton Institute should be approved. Congratulations to Bolton! See the complete list of towns with universities here.

25 April 2004

FOOTBALL TEAMS – Arsenal win the English Premiership League after a 2-2 draw with Tottenham, bringing London to a total of 16 wins in third place, just one behind Manchester on 17. See the complete list of towns who have provided league winning teams here.

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