Reporting by space writer @flatoday_jdean RT @spaceteam: Unlit Olympic torch expected to visit #ISS: t.co/iT49bhpBn0 #space
— ByDaveBerman 18 min 48 sec ago.
This time last year the Olympic Torch came through Swindon I'd just done my RE exam, it was boiling hot and the Magic Roundabout heaving.
— KensFatLol 22 min 54 sec ago.
can't believe it's been a year since the Olympic torch went through Chippenham
— melaaniehunt 50 min 47 sec ago.
Looking back at last year's Olympic Torch Relay as it passed through #Swindon town centre t.co/7wgYhXhZqc
— TotalSwindon 51 min 50 sec ago.
Source: Barry and District News
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Source: Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News
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Source: This is Cornwall
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Source: KFOX El Paso
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Source: Basildon Recorder
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Source: The Leader
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Source: Times of India
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Source: United Press International
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