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DARK SECRETS: Dave marsh | Rare Historical Photos

Polished to perfection, this patriotic bike flew the flag at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

National champion Karl Barton and his bikes were dominant on UK tracks throughout the 1960s

Cycling Weekly

Full of unusual quirks, this Carlton is what a specialist TT bike used to look like in the 1970s

Editor of Cycling magazine in the 1970s, Ken Evans had this beautiful bike made so he could indulge his passion

Cycling Weekly

Tom Simpson won silver at the Commonwealth Games on this bike, only to lose it in a card game

The first British rider to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey tested his track machine on a local 10-mile TT and clocked 19 minutes

Cycling Weekly

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A humble bike for a humble rider, who was one of the greatest of all time

An eagle-eyed collector spotted Beryl Burton's world title winning pursuit bike languishing in the back of a pickup truck

Cycling Weekly

A rare Hetchins bike made for racing that eschewed their classic curly stays and intricate lugs

First raced back in the 1970's, this handmade track bike was raced by another two generations of riders before it was restored to it's full glory

Cycling Weekly

Kym Marsh says it ‘broke’ her family to find out about father’s prostate cancer

Dave Marsh died aged aged 74 in 2024, after a three-year battle with incurable prostate cancer.

Evening Standard

A two wheeled sculpture that proves aesthetics have always been a key factor in bike design

A bike made for collector Dave Marsh that remains in mint condition fifty years on

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Designed so a rider can sit as far forward as possible, Stayer bikes are built for one purpose

With extra support, a tiny front wheel and reverse rake on the forks, this bike is built for one style of racing

Cycling Weekly

The bike of a small but iconic team that took part of its name from a cyclist's favourite fruit

The Raleigh Banana team was short lived but iconic on the UK scene, and had a bike and kit that inspired a generation

Cycling Weekly

A world champion's track bike built by an Olympian

Graham Webb won on both road and track at national and world level.

Cycling Weekly

TI Carlton team bike: The machine ridden and raced by a collector

Raced in the 1970s and still in immaculate condition, this TI Carlton is finished with multiple period correct details

Cycling Weekly

'I wanted one classic bike for each of the four decades I raced - now, I've got 37': Inside a collector's paradise

British Cycling president and retro bike lover Bob Howden opens up his treasure trove and shares stories of his favourite finds

Cycling Weekly

"I knew the MC5 was telling the truth; There were dangerous truths that needed to be revealed": The last stand of rock's great revolutionaries

In 1968 the MC5’s Kick Out The Jams album was a grenade thrown into the music scene. Wayne Kramer acted as guardian of the band’s legacy until he died earlier this year, after making one final album

Louder

Kym Marsh’s son-in-law among those running London Marathon for charity

Mikey Hoszowskyj will be flanked by 190 runners aiming to collectively raise about £375,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.

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"Saucy enough to flavour a thousand barbecues": How a fabled Texan brothel inspired a ZZ Top classic

Celebrating a real-life Texan brothel, the visiting of which was in its day "a rite of passage", La Grange is still one of ZZ Top's best-loved songs and a must-play at shows

Manchester Evening News

"None of them is worth my vote": How Labour got wiped out by Wythenshawe's Green wave

The Greens now hold all three seats in Woodhouse Park, making it the only place in Manchester without a single Labour councillor

Manchester Evening News

Manchester now has an all Green ward as party picks off Labour councillors one by one

The Greens have picked off three Labour members in successive years

Wales Online

Ex-union boss is fired from Unite pension scheme ‘for complaining of discrimination'

Dave Marsh said he was informed he had been ‘removed’ from the role in a telephone conversation

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Ex-union boss sacked from Unite pension scheme 'for complaining of discrimination'

Dave Marsh removed as 'trustee director' after speaking out for ex-employees now in their 80s

Manchester Evening News

Pensioners accuse Britain's biggest union of 'vindictive and spiteful' discrimination

A petition has been launched in support of 350 people with an average age of 80

Manchester Evening News

'We will never give in': Campaigners battling to stop building on historic Salford golf course

Protest group wants green land returned for use by golfers

The Guardian - UK

‘Creem gave you a ground-level excitement about music’: the 1970s rock magazine makes a comeback

Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?

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