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In Pictures: Mary Peters Olympic anniversary gala night at Opera House

40th anniversary event at the Grand Opera House in Belfast celebrating the day Dame Mary won Pentathlon Gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Many of Northern Ireland's biggest...

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In Pictures: Mary Peters Olympic anniversary gala night

40th anniversary event at the Grand Opera House in Belfast celebrating the day Dame Mary won Pentathlon Gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Many of Northern Ireland's biggest...

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As our Paralympians strike gold, the heroine of Munich Mary Peters is honoured

Sporting heroes past and present were the toast of Northern Ireland after an Olympic weekend to live long in the memory. Dame Mary Peters was the star for a day of events in celebration of the 40th...

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Dame Mary Peters celebrates 40 years since Olympic gold medal

Events have been taking place in Belfast to celebrate 40 years since Dame Mary Peters won her gold medal in the 1972 Olympic Games. In a surprise ceremony at Belfast City Airport, Flybe have unveiled...

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Three Paralympic golds have Northern politicians singing athletes' praises

UNA BRADLEY in Belfast POLITICIANS IN Northern Ireland have paid glowing tributes to the three local Paralympians who have each won gold medals for the Ireland team. Sprinter Jason Smyth, from Derry,...

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Jet named after Dame Mary Peters

Flybe has named an aircraft after Northern Irish Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters to celebrate 40 years since her victory. Dame Mary, 73, won gold in the Pentathlon at the Munich Games in 1972....

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Sue Barker to join in golden celebration for Mary Peters

Sue Barker is the latest sporting personality to join the glittering array of stars bound for the Dame Mary Peters tribute night at Belfast's Grand Opera House tomorrow. The popular BBC sports...

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Aeroplane Named After Famous Olympic Dame

Tweet Some Olympians have a gold postbox. Northern Ireland's Dame Mary Peters has her own aeroplane. She was given the unexpected honour after going to the George Best Belfast City Airport to greet...

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Surprise, surprise... Mary Peters is on cloud nine over plane christening

Mary Peters, of all people, will have appreciated the irony. Forty years ago, they were all waiting for her to step off a Belfast-bound flight carrying a precious piece of extra luggage. Yesterday,...

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FLYBE UNVEILS ‘THE MARY PETERS’

FLYBE UNVEILS 'THE MARY PETERS' Tuesday 04 Sep 2012 Flybe, the largest airline operating out of George Best Belfast City Airport has paid its own unique tribute to Northern Ireland's Golden Girl. 'The...

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Dame Mary Peters forms Gold pals act

Great Dame Mary Peters has more friends than your average Facebook follower. And now our Olympic Golden Girl is inviting them to join together under a single sporting banner. The Friends of Mary...

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Friends of Mary Peters group launched

Great Dame Mary Peters has more friends than your average Facebook follower. And now our Olympic Golden Girl is inviting them to join together under a single sporting banner. The Friends of Mary...

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50 stunning Olympic moments No32: Mary Peters wins gold in 1972

Against a backdrop of violence, the Belfast pentathlete defeated age and the home favourite to briefly unite Northern Ireland Mary Peters is congratulated by Heide Rosendahl after winning the...

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Back on the track... Dame Mary is now a Tube halt on new Olympic Legends map

The next stop is... Dame Mary Peters. As excitement builds for the Olympics, Transport for London (TfL) is embracing a games-inspired twist to the iconic London Tube map. An Olympic Legends Map has...

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Mary Peters: 'Bombs were often going off as I trained in Belfast for 1972...

Working and training in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s meant training for the Olympics was far different for me than for many other athletes. When I was preparing for the 1972 Games in Munich, I...

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Mary Peters: 'Bombs were often going off as I trained in Belfast'

When I was preparing for the 1972 Games in Munich, I was living at the north end of Belfast and I had to travel, with my shot put and starting blocks in hand, on a bus all the way to the other side of...

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40 years on, Mary Peters says Munich is still weeping... how terrorism...

Golden moment: Mary Peters wins the gold medal in the women's pentathlon at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 To those strolling through the neatly kept Olympic Park here on Wednesday, the two...

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Flybe Launches 25% Off Limited Time Winter Seat Sale On 27 Key Routes...

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, is offering a limited time 25% off winter seat sale on a wide selection of its most popular routes for booking until midnight on October 7th and available for...

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Grand night planned for stars to applaud Mary Peters

Forty years on from this country's greatest Olympic achievement, a glittering array of star names will assemble in Belfast to mark the anniversary of Dame Mary Peters' gold medal success. Exactly 100...

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Dame Mary Peters set for freedom of Belfast

Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters is set to be given the Freedom of Belfast. A motion calling for recognition of her tireless work to promote sport over the past 40 years is to be brought before the...

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Dame Mary Peters granted freedom of Belfast

Belfast City Council has granted Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters the freedom of the city in a motion passed on Thursday evening. Dame Mary competed in three Olympic Games...

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Four decades after she won Olympic gold, Dame Mary to be given the Freedom...

Olympic legend Mary Peters is to be given the Freedom of Belfast — the highest honour the city can bestow on any person. Belfast City councillors unanimously supported the motion that called to...

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Flybe becomes first UK airline to offer automatic check-in at point of...

06 December 2012 Flybe becomes first UK airline to offer automatic check-in at point of booking Leading regional airline spearheads innovative peace-of-mind, time-saving option for passengers Flybe,...

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Local Children On Cloud Nine As Flybe Hosts Special Christmas Santa Flight...

(Source: Flybe Group plc) 17 December 2012 Local Children On Cloud Nine As Flybe Hosts Special Christmas Santa Flight Leading regional airline takes off from Manchester Airport with popular comedian...

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Denise Lewis speaks to Dame Mary Peters about her Olympic gold

Dame Mary Peters is interviewed by Denise Lewis on this week's Sporting Heroes. The 1972 Olympic pentathlon champion saw off home favourite Heide Rosendahl in Munich to...

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Olympic hero Mary Peters awarded freedom of Belfast

Her illustrious career spanning 40 years has garnered Northern Ireland’s Dame Mary Peters many accolades. And now the sporting legend follows in the foot-steps of poet John Hewitt and former prime...

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City Hall celebrations to mark Freedom of City for Dame Mary Peters (Belfast...

(Source: Belfast City Council) 8 May 2013 Hundreds of schoolchildren joined Dame Mary Peters in celebrating her 'Freedom of the City` at a showcase event in Belfast`s city centre this morning....

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International Sports Opening Event at Mary Peters Track (Belfast City Council)

(Source: Belfast City Council) 6 June 2013 Competitors from England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland are in the running for the elite international opening sports event at the Mary Peters...

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Dame Mary Peters gets freedom of Belfast honour

The Freedom of Belfast has been conferred on Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters. Dame Mary competed in three Olympic Games and five Commonwealth games, her first when she was 18. She won...

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Fly into 2014 with Flybe's great winter getaway bargains from Southampton...

(Source: LHR Airports Limited) 29 October 2013 Flybe, Europe's largest independent regional airline, has started flying its 2013/14 Winter programme from Southampton, offering travellers a choice of...

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Flybe to close six regional bases

Embattled airline Flybe confirmed the closure of six of its regional bases as it set out details of 500 job cuts announced earlier this week. Bases at Aberdeen, Guernsey, Inverness, Isle of Man,...

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FLYBE UNVEIL SUMMER 2014 ROUTES FROM NORWICH (Norwich Airport Limited)

(Source: Norwich Airport Limited) FLYBE UNVEIL SUMMER 2014 ROUTES FROM NORWICH 24/10/2013 FLYBE UNVEIL SUMMER 2014 ROUTES FROM NORWICH - Flybe franchise, Loganair announce its schedule of flights from...

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Flybe announces closure of six regional bases and redundancy details

Exeter headquarters is worst hit with 116 jobs to go but five other locations also in firing line A pilot completing final checks on a Flybe plane as the struggling regional airline cuts 500 jobs in...

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Flybe winter schedule starts Sunday (Exeter International Airport Limited)

(Source: Exeter International Airport Limited) Flybe winter schedule starts Sunday Thursday 24 October 2013 Flybe's 2013-14 winter schedule from Exeter Airport features 16 routes including five...

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Flybe set to axe 52 jobs at Belfast City Airport

Airline Flybe is to axe 52 staff from its Belfast base at City Airport as part of widespread jobs cuts across the UK. The embattled airline also confirmed the closure of six of its regional bases as...

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Flybe pulls out of Belfast to London Gatwick flights

The airline Flybe is dropping its direct flights from Belfast City airport to London Gatwick from the end of March 2014. The route has been axed after the Exeter-based company sold its runway slots at...

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Belfast City Airport loses more routes as Flybe cuts back

Belfast is set to lose more air routes as Flybe announces a cut in services. The Flybe route from George Best Belfast City Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle via Exeter is to be axed on January 19. The...

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Route Network Configuration (Flybe Group plc)

(Source: Flybe Group plc) December 04 Route Network Configuration Flybe, Europe's largest independent regional airline, has announced its summer schedule for 2014, confirming more than 150 routes from...

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Tribute to Malcolm Brodie on Mary Peters track

The late, great Malcolm Brodie has been honoured with a permanent memorial at the sporting legacy he helped create and supported for almost 40 years . The press room at the newly refurbished Mary...

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Flybe turnaround plan takes off with fewer jobs at risk

Regional airline Flybe expects fewer job losses than previously announced as its turnaround plan to rid itself of unprofitable routes and surplus aircraft gains momentum. The Exeter-based group is...

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Win a weekend away - Valentines Flybe Plane on the way (Exeter International...

(Source: Exeter International Airport Limited) Win a weekend away - Valentines Flybe Plane on the way Friday 14 February 2014 Flybe has designated one of its  aircraft as an official 'Love Plane'. The...

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FLYBE TAKES TO THE SKIES WITH SPECIAL ‘LOVE PLANE’ (Belfast City Airport Ltd)

(Source: Belfast City Airport Ltd) FLYBE TAKES TO THE SKIES WITH SPECIAL 'LOVE PLANE' Thursday 13 Feb 2014 Europe's largest regional airline invites UK to 'Follow Our Heart' for Valentine's Day! Flybe,...

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Win a weekend away - Valentines Flybe Plane (Exeter International Airport...

(Source: Exeter International Airport Limited) Win a weekend away - Valentines Flybe Plane Friday 14 February 2014 Flybe has designated one of its  aircraft as an official 'Love Plane'. The Bombardier...

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Flybe Takes To The Skies With Special ‘Love Plane’ (Flybe Group plc)

(Source: Flybe Group plc) February 13 Flybe Takes To The Skies With Special 'Love Plane' Europe's largest regional airline invites UK to 'Follow Our Heart' for Valentine's Day! Flybe, Europe's largest...

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Franchising Agreement with Stobart Air (Flybe Group plc)

(Source: Flybe Group plc)  FLYBE GROUP PLC ('Flybe' or 'the Group') Franchise agreement with Stobart Air serving new routes into London Southend Airport Flybe announces that it has reached agreement...

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London City Airport Expansion (Flybe Group plc)

(Source: Flybe Group plc)  Flybe Group plc ("Flybe" or "the Group") Flybe announceS MAJOR EXPANSION WITH five year deal at London City Airport ·       Routes to/from London City to provide UK regions...

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Flybe Flights Reduction (Exeter International Airport Limited)

(Source: Exeter International Airport Limited) Flybe Flights Reduction Thursday 05 December 2013 Flybe has announced its summer schedule for 2014 and the airline can now confirm that it is withdrawing...

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Flybe unveils 'Price Lock-Down' fare option in another industry first (Flybe...

(Source: Flybe Group plc) May 9 Flybe unveils 'Price Lock-Down' fare option in another industry first Leading regional airline becomes first UK carrier to give online customers opportunity to hold...

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