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Matthew Lavender

Comment Durham Comment Print Edition 

Durham University conceals its guilt behind a veil of silence

December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 sub.editors 0 Comments Mariyam Hayat, Matthew Lavender

Matthew Lavender argues for a rethink on accommodation fee policy from the University.

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Politics Print Edition 

How does the general election work?

January 22, 2015 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

Matthew Lavender gives us a brief overview of how our voting system works.

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National Sport 

Average Giles the wrong choice for England

April 2, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

After England’s embarrassing defeat to the Netherlands earlier in the week, Giles’s prospects look bleaker than ever

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Durham Sport Print Edition 

Why not give clay pigeon shooting a shot?

March 15, 2014March 15, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

Palatinate spends an afternoon with Durham’s Clay Pigeon Shooting Club to see what exactly the sport entails

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Durham Sport 

Find your calling with orienteering

February 27, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

The second installment in Palatinate’s series examining the more unusual side of Team Durham

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Durham Sport Print Edition 

Want something different? Why not try a hand at fives?

February 13, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

In the first of a new series for Palatinate, Matthew Lavender investigates the unknown art of fives

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Durham Sport 

Football: Men’s 1sts defeat a woeful Northumbria 8-0

February 2, 2014 sub.editors 0 Comments Matthew Lavender

The Men’s 1sts should be high on confidence, having dominated their opposition to win 8-0

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