Sport and Culture
The town is home to several sporting organisations, including football club Diss Town FC, who won the FA Vase at Wembley in 1994, Diss RFC (based in nearby Roydon) who won the London 2 North league in 2009 earning promotion to the National leagues, Diss & District Cycling Club and Diss & District Bowls Club, Diss ladies netball club and Diss and District athletics club.
Diss has produced a few national and international sports stars, including footballer Matthew Upson, who played in defence for England and Arsenal amongst others, and Great Britain judo team member Colin Oates.
The local Rugby Union club in Roydon has recently enjoyed a great deal of success having been promoted twice in successive years.
There are two local newspapers serving the town, the Diss Mercury, and the Diss Express which was founded in 1864. There is also a local magazine, Your Local Magazine. The Town also has its very own local community website , bringing local people within Diss and the surrounding villages the latest events, offers and news in the town. In 2010 there was also the launch of Park Radio, Diss Towns very own radio station for the Town, listen in on 87.7fm.
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