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Making 2012 for Britain Posted on 19-08-2008 10:22:51 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By declan@thelondondailynews.com Tourism agency, Visit London, have decided to get in on the Team GB feel good factor and announced that the games will drive domestic tourists. While the number of tourists will surely rise for the biggest sporting event on earth, a declaration that Brits will make up these ...
London to celebrate "golden victory" of British athletes Posted on 18-08-2008 04:18:02 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics Desk
London will see benefits of 2012 in 2010 Posted on 12-08-2008 10:52:25 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics Desk OLYMPICS DESK The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has published a document which shows that residents and commuters will benefit from major London 2012 transport projects as early as 2010. The plans are outlined in “pace”, the second in a series of progress reports on 2012 ...
Cashless 2012 at risk Posted on 11-08-2008 03:49:06 AM (GMT +01:00) OLYMPICS DESK London's 2012 intentions to be the first "cashless Olympics" has been dealt a severe blow following the decision by Mayor Johnson to terminate the contract of the consortium that has run the Oyster card for the last ten years Transys. The organisers of the ...
Boris congratulates Nicole Cooke on first Olympic medal for Britain Posted on 10-08-2008 12:51:33 PM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics Desk NEWS DESK Mayor of London, Boris Johnson today congratulated British athlete Nicole Cooke on her gold medal win in the women’s road race at the Beijing Olympics. Boris Johnson said: “It is magnificent that Nicole Cooke has won Britain’s first gold medal. Nicole won a remarkable road ...
China power the Beijing games opens Posted on 08-08-2008 05:30:27 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics Desk OLYMPICS DESK Watch the amazing fireworks display in Beijing showing the power of China.
London the Olympics are coming, but 51% of London Daily News readers are totally against the games Posted on 08-08-2008 11:33:07 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By John Kaponi In a recent poll conducted by the London Daily News 51 per cent of the respondents said they were totally against the 2012 games, in just two weeks London will be put on "Olympic footing" with only 1460 days left to complete Europe's largest ever regeneration project. ...
Progress surges ahead on construction of Olympic Stadium Posted on 05-08-2008 11:13:50 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics Desk OLYMPICS DESK The construction of the Olympic Stadium is surging ahead with the start of the work on the concrete supports for the lower tiers of seating and the abutments for one of the main pedestrian access bridges, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.
Olympic Park construction waste will not be waste Posted on 04-08-2008 02:50:21 AM (GMT +01:00) Published By Olympics desk OLYMPICS DESK The Olympic Delivery Authority has today announced that sustainability will remain at the heart of the construction of the London 2012 Olympic Park, venues and infrastructure with a commitment to recover and reuse or recycle 90 per cent of the waste created through the ‘big build’ ...
ODA pledge to deliver 2012 games on time Posted on 26-07-2008 05:00:40 AM (GMT +01:00) OLYMPICS DESK Following reports in the London Daily News and the FT that construction on the Olympic village is already facing delays, the Olympic Delivery Authority the body responsible for delivering the games, has responded with a strongly worded statement and photo's of the building works.