Bridge opening boosts Stratford's transport links
A new bridge in Stratford creating improved road, walking and cycling links in the local area has officially opened.
Robert the Engine gets London 2012 facelift
Robert the Engine the 80-year-old-locomotive that has been temporarily moved from the front of Stratford Regional Station to the East Anglian Railway Museum, is getting a makeover.
London Olympics 2012: two years to go
Today marks two years until the start of London 2012. A breathtaking series of events are planned to mark the milestone, including the launch of a volunteering programme and the opening of the first official shop. Follow the thrills and spills here 3.54pm: Right, that’s it. Most of the activities celebrating the fact the games [...]
London 2012 transport connections on track to deliver early legacy
Improvements to Stratford Regional Station are on track to ensure it can accommodate the increased number of visitors to Stratford and the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Games.
Council and Irons 2012 stadium bid
A GROUND-BREAKING proposal was submitted on Monday to ensure football and athletics can work together at the 2012 Olympic Stadium in Stratford, writes the Editor Colin Grainger.
The Orbit: £19m for a 'piece of string'? It could turn out to be a bargain
Anish Kapoor’s Olympic tower will be a draw during the Games. But after that? The success of Britain’s best-loved piece of modern public art, the Angel of the North, has been a boon to the nation’s sculptors. In every district, especially those scarred by an industrial past, councillors point towards Gateshead and ask: “Can we [...]
Met recycling guns for 2012 site
Guns and knives seized by the Metropolitan Police are being melted down for reuse on the 2012 Olympic Games site in Stratford, east London.
Local people get early benefits from London 2012 transport improvements
The first Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train carriages that have been co-funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have been delivered to Stratford Regional Station.
Boris Johnson LDA chiefs scrutinised over Olympic land budget black hole
Cycling to the Olympic Park yesterday lunchtime, I got a little taste of the dust caused by the building works that has lately distressed citizens of Leabank Square. It wasn’t dramatic, just a gradual awareness of my vision becoming slightly hazy and the discovery that a light film had gathered on my glasses. There was [...]
Cabinet meets at Olympic Park (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The cabinet has met at the site of the London 2012 Olympics Park in Stratford.
