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Hoy urges special treatment from Government for Olympic funding -
28-07-2010 (08:00)
Mayor's privilege: Boris Johnson in Olympic mode / LOCOG
London 2012 venues on track to be finished next year -
15-07-2010 (03:37)
London 2012 venues on track to be finished next year
15 Jul 2010The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has completed its latest set of milestones on time and within budget, as the ‘big build’ construction project moved into its final year. New aerial images of the Olympic Park have been released showing the good progress being made across the site
In summer 2009, the ODA set out 10 milestones – ‘The Big Build: Structures’ – outlining how the main structures of the London 2012 venues and essential new infrastructure would take shape and be nearing completion by this summer.
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Dame Kelly Holmes sees local schoolchildren graduate from London 2012 education programme -
08-07-2010 (06:26)
Dame Kelly Holmes sees local schoolchildren graduate from London 2012 education programme
08 Jul 2010The 40 members of the 2010 Olympic Park Construction Crew have graduated from the annual project that offers local schoolchildren the opportunity to see progress being made on the Olympic Park first-hand.read more... »
New trees and wetland plants turn Olympic Park from brown to green -
24-06-2010 (12:13)
New trees and wetland plants turn Olympic Park from brown to green
24 Jun 2010The first of 4,000 new semi-mature trees are taking root in the Olympic Park to help create around 250 acres of parklands on former industrial land.
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500th Inspire mark awarded as millions across the UK inspired by London 2012 -
16-06-2010 (12:00)
500th Inspire mark awarded as millions across the UK inspired by London 2012
16 Jun 2010Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and Olympics, have visited Yorkshire to award the London 2012 Inspire mark to ‘Steps to Inclusion’. ‘Steps to Inclusion’ is an innovative coach education programme that aims to increase opportunities for people with disabilities across south Yorkshire to participate in sport. This was the 500th Inspire mark to be awarded to a project or event inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The Inspire programme is an opportunity for everyone to be part of the London 2012 Games, a broad participation programme spanning sport participation, education, sustainability, volunteering and business opportunities & skills. By using the power of the Games to inspire change, the programme encourages non-commercial organisations to create new opportunities to inspire young people and encourage the whole of the UK to join in.
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Coventry replaces Aston Villa to complete football ‘team’ at London 2012 -
03-06-2010 (11:06)
Coventry's Ricoh Arena / Fotosports.comKEIR RADNEDGE / Sports Features Communications
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New images show London 2012 Olympic Park progress -
18-05-2010 (01:31)
New images show London 2012 Olympic Park progress
18 May 2010The Olympic Park ‘big build’ is firmly on track as work continues in the project's busiest year so far.
New aerial images, taken earlier this month, show the construction progress on the some of the main venues, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre.
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British sport warned of severe cash cutbacks after May election -
22-02-2010 (23:02)
John Inverdale introduces panellists (from left) Gerry Sutcliffe, Don Foster and Hugh Robertson / Steve Rowe/SJASTEVEN DOWNES / Sports Journalists’ Association
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