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£40m delays at Dartford crossing

21.10.09
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Heat maps point way for 'green' power stations

14.10.09
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Mega-church appeal fails

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Diamond idea points way to an Olympic celebration

01.05.09
Could a 250-foot square-sided tube with pointy ends suspended vertically 40 feet above the ground become the icon for the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? Yes, if plans to recreate the Skylon centrepiece of the 1951 Festival of Britain are adopted by the Mayor of London and are given the nod by the Royal Household ... more

Barratt lures buyers with free insurance

16.03.09
One of Britain's biggest house builders is offering new buyers a way to "recession-proof" their property in a bid to encourage sales... more

10,000 demand scrapping of Dartford crossing tolls

02.01.09
The Government is coming under growing pressure to reverse the 50 per cent increase in the Dartford river crossing charge... more

London’s Victorian housing can give us a design for our times

30.12.08
This has been the worst year for building new homes since 1924. In 2009 the figure will sink lower. We need to learn from an earlier era, says one expert... more

New challenges for Britain plc

29.12.08
Christmas is over, and with it the hopes of many of London's small retailers that the season might save them... more

Can we be made to love the Thames Gateway?

09.12.08
Sir Terry Farrell, Boris Johnson’s new adviser on developing the 50‑mile stretch along the river, outlines his radical plans to bring out the area’s hidden natural beauty... more

Thames Gateway plan needs a single leader, Mayor told

03.12.08
Boris Johnson came under pressure to appoint a "legacy czar" for the £9billion Thames Gateway development or risk losing crucial investment... more

Too many quangos - like ants around sugar

03.12.08
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Thames Gateway 'will miss target for 160,000 homes'

26.11.08
The Thames Gateway project will fail to meet Labour's target of 160,000 new homes by 2016, the Government's own regeneration chief predicted... more

Post-Olympic push is set to be a private affair

21.11.08
Property: It is important to decide just what to do with the Olympic Games site post-2012... more

Boroughs given £168m by Boris to develop transport

20.11.08
Boris Johnson has announced a multi-million-pound plan to improve transport in London's boroughs, including no-strings-attached grants to councils... more

Architect Farrell to help regenerate neglected suburbs

20.11.08
Architect Sir Terry Farrell will oversee a new phase of London's development under Boris Johnson through the regeneration of up to five suburban "growth hubs"... more

The Opera House Looks East

19.11.08
Covent Garden chief Tony Hall is behind a new state of the art outpost that will help regenerate the Thames Gateway.... more

The new message for black Britain

06.11.08
AS THE world absorbs the impact of America electing its first black president, Barack Obama is getting down to work naming the first members of his administration. There is still more than two months until his inauguration. So for the moment, the main effect of his election is simply inspirational: the message that you can do something if you want to enough, no matter what your skin colour.... more

50,000 animals are moved to make way for container port

28.10.08
One of the biggest wildlife relocation projects ever attempted is under way in the Thames Gateway... more

Property

08.10.08
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch. ... more

'Forensic audit' on Thames Gateway

01.10.08
A Conservative government would halt all new Thames Gateway regeneration projects while a "forensic audit" was carried out... more

Open House takes public behind the capital's green doors

09.09.08
From landmark office towers to historic almshouses, a record number of buildings will admit the public this month for Open House weekend... more

PM's homes measures 'will hit 2012 legacy'

03.09.08
Gordon Brown is paying for his housing rescue package by cutting London's regeneration budget by nearly £60million... more

Mayor backs 50% increase in flights from City Airport

31.07.08
A major policy U-turn by Boris Johnson has opened the way for the expansion of City Airport, but a final decision is likely to be delayed... more

How Boris can save an easy £500m

16.06.08
In the first of a new series we investigate what is right and wrong about the way London is run - and what the new Mayor can do to correct the extravagances of the Ken Livingstone regime... more

Moving walkway and cable cars proposed for Thames

21.05.08
European-style cable cars and a moving walkway are among ideas being considered for a new Thames crossing... more

Ken's city of towers and broken promises

15.04.08
The Mayor's draft London Plan of 2002 pledged 100 new or transformed public spaces and a million new trees. Where are they?... more

Lord Rogers blasts Thames Gateway as 'toy town slum'

28.03.08
Labour's favourite architect has launched a blistering attack on the "shoddy, toy town" buildings of the Thames Gateway scheme... more

A bus-free Oxford St is an idea without legs

10.03.08
When I hear the word " consensus", I reach for the green ink. Nothing, repeat nothing, is more dangerous than a policy on which all parties agree; and there's a particularly pernicious example in the current Mayoral campaign... more

The Tate goes to town

21.06.07
A series of installations by artists from across the world can be seen in the Tate Modern's version of Global Cities... more

Dome designer attacks new buildings

29.03.07
Lord Rogers launched a scathing attack on modern British architecture as he was announced the winner of the industry's most prestigious honour.... more

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