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Borough wants to make Olympic site a royal park

24.07.09
A Royal park could be created on the site of the London Olympics to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012... more

Olympic legacy chief sacked after one year

30.04.09
The man in charge of delivering a legacy in the Olympic Park is being dismissed after just over a year in the post... more

Artefacts up to 4000 years old found at Olympic site

06.03.09
Rare archaeological discoveries made during a two-year excavation of the Olympics site have cast light on the history of east London... more

The 2012 legacy is a fantasy: let’s cut our losses and stick to sport

12.02.09
Here is an important announcement. In a major event, I will today unveil my new Column Legacy Masterplan Framework for a world-class, 21st-century Evening Standard column, a column aimed at inspiring all Londoners to Go For Gold! in 2012... more

Artists fear loss of studios to Games

24.12.08
Studios for east London's thriving community of artists should be written into plans for an Olympic legacy, a report has said... more

Too many quangos - like ants around sugar

03.12.08
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The greening of the Games

06.11.08
These images reveal how the Olympic Park will be transformed into a green haven for plants, wildlife and people... more

Good for walking the dog but lacking in any drama

06.11.08
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Olympic celebration of arts in the capital

26.09.08
Hundreds of events over the weekend will kick off a four-year Olympic celebration of arts. Here are some not to miss.... more

Congestion fear over 63,000 new parking spaces

03.09.08
London is to get more than 63,000 new parking spaces, a report reveals... more

'Hyde Park for East End' will host rare species

28.07.08
Details of a "Hyde Park for east London" have been unveiled... more

Comment: Here's what the Games will do for us

08.07.08
Do you remember that Monty Python scene from The Life Of Brian asking what the Romans ever did for us? There was sanitation, public health, irrigation, education, the roads - and so the list went on, but it was never enough... more

Starting gun to sound for London 2012

07.07.08
London becomes the next Olympic host city in a matter of weeks when Boris Johnson is handed the Olympic flag from his Beijing counterpart at the closing ceremony of the summer Games... more

MPs set to condemn spiralling budget for 2012 Olympic Games

16.04.08
MPs are preparing to issue a scathing condemnation of the soaring cost of the 2012 Olympics... more

Olympic Hyde Park of the East

17.03.08
Details of a 270-acre urban park to be created on the site of the London Olympics have emerged... more

Residents face Games park 'tax' after 2012

15.02.08
Thousands of residents and businesses will be forced to pay an Olympic "tax" to locate in the Games park, the Evening Standard has learned... more

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