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London councillors' 20% pay rise in three years

20.10.09
Councillors in London have voted themselves 20 per cent pay rises since being elected, figures reveal... more

Free school meals for all go on trial in London borough

03.09.09
Every primary school child in a London borough will receive free school meals for the first time under a ground-breaking scheme... more

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

Standing still is simply not an option

10.07.09
“Many council estates have become what they were fighting in the first place - social ghettos.”... more

Standing still is simply not an option

10.07.09
“Many council estates have become what they were fighting in the first place - social ghettos.”... more

2012 and all that

27.05.09
Olympics: Our round-up of the latest Olympic news... more

Olympic champion Ohuruogu returns to inspire East End children

15.05.09
Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu described how she is inspiring a generation of young Londoners to take up sport in the run-up to the 2012 Games... more

Free school meals for 30,000 Newham pupils in bid to cut obesity

01.05.09
Every primary school child across a London borough will be given free meals in a drive to cut obesity... more

Newham mayor says Olympic jobs must go to locals

29.04.09
The mayor of Newham demanded more transparency over Olympic jobs amid concerns that local people were missing out on employment benefits of London 2012... more

Boroughs 'lack a 2012 terror plan'

11.03.09
Too little is being done to protect east London from a terror attack at the 2012 Olympics, peers and town hall chiefs warn... more

Influx of 10,000 foreign workers for Olympic jobs

04.03.09
More than 10,000 foreign citizens have been given National Insurance numbers to work in London’s Olympic borough in just six months, government figures have revealed... more

Let’s have an Olympic legacy like this

17.02.09
London should take inspiration from Stockholm, Amsterdam, or even Dubai if the benefits from 2012 are to amount to more than fantasy... more

He lives in a B&B and is classified as local by 2012 chiefs: Meet Arturas the 'British' builder from Lithuania

16.02.09
A Lithuanian labourer has told how he is considered a "local" by bosses of the 2012 Olympic site as pressure mounted over jobs for London workers... more

Have your say on London's 2012 legacy

13.02.09
Londoners will be able to speak out on plans to transform the Olympic Park into six neighbourhoods by 2040... more

Boris unveils his 'legacy masterplan' for 2012 site

10.02.09
Olympics chiefs have released images of how they hope a regenerated Stratford will look in 2040... more

We’ve hit 75% of our affordable homes target, says Mayor

09.02.09
Three quarters of Boris Johnson’s affordable housing target has already been agreed, it has been announced... more

£28 million: the annual payout to our councillors

02.12.08
Councillors in London are taking home £28million a year in pay and allowances, it was revealed ... more

Tory councils 'get easy ride on cheap homes'

21.11.08
Boris Johnson was accused of letting Tory boroughs off the hook over affordable housing by Labour council chiefs... more

Running London

08.10.08
Running the capital involves many leaders outside City Hall to cater for Londoners' lives, as this list shows...... more

Credit crunch threatens the Olympic plans

29.09.08
The 2012 Games are meant to leave London with a range of world class facilities but as the economy falters and vital private money vanishes the legacy looks far from certain... more

Council 'rents' its own police officers to curb yobs

30.07.08
A London borough has become the first to "rent" police officers to help beef up its campaign against crime and anti-social behaviour... more

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