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Riot suspects find unwanted fame on giant street screen

23.08.11
Faces of scores of riot suspects are being shown on a giant screen in one of the shopping streets worst hit when looters devastated London... more

Brother and sister's 100-mile run and ride for tsunami aid

11.08.11
An Army captain and his sister are due to finish a 100-mile cycle and run around London in aid of the Japan Tsunami Appeal... more

We will evict tenants guilty of rioting, councils pledge

10.08.11
Leaders of London boroughs badly hit by rioting vow to evict any council tenants found guilty of taking part in the mayhem... more

Cruise chief's son in Thames horror

03.08.11
The 19-year-old son of a Thames cruise boss was killed while learning the family trade after he fell from the Woolwich ferry on to the propeller... more

Builder lands £86m deal to revive Woolwich

04.03.11
Building firm Willmott Dixon has landed a major £86.3 million project in Woolwich near London's 2012 Olympic Park... more

Saved... the Crossrail station where no train may ever stop

16.02.11
Plans for a £100 million new Crossrail station at Woolwich were saved today in a last-minute deal... more

Woolwich Barracks a home fit for heroes after £50m refit

07.09.10
Woolwich Barracks to be officially reopened after a £50 million refurbishment sparked by a U-turn that saw it preserved and the “eyesore” Chelsea Barracks sold... more

Commuters’ fury as key morning trains are cut

18.11.09
Latest: Rail chiefs have angered commuters by halving morning services through parts of south-east London... more

Boris offers deal on 2012 venues

13.10.09
Boris Johnson proposes a last-minute compromise to save £20million on the sports venues for the London Olympics... more

'I'll bang my shoe on desk': Boris Johnson demands £20m Olympic cuts

18.09.09
Mayor at centre of unprecedented row after his proposals to cut costs for 2012 Olympics were rejected... more

Don’t play Games with Greenwich, Lord Coe

23.03.09
THERE comes a point where you can no longer keep saying that black is white and get away with it: a Stephen Byers moment, where someone once taken seriously sets out towards discredit and defeat. For the London Olympics, that moment arrived last week. ... more

Kate Hoey attacks choice of 2012 shooting venue in Woolwich

20.03.09
A decision to keep the Olympic shooting venue at Woolwich barracks was today attacked by Kate Hoey, the London Mayor's commissioner for sport... more

Bisley faces being shot down as 2012 Olympics venue

04.03.09
A proposal to move the 2012 shooting events from Woolwich to Surrey looks almost certain to be rejected... more

Legacy fears over Bisley as 2012 venue for shooting

29.01.09
Olympics chiefs have raised concerns that the national shooting centre at Bisley could become a white elephant if chosen as a Games venue... more

£180m DLR Olympic link opens ahead of schedule

12.01.09
The £180 million extension of the Docklands Light Railway under the Thames has officially opened ... more

How your station is affected

09.01.09
How your station is affected... more

Final shot to ditch Woolwich for 2012

12.12.08
The British shooting federation has made a final bid to force Olympics chiefs to abandon Woolwich barracks as the 2012 venue for the sport... more

Woolwich shooting range costs must be cut by £10m

27.11.08
At least £10million must be cut from the spiralling cost of converting Woolwich barracks into a shooting range or the Olympic event could be staged elsewhere... more

We can't hold 2012 shooting at Woolwich, says Army chief

26.11.08
The head of the Army has come out against the plan to hold the Olympic shooting at Woolwich Barracks in a blow likely to be terminal to the venue... more

Barking could become Olympic shooting venue

21.11.08
The 2012 Olympic shooting event may be moved to Barking after the estimated cost of staging the event at Woolwich barracks doubled to £40million... more

Don't be fooled by this 2012 whitewash, Boris

17.11.08
Leaked emails have revealed that the Mayor’s backing for the use of Greenwich Park for the 2012 Olympic equestrian events is based on a secret report that is seriously flawed... more

King's Troop hoof it 15 miles to new barracks

09.10.08
One of the most prestigious ceremonial regiments in the Army is to leave its base in central London after more than 50 years... more

Fight begins to save libraries as council lets 'closure plan' slip

03.10.08
A row has erupted over proposals to shut a string of libraries after a report was accidentally released detailing the plans... more

Olympics minister orders rethink over 2012 plans for Greenwich park

28.08.08
As concern grows over the plan to stage equestrian events in London’s world heritage park, Tessa Jowell calls in accountants in a move that could lead to Greenwich being scrapped as a venue.... more

A paddling pool in Woolwich... by the Diana team

18.08.08
The design team behind the Diana Memorial fountain has been hired to transform two squares in Woolwich town centre... more

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