Kent to host Barbados 2012 team
Paralympic athletes from Barbados will train in Kent before the 2012 Games.
New cycle route for 2012 games
People are being encouraged to walk and cycle to the London 2012 Olympic games on a new walk way.
Royal boost for walking and cycling plans
Plans were officially launched today for a new 60km-long walking and cycling route, inspired by the London 2012 Games and Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, which is to be celebrated in 2012.
Is the UK safe from cyber attack?
The BBC’s Ben Hammersley examines whether cyber attacks are a real or virtual threat to the UK.
Grainger Going Solo (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Triple Olympic silver medallist Katherine Grainger will launch her quest for that elusive gold at London 2012 by turning back the clock more than a decade and competing in the single scull.
Olympic Park workforce breaks 4,000 mark
The Olympic Park workforce is now over 4,000 strong with nearly one in ten of the workforce previously unemployed, and nearly one in ten a trainee, apprentice or on a work placement.
Training centre opens providing construction skills for major projects
A new construction college has opened in east London providing thousands of training opportunities for local people.
Unexploded bomb on 2012 Olympic site
From Leabank Square blog:
About an hour ago – all the Olympic site construction workers suddenly dropped everything & legged it away from our shared canal! A few minutes afterwards – the police arrived here in Leabank Square and ordered us all away from the windows overlooking the Olympic site.
Why all the fuss? Read on.
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McCann Erickson beats WPP in Olympics bid (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
McCann Erickson, a unit of U.S. Interpublic Group, has beaten advertising group WPP to promote the 2012 London Olympics, a source close to the process said on Wednesday.
New £200,000 fire engine unveiled
A new £200,000 4×4 fire vehicle is unveiled in Dorset in the latest fight against heathland blazes.
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