Sport and Olympics

Labour attack Coleman’s Olympic comments

By Staff ⋅ August 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Labour have attacked Conservative AM Brian Coleman after he said Britain’s Olympic gold medals were ‘tainted with the blood of Tibetans, Falun gong practitoners, and Roman catholic priests’

Boris in Beijing

By Staff ⋅ August 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been meeting with his Beijing counterpart Guo Jinlong, to discuss lessons London can learn from Beijing’s successful hosting of the Olympics.

Boris Announces ‘Olympic Hero’ Parade

By Staff ⋅ August 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association will host a ‘ heroes parade’ for Britain’s Olympic medal winners, City Hall announced today.

ODA ‘To Recycle And Reuse 90% Of Waste’

By Staff ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) plans to reuse or recycle 90 per cent of the waste created through the ‘big build’ phase of the construction of the London 2012 Olympic Park, it announed yesterday.

Ken Slams Boris Over Olympic Gaffe

By Staff ⋅ June 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Ken Livingstone has called it ‘bizarre’ that successor Boris Johnson was unaware of the existence of the memorandum of understanding agreed by him and the Government over the costs for the Olympic games.

SME’s ‘Account for 70% of Olympic Contractors’

By Staff ⋅ June 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have released figures suggesting that 70 percent of companies carrying work for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are small or medium sized businesses.

Hoey Confirmed As Commissioner for Sport

By Staff ⋅ May 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Labour MP Kate Hoey has agreed to take an unpaid position in Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s administration as Commissioner for Sport.

Virgin To Sponsor London Marathon