Balfour Beatty developing the Olympic Village March 2, 2015 BUILDER Balfour Beatty will move into property development with a deal to construct 1,500 homes at two new neighbourhoods at the Olympic Village site. Balfour has agreed to put in half of the equity required to complete the project – about £35m – and carry out the building work, which is expected to generate £400m [...]
Football chiefs bid to resurrect Team GB sides for Rio Olympics March 2, 2015 English football bosses have confirmed their plan to enter men’s and women’s Great Britain teams into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Football Association (FA) has reversed its decision to scrap the British men’s side after it was controversially revived at London 2012, making its first appearance at a Games for more [...]
Olympic Park development: Balfour Beatty just agreed to build two new neighbourhoods in East London March 2, 2015 Builder Balfour Beatty has signed a deal to construct 1,500 homes at East Wick and Sweetwater, the next two neighbourhoods to come out of the Olympic Village. The project, at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will deliver 450 affordable homes, 530 for private sale and 500 to be rented out under a similar model to the [...]
Britain’s most popular jobs: Lawyers and accountants beat Hollywood movie stars, models and Olympic athletes February 17, 2015 When it comes to the most desirable careers, Britons increasingly prize books over looks, with professions such as law and accountancy beating Olympic athletes, Hollywood movie stars and models. But this seemingly topsy-turvy outcome is in line with a broader trend, which saw jobs that were once considered geeky or less cool clinch the top [...]
Exclusive: Hammers reveal Olympic Stadium interior designs January 11, 2015 WEST Ham today reveal new images of their plans for the Olympic Stadium, including an exclusive members-only bar called The Boleyn bedecked in the club colours of claret and blue. The Boleyn is part of the east London club’s offering to supporters who buy an enhanced season ticket package, which also includes prime seats situated [...]
Boris Johnson welcomes £141m transformation of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park into “Olympicopolis” December 2, 2014 Boris Johnson has welcomed the government's commitment to create a £141m education and culture hub on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The transformation will include two new campuses for University College London (UCL) and University of the Arts, new locations for the Victoria and Albert Museum and Sadler's Wells. It will create 3,000 jobs, 1.5m additional visitors [...]
Watch: Eagle flies around London, taking in St Paul’s Cathedral, City Hall, Tower Bridge and the ArcelorMittal Orbit in the Olympic Park with a camera strapped to his back November 20, 2014 Stop whatever you're doing and watch this. An animal charity has attached a camera to a white tailed eagle and the bird – whose name is Darchan – has flown around some of the best parts of the capital. The eagle explored London and flew from iconic landmarks, including St Paul's Cathedral, City [...]
Hammers chief Sullivan expects Allardyce to lead West Ham into Olympic Stadium November 3, 2014 WEST HAM co-owner David Sullivan has confirmed Sam Allardyce is likely to be Hammers boss when the club moves to the Olympic Stadium, unless a top club or the national team come calling. Allardyce has masterminded a revival in fortunes at the Boleyn Ground this term with West Ham currently flying high and fifth in [...]
Manhattan Loft Gardens: Developer behind the Chiltern Firehouse has lofty ideas for Stratford’s Olympic Park October 3, 2014 Everyone’s heard of the Chiltern Firehouse by now; for the past year, the restaurant in Marylebone’s Chiltern Hotel has been the hottest ticket in London. But give it a few years and the great and the good may have moved on to pastures new – London’s newest park, in fact. The team behind the [...]
2022 Winter Olympics: Only two countries are interested in hosting the event October 2, 2014 There is less than a year to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decide who will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, yet as things stand it is not going to have much to choose from. Oslo has withdrawn from consideration after the Norwegian government rejected financial backing due to the high costs involved, [...]