Results tagged “2012”

The official security provider for the Olympic Games has opened the doors of its London 2012 Recruitment Centre in Stratford.

G4S wants to hire around 10,000 staff to work at this summer's event - and have already had 20,000 applications.

Olympic security fears at Westfield Stratford City will result in the loss of 5,000 car parking spaces for three months during the summer.

Locog already carries out random checks on vehicles entering the mall located next to the Olympic Park but Westfield will be closing all of its car parks throughout the 2012 Games.

By Andrew Williams

There are statistics available telling us which is the unhappiest day of the year. There is some loose psychology behind this, and a lot of disagreement on the precise date, but in 2012 the dubious honour falls to this Sunday. The theory is that a perfect storm of cold weather, post-Christmas debt, and failed resolutions conspire to make us miserable.

Team GB's male gymnasts secured a place at this summer's Games by finishing top at the Olympic test event at The O2.

The men's artistic team failed to qualify last year after finishing 10th at the World championships in Tokyo but won by a good margin in last night's competition.

The official resale website for London 2012 Olympic tickets has been suspended for a fourth day.

The site, operated by Ticketmaster was temporarily closed on Friday lunch time following a huge demand for tickets.

A rush of sports fans clambering for Olympic tickets caused the official resale website to crash this lunchtime.

The London Organising Committee announced it had temporarily suspended the site to 'update and refresh' the system at 2pm, blaming demand exceeding supply.

By Andrew Williams

It's that time of year when we pause from our post-Christmas revelry to ponder what the year ahead might have in store for us.

After the tumult of 2011 it feels like we could use a bit of peace and quiet. So what will the next 12 months have in store for those of us with a greener outlook on life?

TV personality Christine Bleakley was dishing out tickets for London 2012 at Westfield Stratford City yesterday evening.

The new host of Dancing On Ice pulled the cord on a giant party popper firing 50 pairs for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games into a crowd of eager shoppers.

For many young people in east London, the Olympics is at best irrelevant and, at worst, a sign of division.

But they have found an unlikely ally in the BBC, which is promising to leave a meaningful legacy in the area.

Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville launched their assault on the pop charts last night with a little help from McFly frontman Tom Fletcher.

Penned by Tom, On A Rainbow is the official London 2012 mascot song and he performed it with the pair and his sister Carrie at John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City.

Transport chaos in the capital could mean equestrian fans miss out on events at the 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park.

The equestrian cross country event which has a capacity of 75,000 has been pin-pointed by Transport for London as one of most likely to be hit.

By Andrew Williams

And so we pass another milestone in the journey to the 2012 Olympic Games.

We're now less than a year from the opening ceremony and while you can be sure that there will be many other hyped moments to come it already feels as though we're in the last lap of the build-up.

British Olympic hopeful Tom Daley took the first dive into the pool at the completed Aquatics Centre this morning as the final park venue for the 2012 Games was unveiled.

The Olympic Stadium, Velodrome, Handball Arena, Basketball Arena and the International Broadcast Centre are all complete and as it celebrated one year until the start of the Games, like the Olympic Delivery Authority announced all venues were finished on time and on budget.

As all eyes turn to Stratford for next year's Olympic Games, they should find it hard to miss the golden arches.

Games sponsor McDonald's has announced plans for four outlets on the Olympic site including the world's biggest.

The 1.2 million applicants who missed out on Olympic tickets will be able to apply for a new batch from next week.

In a chance from previous policy, tickets for the 311 available sessions will be offered on a first come first served basis from Friday (June 24).

By John Biggs

It was always going to be difficult to meet the demand for Olympic tickets.

If managed like a pop concert it would have sold out in about one minute.

And so the system was meant to be fair by being blind.

Counselling will be given to police guarding the Olympic torch on its UK tour to help them return to normal duties after the event.

The Metropolitan police officers will protect the torch from possible protest attacks during its 70 day 2012 trip.

They may have lost a battle but Greenwich Park campaigners believe they have not lost the war.

Preparations for Olympic equestrian test events in the park are in full swing and No To Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events (Nogoe) is pleased it has made an impact and is now shifting focus.

The Olympic Torch will hit the capital first in Tower Hamlets after a tour around the country.

The decision was part of a deal struck in February to compensate for the loss of the Marathon route.

The agreement, reached by Lord Coe, chairman of Olympic organiser Locog, and Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman saw the borough reap a number of cultural and employment benefits from the Olympics.

The Docklands Light Railway's (DLR's) three-car upgrade has been completed on time and within budget with the launch of three-car trains on the Tower Gateway to Beckton route.

The £325million upgrade also includes longer platforms, improved track and signalling, £13million of improvements to Tower Gateway station and an entire new station at South Quay.