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Public support for the 2012 Olympics is still high according to a new survey.

Confidence about staging a successful Games has grown to 79 per cent from 76 per cent last year, with 75 per cent of people pleased London is hosting the showpiece. This compares with 78 per cent in a survey a year ago, conducted following Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics.

The work of volunteers from businesses in Canary Wharf and the City was recognised at an awards ceremony last week.

Wilton's Music Hall in Limehouse was the venue for the East London Business Alliance Annual Volunteer Awards, presented by London chairman of KPMG and ELBA chairman, Richard Reid.

Badminton may not have quite the same profile as football or rugby but one Wharfer has found it is the sport of choice for many people in the area.

Brian Ng, who lives and works in Canary Wharf, is such a fan of the game he opened a badminton club to the public last month.

Plans for a Michael Jackson tribute show at The O2 look likely to go ahead, but nothing will be decided until after the singer's funeral.

The King of Pop was scheduled to play 50 shows at the venue over the next eight months and his untimely death last week deprived hundreds of thousands of fans the opportunity to see their hero on what was billed as his farewell tour.

OLYMPIC cycling champion Chris Hoy was on hand to help unveil the detailed design for the London Games' velodrome this morning.

Hoy, who won three gold medals in Beijing last month, joined Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London Organising Committee chairman Sebastian Coe at the site in Stratford.

THE COUNTDOWN to the 2012 Olympics is well and truly underway but what will it mean to London?

Mayor Boris Johnson was at Stratford this week to show off some of the work being done.

“THIS IS London’s Olympic Borough and it would be a disgrace if there is no sailing facility here, it’s one of our most successful sports.�

These are the passionate words of Peter Chilvers – a man on a mission to save the Royal Victoria Dock Sailing Centre, which he thinks should form a vital part of the 2012 Olympic legacy.

Newham’s only full-time sailing facility, close to the ExCeL Centre, has provided the opportunity for thousands of children to enjoy watersports over the past 20 years, but its future is in doubt.