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It was prize time for volunteers from City and Canary Wharf companies at East London Business Alliance's Employee Volunteer Awards.

The biggest winner was Paul Stebbings from Tate & Lyle, who was named individual volunteer of the year and overall volunteer of the year for his work with Stratford Circus.

The football and cricket world cups turned out to be crashing disappointments for England fans but at least the prospect of the rugby version later this year should give them some cause for optimism.

England won the trophy in 2003 and reached the final in 2007, and former England scrum-half Andy Gomarsall is convinced they can go all the way again in New Zealand.

These have been tough economic times but one Docklands-based organisation has been using its expertise to keep the cogs of co-operation turning between business and the community.

The East London Business Alliance (Elba) emerged in the late 1980s to help east London residents into jobs in the new Docklands development.

It has been a huge success but the days of the East London Business Place are numbered.

The free advice and networking service was set up in April last year to help small and medium sized enterprises win contracts and create relationships between suppliers and buyers.

Unemployed Newham residents are being given the chance to give their careers a lift-off thanks to a scheme being run by London City Airport.

The Take Off Into Work programme has been launched by the Airport in partnership with Newham Workplace and the East London Business Alliance.

DAME Kelly Holmes is adamant London's Olympic Stadium should be kept for athletics after 2012.

The debate over the stadium's legacy use has intensified over recent weeks, with calls from some quarters for it to be converted to be used full-time by a football club.

LIKE many graduates Fahad Abdi was at a crossroads when he finished studying and wanted to embark on his career.

But the 23-year-old from Bow, who studied history, was lucky enough to benefit from a scheme set up by the East London Business Alliance (ELBA).

Its Community Affairs Trainee Scheme (CATS) aims to provide employment opportunities with City and Canary Wharf companies for graduates living in Tower Hamlets.

Last year it placed 11 graduates in companies including the FSA, Credit Suisse and Canary Wharf Group, and Fahad has been with Clifford Chance in Bank Street.

He said: “I went to some ELBA meetings and through them I was able to apply for the CATS scheme and was lucky enough to be selected. I had two months training with ELBA before starting here last September.