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Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the final shortlist of developers for Silvertown Quays in the Royal Docks.

They are Chelsfield Consortium, DV4 Ltd and St George Central London Ltd. All three will now put forward detailed proposals for developing the 50 acre site, which is part of the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone.

A shortlist of seven companies are battling to win the contract to redevelop part of the Royal Docks.

The London Development Agency and Newham Council have invited the companies to submit their outline proposals for the 50-acre Silvertown Quays site before deciding on a preferred developer next March.

The Notting Hill Housing Trust has been chosen by the London Development Agency to carry out the Gallions Quarter development in the Royal Docks.

The appoointment, which is subject to contract, will see a mixed used centre built in the Albert Basin area, featuring around 700 new homes and 50,000 sq ft of retail and community space.

No-one should underestimate the scale of the changes that are coming in east London.

The inevitable frustration is that it will be, in some cases, decades before they are fully realised - although there are some nifty quick wins in the pipeline.

He's an Olympic legend but for Sir Steve Redgrave it's Britain's future, not its past, that's important.

For Sir Steve, who won five gold medals at successive Olympics between 1984 and 2000, the 2012 Games in London should be the springboard for sporting success for years to come.

“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.