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Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to transform Greenwich's rail services promising to make them, "more punctual, more reliable and cheaper."

His proposal would see suburban services integrated with the underground and increase train numbers by operating a turn up and go service.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

The biggest political contest will take place in London between Boris and Ken for the Mayoralty of this great City this year.

Both David Cameron and more so Ed Miliband are nailing their colours to the masts of their respective candidates but Ed must have more to lose if Ken Livingstone doesn't pull it off.

Scrapping the Education Maintenance Grant was, "a mean spirited and short-sighted action by this government," according to Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman.

Yesterday he announced a new scheme to fill the gap felt by students in the poorest borough in the country.

Tower Hamlets politicians have condemned the violence that has occurred across the borough in the last 24 hours.

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse Jim Fitzpatrick and Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman have both promised that everything is being done to try and safeguard people and property in the area from rioters.

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets and his team have spent over £2,000 of taxpayers money on taxi fares in the first nine months in office.

Lutfur Rahman, who became the borough's first directly elected mayor last May, and two other leading council members claimed £2,191.04 in fares to take them to and from official engagements up to the end of February.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be marked by the largest river pageant since the reign of Charles II.

The monarch intends to celebrate her 60 years on the throne in style, leading a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the Thames in June 2012.

The decision on who will be the future Olympic Stadium tenants will be made tomorrow, according to the Olympic Park Legacy Company.

There has been speculation that West Ham have already won the bid ahead of rivals Tottenham, but the OPLC have confirmed that the preferred bidder will not be decided until a vote when the board meets on Friday.

Planned developments in the capital will be asked to pay money to Crossrail in proposals released by the London Mayor last week.

Called the Community Infrastructure Levy it will be brought in on all schemes of over 100sq m approved by planning committees from next spring.

Perched on a seat on the Jubilee line to Canary Wharf, Ken Livingstone is getting some early hits in on his old foe Boris Johnson.

Ken remains one of the most powerful and controversial politicians in London, despite not holding office for more than two years but he aims to change all that as he prepares for his fourth mayoral fight in 16 months' time.

By Peter Golds

On Christmas Eve council members received notification that the council's budget meeting was being bought forward by one week to Wednesday, February 23.

On that evening the Council Tax for 2011-12 will be set and the final budget approved or rejected.

By Peter Golds

Six days after Tower Hamlets' tumultuous first ever mayoral election, the council assembled to start work.

Under the new system the mayor has enormous personal powers and it is the duty of the 51 councillors to scrutinise his decisions and invite the him to reconsider if necessary.

With more Tube strikes looming next month Wharfers took the latest bout of industrial action firmly in their stride, raising questions of the strike's effectiveness.

Whether it meant working from home, taking a trip on a Thames Clipper or pounding the pavements commuters took steps to stay productive in the face of the disruption, many making it into work with little difficulty.

There will be five candidates fighting it out to become Tower Hamlets first directly elected mayor next month.

Nominations for the election, which will be held on October 21, closed this afternoon, with candidates from the three main political parties joined by a Green and an independent.

By John Biggs

Just when you get over one election, another one comes along - in seven weeks' time, Tower Hamlets residents will elect a powerful new elected Mayor.

This is different from the traditional ceremonial Mayor, with a chain, who attends civic events. It's an elected leader, with most of the power the council currently has.

By Tim Archer

Like it or not, in May this year, the residents of Tower Hamlets voted to introduce a directly-elected Mayor.

Elections will be held on October 21 to decide who will be the first ever executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, and given the £1billion cheque book that comes with the job.

The future landscape of Canary Wharf is beginning to take shape after Mayor Boris Johnson rubber-stamped three major developments.

The London figurehead approved plans for West India Dock's Crossrail station, the 7.98 hectare Wood Wharf office and residential scheme, and the 37-storey Newfoundland hotel near Heron Quays.

FOR ISLAND voters, the first fruits of their labours trickled in at around noon with the election of a new Millwall councillor.

The Wharf chased the action from Royal Docks to Tower Bridge as Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign as Mayor came to an end.

Boris takes City Hall

By the time City and East had officially thrown its weight behind Labour at around 10pm, the capital's media were already confidently predicting victory for the Conservative candidate Boris Johnson.

Many betting firms started paying out on the blue challenger before 10am on Friday (May 2), suggesting a rout may be on the cards for two-term Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Labour's candidate actually finished with a far higher total number of votes than he managed in his comfortable 2004 victory. But the presence of a well-known contender not only denied him a third term in office, but attracted the highest voter turnout among Londoners since the mayoral post was created in 2000.

Fore more Wharf election analysis, follow our reports on the Millwall by-election, City and East assembly battle and the struggle for the post of Mayor via the links.

CONSERVATIVE torch-bearer Boris Johnson has won the battle for the title of Mayor of London.

The Tory hopeful ended incumbent Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign in City Hall in a two-horse race that inspired more than two million Londoners to the polling booths.

The clash of personalities attracted a turnout of 2.4million voters, amounting to 45 per cent of the 5.4million electorate. This represented a 20 per cent rise on 2004, in which a total of 1.9million voters made the trip to the polls.

Labour's John Biggs retained his City and East seat on the London Assembly earlier in the evening, with nearly twice as many votes as Conservative challenger Phil Briscoe.

GORDON Brown had reassuring words for Canary Wharf workers when he arrived at the financial centre.

The Prime Minister was at the East Wintergarden to promote Ken Livingstone’s mayoral election campaign.
His visit coincided with jobs uncertainty at Bear Stearns and the ongoing threat of global recession. But the Prime Minister told The Wharf that maintaining high employment in the area is at the top of his agenda.