- One million safe working hours bankedOne million hours of work have been achieved on the Olympic Park site without a reportable accident, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.
31 January 2008 - IPC and Atos Origin sign partnership agreementAtos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology (IT) Partner for the Paralympic Games following an agreement signed with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
31 January 2008 - Rapid progress on waterways projectThe first stage of the programme to regenerate a key waterway within the Olympic Park has been completed.
29 January 2008 - Railway project signals progressSignificant progress is being made to move existing railway sidings on the Olympic Park. The vacated area in the heart of the Park will become a key logistics site for the construction of the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre.
28 January 2008 - Teams delivering initial Olympic Park infrastructure announcedThe four companies that will deliver the first packages of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the Olympic Park have been announced.
24 January 2008 - Olympic Park sustainability targets exceededThe Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is reclaiming over 90 per cent of demolition material for recycling or reuse, exceeding the targets published a year ago in its Sustainable Development Strategy.
23 January 2008 - Stratford Regional Station upgrade on trackThe second phase of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA’s) £104m scheme to boost capacity and accessibility at Stratford Regional Station was successfully completed on time.
23 January 2008 - Olympic Park powerlines project surges aheadCabling work has been completed in one of the powerline tunnels running underneath the Olympic Park.
22 January 2008 - Bid promise inspires international youth sportGordon Brown today announced a £9 million investment programme to encourage young people in disadvantaged countries around the world to take up sport.
21 January 2008 - Challenges and benefits outlined in new reportA summary detailing the scale of works needed to deliver the venues and infrastructure for the 2012 Games and the benefits to the area has been published today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
17 January 2008 - London 2012 Business Network launched at Old TraffordA new business ‘dating agency’ helping companies across the UK compete for London 2012 business opportunities has launched at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium.
16 January 2008 - Aldershot to host Team GB for 2012 preparationThe British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that Aldershot will be used as Team GB's Preparation Camp in the run up to the 2012 Games.
15 January 2008 - Electrical network contract awardedWork is set to surge ahead on the electrical networks for the Olympic Park and Stratford City development in east London.
10 January 2008 - London gets set for roadshowThe 'Get Set London' roadshow launched in Trafalgar Square today.
9 January 2008 - Construction contract awarded for Sailing venueThe contract to construct world-class Sailing facilities at Weymouth and Portland has been awarded.
7 January 2008