The first of 11 residential plots in the Olympic Village has been structurally completed, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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On Saturday October 31, London 2012 celebrates 1,000 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games with the news that more than five million people are currently participating in London 2012 Games-related projects.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been granted planning permission for Paralympic venue Eton Manor, which will host Wheelchair Tennis in 2012.

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As 1,000 days to go until the start of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games approaches, the London 2012 Organising Committee and London Councils today announce the landmarks chosen by Londoners to feature in a celebratory set of London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ pin badges to go on sale next year.

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The latest employment and skills figures published by the ODA show that 4,842 people are currently working on the Olympic Park construction site.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG) is inviting an expression of interest from live events production companies to provide the production services for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

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New substation switched on to supply electricity to Olympic Park and Stratford City development

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Doug Arnot as Director of Games Operations.

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The Olympic Park powerlines project has been awarded the Project of the Year award by the Association for Project Management.

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Construction has begun on the Basketball Arena as Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Public Health and Sport in Scotland, visited the Olympic Park with the Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), John Armitt.

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The first new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) carriage part-funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been delivered to Stratford station.

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- Thomas Cook becomes Tier 2 Supporter and LOCOG’s 23rd domestic sponsor; - Appointment is part of LOCOG’s ‘affordable and accessible’ ticketing strategy The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today continued the development of its ticketing strategy by announcing Thomas Cook as an Official Supporter in a Tier 2 sponsorship deal, providing UK short breaks and trips to the Games in 2012.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today launched an interactive London 2012 exhibition at City Hall which includes a simulator allowing visitors to navigate their way around the completed Olympic Park.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has re-launched a health and safety educational programme for thousands of children living near the Olympic Park site, as a site-wide safety campaign is launched for Olympic Park workers to mark European Week for Safety and Health at Work.

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Pupils at Dyke House Secondary School in Hartlepool turned oil traders today (October 16) when 84 students, aged 14 to 16, took part in an exciting roadshow focusing on mathematics and enterprise through a real-life simulation of a trading floor. Meanwhile teachers found out more about the new London 2012 enterprise resources including, ‘Have You Got What It Takes?’, where pupils compete to become an approved pre Games training camp for the London 2012 Games. Both initiatives require pupils to explore the Olympic and Paralympic Values as their teams battle to win.

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Biometric hand and iris scanners have been installed for workers to access the Olympic Park construction site as part of planned measures to enhance safety and security as the ‘big build’ accelerates.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today unveiled the London 2012 Olympic pictograms, the visual representations of each Olympic sport which will be used in the run up to and during the Olympic Games in 2012. The 38 pictograms represent the sports and disciplines at the Games and will be used for signage, on tickets and on the field of play at Games-time, becoming an important ‘wayfinder’ tool for spectators.

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The Olympic Board today agreed the proposal to use existing facilities at Wembley Arena to host two sports rather than build a temporary venue on the North Greenwich Peninsula.

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New images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today show the good progress being made in the construction of a world-class White Water Canoe Centre in Broxbourne for the London 2012 Games.

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Over 300,000 wetland plants are being grown in Thetford, Norfolk for the 100 hectare Olympic Park.

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Construction work is underway to deliver enhanced Rowing and Canoe Sprint facilities for the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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New images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today show the construction of the London 2012 Velodrome racing ahead with work well underway on the structural steelwork that will help form the distinct double-curved shape of the venue.

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