About 150 people living in the local area toured the 275m long and 140m wide IBC on Saturday, which along with the Main Press Centre will support around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists communicating the London 2012 Games to an audience of four billion people worldwide.

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The covered 5,000 seat Water Polo arena and warm up pool will be at the gateway to the Olympic Park alongside the permanent Aquatics Centre.

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A range of temporary measures to keep passengers moving at West Ham station during the London 2012 Games have been given planning permission, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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ODA continues to set new sustainability standards as Olympic Park wins major industry award

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today released new aerial images of construction work on the Olympic Park showing the ‘big build’ firmly on track as the project enters its toughest year.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority issued new images today showing the London 2012 Main Press Centre (MPC) taking shape alongside the huge International Broadcast Centre (IBC).

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- BMW has become a Tier One Partner and exclusive automotive sponsor of the 2012 Games - London 2012’s 24th domestic sponsor to provide low-carbon vehicle fleet for GamesThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced that BMW has become the Automotive Partner of London 2012. BMW becomes the 7th Tier One Partner and 24th domestic sponsor overall. BMW will provide the 4000 or so vehicles which are required at Games time to transport athletes, technical officials, media, LOCOG operational teams, national Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, the IOC and marketing partners.

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Work is powering ahead on a state-of-the-art Energy Centre in the Olympic Park the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

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Working with contractors, colleges and training organisations the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been steadily increasing the numbers of Apprentices working on the Olympic Park since increasing the Apprenticeship target in January from 100 to 350, three times the average for the South East.

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The first of 525 bird boxes and 150 bat boxes have been installed on the Olympic Park as part of the ODA’s plans to enhance the biodiversity of the area and help create diverse parklands, green spaces and conservation areas.

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The Aquatics Centre is on track to finish in summer 2011 ready for test events with the concrete dive pool also complete and work well underway on the two 50m competition and training pools.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that the Met Office will be providing expertise, forecasts and data in the build up to and during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012.

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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today published a document which shows the extent of the business benefits created by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Curwen Primary School in Newham, winners of the London 2012 ‘VeloDream’ competition last year, were visited by the designers and builders behind the London 2012 Velodrome this week to have a go at designing and building their own VeloPark.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) will today outline its approach to procuring the goods and services required to stage the Games in 2012. LOCOG is set to tender approximately £700m worth of goods and services between now and 2012, broken down into eight different categories: - Facilities management and catering - Production services for ceremonies - Security - Services - Sports - Technology - Transport and logistics - Venues and venue logistics

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Her Majesty The Queen has today visited the Olympic Park to see the progress being made to create the venues and infrastructure needed for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and has helped plant the first of over 4,000 trees that will create the parklands.

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