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Olympic stadium seats plan backed
West Ham's proposals to install retractable seating to please football and athletics' fans gets approval from sports minister.
13 Feb » BBC SportWest Ham trump Spurs after bitter Olympic Stadium battle
Hammers set to move to stadium after 2012 Games following decision by OPLC ??? while Tottenham ponder legal actionWest Ham United took a decisive step towards a move to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games when they were named as the preferred bidder following an increasingly acrimonious battle with Tottenham Hotspur.The club plan to move 1.5 miles from the Boleyn Ground, their home since 1904, in time for the 2014-15 season.The decision of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) ??? likely to be ratified next week by the government and London mayor, Boris Johnson, so detailed due...
12 Feb » GuardianWest Ham 2012 stadium bid chosen
West Ham United is selected as the preferred club to move into the Olympic Stadium in east London after the 2012 Games.
11 Feb » BBC SportOther News
Olympic bosses back West Ham
West Ham have won the backing of Olympic bosses to take over the 2012 stadium in east London after the Games, BBC London learns.
10 Feb » BBC SportRupert Murdoch rolls up his sleeves as he confronts phone-hacking scandal
News Corp chief's arrival in London is followed by swift action over issue that has caused outcryRupert Murdoch has wasted little time since arriving for work in London on Monday.Although News Corporation will not confirm who took the decision to dismiss Ian Edmondson, the News of the World assistant editor (news), it has all the hallmarks of an intervention by the man who has run the business since 1953 and who is responsible for every critical decision the multinational media group takes.Normally, Murdoch's visits to London consist of a two- or three-day stop in Wapping, east London, where...
27 Jan » GuardianOlympic stadium: Boris Johnson and Tottenham
In the recent Commons debate about the Spurs bid, Tottenham MP David Lammy spoke diplomatically of "rumours" that the Mayor had encouraged the club's chairman Daniel Levy to seek to move into Olympic bowl post-2012. Though I'd prefer West Ham to win and Spurs to stay in Tottenham I've argued that if Boris did egg Levy on he has a perfectly serviceable defence against any criticism this might attract. I can see too why Boris might prefer no one to know about it, given that he and the government will have the final say over the stadium's fate and in view of the fractious, potentially litigious,...
26 Jan » Guardian
