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Mayor urges Londoners to try a sport for free
9 FEBRUARY 2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has teamed up with adidas to urge Londoners to check out the wide range of free sporting activities that are available across the capital.
A new poster and online marketing campaign will highlight the sports that Londoners can try at more than 130 locations across the city as part of the Mayor’s £35 million Sports Legacy Programme, established to get more Londoners fit and active in the run up to 2012 and beyond.
Met launches major crack down on gang crime
8 FEBRUARY 2012
Dozens of suspected gang members are being targeted today (Wednesday 8 February) in a series of coordinated operations which marks the start of a major new crack down on gang crime by the Metropolitan Police Service.
Today's significant operation, which is being spearheaded by a newly formed Trident Gang Crime Command, sees the beginning of a step change in how the MPS tackles gang crime in the capital and forms a key part of the Met Commissioner's total war on crime.
Shaping London’s economic future - Mayor of London establishes London Enterprise Panel
8 FEBRUARY 2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today (Feb 7) announced the establishment of the London Enterprise Panel to drive regeneration and boost economic growth in the capital.
Consisting of representatives from London boroughs and business leaders the panel, the local enterprise partnership for London, will advise the Mayor on how best to attract strategic investment to support private sector growth and employment, promote enterprise, increase skill levels and protect and enhance London’s competitiveness.
Budget day at City Hall
8 FEBRUARY 2012
The London Assembly will tomorrow consider the Mayor of London’s £14.6 billion final budget for 2012/13.
The Mayor will present his final draft consolidated budget to Assembly Members and be questioned on the following areas of expenditure:
Mayor of London seals the future of Olympic Park regeneration
8 FEBRUARY 2012
The Mayor of London today announced his formal decision to create a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) that will be responsible for the regeneration legacy from the London 2012 Games. The new body, to be called the London Legacy Development Corporation, will be directly accountable to Londoners through the Mayor.
NEWS FROM JOHN BIGGS: East London has fourth worst bus route in London
8 FEBRUARY 2012
Local Assembly Member John Biggs is asking local residents to tell him about their experiences of the 25 bus route. The call follows the revelation that it is the fourth most complained about of London's 700 bus routes.
The 25 route that runs between Oxford Circus and Ilford via Stratford received no less than 33 complaints in four weeks.
Local London Assembly member, John Biggs said:
Assembly asks transport bodies: how did it go in the snow?
7 FEBRUARY 2012
Building on its previous work, the London Assembly Transport Committee has written to Transport for London (TfL) and train operating companies seeking an update on how well their preparations for adverse weather played out over the weekend.
Chair of the Transport Committee, Caroline Pidgeon AM, said:
“We know TfL and the train operating companies worked hard to prepare for the snow and to keep services running over the weekend, but there was still some disruption for passengers.
Mayor urges firms to boost apprenticeship opportunities for young Londoners
7 FEBRUARY 2012
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced today that he is more than half way to hitting his target of creating 100,000 apprenticeships in the capital by the end of 2012.
With National Apprenticeship week underway the Mayor revealed that 54,470 apprenticeships have been created in the capital since July 2010 following a joint campaign with the National Apprenticeship Service.
Should the Mayor take a role in improving prospects for London’s children in care?
7 FEBRUARY 2012
London has more than 10,000 children in care, with rates in the capital above the national average. Is there a case for the Mayor taking a role in improving the prospects of these children?
Evidence shows that features of the care system can make it harder for children in foster care, children’s homes and residential schools to succeed[1]. In London, their experiences also vary widely depending on where they live.
Are 2012 bosses doing enough to get unemployed and low-skilled Londoners working at the Games?
6 FEBRUARY 2012
How many unemployed or low-skilled Londoners are likely to find work at the Games? How successful have the Mayor’s employment and skills programmes been? And what has been the effect of the introduction of the Government’s new Work Programme?
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has a target of 7-12% of its workforce to be previously unemployed and 15-20% to live in the host boroughs[1].
