Tech City – digital deluge greeted with cautious optimism
The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs
Regeneration
Hackney Council secures £5 million in riots revamp
The Burberry Outlet Store is to be at the centre of council development plans to create 200 new jobs
Frustration fallout after EastEnders declines Olympic Park move
The BBC’s decision not to move the production base of its flagship soap to the Games broadcast centre makes the job of filling that space in the long term more difficult
Let the games begin
It’s a year to the start of the 2012 Olympics. Iain Sinclair, writer and arch critic of the project, takes on Labour’s Tessa Jowell who played a key role in the London bid
How power, money and art are shifting to the East End
The Olympics have fuelled regeneration, but while many welcome the changes, some fear its character will be lost
Olympic land saga: salmon and compensation
With London 2012 less than a year away, the land on which the games will take place has yet to be fully paid for
The East End’s Olympic hopes are being dashed
The local population were promised jobs and a starring role. Now it seems many may barely feel touched by the games
Hackney Council scrambles to plug £60m hole in Woodberry Down scheme
Regeneration delayed due to difficult market conditions
Out of an urban backwater, the 2012 Olympic dream takes shape
The debate about the cost and ‘legacy’ of construction will outlast the 2012 Olympic Games, but no one can deny the new venues are a bold addition to London’s landscape
Olympics legacy: frog pond and debt review
 This article titled “Olympics legacy: frog pond and debt review” was written by Dave Hill, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 29th June 2010 12.35 UTC I cycled to the Olympic Park on Sunday with one of my sons in tow. It was my first visit for a while. The International Broadcasting Centre and Main Pr