London 2012 Olympics torch passes over Clifton Suspension Bridge - Daily Telegraph
The Grade I listed structure, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was opened in 1864 and is considered to be the symbol of the city of Bristol.
London mayor announces housing board members - InsideHousing
Homes for London board members:
• Nick Salisbury, former head of structured finance for the Barclays corporate bank property
• Mike Youkee, former head of housing at Quintain and former joint chief executive of the Greenwich Peninsula project
• Charmaine Young CBE, outgoing director of developer St George
• Sir Steve Bullock, London Councils’ executive member for housing
• Councillor Stephen Carr, leader of Bromley Council
• Councillor Chris Roberts, leader of Greenwich Council
London 2012 Olympics: Call to ban sponsors from Olympic lanes - Daily Telegraph
The lanes were created to avoid the chaos which beset the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, where competitors struggling to reach events on time after being stuck in heavy traffic.
Critics of the London arrangements fear that motorists will be caught in gridlock, although the restrictions have been watered down by Boris Johnson, the mayor.
The changes will see the lanes suspended between the Olympics and Paralympics, ditching the original proposals which would have seen them in force for three months over the summer.
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