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Borough hit after Government axes schools rebuilding scheme

Borough hit after Government axes schools rebuilding scheme

The man charged with overseeing schools in Croydon said he is  “disappointed” that three major re-building projects  at borough schools have been scrapped as part of Government expenditure cuts Renovation money in excess of £30million  promised under Labour’s Building Schools for the Future scheme has been cancelled by new Education Secretary Michael Gove. Projects at [...]

Tony Carroll: The Senrab boss with all in his orbit

Tony Carroll: The Senrab boss with all in his orbit

Tony Carroll is rattling off names like items on a shopping list. “John Terry, Jermain Defoe, Ledley King, Bobby

Free sports festival woos women this Valentine’s

Free sports festival woos women this Valentine’s

Sporting men outnumber sporting women by over a third – and new

Velodrome on track to be first Olympic venue completed

Velodrome on track to be first Olympic venue completed

The steel structure that will house London 2012’s speed-cycling events is complete, the Olympic Delivery Authority announced today.

Schoolboys surge into FA Trophy last 16 with comprehensive win

Schoolboys surge into FA Trophy last 16 with comprehensive win

Hackney & Tower Hamlets District are through to the last 16 of the English Schools’ FA’s Under-15 Trophy after defeating St Albans 3-0 in front of a packed crowd at Mile End Stadium.

Grass-roots cricket ‘will grow and grow’

Grass-roots cricket ‘will grow and grow’

Cricket participation has risen by a double-digit figure for the third consecutive year, statistics released last week by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) show.

Victoria Park’s bid for lottery gold

Victoria Park’s bid for lottery gold

Organisers behind a projected multi-million pound revamp of Victoria Park will soon be crossing their fingers for luck as they bid to win £5m of National Lottery funding. The final plans for the rejuvenation of the 150-year-old park will be submitted to Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) at the end of the month after they were [...]

London’s biggest football awards recognise unsung heroes

London’s biggest football awards recognise unsung heroes

Football activists along the East London Line have made a big impression at the London FA’s annual awards bash, by picking up three of the prizes on offer.

John Terry’s youth team faces cash crisis, warns boss

John Terry’s youth team faces cash crisis, warns boss

The secretary of a youth football team that has produced the likes of John Terry and Jermain Defoe has made an impassioned call for funding help, warning that its current financial situation is near breaking point.

British companies take home gold in Olympic business

British companies take home gold in Olympic business

British businesses have won 98 per cent of the £5bn worth of contracts put to tender by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), government figures out this week revealed.

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