FEBRUARY 6 - WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL, which includes many of London's major tourist attractions, such as Trafalgar Square, and is due to host four events during the Games, today revealed a raft of serious concerns in its response to key transport schemes for the 2012 Olympics.

THE publication today of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Sustainability Strategy for 2012 has been criticised by the Green Party and Greenpeace

NOVEMBER 28 - OLYMPIC and Paralympic gold medallists, including Tessa Sanderson, joined UK and Chinese government officials, university sports students, break-dancing champions, singing stars and local residents at the University of East London's Docklands campus in the 2012 Host Borough of Newham for the launch of the UK's first ‘Gymsforall’ free outdoor gym today.

JUNE 25 - THE MAN who oversaw the much-praised redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse is to join the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) s its director of construction.

September 9 - Chicago City Council has today unanimously agreed to take full financial responsibility if the city is awarded the 2016 Olympics, a guarantee that officials hope will help end financial doubts that was threatening to ruin its bid.