Kit Malthouse AM, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: “Sir Paul Stephenson is the outstanding police officer of his generation; dignified, principled and fundamentally decent.
Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman has publicly praised Tower Hamlets’ schools, following news that the borough will soon have its first free school.
The Metropolitan Police Service has announced that it will use CompeteFor to procure goods and services above £500 and under £50,000. The online procurement tool, which was created for ...
Fines totalling £18,700 have been handed down after a foreman died when an excavator bucket filled with concrete fell on him at a London construction site.
Local media are invited to the Tower Hamlets Youth Council launch event at The Water Lily Centre, on 2 June 2011 (11.30am - 5.00pm).
A foreign construction worker was buried alive while working on a property in London’s Belgravia.
A London construction company and a security company manager have been fined after a security guard died from carbon monoxide poisoning while at a work.
Work on the final phase of a scheme to widen the M25 in both directions between junctions 16 and 23 of the M25 in Hertfordshire is underway.
Lewisham's Ladywell Fields officially re-open this weekend, following a £2 million makeover funded by the London Development Agency (LDA). The makeover means the park now has a cleaner, healthier river...
Maintenance work to prolong the life of a viaduct near junction 4 of the M11 near Woodford Green, Greater London will start next week.
The London Development Agency has launched its promotion of two major sites in the Royal Docks to international investors. The campaign will highlight the potential for growth at its Silvertown Quays and Royal...
Businesses in London and the South East keen to exploit the growth opportunities in global markets can tap into the expertise of trade specialists from around the world when a roadshow organised by UK Trade &...
After the success of last year’s course, UK Trade & Investment’s London International Trade Team has again teamed up with Cass Business School to offer training to equip entrepreneurs with the skills and ...
Social care customers in Tower Hamlets will be able to search for services to meet their needs with a new online service directory.
The London Development Agency has concluded the sale of land at Beam Reach 5 in Rainham to Tesco's development arm Spen Hill. The freehold sale of 35.2 acres of land paves the way for Spen Hill to build a ...
A scheme which gives councils greater power to co-ordinate works on their roads will extend into a further seven London boroughs after they received the go-ahead by Regional and Local Transport Minister Norman...
With the 2012 Olympics just around the corner, many businesses across the UK will be looking for help and advice on making the most of the commercial opportunities the Games will bring. Now HM Revenue & Customs...
London students are being urged to apply now for student finance to ensure their funding is in place at the start of the new university term.
London technology firm NewField IT, which has built a flourishing export business with help from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), has been acquired by global giant Xerox Corporation.
A self styled Lord, who tried to steal œ6.8m from the public purse, was jailed for 12 months at the Old Bailey yesterday, after a complex investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Newly appointed leader of a Government commissioned independent review into the High Street, Mary Portas, will spend today visiting the town centres of Rugby and Sparkbrook.
A maintenance scheme to improve the condition of the A405 northbound carriageway at Bricket Wood will get underway this month.
A major public square previously dominated by traffic has been transformed into a pedestrian-friendly oasis following a £500,000 investment as part of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson's Great Outdoors...
Monday 27 June - Sunday 3 July 2011
The Insolvency Service is today launching a six-week consultation with its staff on potentially reshaping the way in which it carries out the bulk of its business and delivers its services going forward. The “...
The Government and the Health and Safety Executive are calling for businesses in London to give their thoughts on red tape.
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The Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to be extra vigilant against...
New official statistics published today show the number of workers killed in Britain last year has increased.
The London Development Agency (LDA) and London Councils have published the latest performance ratings for their employment and skills projects.
The sixth member of an organised crime gang has been jailed for his involvement in a £10m fuel duty and money laundering scam.
The London Technology Fund, set up by the London Development Agency (LDA) with European backing, has sold Dexela, a high-tech business specialising in low-dose x-rays which it co-owned with Albion Ventures. ...
Six companies that mis-sold green belt land for investment to the public have been wound-up in the High Court on public interest grounds following an investigation by Company Investigations ("CI") of the Insolvency...
The Government has today agreed to transfer land and property assets owned by Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
A West London artisan firm that confirmed its move up the food rankings by winning the contract to supply fresh pasta to Wimbledon during the recent tennis championships, is moving into export markets with assistance...
When two young university graduates made their first documentary film while taking part in the Mongol Rally, they had no idea that, with a little help from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), they would eventually...
A third company has been sentenced over an incident where a foreman died when an excavator bucket filled with concrete fell on him at a London construction site.
Road users are advised the clockwise exit slip road of the M25 at junction 3 near Swanley in
Kent will be closed from tonight (Friday) until Monday morning while repair and resurfacing work is carried out...
A Staffordshire-based interior design company has been fined after two men were injured while carrying out refurbishment work at a TK Maxx outlet in Hounslow.
The London Development Agency has received a positive response from a range of UK and international developers to its plans to develop its Royal Docks sites at Silvertown Quays and the Royal Albert Dock. This...
A new taskforce to tackle VAT abuse in London’s fast food outlets was announced today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
London’s most enterprising businesses will attend an evening reception on 14 July at Buckingham Palace after they were announced as winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2011.
The business plan of the CRC has been approved and can be found by following this link business-plan-jun11