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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

Olympics opposition

There's been a flurry of Olympics-related unrest over the weekend. Leabank Square blog is unhappy with the way the Media Centre is shaping up:

[The ODA] have decided that we must see grey all along this massive building - and as we go into winter - this should make us the happiest bunnies in town. Can they honestly say that they are being a good neighbour anymore?

On Sunday at Greenwich Park, the determined campaigners of NOGOE, who don't want equestrian events in their local, historic urban "lung", organised like-minded residents into a protest ring around the park (lots more on that controversy from Londonist and 853.

Meanwhile, there's a separate row about moving the shooting events to Barking - or not as the case may be.

This blog is planning to up its game where Olympics coverage is concerned, hopefully starting from next week. I'l be particularly concentrating on the effects of Games preparations on local people and on Legacy issues. The Assembly is taking a close interest in those too. More on that from Paul Norman at Estates Gazette.

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