London’s light fantastic
More than one million people visited Lumiere London, London’s largest-ever light festival on 14 to 17 January 2016
Tessa Jowell: boost events and culture through visitor tax
London’s children, culture and events could receive a massive boost from a small tax on visitors staying in London’s hotels, Dame Tessa Jowell announced today
Balfour Beatty to build 1,500 homes on Olympic Park
In a joint venture with Places for People, Balfour Beatty is to build 1,500 new homes on the former Olympic Park, up to 30 per of which will be “affordable” housing, the mayor of London announced today
London to host annual athletics festival starting with 2015 Anniversary Games
The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, which first took place a year after the 2012 Olympic Games, is to return to the former Olympic stadium in July 2015
VINCI of France to operate London Olympic Stadium
The stadium built for the London 2012 Olympic Games will be managed by French operator VINCI Stadium on a 25 year contract
A London Expo must benefit all UK, says Tessa Jowell
Speaking exclusively to HOST CITY, likely mayoral candidate Dame Tessa Jowell MP says London should make sure the benefits of the 2025 World Expo can be spread around the country before bidding
What will London bid for next?
How do you follow the greatest show on earth? Iain Edmondson, head of major events at London & Partners and speaker at HOST CITY Bid to Win, talks us through his city’s plans