British government to own London 2012 Olympic Village - SLAM! Sports
LONDON - The British government will own the Olympic Village for the 2012 London Games after the global recession forced it to put another 324 million pounds (C$570.6 million) of public money into the project. London 2012 organizers have been unable
Source: slam.canoe.ca

Books for Kenya - Portsmouth Herald
RYE — Rye Elementary School students are trying to build two libraries in Kenya, one book at a time. Throughout May, students are holding a Books for Kenya drive as part of a larger project to stock 210 libraries throughout Kenya. The effort is
Source: www.seacoastonline.com

Olympic village set to be nationalised - Daily Telegraph
Under construction: Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has confirmed that the Olympic Village will now be entirely publicly funded Photo: AP Confirming Telegraph Sport’s disclosure that further contingency funding would be released to complete the
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

GAMES UP FOR 2012 VILLAGE - Daily Star
The London Olympics has suffered another financial setback with the Government forced to plough a further £324m of public money into the completion of the Olympic village. The £1bn village, which includes 2,800 apartments, was meant to be a
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

U.K. to Pay for 2012 Olympic Village After Fundraising Fails - Bloomberg
May 13 (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government will pay to build the 1.1 billion-pound ($1.66 billion) athletes’ village for the 2012 Olympics after efforts to raise private financing failed. The government plans to provide an extra 324 million pounds
Source: www.bloomberg.com

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