Posted on 05 November 2016. Tags: athletics, elusive-naming, Olympic Stadium, upton park, West Ham United, west ham united feeds, west ham world
Trying to build a venue suitable for both football and athletics in east London has proved far more costly than planned and West Ham’s new home is still serving up controversy Never mind The Play That Goes Wrong , the longest running farce in London is playing in the east rather than the West End. The Olympic Stadium Mystery took another twist this past week when it emerged that not only had the overall cost of converting…
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Posted on 19 June 2015. Tags: athletics, coyi, football banter, football feeds, guardian.co.uk, hammers news, olympic games 2012, skysports, West Ham United, west ham united feeds, westham
• Price of transforming stadium for football and athletics up to £272m • Revelation likely to reignite row over use of public money The overall bill for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, largely met by taxpayers, has soared to more than £700m before West Ham United move in as tenants next year. In a move likely to reignite the row over the amount of public money used to make…
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