Help Me Investigate contributor Gesbeen Mohammad has written for Northern Ireland investigative site The Muckraker on the costs of policing the Olympic Torch Relay in the region. She writes: “The final bill for taxpayers came to £1,029,749 – £205,950 for … Continue reading →
Olympic news roundup for 11:21: Olympic torch cost £639 a minute through Northampton – Business News – Northampton Chronicle and Echo – ThisIs – Olympic Torch relay costs Waltham Forest second most in UK (From This Is Local London) – … Continue reading →
Olympic news roundup for 20:51: Councils count the cost of London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay | This is Somerset – “The investment we made has proven to be worth every penny and we are in no doubt it will leave … Continue reading →
Olympic news roundup for 17:51: Olympic torch to borough cost £10k | HeraldandPost | News | Wellingborough-and-Rushden-News – How the Olympic Legacy has affected London’s independent businesses | Independent Everything – A report released by the Federation for Small Businesses … Continue reading →
The Sutton Guardian have reported on local spending on the Olympic torch relay disclosed as part of Help Me Investigate’s investigation. Mike Pyle writes that the local council paid £9,000 for the torch’s journey through the area. This covered stewards, … Continue reading →
These are the welfare-related links we’ve been looking at between December 21st and January 25th: Management in Practice – GPs could help save £190m in sick pay – Launching in 2014, the advisory service will allow GPs to identify employees … Continue reading →
Here are the Olympic-related links we’ve been looking at over the last week from July 12th through July 17th: Sam Fraser: The Torch Relay – The Olympic Ideal in Flames- And then arrives a convoy of coaches. One badged with … Continue reading →