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EXPLAINED: The royal docks | Vintage Vibes

Floating water park including lido and sauna planned for Royal Docks in east London

The new vision comes from Royal Docks Waterways, a not-for-profit quango charged with managing and developing the area for the Greater London Authority

Evening Standard

Smithfield and Billingsgate markets set to move to Royal Docks in 2028

The proposed new site of Albert Island is close to City Airport’s runway

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OPINION - ABBA Voyage and V&A Storehouse are part of the East London cultural renaissance — now it's the Royal Docks

The docks are a hidden gem of London, says Deputy Mayor for Culture Justine Simons. That’s about to change

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Excel conference centre in east London to host 200mph Formula E 'eco Grand Prix' race for another year

50,000 spectators attended two days of racing in the Royal Docks last year

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London's first residential rooftop running track launches in Royal Docks

A 77m tartan track is opening on the rooftop of a homes development in the Royal Docks

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Are the Royal Docks set to be the new King's Cross?

Earlier this year, Sadiq Khan launched a bid to transform the Royal Albert Dock with thousands of new jobs and homes, mimicking the successful regeneration of Granary Square. Ross Lydall reports

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‘I bought my three-bedroom shared ownership home aged 25 with only a £13,250 deposit’

Teacher Farhana Mallick bought a shared ownership home in the Royal Docks, at the centre of a £2bn regeneration zone.

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£2bn plan unveiled to bring the Royal Docks back to life

Sadiq Khan believes 36,000 new homes and 55,000 new jobs can be delivered to the home of the new City Hall

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Sadiq Khan to 'consider' installing vast floor map of London at City Hall

The huge aerial map was a popular feature of the old City Hall, but it was left behind when the Greater London Authority moved to the Royal Docks

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Floating solar panels could power London City Airport, says Sadiq Khan

The Royal Docks Management Authority said that although the scheme is currently unfunded, it remains on their “aspiration list” of projects

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Sadiq Khan ‘strongly opposed’ to any London asylum seekers barge plan

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he opposes ‘in the strongest possible terms’ any Home Office plans to moor another barge at the Royal Docks.

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Send a money-saving barge up the Thames

Letters: Douglas Moffat says such a barge could be used by MPs to reduce their hotel and residence expenses, while Roger Williams suggests the Royal Docks for easy access for Home Office appointments. Plus letters from Peter Walker and Julian McNamara

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