Some 500,000 tickets for events at the London 2012 Olympic Games are to be put up for general sale on Wednesday, organisers Locog have said.
There are some £20 tickets left for sports such as volleyball, table tennis, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing and fencing.
But several sports have sold out, and there are only higher-priced tickets left for most medal events.
The tickets will go on sale from 11:00 BST for 24 hours.
Their availability can already be viewed on the 2012 ticketing website.
Organisers Locog say there is a good number of tickets at the cost of £45 to £450 in sports including archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, diving, handball and hockey.
Only a limited number of tickets are available in race walk, mountain biking, artistic gymnastics and rowing.
Up to four tickets can be purchased per session, and up to four sessions in one transaction, for all available sports apart from football - where more tickets are available to encourage groups to attend.
'Delivered on promise'All tickets have been sold in some sports, including athletics, cycling, equestrianism, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
Locog commercial director Chris Townsend said: "Our priority has been to get as many people who missed out in the sales process last year to the Games.
"We have delivered on our promise and now another 150,000 people have successfully purchased up to four tickets each."
He warned: "Wednesday's sale is a live sale, and, like other high demand events including pop concerts, we expect the website to be very busy and customers may well be held in queues for over 30 minutes at peak times".
The online ticketing system sparked criticism last year after it crashed under high demand.
In some cases, the system reportedly informed potential buyers they had secured tickets, who were later told that they had failed.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kent Police to tackle anti-social behaviour in Medway - Kent News
Police
Chrissie Daniels
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
10:03 AM
Police received complaints from residents
Kent Police has introduced two new weapons in the fight against anti-social behaviour in Medway following complaints from residents.
The dispersal zones allow police to split up groups of potentially troublesome youths gathering in the areas.
The 24 hour zones, in the Liberty Park and Twydall Green areas of Medway will come into effect on June 1 until August 31.
The orders will give police officers, police community support officers (PCSOs) and Medway Council enforcement officers the authority to disperse groups of two or more people and tell those who do not live in the area to leave and not return for up to 24 hours.
Anyone who refuses or breaches the notice can be arrested and jailed for three months and/or fined up to £2,500.
The dispersal notice is a temporary measure and will cover a number of roads within the two areas.
The Liberty Park notice includes Weymouth Road, Sword Grove, Juno Way, Omaha Place, Gold Drive, Glimmer Way, Utah Rise and the green space adjacent to Utah Rise.
The Twydall Green zone will include Twydall Green and some rear access roads. It will also cover Benenden Manor and Harbledown Manor.
The decision to introduce the notices comes after an increase in reports of anti social behaviour.
The Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council, police and ward PCSOs have increased their presence and are carrying out house visits to those who have been identified as acting in an anti-social way around the area.
Cllr Mike O’Brien, Medway Council’s portfolio holder for community safety and customer contact and chair of the Community Safety Partnership, said: “These dispersal zones have been introduced after taking the concerns and needs of our residents into serious consideration.
“By giving officers the power to disperse groups that may be causing a problem, we want to be able to help reduce community tensions and show residents that we are responding to their needs.
“The Community Safety Partnership will not allow the actions of a minority to blight the lives of the law abiding majority and I am confident this step will help us to improve the quality of life for residents in these areas.”
Rachel Adams, Medway police commander and vice chair of the Community Safety Partnership said: “The dispersal orders form part of a number of enforcement tactics being used by Medway Police to tackle anti-social behaviour in these identified areas.
“The local neighbourhood teams are attending all incidents of anti-social behaviour and take responsibility for looking at options and solutions for long term problem solving within their local communities, in conjunction with our colleagues from Medway Council. We will deal robustly with the minority of individuals who persist in disrupting the lives of people within their community and where appropriate, prosecute them for relevant offences.”
Dispersal notice posters highlighting the designated areas will be placed in the two zones.
Source: www.kentnews.co.uk
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