London 2012 Olympics: Waitrose and M&S told to boost security over fears of bombs in delivery lorries

By
Russell Myers

18:15 EST, 14 April 2012

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10:15 EST, 15 April 2012

Waitrose and Marks Spencer are among hundreds of firms told to step up security at their warehouses to stop terrorists planting a bomb in lorries entering the Olympic Park.

The move is part of a £1 billion security operation – the biggest in post-war Britain –  aimed at thwarting any planned attacks during this summer’s Games in London.

Firms will enforce extra checks at depots up and down the country to monitor vehicles being loaded with goods for delivery to the Westfield Stratford City mall in East London.

The close proximity of Westfield Stratford City mall to the main Olympic venues has led security advisers to contact every business that would need to make deliveries

The close proximity of Westfield Stratford City mall to the main Olympic venues has led security advisers to contact every business that would need to make deliveries

The vast £1.45 billion shopping centre is on the east side of the Olympic park – less than 500 yards from the main Olympic stadium and just yards from the multi-million-pound basketball and aquatics centre.

The 1.9 million sq ft site is also home to 300 shops and 50 bars and restaurants.

The close proximity to the main Olympic venues, which are expecting up to ten million visitors, has led security advisers from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic And Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to contact every business that would need to make deliveries.

A source said: ‘Over the past few months all the companies have had to beef up security.

‘The threat of someone planting a bomb on a lorry headed for the Olympic park is very real.’

Westfield Stratford City Mall is less than 500 yards from the main Olympic stadium

Westfield Stratford City Mall is less than 500 yards from the main Olympic stadium

Waitrose has been forced to increase security at the firm’s depot in Aylesford, Kent, by installing more than a third more CCTV cameras around the site.

David Jones, supply chain director at Waitrose, said: ‘We understand the need for the additional measures set out by LOCOG and we’re more than happy to put these in place.’

 

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See “Spooks” episode called “Code 9” and then check Illuminati Card Game (the one with Big Ben)
Stay away, stay well away from London during the Olympics………. I’m sure we’re going to see an incident with “all the hallmarks of Al Qaeda”

Any body with an open mind should research the late Rik Clay olympics 2012

Kate London. Go check your facts! Only yhr Americans made a profit from their Olympic games. No one else has. With the current political clowns and the stupendious costs involved England will suffer financialy!

kate, london , 15/4/2012 11:53
Yes Kate, is does mean jobs, all those at LOCOG, all the oversea’s firms that supply all the uniforms, and 2012 products, all the fast food outlets, all the extra security, the paid extra money to , make the Underground run. We cannot spend our way out of the trouble we are in, no fancy eight weeks of people compeating for Gold, is going to bring enough to cover costs. Just how many times are we going to approve spending overruns, to get eight weeks of feeling good. The bill has to be paid by everyone in the UK, and if it does make money, do we get any of it back ?
53, working for a living !

cant you take in the fact, that they UK, is going too make a lot of money out of the olympics, and that will mean jobs jobs jobs.. or are you lot all just taking benefits, and have no idea about how too get an economy back on its feet…..stop winging, and moaning, and look at the positive side of all of this.. jesus christ.
– kate, london ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name any full time jobs likely to be created by the Olympics. Also I don’t think there’s been any nation in modern times that hasn’t suffered hugely financially as a result of hosting them.

My OH is from the East End and was back visiting recently. He was reading something in the papers about the Olympics this morning and he just suddenly said he has a really bad feeling about it, he’s worried something will happen like in Munich back in the 70s.

Me thinks you need to pop back to school and learn spelling and diction.
– the phoenix, Brandesburton England……………………………………………………………………..
Oh Dear ! Methinks is a single word. See above advice.

Why can`t people just live and le live?

Just read the e.book GAMES by Daniel Kennedy – a real eye opener!

There is still time to cancel the Olympics… Luv Rusty age 13.5…

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