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Shaun Dawson

A decade on, the legacy of the London Olympic Games proves what levelling up can achieve in left behind areas of the country
Culture
By Shaun Dawson
A decade on, the legacy of the London Olympic Games proves what levelling up can achieve in left behind areas of the country
More than 50 years of coordinated and collaborative regeneration has transformed the slice of south east England, known as the Lee Valley, from a contaminated wasteland into one of the United Kingdom’s green lungs and a zone of sporting excellence, a perfect case study for what the government wants to achieve through its levelling up agenda.