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BROMLEY: Family in sit-in protest against car clampers
A FATHER-of-three was today battling with a clamping company to prevent his car being towed. Steve Appleby parked in the privately owned Ringer Road car park in Bromley to go shopping for school shoes with his wife and oldest daughter.
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DARTFORD: Controversial comic Jim Davidson brings new show to The Orchard
CONTROVERSIAL comedian Jim Davidson will be bringing his brand of politically incorrect humour to The Orchard in Dartford next month. Blackheath-born Jim is sure to excite his ever-growing band of faithful fans with his latest show If I Ruled
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LEWISHAM: Firefighters urging people to take extra care in the kitchen
FIREFIGHTERS are urging people to take extra care in the kitchen. As part of the London Fire Brigade’s Cooksafe campaign firefighters will be visiting Eddystone Tower in Oxestalls Road, Deptford, on September 9 to talk to people about fire
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HORTON KIRBY: Retired engineer died after contact with asbestos
A RETIRED engineer died after repeatedly coming into contact with asbestos, a coroner has ruled. An inquest into the death of Arthur Saunders, who died at Darent Valley Hospital aged 87 on May 24, found he had died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused
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ERITH: Charlton helps Larner Road football coaches
TWELVE people have taken a step towards football coaching thanks to a club’s community programme. Charlton Community Trust’s project helped residents of Erith’s Larner Road Estate pass a Football Association Level One coaching course. The certificate
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NORTHFLEET: Driver not to blame for 89-year-old's death
AN INQUEST into the death of an 89-year-old man who died after being hit by a car has found the driver was not to blame. Frederick Penfold died in hospital on March 23 as a result of head and pelvic injuries he suffered when he was hit by a Ford Focus
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BLUEWATER: Art and music in Mark Grieves' Classics collection at Castle Galleries
ART and music have long been considered two of the greatest pleasures in life and now one of the country’s leading contemporary artists, Mark Grieves, has brought the two together in his new collection Classics. The arrival of Mark Grieves
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THAMESMEAD: Volunteers take canal plunge
A SERIES of canal clean-ups has continued with the third one of the summer. Volunteers and staff from Trust Thamesmead headed into the town centre’s Butts canal to remove rubbish along with excess algae and pennywort. Trust marketing officer Julia
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NEW CROSS: Surrey Canal Road station will not get government funding
FUNDING for a new £10m train station will not be granted by the government despite the area “crying out to improve”. Surrey Canal Road station, which would be used by up to 1.3m passengers a year, was due to be built as part of the East London
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POWER CUT: Decision on EDF fine delayed by two months
A DECISION on whether to fine a company for a power cut that plunged 94,000 homes into darkness has been delayed by two months. Energy watchdog Ofgem had been originally due to make a decision in February on whether to fine EDF Energy £2m for
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SYDENHAM: Library users petitioning to fight closure
LIBRARY users have been campaigning to fight their proposed closure. Sydenham Library is one of five libraries set to be closed next year as part of Lewisham Council’s cost-cutting plans. More than 150 people joined the Save Sydenham
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GRAVESEND: Recruitment fair for Christmas jobs
A RECRUITMENT fair to help people looking to earn extra cash find Christmas jobs has been arranged for later this month. Gravensend’s Christmas Recruitment Fair will take place at Towncentric in St George’s Square in the town centre from 9.30am to 4pm
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DARTFORD: MP welcomes wheel clamping ban
A DECISION to ban wheel clamping on private land has been welcomed by an MP. Dartford MP Gareth Johnson has welcomed the government’s announcement that wheel clamping on private land in England and Wales will be banned by new legislation in
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NORTH KENT & CHELSFIELD: Charity raising money for holiday for disabled children
A CHARITY which supports disabled young people is holding a golf day to raise money to send children on holiday. The Parents Consortium, which supports children and their carers in north Kent, has organised the event at Lullingstone Park Golf Course
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BROMLEY: Man jailed for Richard Price manslaughter
A FATHER of two convicted of the manslaughter of 23-year-old Richard Price has today been sentenced to eight years in prison. Mr Price, of Southover, Sundridge Park, died after he was attacked in an alleyway near the Swan & Mitre pub off Bromley
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STYLE ADVICE: Get a catwalk style for less
With the eagerly anticipated London Fashion Week just around the corner (September 17-21), the spotlight is now firmly set on British designers and the hottest emerging trends gracing the LFW catwalk. But if you’re worried about your clothing budget,
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MOVIE REVIEW: 22 Bullets **
JEAN Reno has had a bit of a slump of late. His seminal performance is undoubtedly 1994’s Léon where he played the titular honourable hitman for hire. Since then, he’s not really had much to write home about, appearing in a number of films
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COMPETITION: Win comedian Robin Ince's hilarious new book The Bad Book Club
COMEDIAN Robin Ince is starting a nationwide tour this month, performing at the Greenwich Comedy Festival next Tuesday. The show is based on his latest book The Bad Book Club, which is a compilation and celebration of the world’s worst, and
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GREENWICH: People invited to perform at open mic nights
PEOPLE are being invited to perform at an open mic night. The Morden arms in Brand Street, Greenwich and the Railway Tavern in Blackheath village will be hosting the fortnightly shows from 8.30pm to 11pm. Ben Golding, a music teacher
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DVD REVIEW: Biography: The Who **
WHAT do you think of when you hear a song by The Who? Do you focus on the powerful drumming of Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey's vocals, the showmanship of guitar hero Pete Townshend or the complex basslines of John Entwistle? Or do you think
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SIDCUP: Battle of Britain veterans delight the crowds
CROWDS have flocked to an increasingly rare opportunity for the public to meet and talk with veterans of the Second World War’s Battle of Britain. To mark the 70th anniversary of the battle this year, Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Maidstone
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GRAVESEND: Benefit cheat who lied about £40,000 savings sentenced
A BENEFIT cheat who lied about having £40,000 in savings to falsely claim more than £6,000 has avoided prison. Martin Ware-Lane, of Hampton Crescent, Gravesend, was sentenced to 250 hours community service at Dartford Magistrates’ Court on August
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SIDCUP: Woman condemns clampers' behaviour
A CLAMPING firm has been accused of “appalling and devious behaviour” after charging two motorists nearly £800 to release their cars. The company, Elite Parking Enforcement, towed away one woman’s car within 10 minutes of her parking and forced
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DARTFORD: Lorry fire causing M25 delays
TRAFFIC is severely delayed on the M25 clockwise because of an earlier lorry fire at the Dartford Crossing. The vehicle stopped on the QE2 Bridge at around 7am after part of the engine caught fire. Firefighters from Dartford, Thames-Side and Maidstone
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ERITH: Cross Keys loses licence after horses taken into the pub
A TOWN centre pub shut down by police after more than 100 travellers and their horses caused mayhem, has now lost its drinks licence. Members of Bexley Council’s licensing sub-committee took the decision after seeing CCTV footage showing a
