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New moves to beat vandalism
DARTFORD: Security at Hesketh Park to be increased VANDALISM in Hesketh Park is so bad the council is reviewing security and considering bringing in CCTV cameras to catch the louts in action. The move follows complaints from clubs who say sports coaches
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Man jailed for drugs in vans
A MAN has been jailed for nine years after cannabis worth £600,000 was found in three vans in Bexleyheath. Robert Terry, aged 40, of Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, had pleaded not guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to conspiracy to supply a class B drug,
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Purr-fect heavies!
BEXLEY: Our story of slimming cat sets fur flying among moggies SHOULD it rain cats and dogs, the pet-lovers of Bexley had better take cover if these monstrous moggies are anything to go by. Ever since the News Shopper told the story of Purrseus, the
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City status or not worthy? Cast your vote online with the News Shopper
NEWS Shopper readers can visit the website to make their point on Greenwich's bid for city status. An internet poll has been set up to measure your opinions and you can also post what you think on the site's message board. Whether you think the town is
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In Brief
RETIRED PEOPLE: Retired people are invited to Abbey Wood and Thamesmead's New U3A meetings. They are held in Abbey Wood Community Hall, 4 Knee Hill, Abbey Wood. The group offers self-help learning and leisure opportunities for retired people. For more
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South-east mail delivery is poor
SOUTH-east London has one of the worst mail delivery services in the country. The area is the worst in London and fifth worst in the country. First-class post is delivered the next day only 84.9 per cent of the time. The target is 92.1 per cent. Releasing
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Rocking New Year at Dome
GREENWICH Peninsula is set to rock to the sound of top DJs and 40,000 clubbers on New Year's Eve. Super club Ministry of Sound's second party in the Dome is set to go ahead after a green light from council planners, who agreed a temporary change of use
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Bright news for Acorn Ward
A STUDENT has brightened up sick children's lives at Whipps Cross Hospital's acorn unit. Caring Michelle Devine presented the children's unit with a decorative wall-hanging on Tuesday. The GCSE textiles student from Davenant Foundation School in Loughton
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Thieves spoil boys' Christmas surprise
TWO young brothers will not be open their presents on Christmas morning after thieves broke into the family car. Karyn and Paul Bishop saved for a year to buy their sons' £80 silver and blue Aiwa stereos for Christmas. After getting the hi-fis with money
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Millions for upkeep of highways
A MULTI-MILLION pound regeneration package for Lewisham's roads has been announced by the council. The programme prompted by a UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS) report, has already begun and will see 48 roads in the borough brought back to tip-top
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Mascot tussle gets red card
A FIGHT between Millwall's Zampa the Lion and Swansea's Cyril the Swan has prompted the Football League to introduce a code of conduct for mascots. During a Millwall away game in Swansea last season, the mascots got into a tussle which ended in Cyril
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Slow down for deer, drivers urged
MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down when driving through Epping Forest and on nearby roads following a sharp increase in the number of deer killed in road accidents. Epping Forest is home to some 250 fallow deer and countless muntjac deer who regularly
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Social worker abused child in his care
A FORMER Greenwich Council social worker who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy was jailed at the Old Bailey, last Friday (December 7). Anthony Meredith, aged 54, of Dixton Road, Monmouth, south Wales, molested the teenager while working for the council
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Get fit in the new year
IDEAS on what youngsters can do once the festive season is over have been suggested by Redbridge Council's leisure services. A series of after-school sports coaching courses has already been set up from mid January for 10 weeks. Basketball will take place
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Review plans for hospital
A CONSULTATION evening concerning the redevelopment of the Hither Green Hospital site will be held tomorrow (Thursday). New plans for the mixed-use site will be on display from 7pm to 9pm at Hither Green Primary School, on Beacon Road. Call 020 8652 2520
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Planting trees for future generations
A tree planting ceremony took place on Putney Common recently to mark National Tree Planting Week. Members of the Putney Society and Wimbledon and Putney Common Conservators joined members of Wandsworth Council, who supplied the trees, for the event.
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Parents urged to use washable nappies
Sutton is among an increasing number of councils encouraging parents to use washable nappies. Council environment experts say using washable nappies can save up to £600 per child each year and are hoping this will draw people into a scheme which aims
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Primary school pupils beat national average
Primary school results in the borough have followed national trends upwards this year, though Sutton's 11-year-olds exceeded the country's averages in all three core subjects. Sutton's local education authority (LEA) was the 30th best performer in England
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Addicks earn their Spurs
Addicks beat spurs 3-1 on saturday to go to 6th place in the league December 10, 2001 16:00
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New powers curb urban nuisances
Two new bills being put before Parliament could give Croydon Council stronger powers to tackle graffiti and other anti-social behaviour. Promoted by the Association of London Government (ALG), one of the bills tackles the problem of abandoned cars by
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Man acquitted of Dome diamond heist
Old Bailey: One of the six men accused of plotting to steal the De Beers Millennium Diamond Collection, worth £200m, from the Millennium Dome, has been freed. Judge Michael Coombe directed that Wayne Taylor should be found not guilty due to lack of evidence
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Grass cuts donkeys down
The tragic deaths of three working donkeys, who helped raise over £10,000 for charity, has prompted a heart-felt appeal from their elderly owner for gardeners to take care where they dump grass cuttings. The donkeys, Dodo, Noble and Ben, died on Tuesday
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London Eye may be here to stay
Lambeth: London's Millennium Wheel may become one of the city's many permanent tourist attractions. The British Airways London Eye was only given five years planning rights, but operators have submitted an application to Lambeth council to give the 450ft
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NTL staff wait to see if jobs are axed
London: Cable group NTL, which has offices in London and Luton, has announced plans to cut its 17,000-strong UK workforce by 4,000. The losses will come from sales, marketing and management departments. The consumer service side will remain unaffected
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In Brief
RETIRED PEOPLE: Retired people are invited to Abbey Wood and Thamesmead's New U3A meetings. They are held in Abbey Wood Community Hall, 4 Knee Hill, Abbey Wood. The group offers self-help learning and leisure opportunities for retired people. For more
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South-east mail delivery is poor
SOUTH-east London has one of the worst mail delivery services in the country. The area is the worst in London and fifth worst in the country. First-class post is delivered the next day only 84.9 per cent of the time. The target is 92.1 per cent. Releasing
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Thieves spoil boys' Christmas surprise
TWO young brothers will not be open their presents on Christmas morning after thieves broke into the family car. Karyn and Paul Bishop saved for a year to buy their sons' £80 silver and blue Aiwa stereos for Christmas. After getting the hi-fis with money
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Sex abuse man jailed
A FORMER Greenwich Council social worker who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy was jailed at the Old Bailey, last Friday. Anthony Meredith, 54, of Dixton Road, Monmouth, south Wales, molested the teenager while working for the council between 1976 and
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Car park building to get a total revamp
A MULTI-storey car park site in Orpington could become a new social centre, or even a new housing complex. The Station Road building will soon be advertised for development proposals. Bromley Council is set to advertise the site, and will invite developers
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We're a classy act!
BROMLEY: Primary schools are singled out for Government praise BROMLEY primary schools have been singled out for praise by a top Government minister. Minister for school standards in early years education, Baroness Catherine Ashton, who answers directly
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Animal protest
HUNDREDS of demonstrators packed the streets of Bromley protesting against the work of an animal research firm. The Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty group is campaigning for the closure of the Cambridgeshire laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences, which it
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Be careful of doorstep sales tricks
A SURGE in doorstep selling has led to a warning from Bromley Council for residents to take extra care. Con-artists knocking on doors offering goods or services are increasingly common. The council's trading standards team is calling for senior citizens
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Give and take
A BROMLEY couple who have just celebrated their diamond wedding, say the secret of a long marriage is all about "give and take". Jim, 83, and Queenie, 80, Franklin, of Labernum Way, met in 1939, just before the Second World War, and moved to Bromley in
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Report deals with footballers' plane drama
PLAYERS and staff from Leeds United Football Club escaped unscathed from a plane crash at Stansted Airport thanks to the quick thinking pilot and crew. The Leeds squad was returning home on March 30, 1998, after a match in London, when an engine caught
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In Brief
HEARTFELT GIFTS: A Gifts from the Heart scheme is running at the Glades shopping centre in Bromley. Charitable shoppers can buy gifts for underprivileged children and Community Links will deliver them in time for Christmas. Call 020 8466 8899 for information
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Crackdown on drivers
POLICE and council officers joined forces to launch a campaign to stop drinking and driving in the borough this Christmas. Road safety units and police will be making random stops and breathalising speeding drivers to crack down on anyone breaking the
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Crime campaign cancelled after fundraising failure
A SCHEME to combat anti-social behaviour in Hayes and West Wickham has been abandoned despite being given more than £200,000 of government cash. Plans to introduce wardens to crack down on litter, graffiti and similar problems were welcomed when funding
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Developer scoops award
STANSTED-based property developers Sarbir Developments has won a gold award at the 2001 What House? Awards.o Olympic rower Mathew Pincent presented Sarbir with the best renovation award for the development at Gilston Park House at Gilston, near High Wych
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Seasonal fun day
SWANLEY town centre got into the festive spirit with a cracker of a day at the annual Christmas Fun Day, last Saturday. Live bands performed throughout and shoppers with stars in their eyes took part in a talent show hosted by the Millennium Radio Roadshow
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Cost of clearing up travellers' mess
SPIRALLING costs for removing and clearing illegal travellers sites will increase council costs from £1,629 to £34,340 for the year to April 2002. Dartford Council had already overspent its £1,629 budget by £25,530 by the end of October. The outlay followed
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Social worker abused child in his care
A FORMER Greenwich Council social worker who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy was jailed at the Old Bailey, last Friday (December 7). Anthony Meredith, aged 54, of Dixton Road, Monmouth, south Wales, molested the teenager while working for the council
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Police search
POLICE are searching for a woman after a can of oil was stolen from a garage in Gravesend. At around 7.30pm on November 22, three women and a man walked into the BP garage, in Wrotham Road. One of the members of the group took a can of oil from the shelf
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Sex abuse man jailed
A FORMER Greenwich Council social worker who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy was jailed at the Old Bailey, last Friday. Anthony Meredith, 54, of Dixton Road, Monmouth, south Wales, molested the teenager while working for the council between 1976 and
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Cemetery rules row
LOVED ones visiting cemeteries are going to have to stick to rules about where they can place flowers, according to Gravesham Council. The council claims the two Gravesham cemeteries are a health and safety risk because flowers are strewn everywhere and
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In brief
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Kent Thameside Joint Executive Committee will meet tonight (Wednesday) in the civic offices in Windmill Street, Gravesend, at 6pm. Issues including the Fastrack public transport scheme and a possible link to the London-wide Crossrail
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In brief
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Kent Thameside Joint Executive Committee will meet tonight (Wednesday) in the civic offices in Windmill Street, Gravesend, at 6pm. Issues including the Fastrack public transport scheme and a possible link to the London-wide Crossrail
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He knows if you've been bad or good ...
Father Christmas is coming to town in Northfleet and Swanscombe. Despite being a very busy man, Northfleet, Swanscombe and Greenhithe Lions Club has convinced him to take a break from putting pressies in sacks and come to visit children on his sleigh.
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State-of-the-art college builds for the future
A MULTI-MILLION pound facility to produce the next generation of Mary Quants, Damien Hirsts and Tracey Emins is to be created at Goldsmiths College. The three-phase arts complex, expected to cost approximately £20m, will provide state-of-the-art facilities
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New charge for two Lawrence case suspects
TWO of the suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry have appeared in court charged with racially harassing a police officer. David Norris and Neil Acourt arrived late for their appearance at Woolwich Magistrates' Court, last Wednesday. Norris,
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Murder arrest mums speak out
THE arrest of a new suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry has prompted the mothers of two of the original suspects to speak out. Luke Knight's mother, Pamela, and Gary Dobson's mother, Pauline, welcomed news of the arrest of 27-year-old labourer
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Five generations add to gifts bill
CHARLTON: From 89 to two months, they will all be there THIS Christmas will be an expensive one for one family, which now has to buy gifts for relatives spanning five generations. Pearl Streek, 89, of Fletching Road, Charlton, saw her family stretch to
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Santa hits streets for charity
BE prepared for some Ho Ho Ho as Father Christmas takes to the streets of Chingford at the weekend. The man with the long red coat, flowing white beard and jolly laugh will be helping Chingford Rotary Club collect money for local charities. Sort out all
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Fasting for the poor
ON the 14th day of every month, a pensioner fasts all day in sympathy with the world's hungry. Arthur Pay, 86, of Bulwer Road, Leytonstone, says it is sheer political stupidity that leaves large numbers of people starving. "I do the fasting to align myself
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Music society concert
THEYDON Bois Music Society's Christmas meeting is at the village hall, Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, at 8pm tomorrow (Thursday). Members will host Harvey Hope who will take along a collection of historical guitars. Visitors are welcome. December 10, 2001
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Brambly Hedge book signing session
THE author of the Brambly Hedge children's books, Jill Barklem, will be holding her second book-signing session at the Epping Forest District Museum, Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, between 2.30pm and 4pm this Saturday (December 15). The museum is exhibiting
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Cash boost for social services
ESSEX social services plan to spend an extra £2.6m this winter, to help older people to be at home rather than in hospital this Christmas. Home care services for older people will be boosted and the number of beds in residential homes increased. The aim
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Ozzie hounds the ward
A SIX-FOOT dog was found wandering around the Acorn Ward for children at Whipps Cross Hospital last Wednesday. Normally, only guide dogs are allowed into the wards but an exception was made for a man in a big furry suit otherwise known as Ozzie Octave
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Making changes?
LOCAL business people joined Redbridge councillors and officers to hear the findings of a survey of major employers. Subjects, which featured in the lively Ilford seminar, included land use for industrial and office space, waste minimalisation, abandoned
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Report deals with footballers' plane drama
PLAYERS and staff from Leeds United Football Club escaped unscathed from a plane crash at Stansted Airport thanks to the quick thinking pilot and crew. The Leeds squad was returning home on March 30, 1998, after a match in London, when an engine caught
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Trial date for terrorist suspect
A KIDBROOKE chef, who has pleaded not guilty to offering training in terrorism skills, will go on trial at the Old Bailey on January 4. Suleyman Zain Ul-Abidin has been held at Belmarsh Prison since his arrest in central London on October 1. He is accused
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State-of-the-art college builds for the future
A MULTI-MILLION pound facility to produce the next generation of Mary Quants, Damien Hirsts and Tracey Emins is to be created at Goldsmiths College. The three-phase arts complex, expected to cost approximately £20m, will provide state-of-the-art facilities
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Wilmington FC test 1
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Exempt from charge?
Drivers in the borough travelling into central London may get a 100 per cent discount on Ken Livingstone's proposed £5 congestion charge if they use alternative fuel vehicles. A surprise announcement by Transport for London has indicated that all vehicles
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Grants for playgroups
Nine Wandsworth playgroups have received more than £6,900 to spend on new equipment from Help a London Child 2001. Each group applied to the Capital FM charity for the grants with the help of Wandsworth Primary Play Association. St John's Playgroup in
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Charlton 3 test
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Charlton test number two
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Police will fight late night drinking applications
Two pubs granted public entertainment licences will face tough opposition from the borough's licensing police sergeant if they choose to apply for late opening times. Sgt Karen Llewellyn has pledged to fight any applications for extended opening hours
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Sporting pedigree
IF you're like me you won't be able to resist Alfa Romeo's sporting pedigree. That's why I believe the new 147 hatchback is just great. It has been available here in three-door 1.6 engined and two-litre selective automatic versions since February, and
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Stab threat
A West Croydon couple were followed home from a fast food outlet by a gang threatening to stab them if they didn't hand over their mobile phone. The couple were approached at Mead Place, at the junction of Parsons Mead Road, at 7.30pm on Monday, November
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Rocking New Year at Dome
GREENWICH Peninsula is set to rock to the sound of top DJs and 40,000 clubbers on New Year's Eve. Super club Ministry of Sound's second party in the Dome is set to go ahead after a green light from council planners, who agreed a temporary change of use
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Millions for upkeep of highways
A MULTI-MILLION pound regeneration package for Lewisham's roads has been announced by the council. The programme prompted by a UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS) report, has already begun and will see 48 roads in the borough brought back to tip-top
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Mascot tussle gets red card
A FIGHT between Millwall's Zampa the Lion and Swansea's Cyril the Swan has prompted the Football League to introduce a code of conduct for mascots. During a Millwall away game in Swansea last season, the mascots got into a tussle which ended in Cyril
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It's legal wall art
A COLOURFUL mosaic created by 18 unemployed teenagers in Thamesmead has been officially unveiled. Designs spanning 25m in the Limestone Walk Precinct depicting scenes from the area's history, were opened by Erith and Thamesmead MP John Austin. Scenes
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Groups scoop needed cash
FOUR voluntary groups in the borough have scooped nearly £500,000 in the latest round of Commmunity Fund grants. This funding, which comes from the National Lottery Charities Board, brings Greenwich's total to more than £9.5m, through 93 grants, since
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In Brief
SING-ALONG: Old and new Christmas carols will be sung to raise money for a local charity in Hayes. Audience participation, free mince pies and a raffle will get the evening in full swing. The concert is from 7.45pm to 9.30pm on December 15 at Hayes Free
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Funds will be shared out again
CRYSTAL Palace has lost out on £3.5m of European funding following the demise of plans to build a multiplex cinema on the site. The cash, which was designated for regeneration surrounding the site when it was awarded in 1997, will go back into a pot of
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Operation Nicholas yields 39 arrests
BROMLEY: Crime crack down aimed at making Christmas safer A POLICE operation to crack down on crime in the run-up to Christmas saw 39 suspects arrested in the first week. The number of arrests, which are part of Bromley police's Operation Nicholas, an
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It's jingle tills all the way
DESPITE fears of recession both in Britain and abroad, business in Bromley seems to be booming as Christmas approaches. Glades shopping centre chiefs say more than 500,000 people a week are visiting the mall. Shoppers from throughout London and Kent have
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'Council Tax is in the balance'
COUNCIL tax rises for Bromley remain in the balance despite the announcement of more Government funding than expected. The £182,922,000 Revenue Support Grant (RSG) announced last week will provide approximately two-thirds of the council's funding for
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Get free bulbs
THE News Shopper has joined forces with the council to make Bromley borough one of the greenest places in Britain. We are launching a year-long campaign to encourage our hundreds of thousands of loyal readers to go green. From today (Wednesday) readers
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TURKEY THROW: The Lord Holmesdale pub, Holmesdale Road, Bromley, will hold a charity turkey throw on Sunday, December 16, in the Focus car park from 4.30pm. A raffle and presentation will be held in the pub. Entry costs £2 from the pub in advance or £3
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Top arts critic backs our campaign
SUPPORT for the News Shopper's campaign to save the Bromley Youth Music Trust (BYMT) reached unprecedented levels last week as a national newspaper leant its support. The Times' chief music critic Richard Morrison blasted Bromley Council as a group of
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Our leading lights
FESTIVE fever has taken Bromley by storm with residents putting up lights to celebrate the coming of another fun-filled festival. Reporter CHRIS STEEL spoke to some people who are not only illuminating their neighbourhoods, but also raising money for
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How did your school fair in the league tables
PRIMARY school league tables show that most local Year 6 children are achieving the recommended level 4 grade in English, science and maths.o The Standard Assessment Test (SAT) results are generally high. St Luke's RC Primary School in Pyenest Road, Harlow
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Dream wedding nightmare
A COUPLE'S plan for a dream Christmas wedding in Kenya could be left in tatters after incompetent bureaucrats mislaid a passport. Russian Maria Meschaninova, 27, and Craig Veysey, 27, from Bromley, planned to leave on their £5,000 wedding and honeymoon
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Council discuss plans for town's growth
AN all-party group is being set up by Harlow Council to discuss future development plans for the town, and consider research from David Lock Associates on possible future growth plans over the next 20 years. The research was commissioned in response to
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Report deals with footballers' plane drama
PLAYERS and staff from Leeds United Football Club escaped unscathed from a plane crash at Stansted Airport thanks to the quick thinking pilot and crew. The Leeds squad was returning home on March 30, 1998, after a match in London, when an engine caught
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How did your school fair in the league tables
PRIMARY school league tables show that most local Year 6 children are achieving the recommended level 4 grade in English, science and maths.o The Standard Assessment Test (SAT) results are generally high. St Luke's RC Primary School in Pyenest Road, Harlow
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The buildings have gone but the history remains
THE passage of time has seen the demolition of most of the more glamorous houses which at one time graced the Walthamstow scene. An example which disappeared as late as the 1980s is Higham Lodge which was in Blackhorse Lane. The house is believed to have
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Renault dealership among the best in UK
OLD Harlow's E. J. Darlington Renault dealership has been named one of the top-performing Renault dealerships in the UK for 2001. A detailed report ranked the dealership fourth in a UK network of more than 200 Renault dealers, taking a Renault UK Principals
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Developer scoops award
STANSTED-based property developers Sarbir Developments has won a gold award at the 2001 What House? Awards.o Olympic rower Mathew Pincent presented Sarbir with the best renovation award for the development at Gilston Park House at Gilston, near High Wych
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End of the line for road marks
DARTFORD Council has reached the end of the line with its road painting budget, leaving motorists confused at a busy roundabout. It has already spent the £20,000 assigned to painting road markings for this year, which means lines at the busy Old Bexley
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Thugs break man's leg
A MAN waiting for a cab in Dartford was beaten unconscious by a gang of four thugs on Saturday, December 8. The 37-year-old from Bexleyheath was set upon by the men while waiting for a taxi in Station Approach, Dartford Railway Station at 12.45am. He
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Review plans for hospital
A CONSULTATION evening concerning the redevelopment of the Hither Green Hospital site will be held tomorrow (Thursday). New plans for the mixed-use site will be on display from 7pm to 9pm at Hither Green Primary School, on Beacon Road. Call 020 8652 2520
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Trial date for terrorist suspect
A KIDBROOKE chef, who has pleaded not guilty to offering training in terrorism skills, will go on trial at the Old Bailey on January 4. Suleyman Zain Ul-Abidin has been held at Belmarsh Prison since his arrest in central London on October 1. He is accused
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It's legal wall art
A COLOURFUL mosaic created by 18 unemployed teenagers in Thamesmead has been officially unveiled. Designs spanning 25m in the Limestone Walk Precinct depicting scenes from the area's history, were opened by Erith and Thamesmead MP John Austin. Scenes
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Groups scoop needed cash
FOUR voluntary groups in the borough have scooped nearly £500,000 in the latest round of Commmunity Fund grants. This funding, which comes from the National Lottery Charities Board, brings Greenwich's total to more than £9.5m, through 93 grants, since
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School funding up for grabs
HEAD teachers in Harlow can apply to the local education authority for a share of more than £9m of New Opportunities Fund money to be spent on school sports.o The money will be used to build new sports facilities or refurbish existing sites, and open
