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Fatal collision causes traffic snarl on motorway
A DRIVER died in a motorway accident that caused major traffic jams throughout Hertfordshire on Monday, January 27. Police closed parts of the M1, M25 and M10 after a large goods lorry collided with several cars halfway between junctions eight and nine
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Under-17 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round Two: Northwood v Garston Boys; Harvesters v Gadeside; Garston Juniors v Cannon; Acorn v Evergreen. League Cup Round Two: Borehamwood Youth v Riverside; Hemel Hempstead Town v Whetstone; Hemel Celtic v Leverstock Green. Quarter-Final
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Under-16 for Sunday, February 2
League Red Division: Garston Boys v Borehamwood Youth Acaes; Finchleians Youth Red v Finchleians Youth White; Harpenden Colts Pumas v Hemel Rovers; Pinnacle Youth v Sun Postal Scorpions; St Albans City East v St Albans City West. White Division: Comets
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Under-15 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round One: Elliott Star v Evergreen Juniors; Bushey Rangers v Enfield. League Cup Round One: Sun Postal Preditors v Echoes Youth Amber; Gadeside v Hemel Aces; Whetstone Wanderers v Borehamwood 2000. Red Division: Suffolk Youth Eagles v Garston
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Under-14 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round Two: EDRS Stonegrove v Harpenden Barons; Hemel Hempstead Blue v Bushey Rangers; Pinnacle Youth v Borehamwood 2000. League Cup Round Two: Evergreen Juniors v Garston Boys; Herons Youth v Hemel Celtic; Leverstock Green v Borehamwood
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Fire strike attacked by employers
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike for firefighters today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK walked off the job at
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Fire strike attacked by employers
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike for firefighters today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK walked off the job at
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Fire strike attacked by employers
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike for firefighters today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK walked off the job at
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Under-12 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round Two: Oakhill Tigers v Whetstone Pumas. League Cup Round Two: Southgate Adelaide v Harvesters South; Cassiobury Claret v Hertsmere; Harpenden Piranhas v Omonia; Harpenden Sharks v Herons; Riverside Hibernian v St Albans City West; Edmonton
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Under-10 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round Two: Borehamwood 2000 v St Albans City South; Wood Rangers v Hemel Aces A; Evergreen Youth v Everett Rovers Black; Bushey Tigers v Harvesters North; Elstree Vale Red v Select Soccer; Chorleywood Red v Alexandra Park Youth; Enfield
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Under-9 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round One: Oxhey Jets Blue v Whetstone Wanderers; Bushey Eagles v Abbots Youth; Evergreen Juniors v Edmonton Rangers; Borehamwood Sharks v Enfield Rangers Blue. Round Two: Omonia Green v Everett Amber; Borehamwood Scorpions v London Lions
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Another bad day for London transport
Arriving punctually each morning, it seems, a new item to add to the list of pathetic excuses for public transport delays. Leaves on the line, snow on the line, then the wrong sort of snow, or leaves, or wind, or cattle... And this morning is no exception
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Under-17 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup Hemel Hempstead Under-18 3 Evergreen 1. League Cup: Hemel Hempstead Town 0 Whetstone 6. Challenge Cup: Hemel Celtoc 1 Borehamwood Youth 6. Red Division: Enfield 4 Garston Boys 1; Garston Juniors 3 Leverstock Green 1. White Division: St
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Under-13 from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Harpenden Colts Panthers 3 Echoes Youth 1; Harvesters North 1 Omonia 1; Northwood P London Colney P; Hemel Hornets 3 Hertsmere 1; Evergreen Youth 3 Chorleywood Blue 3. White Division: Acorn Raiders 0 Whetstone Wanderers 7; Edmonton
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Parents' concern as playgroup faces axe
A pre-school playgroup in East Dulwich may have to close because it does not have enough children. Alleyn Community Playgroup, based at the East Dulwich Community Centre in Darrell Road, takes children aged three to four. It has room for 16 but only four
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Under-12 from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Alexandra Park Raiders 5 Southgate Adelaide 2; Whetstone Pumas 5 Pinnacle Youth 1; Woodhall Wanderers 0 Northwood Red 4; Borehamwood 2000 P St Albans City South P. White Division: Riverside Hibernian P Northwood White P; Hemel Hempstead
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Developers plan to cover tunnel roads
DEVELOPERS of the new town around the Dome want to build over Blackwall Tunnel approach road to gain more space. Meridian Delta Ltd, the consortium planning an urban transformation on the Greenwich Peninsula, intends to create a new town and first-class
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Under-11 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup Comets 2 Potters Bar 5. Middlesex County Cup: Whetstone Jaguars 4 Edmonton Panthers 0. AFA Cup: Alexandra Park West 0 Potters Bar 0 (aet - Potters Bar win 5-4 on pens). Red Division: Evergreen 2 Sun 6; Echoes Amber 1 London Colney 3;
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Climbie report due to be released
Sweeping changes of UK's child protection service are expected to follow today's release of findings into the death of Victoria Climbie, two years ago. As the largest ever review of child protection services in the UK, it is hoped that the Lord Laming
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New director takes up post
Lambeth Council has announced the appointment of a new executive director of social services. Andrew Webster, who is taking up the post in early spring, is currently acting director of the public services research directorate at the Audit Commission and
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Couple in court on drug and laundering charges
A couple from Streatham have been charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis and to launder money. Errol Noel Anderson, 46 and Audriana Zelma Witter, 39, both of Ribblesdale Road, appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 20.
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Under-8 from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Echoes Amber 0 Abbots Youth 0; Harvesters North 11 Elstree Vale 0; Omonia 1 London Colney 0; Wood Boys White 2 Strides 5. White Division: Bushey Rangers 1 Alexandra Park 1; Echoes Orange 1 Eaton Bray Lions 1; Select Soccer P Harvesters
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Cavell Homecare
Cavell Homecare have two unique showrooms, one in Hayes, Kent and a new showroom in Ashtead, Surrey. Through the showrooms we provide equipment to help elderly people with special needs and disabilities including respite and post operative care. Our company
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'Hi, my name is Bill, I'll be your arresting officer'
UNIFORMED police officers will be wearing their names on badges within three years, under new plans set out by the Metropolitan Police. Police top brass hope name badges will present the service as an Transparent organisation and help break down barriers
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'Hi, my name is Bill, I'll be your arresting officer'
UNIFORMED police officers will be wearing their names on badges within three years, under new plans set out by the Metropolitan Police. Police top brass hope name badges will present the service as an Transparent organisation and help break down barriers
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Developers plan to cover tunnel roads
DEVELOPERS of the new town around the Dome want to build over Blackwall Tunnel approach road to gain more space. Meridian Delta Ltd, the consortium planning an urban transformation on the Greenwich Peninsula, intends to create a new town and first-class
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Traders fear closed road will kill profit
TRADERS in Eltham are furious with plans for roadworks which will close half of Well Hall Road. It will close southbound, between Westmount Road and the Well Hall roundabout to allow Transport for London (TfL) to carry out improvements to the south circular
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MPs overrule council on green belt hangar
Opponents of Biggin Hill Airport expansion plans have branded a Government decision to allow a hangar to be built in the green belt as a "travesty of justice". The Government overruled Bromley Council and its own planning inspector to grant planning permission
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Filth floods gardens
A massive clear-up operation is under way in Colliers Wood after a blocked drain spewed gallons of raw sewage across residential streets, polluting scores of gardens. The major blockage, which was first reported to Thames Water at 9pm on Tuesday, January
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CCTV image clue to car rape case
DETECTIVES hunting two bogus minicab drivers who raped a 28-year-old woman have released this picture of the car they may have used. Police believe it is likely to be the attackers' car leaving the scene of the vicious assault, in Beckenham, at 1.30am
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Airlift for builder who fell
A CONSTRUCTION worker was airlifted to hospital after falling from scaffolding. The man, who is in his 30s, was working 15ft (5m) from the ground on an Alkan Properties housing development, in Glentrammon Road, Green Street Green, on Friday. A London
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Eat your greens
Don't be a basket case, eat smart, is the message from Safeway in Wimbledon, which is providing a dietician to counsel shoppers on healthy eating between 11am and 2pm on Saturday. The expert will judge the nutritional value of groceries during the visit
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Customs officer admitted downloading child porn
A CUSTOMS officer found guilty of downloading 1,481 indecent images of children from the internet was given a two-year rehabilitation order. Michael Court, aged 35, of Orpington High Street, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at Croydon
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Countryside parking fees scrapped
CONTROVERSIAL plans to levy car parking charges at rural parks have been withdrawn following outrage from residents. Bromley Council had proposed to introduce pay-and-display meters in High Elms Country Park, Keston Ponds and Keston Common. But councillors
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Bexley schools just get better
The latest results table, published last week, shows Bexley's schools are well up to national standards. LINDA PIPER discovers, with the new value added' criterion, some pupils are doing better than ever ... THE table of results for last summer's GCSE
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Bexley schools just get better
The latest results table, published last week, shows Bexley's schools are well up to national standards. LINDA PIPER discovers, with the new value added' criterion, some pupils are doing better than ever ... THE table of results for last summer's GCSE
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Tots breathed in noxious gas
A clinical negligence specialist is poised to investigate a leak of potentially-noxious gases at Farnborough Hospital. Solicitor Claire Horton has been asked by parents of children affected in the incident to see if there is a case for compensation. Tina
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Metro to raise rail standards
KEN Livingstone has announced a new metro rail service for south London. A £500,000 pilot scheme for "turn up and go" trains will be launched in September on four routes, including the Connex South Eastern route from Dartford to London Bridge via Greenwich
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Metro to raise rail standards
KEN Livingstone has announced a new metro rail service for south London. A £500,000 pilot scheme for "turn up and go" trains will be launched in September on four routes, including the Connex South Eastern route from Dartford to London Bridge via Greenwich
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Alliance slams huge tax hike
KEN Livingstone will redraft his budget after the London Assembly denounced proposals to add £66 to the average council tax bill. The Mayor wanted to pay for an extra 1,200 police officers, offer half-price travelcards to 16 and 17-year-olds, invest in
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Wholesale thank you to shoppers
THE Greenwich Rotary Club would like to thank residents who contributed to its Christmas collection and helped to raise £5,000 for local charities. The club has been collecting outside Makro, on Anchor and Hope Lane, Charlton, for the past 22 years. Greenwich
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Tube services closed until end of week
The two tube lines closed by Saturday's derailment will remain closed until at least the end of the week, London Underground (LU) said today. LU said both the Central and Waterloo and City lines would stay closed as investigations continued into the accident
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Met's bid for name badges
Uniformed police officers will be wearing name badges in the next few years under new Metropolitan Police plans. The police hope name badges will present the service as an open and transparent organisation and help break down barriers between police and
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Council slammed over 'slow' snow response
KCC's slow' snow response KENT County Council (KCC) has been heavily criticised by Gravesham cabinet members over its handling of the situation caused by the heavy snowfall. Councillors branded it "diabolical" blaming KCC for being too slow in dealing
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Catch Me If You Can (12A)
By the age of 21, Frank W Abagnale had worked as a doctor, a lawyer and as a co-pilot for a major airline, spending' millions and travelling around the world. He was also one of the most sought after masters of deception in America, as well as a brilliant
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Churchill home focus of Golden Globe film winner
WINSTON Churchill's former home in Westerham is in the spotlight again after the recent Golden Globe awards. At the awards ceremony in America recently, the television film about the wartime Prime Minister's life, The Gathering Storm, picked up two gongs
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Double death: inquest opens
A DOUBLE inquest on an ex-police officer, whose body was discovered on a Biggin Hill farm and whose partner was found strangled at her home, has opened. Anthony Bellchambers, 57, a former police officer and convicted killer, was found dead in his fume-filled
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Cross about vandalism
A THOUGHTFUL family who found an abandoned grave cross are looking to give it back to the dead man's friends or relatives. Neil White, 36, and his daughter, Simone White, 6, of Southcroft Road, Orpington, found the broken wooden cross, on Mayfield Avenue
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Metro plan to raise rail standards
LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced a new metro rail service for south London. A £500,000 pilot scheme for "turn up and go" trains will be launched in September on four routes, including the Connex South Eastern route from Dartford to London Bridge
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Train fans are chuffed with success of show
It was full steam ahead for model train enthusiasts who gathered for the annual Temple Hill model railway fair. More than 20 model train sets which included tracks and rare model trains were on show at the exhibition which took place at Temple Hill Community
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Mayor must rethink his budget demands
KEN Livingstone will redraft his budget after the London Assembly denounced proposals to add £66 on to the average council tax bill in London. The mayor had sought the increase to pay for an extra 1,200 police officers, offer half-price Travelcards to
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'Mixed load' lorry targeted by hijackers
A LORRY driver was hit in the chest with a gun after two men hijacked his lorry in Locksbottom. The 32-year-old man stopped his vehicle at red traffic lights at the junction of Crofton Road and Farnborough Common. Two men jumped in, one of them slamming
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Council targets benefit fraudsters
A ZERO tolerance approach to benefit fraud has been declared in Bromley after a 31-year-old woman admitted trying to claim more than £6,500 illegally. Bromley Magistrates' Court sentenced Augustine Dannyame, of Escott Gardens, Mottingham, to 120 hours
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Bus driver assaulted
A RACIST gang hurled abuse at an Asian bus driver in Chislehurst in another incident of violence and intimidation. News Shopper readers are urged to identify these yobs, who kicked and punched the terrified 36-year-old driver's cab door, smashing it.
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Council tax could rise by 15 per cent
COUNCIL tax could rise by almost 15 per cent in Lewisham but residents will not be as badly off as other Londoners according to the council. Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock and his cabinet are expected to discuss the proposals, which could ultimately top
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Students visit Berlin college
A GROUP of Lewisham College students have travelled to Germany to visit the Berlin College of Building (Knobelsdorffschule) as part of an unusual adult exchange programme. The 14 Lewisham students were drawn from vocational courses in brickwork, carpentry
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New 'Right to Buy' discount
COUNCIL tenants planning to buy their home in Lewisham will only get a maximum discount of £16,000 on its sale price under new Government plans. The Right to Buy scheme, introduced in 1980, gave tenants the opportunity to buy their homes by offering maximum
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New 'Right to Buy' discount
COUNCIL tenants planning to buy their home in Lewisham will only get a maximum discount of £16,000 on its sale price under new Government plans. The Right to Buy scheme, introduced in 1980, gave tenants the opportunity to buy their homes by offering maximum
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New times for advice bureaux
CITZENS' Advice Bureaux at Woolwich and Eltham are to change opening times to the public in an attempt to provide increased service. The changes will take effect from February 10 when the Woolwich Bureau, on Polytechnic Street, opens on Monday, Tuesday
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Big exhibition on Elizabeth I
THE life of Queen Elizabeth I will be explored in a major international exhibition in Greenwich. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of her death, Elizabeth the exhition, will be held at the National Maritime Museum from May 1, this year. Both Elizabeth
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Big exhibition on Elizabeth I
THE life of Queen Elizabeth I will be explored in a major international exhibition in Greenwich. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of her death, Elizabeth the exhition, will be held at the National Maritime Museum from May 1, this year. Both Elizabeth
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£500,000 damages for 22ft fall
A LABOURER who suffered brain damage after a devastating fall from scaffolding at the Glades shopping centre in Bromley has won £500,000 compensation. Brian Tighe, 54, suffered skull fractures, a broken back and broken ribs when he fell 22 feet while
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£500,000 damages for 22ft fall
A LABOURER who suffered brain damage after a devastating fall from scaffolding at the Glades shopping centre in Bromley has won £500,000 compensation. Brian Tighe, 54, suffered skull fractures, a broken back and broken ribs when he fell 22 feet while
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Anger over bid to scrap lorry ban
BLACKHEATH Hill residents have vowed to fight proposals to scrap a night-time and weekend lorry ban once congestion charging kicks in. London Mayor Ken Livingstone could change the ban to improve traffic flows following pressure from the Freight Transport
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Anger over bid to scrap lorry ban
BLACKHEATH Hill residents have vowed to fight proposals to scrap a night-time and weekend lorry ban once congestion charging kicks in. London Mayor Ken Livingstone could change the ban to improve traffic flows following pressure from the Freight Transport
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I Spy (12A)
Here's a definite case of The Emperor's New Clothes with this Eddie Murphy/Owen Wilson buddy espionage movie. Inspired by the 1960's television series starring Bill Cosby and Robert Culp as wisecracking CIA agents, I Spy (12A) has the requisite number
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Opera guru speaks
The Putney Music society was treated to a talk from the former Director-General of the Royal Opera House as their first guest of 2003. Lord Moser spoke of his origins in Berlin and his family's flight to Putney as "stateless persons" in 1936 following
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Classes for cricket buffs
BUDDING cricketers can improve their skills at the White Oak Leisure Centre, Swanley with the Sevenoaks Cricket Partnership and Kent County Cricket Board . For information about the coaching sessions for children aged between seven and 13, call 01959
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Hijacked -- nappies and beet
A LORRY driver was punched in the chest with the butt of a gun after two men hijacked his lorry. The 32-year-old man stopped his seven-and-a-half-tonne vehicle at a red traffic light at the junction of Crofton Road and Farnborough Common, in Orpington
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Trek is kids' stuff
A London-based charity which helps children and young people with disabilities is appealing for volunteers to take part in a fundraising expedition in June. Kith and Kids is offering successful applicants the chance to experience a four-day trek through
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School is borough's value-added winner
A GIRLS' school is celebrating after a year of hard work and dedication ensured its GCSE pupils made the most progress in Lewisham borough. Prendergast School, in Hilly Fields, Brockley, tops the first "value-added" secondary school performance tables
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Big support for Infants
There has been overwhelming support to keep a century-old village school open in a preliminary consultation. Education chiefs told governors of Dorset Road Infants, Mottingham, out of 481 responents, more than 460 said the school should stay as it is
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Big support for Infants
There has been overwhelming support to keep a century-old village school open in a preliminary consultation. Education chiefs told governors of Dorset Road Infants, Mottingham, out of 481 responents, more than 460 said the school should stay as it is
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Report reveals education challenge
GETTING youngsters into higher education to meet Government targets will challenge Lewisham and Greenwich according to a new report. Currently the national average for 18 to 30 year-olds taking their education further, is 34 per cent, both boroughs are
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£18,000 for safe homes organisation
A GREENWICH organisation praised by the Met Police for its success in protecting more than 4,000 homes against burglary has won a grant of £18,000. The cash was awarded to Homesafe, which is part of the Greenwich Community Trust, by the Government's neighbourhood
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£18,000 for safe homes organisation
A GREENWICH organisation praised by the Met Police for its success in protecting more than 4,000 homes against burglary has won a grant of £18,000. The cash was awarded to Homesafe, which is part of the Greenwich Community Trust, by the Government's neighbourhood
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Fears for closure of centre for disabled
THE future of a day centre which provides care and a social life for disabled people will be decided by Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock tonight. Council officers have recommended the Naborhood Day Centre, in Sydenham Road, should close to save £50,000. Centre
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Fears for closure of centre for disabled
THE future of a day centre which provides care and a social life for disabled people will be decided by Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock tonight. Council officers have recommended the Naborhood Day Centre, in Sydenham Road, should close to save £50,000. Centre
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School's truancy rate one of nation's worst
ABBEY Wood School has been branded one of the country's worst schools for truancy, with pupils missing six times as many days as the national average. The secondary school, in Eynsham Drive, which may be turned into a city academy following public consultation
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Black police outraged as racists released from jail
BLACK police chiefs are outraged at the early release of two suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry, jailed for racially abusing an off-duty officer. Neil Acourt, aged 27, and David Norris, aged 26, who served less than half of their 18-month
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18 years' prison for 13-strong raid gang
A GANG who dubbed themselves The Moneymakers have been sentenced to a total of 18 years in jail for an 18-month-long series of robberies. The 13-strong gang stole thousands of pounds worth of DVD software and cash, in raids across Sydenham, Catford and
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News in Brief
FUEL POVERTY: Lewisham West MP Jim Dowd is urging members of the voluntary sector to attend a seminar aimed at tackling fuel poverty. The event is for groups representing older people, families with young children and the disabled. It runs from noon
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Fear of going out after dark
Almost half of Kingston residents feel unsafe going out after dark and 10 per cent would never go out alone at night, despite the borough being one of the safest in London, a new survey has found. January 28, 2003 10:30
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Ethel marks 103 years with a party
ONE of Lewisham's oldest residents celebrated 103 years of living in the borough with a birthday bash. Ethel Baker, who has three children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, keeps in touch with old friends and current affairs with weekly
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Helping tot to a brighter future
A CATFORD toddler with a life-threatening disease has been given new hope she may live well into adulthood. Lauren Green, three, has cystic fibrosis and her mother, Joanne, is busy raising funds for new research which could find a cure for the condition
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Helping tot to a brighter future
A CATFORD toddler with a life-threatening disease has been given new hope she may live well into adulthood. Lauren Green, three, has cystic fibrosis and her mother, Joanne, is busy raising funds for new research which could find a cure for the condition
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Greenwich University to resist student fee increase
GREENWICH University has no immediate plans to raise tuition fees but has given a cautious welcome to Government plans for higher education. A White Paper gives higher education institutions in England and Wales the right to raise tuition fees to £3,000
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Council's up for national LGC award
GREENWICH Council's Direct Services has made the finals of the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards, for UK council team of the year. The weekly magazine nominated the team at Greenwich, which is responsible for refuse collection, street cleaning,
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Pupils are given passport to read
PUPILS at two schools have surged ahead in the race to complete their reading passports in order to stake their claim to a prize. The first 50 children to complete the tasks and hand in their completed passport, win a £10 WH Smith gift voucher as well
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Pupils are given passport to read
PUPILS at two schools have surged ahead in the race to complete their reading passports in order to stake their claim to a prize. The first 50 children to complete the tasks and hand in their completed passport, win a £10 WH Smith gift voucher as well
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Fossil-mad mum's missing link quest
WEST WICKHAM: Dino-bird find has Lorraine Cornish in a whirl A DINOSAUR-MAD mum-of-two has led a groundbreaking project which proves the "missing link" between prehistoric meat-eaters and our feathered friends. As deputy head of the Natural History Museum's
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Parents who are with IT
PARENTS of youngsters at a Greenwich school have been heading back to the classroom in order to brush up on their IT skills. Kidbrooke Primary School, in Hargood Road, Kidbrooke, has teamed up with training provider IPS International to offer the free
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Parents who are with IT
PARENTS of youngsters at a Greenwich school have been heading back to the classroom in order to brush up on their IT skills. Kidbrooke Primary School, in Hargood Road, Kidbrooke, has teamed up with training provider IPS International to offer the free
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Design the winner for kids' guide
A GUIDE to services for children and young people will soon be available. The free directory, to be published in the spring, will list groups which run clubs for children and teenagers. Activities in the directory, which is a joint project between Greenwich
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Snakes alive, it's a zoo!
A dog, a cat or a budgie is what you would expect to find in a home but there's a man in Petts Wood whose menagerie is beyond the norm. Reporter JACK LEFLEY set out to brave the wilds of suburbia and pay this man a visit ... A REAL-LIFE Doctor Dolittle
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Man killed after drugs dispute with tenants
Police are appealing for information after a man was found dead, having been bound and gagged, in Streatham, south-west London. Keith Webb, a Jamaican with no children, died as a result of 'maltreatment' at the hands of several people, according to results
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Dogged psychic
A PROBLEM pet and her owner appeared live on morning television to be diagnosed by a real-life Dr Dolittle. The 18-month-old greyhound called Emmie was originally bred to race but was scared of the hare. She was given to the Animal Samaritans, an animal
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Letters
For children, read ill-mannered louts - RE: SCHOOLCHILDREN getting detention. I have never ever felt so incensed as when I was reading Rachel Bradman's comments (He Says/She Says, January 15). What is this woman thinking of? Children are getting ruder
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Ken to redraft budget request
LONDON ASSEMBLY: Members call for a lower hike LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone will redraft his budget after the London Assembly denounced proposals to increase his share of council tax by almost 40 per cent. The Mayor had sought the increase to pay for
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Tube services closed until end of week
The two tube lines closed by Saturday's derailment will remain closed until at least the end of the week, London Underground (LU) said today. LU said both the Central and Waterloo and City lines would stay closed as investigations continued into the accident
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Tube services closed until end of week
The two tube lines closed by Saturday's derailment will remain closed until at least the end of the week, London Underground (LU) said today. LU said both the Central and Waterloo and City lines would stay closed as investigations continued into the accident
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All faiths
THE LEADER of Catholics in England and Wales Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor took part in an ecumenical service for all faiths in Wanstead. More than 2,000 people from different religions crammed into Our Lady of Lourdes Church to hear cardinal Murphy-O'Connort
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Biking to health
GET ON your bike - that's the advice being given to Wanstead and Woodford residents to beat the forthcoming Congestion Charge. The Redbridge Group of the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is urging residents to use pedal power to boost their health, improve
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Bollywood visits school
THE MAGIC of Bollywood came to Forest School in Snaresbrook with a visit from Asian dancer Honey Kalaria. Honey, now known as the UK's Bollywood Ambassador, is one of the UK's leading Indian dance experts as well as being a film star, model, singer and
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Unit works to keep county paths clear
When you're riding through some of Hertfordshire's beautiful and unspoilt countryside, spare a thought for Hertfordshire County Council's rights of way unit. The unit looks after the county's 609km of bridleways and 257km of byways and roads used as public
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Broadband beneficial to all
Increasing the penetration of broadband internet connections throughout the region would be beneficial for all businesses offering online purchasing, according to a Sarratt-based consultant. Mr John Griffith, of The Briars, Sarratt, is an Internet consultant
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A new health structure
A NEW primary care trust (PCT) for Redbridge has been given the go-ahead from April. Health minister John Hutton has agreed plans for the new organisation, which will be bigger than its predecessor, incorporating Wanstead and Woodford and matching the
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Compost plan is rubbish
Concerned residents say a proposed composter in High Wycombe's High Heavens tip would be dusty, smelly and noisy. Members of Great Marlow Parish Council plan to lobby Wycombe District Council to oppose the plan for 2.4m high composting clamps measuring
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Vandals open diversion gate
Vandals are repeatedly opening a gate on a Selhurst Road side road, allowing it to be used by drivers wanting to take a short cut around the diversion route around the closed railway bridge. The gate, on Dagnall Park, a residential road linked to Selhurst
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Fatal collision causes traffic snarl on motorway
A driver died in a motorway accident that caused major traffic jams throughout Hertfordshire yesterday. Police closed parts of the M1, M25 and M10 after a large goods lorry collided with several cars halfway between junctions eight and nine of the M1,
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PC prevents petrol pump blaze
A HERO copper could be in line for a commendation after arresting a man who threatened to set fire to a petrol station. PC Warren Sturgeon and PC Ben Aveling were called to the Esso petrol station, in Bexleyheath Broadway, near the Golden Lion pub, and
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Met's bid for name badges
Uniformed police officers will be wearing name badges in the next few years under new Metropolitan Police plans. The police hope name badges will present the service as an open and transparent organisation and help break down barriers between police and
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Protect us from needles
A PARK-KEEPER who suffered "10 months of hell" after he was jabbed by a junkie's needle is calling on the council to clean up its act. Martin Mackness, 38, of Laburnum Way, Bromley, was terrified he had contracted hepatitis or HIV after he was spiked
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Anger at OK for hangar
OPPONENTS of expansion plans at Biggin Hill Airport have branded a government decision to allow a massive hangar in the green belt as a "travesty of justice". The Government overruled Bromley Council, and its own planning inspector, to grant the airport
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B&Bs do not make a home for homeless
Using bed and breakfasts to house homeless people in Greenwich is to stop, according to the council. Greenwich Council says it will only use B&Bs in extreme circumstances as part of a review of its homelessness service and strategy to address homelessness
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Capital braces itself for the cold after record temperatures
Londoners who on Monday were basking in the warmest January day on record should now be preparing for subzero temperatures. A record breaking 16.5deg was recorded in London yesterday, beating the previous 15deg set on January 6 1999. The temperature was
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Capital braces itself for the cold after record temperatures
Londoners who on Monday were basking in the warmest January day on record should now be preparing for subzero temperatures. A record breaking 16.5deg was recorded in London yesterday, beating the previous 15deg set on January 6 1999. The temperature was
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Employers attack fire strike move
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK will walk off the job at 9am, with about
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50th anniversary of the London floods
A Ceremony marking 50 years since the disastrous London floods will be taking place later this week. More than 2,100 people died in the UK, The Netherlands and neighbouring North Sea countries in what has been described as the UK's worst peacetime disaster
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Scathing Climbi report recommends Children's Commissioner
Social services bosses were mainly to blame for the failures which lead to the murder of Victoria Climbie. This is the conclusion of the report into her death published today, which calls for far greater accountability among social agencies. In total,
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LU aware of motor problem for two years
London Underground has admitted they have known for more than two years that there was a mechanical fault on Central Line trains which could cause motors to dislodge. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said today in a statement that there had been
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LU aware of motor problem for two years
London Underground has admitted they have known for more than two years that there was a mechanical fault on Central Line trains which could cause motors to dislodge. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said today in a statement that there had been
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A collection of shoes to symbolise the lives lost
"We will strive to ensure that future generations are aware of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide and reflect upon their consequences. We vow to remember the victims of Nazi persecution and all genocide." (From Barnet Council's statement of commitment
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A collection of shoes to symbolise the lives lost
"We will strive to ensure that future generations are aware of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide and reflect upon their consequences. We vow to remember the victims of Nazi persecution and all genocide." (From Barnet Council's statement of commitment
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LU aware of motor problem for two years
London Underground has known for more than two years that there was a fault with the motors of Central Line trains, involved in Saturday's derailment. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today said in a statement that there had been two previous incidents
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Scathing Climbi report recommends Children's Commissioner
Social services bosses bear the majority of the blame for failures leading to the murder of Victoria Climbi. This is the conclusion of the report into her death published today, which calls for far greater accountability among social agencies. In total
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Council wants asylum figures
REDBRIDGE Council has lost track of the numbers of asylum seekers and refugees living in the borough. Home Office legislation introduced in 2000 means that immigrants seeking asylum are no longer registered by local authorities but are co-ordinated by
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Teenager beaten in Charter Place mugging
A TEENAGER from Bushey Heath was attacked by two men in Watford town centre, last Saturday, January 25. The 16-year-old boy was in Charter Place at about 11.15pm. He was grabbed from behind around the neck and dragged down the side of Timpson Shoe Repairs
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Call 999 every time
A SOUTH Woodford businessman is urging residents and traders to report crime and give police a true picture of the area's problems. The Chairman of the South Woodford Business Partnership, David Niemen, said George Lane had become a crime hotspot over
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Man charged
A 22-year-old man appeared today at South Western Magistrates Court charged with the murder of a 54-year-old man at an address on Clapham Common Northside on Sunday. James Dale Healey was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on February 4.
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Scathing Climbi report recommends Children's Commissioner
Social services bosses bear the majority of the blame for failures leading to the murder of Victoria Climbié. This is the conclusion of the report into her death published today, which calls for far greater accountability among social agencies
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£350,000 boost for classroom assistants
CLASSROOM assistants within Hounslow will have more opportunity to help younger pupils after £350,000 funding was announced for two new support projects in the borough. The new funding of £350,000, from the European Social Fund, will finance two centres
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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES - Hounslow Borough
Earth mysteries The Travel & Earth Mysteries Society (TEMS) . Lionel Beer is co founder, co ordinator and editor of the newsletter, Tems News. Monthly meetings, trips, newsletter. Lionel Beer 8979 3148, Ann 8542 3110. French circle The Cercle Franais
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Fifa Football 2003 (PS2)
THE FIFA series has always been immensely popular with gamers, perhaps due to the fantastic marketing job done by the producers. Yet despite the huge hype and popularity, previous releases have been rather hit and miss. The latest PS2 version from UK
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Fifa Football 2003 (PS2)
THE FIFA series has always been immensely popular with gamers, perhaps due to the fantastic marketing job done by the producers. Yet despite the huge hype and popularity, previous releases have been rather hit and miss. The latest PS2 version from UK
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Climbie report due to be released
Sweeping changes to the UK's child protection service are expected to follow today's release of findings into the death of Victoria Climbie, two years ago. As the largest ever review of child protection services in the UK, it is hoped that the Lord Laming
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Climbie report due to be released
Sweeping changes to the UK's child protection service are expected to follow today's release of findings into the death of Victoria Climbie, two years ago. As the largest ever review of child protection services in the UK, it is hoped that the Lord Laming
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (PS2)
THIS is the game that most seasoned football sim purists will be rushing out to buy. Its predecessor Pro Evolution Soccer was acclaimed by many as the best footie sim on the PS2 market due to its tremendous playability and sharp graphics and I am pleased
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This is Football 2003 (PS2)
ONE of the great PS2 games debates has always been which football simulation is the best. Last year Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer was widely regarding as the king, with FIFA 2002 coming in second place. However, a third game quietly appeared in the background
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This is Football 2003 (PS2)
ONE of the great PS2 games debates has always been which football simulation is the best. Last year Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer was widely regarding as the king, with FIFA 2002 coming in second place. However, a third game quietly appeared in the background
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (GBA)
NOW'S your chance to slay Orcs by recreating the adventures of the first two Lord of the Rings movies. Over 100 levels of action, fighting, puzzles and monsters will make this game a bit more challenging than average RPG-style fighting games. The game
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MX Superfly (PS2)
GRAB your helmet, adjust your leathers and ride like the wind. MX Superfly is a supreme moto-cross experience. With six different playing modes each containing mini-games there's plenty to keep you entertained for hours. The backbone of the game, though
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Young reserves bid to make last four
NIGEL GIBBS is set to place his faith in youth tonight (Tuesday, January 28) as Watford Reserves bid to make it 11 games unbeaten and reach the semi-finals of the Herts Senior Cup at Hitchin Town. Matt Langston, Sam Swonnell and Elliott Godfrey are expected
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Zoocube (GBA)
GET ready to test every cell of your brain with this totally unique puzzle game. Now with a three-axis rotation system, the idea is that you have to pair up two of the same coloured shapes, which then eliminate each other. They come at you from all directions
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Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2)
PUT the pedal to the metal. Time to lay some rubber on tarmac. Burnout 2 is here. This tremendous sequel will satisfy the delights of petrolheads everywhere. No tinkering with gears, suspension, tyres or tactics. Just hop in your vehicle and take risks
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Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2)
PUT the pedal to the metal. Time to lay some rubber on tarmac. Burnout 2 is here. This tremendous sequel will satisfy the delights of petrolheads everywhere. No tinkering with gears, suspension, tyres or tactics. Just hop in your vehicle and take risks
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Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (PS1)
RELEASED to arrive on the coat tails of the cinema release of Lilo & Stitch comes this offering for PS1, from Sony. The game takes place in Hawaii and follows the adventures of the alien Stitch and the girl Lilo, exploring the island collecting various
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Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (PS1)
RELEASED to arrive on the coat tails of the cinema release of Lilo & Stitch comes this offering for PS1, from Sony. The game takes place in Hawaii and follows the adventures of the alien Stitch and the girl Lilo, exploring the island collecting various
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Iron Storm (PC)
IMAGINE the 60's without hippies, flower power and free love. Well that's exactly what you need to so if you're going to enter the world of Iron Storm. In this first/third person shooter the year is 1964 and it's 50 years since the First World War started
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Super Trucks (PS2)
REALISTIC racing games have never really appealed to me as I tend to prefer the more intense road racers such as Burnout. Super Trucks, however, could have to be an exception of the highest calibre. After struggling with games such as Formula One 2001
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Guild's annual spectacular
Pantomime Sing a Song of Sixpence presented by the Harrow Weald Townswomen's Guild takes place at the Wykeham Hall, Bishop Ken Road in Harrow Weald. Performances are at both 2.15pm and 7.45pm. Ticket prices range from 3 to 5. The Guild support St Luke's
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Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa To Berlin (PC)
POLISH your helmet and grab hold of your weapon as we charge into Battlefront's Combat Mission 2 the tactical Second World War strategy game. This combat simulator recreates the battles in Eastern Europe immediately following the German invasion of Russia
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Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa To Berlin (PC)
POLISH your helmet and grab hold of your weapon as we charge into Battlefront's Combat Mission 2 the tactical Second World War strategy game. This combat simulator recreates the battles in Eastern Europe immediately following the German invasion of Russia
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Circus Maximus - Chariot Wars (PS2)
AT first I thought what a refreshing change it was to race round in a chariot instead of in a car or on a bike, but after two or three weeks it's not one of my most played games. Set during the height of the Roman Empire, Circus Maximus offers seven cities
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'The cars expect you to get into the gutter'
It is less than three weeks since Mike Clancy was hit by a speeding car in Partingdale Lane in Mill Hill. The 60-year-old carpenter suffered injuries including a hairline fracture to his leg and claimed there was no pavement or any other way for him to
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SPARE TIMES - Hounslow Borough from January 28th
BARGAINS Saturdays Weekly car boot sale, Green Lane Recreation Ground, Hounslow. Entrance via Heathrow Gym Club. Set up 7am. Cars £8, vans from £10. 07957 354 383 or 0958 647680. Sundays: Farmers' market, 10am-2pm on Duke's Meadow, off the A316, Chiswick
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SPARE TIMES - Richmond upon Thames - from January 28th
QUIZ NIGHT Friday(31st): In aid of the mayor's charities, Twickenham Brunswick Club for Young People; Teddington Memorial Hospital League of Friends' Ray of Hope X-ray Appeal and Richmond upon Thames Scout District. Saturday(1st): Get a team of four or
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Under-18 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup Quarter-Final: St Albans City Youth 2 Cheshunt Youth 0. Premier Division: Evergreen Youth 2 Hertsmere FC 6; St Albans Rangers 2 Greenacres 2. January 28, 2003 15:00
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Under-10 from Sunday, January 26
League Cup Group A1: Bovingdon A 1 Hemel Town Youth A 3; Harpenden Colts A 0 Comets A 1. Group A2: Tring Tornadoes A 4 Herons A 2; Garston Boys Lions 1 Croxley Guild A 0; Hemel Rangers 0 Little Gaddesden 1. Group B1: Bovingdon B 2 Hemel Town Youth B 4
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School's truancy rate one of nation's worst
Abbey Wood School has been branded one of the country's worst schools for truancy, with pupils missing six times as many days as the national average. The secondary school, in Eynsham Drive, which may be turned into a city academy following public consultation
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Climbie report due to be released
Sweeping changes to the UK's child protection service are expected to follow today's release of findings into the death of Victoria Climbie, two years ago. As the largest ever review of child protection services in the UK, it is hoped that the Lord Laming
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Climbie report due to be released
Sweeping changes to the UK's child protection service are expected to follow today's release of findings into the death of Victoria Climbie, two years ago. As the largest ever review of child protection services in the UK, it is hoped that the Lord Laming
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Biking for health and beating the charge
Get on your bike and beat the charge - that's the advice being given to London residents to beat the forthcoming Congestion Charge. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is urging drivers to use pedal power to boost their health, improve the environment and
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Charity predicts walking revolution
The introduction of congestion charging will see thousands of people who normally drive to work in central London ditch their cars and start walking to the office. The £5 payment for driving into central London begins on February 17 and could mean 14,000
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Man arrested on suspicion of Grand Union Canal murder
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering self-employed roofer Derek Andrews, who was found dead near the Grand Union Canal in Croxley Green last month. A 38-year-old man was arrested in Carmarthen in Wales on Monday, January 27, and taken to
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Fire strike attacked by employers
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike for firefighters today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK walked off the job at
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Fire strike attacked by employers
UK Fire Employers have attacked the decision of the Fire Brigades Union to press ahead with a strike for firefighters today, saying it comes when progress was being made in negotiations. More than 50,000 firefighters across the UK walked off the job at
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Under-13 for Sunday, February 2
League Red Division: Harvesters North v Echoes; Northwood v Harpenden Colts Panthers; London Colney v Hemel Hornets; Omonia v Chorleywood Blue; Hertsmere v Evergreen Youth. White Division: Acorn Raiders v Everett Rovers; Edmonton Panthers v St Albans
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Five men arrested for Haringey murder
Police have arrested five men in connection with the murder of Alisan Dogan after an early morning raid in north London. Officers from Haringey and the Serious Crime Group East working with immigration officials raided two commercial premises in Grand
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Five men arrested for Haringey murder
Police have arrested five men in connection with the murder of Alisan Dogan after an early morning raid in north London. Officers from Haringey and the Serious Crime Group East working with immigration officials raided two commercial premises in Grand
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Under-11 for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round Two: Evergreen v Alexandra Park West. Round Three: London Colney v Borehamwood Youth 2000; Oakhill Youth v St Albans City South; St Albans City North v Edmonton Panthers; Croxley Guild Eagles v Comets; Whetstone v Harpenden Colts Jets
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Under-11 seven-a-side for Sunday, February 2
Challenge Cup Round One: Bushey Eagles v Riverside AFC; Oakhill Tigers Cubs v Pinnacle. League Cup Quarter-Finals: Cassiobury Lions v Oakhill Amber; Bushey Hawks v Belmont. Red Division: Whetstone Lynx v Cassiobury Leopards. White Division: St Albans
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Under-8 for Sunday, February 2
League Red Division: Strides v Abbots Youth; Wood Boys White v Echoes Amber; London Colney v Elstree Vale; Omonia v Harvesters North. White Division: Whetstone Wanderers v Alexandra Park; Wood Rangers v Bushey Rangers; Harvesters South v Eaton Bray Lions
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Under-14 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup Round Four: Leverstock Green 3 Sun Postal 3 (aet - Sun win 5-4 on pens). Middlesex County Cup Round Three: Northwood 1 Parkfield Youth 7. Challenge Cup Round Two: London Colney 3 Evergreen Youth 4 (aet). League Cup Round Two: Everett
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Under-16 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup Borehamwood 2000 4 Fairland Youth 0. Red Division: Pinnacle Youth P St Albans City West P; St Albans City East 4 Borehamwood Youth Aces 2; Finchleians Youth Red 2 Sun Postal Scorpions 3; Hemel Rovers 6 Finchleians Youth White 1; Harpenden
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Under-15 from Sunday, January 26
Herts County Cup East Herts 1 Borehamwood 2000 9. League Cup Round One: Bushey Rangers 12 Enfield 1. Red Division: Echoes Youth Amber 4 Cassiobury Rangers Claret 0; Harpenden Colts Eagles 0 Garston 3; Suffolk Youth Eagles 5 Pinnacle Youth 5. White Division
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Under-11 seven-a-side from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Cassiobury Lions 1 Belmont 3; Whetstone Lynx 3 Cassiobury Leopards 4; Bushey Eagles 1 Oakhill Amber 1. White Division: Bushey Hawks 1 Sarratt Rebels 5; St Albans Rangers 4 Aldenham Leopards RD 2; Oakhill Tigers Cubs 5 Cassiobury Pumas
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Under-10 from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Alexandra Park Youth 1 Aldenham Warriors RD 6; Borehamwood 2000 0 Bedmond Ajax Red 2; Harvesters North 2 Echoes 2; Northwood 0 Pinnacle School 1; St Albans City East 2 Whetstone Panthers 1. White Division: Cassiobury Lions 0 Abbots
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Be glad to meet up and discuss
Brixton-based Greater London Action on Disability (GLAD) is holding a conference entitled the Social Model Of Disability, Is It inclusive? The event, free for disabled people, takes place on Tuesday, February 25 and is a chance for disabled people to
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Under-9 from Sunday, January 26
League Red Division: Alexandra Park 1 Wood Boys 2; Evergreen Youth 3 Echoes 1; Edmonton Rangers 2 Oxhey Jets Blue 2; Omonia Green 5 Oxhey United Red 1. White Division: Bushey Eagles 0 Abbots Youth 2; Borehamwood Scorpions 0 Aldenham Lions RD 0; London
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Developers plan to cover tunnel roads
DEVELOPERS of the new town around the Dome want to build over Blackwall Tunnel approach road to gain more space. Meridian Delta Ltd, the consortium planning an urban transformation on the Greenwich Peninsula, intends to create a new town and first-class
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Traders fear closed road will kill profit
TRADERS in Eltham are furious with plans for roadworks which will close half of Well Hall Road. It will close southbound, between Westmount Road and the Well Hall roundabout to allow Transport for London (TfL) to carry out improvements to the south circular
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Lawrence suspects released on tag plan
BLACK police chiefs are "outraged" at the early release of two suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder enquiry who were jailed for racially-abusing an off-duty officer. Neil Acourt, 27, and David Norris, 26, who have served less than half of their 18-
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Lawrence suspects released on tag plan
BLACK police chiefs are "outraged" at the early release of two suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder enquiry who were jailed for racially-abusing an off-duty officer. Neil Acourt, 27, and David Norris, 26, who have served less than half of their 18-
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Crack down on youth crime
AN ESTATE in Chislehurst plagued by youth crime in recent weeks will welcome its MP to a public meeting. Tenants and homeowners on the Edgebury estate called the meeting to discuss possible solutions to a rise in incidents of abuse, vandalism and graffiti
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Forum date set
Merton's council leader, Councillor Andrew Judge, will chair the next Wimbledon area forum held in Olympic House, The Broadway, on Thursday, February 6. The meeting takes place between 7.45pm and 9.15pm. Olympic house is located next to the YMCA. January
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Vigilantes make their mark with big letters
NEW vigilante groups are springing up in opposition to the 8ft hoarding around the historic top site of Crystal Palace park. Following the Christmas campaign by the self-styled Crystal Palace Park Liberation Front, fresh graffiti was painted last week
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Congestion charging a necessary evil
Chaos-inducing, yet inevitable, was the consensus of opinion among a panel of high-ranking transport experts about the impending congestion charge and its impact on Merton and outer London. Deputy Mayor of London Nicky Gavron was among panellists at the
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MPs overrule council on green belt hangar
OPPONENTS of Biggin Hill Airport expansion plans have branded a Government decision to allow a hangar to be built in the green belt as a "travesty of justice". The Government overruled Bromley Council and its own planning inspector to grant planning permission
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Anger over bid to scrap lorry ban
Blackheath Hill residents have vowed to fight proposals to scrap a night-time and weekend lorry ban once congestion charging kicks in. London Mayor Ken Livingstone could change the ban to improve traffic flows following pressure from the Freight Transport
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Inquest into air crash is adjourned
A DOUBLE inquest has opened on the father and son killed in a helicopter crash. Flight instructor Paul Kennedy, 45, and his 15-year-old son, Simon, had just got the five-seater Bell 206 Jet Ranger back after a four-day maintenance check. The pair were
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Airport at Cliffe plan may be scrapped under EU law
Plans to build an airport at Cliffe are in doubt after the European Union warned the Government any threat to the site's protected bird population would be illegal under EU law. The Government has already been forced to abandon consultation on the £9bn
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In Brief
CARE CAFE: A new centre for people who care for family or friends, run by charity Carers Lewisham, has opened in Waldrum Place, Forest Hill, thanks to a grant from the Community Fund and support from the council. It features an internet caf, a training
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In Brief
CARE CAFE: A new centre for people who care for family or friends, run by charity Carers Lewisham, has opened in Waldrum Place, Forest Hill, thanks to a grant from the Community Fund and support from the council. It features an internet caf, a training
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National Trust buys historic Red House
THE National Trust's decision to buy William Morris's Bexleyheath home will boost the council's tourism hopes. The Red House is the first National Trust property in the borough and through the trust, with its three million members, <a href="http
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Hair raises funds for toddler's trip
A LOVING aunt from Brockley shed tears as her head was shaved to make it as bald as her leukaemia-stricken niece's. Christine Rose, 28, of Adelaide Avenue, is trying to raise £3,000 to send toddler Jessie Harris to Disneyland with her mum and dad. Christine
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Hair raises funds for toddler's trip
A LOVING aunt from Brockley shed tears as her head was shaved to make it as bald as her leukaemia-stricken niece's. Christine Rose, 28, of Adelaide Avenue, is trying to raise £3,000 to send toddler Jessie Harris to Disneyland with her mum and dad. Christine
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Holocaust remembered
BEXLEY Council's borough flag flew at half mast on Monday to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The day marked the 58th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz and Berkenau concentration camps. There is also an exhibition at Bexleyheath's Central Library
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Support young people with some spicy salsa moves
A SALSA extravaganza will take place in Greenwich next week, in aid of children affected by unrest in foreign countries. Fundraiser Paula Kerr hopes to raise £15,000 to donate to War Child and ex-Arsenal footballer Bob Wilson's charity, the Willow Foundation
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Support young people with some spicy salsa moves
A SALSA extravaganza will take place in Greenwich next week, in aid of children affected by unrest in foreign countries. Fundraiser Paula Kerr hopes to raise £15,000 to donate to War Child and ex-Arsenal footballer Bob Wilson's charity, the Willow Foundation
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Alliance slams huge tax hike
KEN Livingstone will redraft his budget after the London Assembly denounced proposals to add £66 to the average council tax bill. The Mayor wanted to pay for an extra 1,200 police officers, offer half-price travelcards to 16 and 17-year-olds, invest in
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Wholesale thank you to shoppers
THE Greenwich Rotary Club would like to thank residents who contributed to its Christmas collection and helped to raise £5,000 for local charities. The club has been collecting outside Makro, on Anchor and Hope Lane, Charlton, for the past 22 years. Greenwich
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Tube services closed until end of week
The two tube lines closed by Saturday's derailment will remain closed until at least the end of the week, London Underground (LU) said today. LU said both the Central and Waterloo and City lines would stay closed as investigations continued into the accident
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Met's bid for name badges
Uniformed police officers will be wearing name badges in the next few years under new Metropolitan Police plans. The police hope name badges will present the service as an open and transparent organisation and help break down barriers between police and
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Life sentence for pub trivia row murderer
A man who killed a drinking pal with a broken pint glass during a row over football trivia at a Thamesmead pub, has been jailed for life. Garry Clark, aged 44, of Whinyates Road, Eltham, plunged the glass into Lee Smithie's throat after quarrelling about
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Letters
It's all too easy to blame mums - I am writing this letter in response to Roger Austin's letter regarding people's poor snow driving (Letters, January 22). I, along with many other people, went out in the snow blizzard in Farnborough on the A21. I was
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Tots breathed in noxious gas
A CLINICAL negligence specialist is poised to investigate a leak of potentially-noxious gases at Farnborough Hospital. Solicitor Claire Horton has been asked by parents of children affected in the incident to see if there is a case for compensation. Tina
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The Banger Sisters (15)
Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon make an endearing double act in this soppy comedy about two former rock n' roll groupies who are reunited to confront the reality of what their lives have become. Back in the late Sixties, Suzette (Hawn) and Vinnie (Sarandon
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There's a Red House over yonder ...
The former home of reformer William Morris has been bought by the National Trust.LINDA PIPER has the details ... IN AN anonymous suburban street in Bexleyheath, behind a high brick wall, stands a house of international significance. The Red House was
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There's a Red House over yonder ...
The former home of reformer William Morris has been bought by the National Trust.LINDA PIPER has the details ... IN AN anonymous suburban street in Bexleyheath, behind a high brick wall, stands a house of international significance. The Red House was
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Proud mum's war worries
A PROUD mother is having sleepless nights as her sailor son prepares to depart to the Persian Gulf. Anita Golding, 44, of Weston Grove, Bromley, worries about her 23-year-old son, Leading Seaman Christopher Hooper, who will set sail aboard the naval frigate
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Proof UFOs are out there
A UFO expert reckons his neighbour has vital new evidence for the existence of aliens. Author Timothy Good, 60, believes a mysterious circular object moving across the sky spotted by neighbour Chris Taylor, could be a genuine and important sighting. Postman
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College in top 11 improved schools
KEMNAL Technology College is doing the most in Bromley to improve pupils' performance, according to new figures. The comprehensive school, in Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, is also in the top 11 most-improved schools in the country, based on passes at GCSE. Principal
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Blow to economy as digital TV fails
FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone's decision to pull the plug on a digital TV service has fuelled fears for Biggin Hill's economy. Last month the multi-millionaire racing supremo announced 300 staff could be laid off after the failure of his digital
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A slap in the face
MANY events throughout Britain in the last week have destabilised multicultural communities, striking fear into the hearts of right-thinking people. In Halifax, the British National Party gained its first council seat in Yorkshire and, closer to home,
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Council tax could rise by 15 per cent
COUNCIL tax could rise by almost 15 per cent in Lewisham but residents will not be as badly off as other Londoners according to the council. Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock and his cabinet are expected to discuss the proposals, which could ultimately top
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The Pianist (15)
Schindler's List is a great film but Steven Spielberg still couldn't resist making a heroic, if flawed, figure out of the German businessman played by Liam Neeson. In The Pianist, however, there are no heroes. There's just a harsher, more harrowing and
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Students visit Berlin college
A GROUP of Lewisham College students have travelled to Germany to visit the Berlin College of Building (Knobelsdorffschule) as part of an unusual adult exchange programme. The 14 Lewisham students were drawn from vocational courses in brickwork, carpentry
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New times for advice bureaux
CITZENS' Advice Bureaux at Woolwich and Eltham are to change opening times to the public in an attempt to provide increased service. The changes will take effect from February 10 when the Woolwich Bureau, on Polytechnic Street, opens on Monday, Tuesday
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What's all the fuss?
THIS is neither the time nor place to rehearse the various arguments about the future of Crystal Palace park's top site. It is enough to say, by now, News Shopper readers should be in no doubt the Grade II* listed park has been the focus of some pretty
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Rents set to rise
Rents are to rise on council homes, it was confirmed last Thursday night, when the council's housing committee voted for an average £5 increase for tenants, with bigger properties facing higher increases. Labour councillors proposed lowering the average
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Hull Icebergs 107 London United 95
Much fancied London United suffered a shock defeat on Sunday at the hands of Hull in only there second loss of the season in Division One of the National League. London had not played a competitive match since before Christmas due to a glitch in the match
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Unions hail affordable housing 'climbdown'
Wandsworth Council has agreed to revise its affordable homes policy following pressure from the Government's planning inspector. The revised unitary development plan is to propose that developers work to a figure of 25 per cent affordable housing on new
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Life sentence for pub trivia row murderer
A MAN who killed a drinking pal with a broken pint glass during a row over football trivia at a Thamesmead pub, has been jailed for life. Garry Clark, aged 44, of Whinyates Road, Eltham, plunged the glass into Lee Smithie's throat after quarrelling about
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"Army has made a man of my son"
A PROUD mum, whose soldier son is preparing to depart for the Middle East, feels the Army has changed him for the better. Patricia Glover, 51, of Mallard Walk, Foots Cray, is proud of 20-year-old Trooper Darren of the Second Royal Tank Regiment. Although
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Disabled teen crushed before he died
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of Mohammad Khan have revealed the teenager was seen struggling with a man shortly before he vanished. The body of the disabled teenager, missing from his London home since January 2, was found on January
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The open road
The Beddington Link Road also known as Coomber Way received the official seal of approval at a ceremony last week. Mayor of Sutton Councillor John Dodwell cut the ribbon to officially open the road which has provided a direct link from Beddington Lane
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Fines to free up ward beds
Sutton's troubled social services could be fined £1.2million under new government proposals to penalise councils failing targets for moving hospital patients into residential care. Currently hospitals like St Helier shoulder the financial burden of looking
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School is borough's value-added winner
A GIRLS' school is celebrating after a year of hard work and dedication ensured its GCSE pupils made the most progress in Lewisham borough. Prendergast School, in Hilly Fields, Brockley, tops the first "value-added" secondary school performance tables
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Dumped needles a danger to health
BROMLEY: Worker stabbed by junkie's syringe in freak accident A PARK-KEEPER who suffered "10 months of hell" after he was jabbed by a junkie's needle is calling on the council to clean up its act. Martin Mackness, 38, of Laburnum Way, Bromley, was terrified
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Rumour quashed
Widespread rumours that a site in Sydney Road will be used to house asylum seekers have been strongly denied by Sutton Council. And though residents were informed the claim, which came in the form of an anonymous leaflet door-drop, is untrue the message
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Report reveals education challenge
GETTING youngsters into higher education to meet Government targets will challenge Lewisham and Greenwich according to a new report. Currently the national average for 18 to 30 year-olds taking their education further, is 34 per cent, both boroughs are
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School's truancy rate one of nation's worst
ABBEY Wood School has been branded one of the country's worst schools for truancy, with pupils missing six times as many days as the national average. The secondary school, in Eynsham Drive, which may be turned into a city academy following public consultation
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Black police outraged as racists released from jail
BLACK police chiefs are outraged at the early release of two suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry, jailed for racially abusing an off-duty officer. Neil Acourt, aged 27, and David Norris, aged 26, who served less than half of their 18-month
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Chris Patten is given doctorate
European Union Commissioner Chris Patten addressed graduates and academic staff before collecting an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Kingston University on Monday, January 20. Faculty of Business Dean, Professor Gwyneth Pitt said the
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18 years' prison for 13-strong raid gang
A GANG who dubbed themselves The Moneymakers have been sentenced to a total of 18 years in jail for an 18-month-long series of robberies. The 13-strong gang stole thousands of pounds worth of DVD software and cash, in raids across Sydenham, Catford and
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News in Brief
FUEL POVERTY: Lewisham West MP Jim Dowd is urging members of the voluntary sector to attend a seminar aimed at tackling fuel poverty. The event is for groups representing older people, families with young children and the disabled. It runs from noon
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Fight for mobile library
The closure of the mobile library announced in the Liberal Democrats budget has left users outraged and determined to fight the controversial decision. The library has 1,206 members, including 576 elderly people and 486 children. Every month it issues
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Ethel marks 103 years with a party
ONE of Lewisham's oldest residents celebrated 103 years of living in the borough with a birthday bash. Ethel Baker, who has three children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, keeps in touch with old friends and current affairs with weekly
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Greenwich University to resist student fee increase
GREENWICH University has no immediate plans to raise tuition fees but has given a cautious welcome to Government plans for higher education. A White Paper gives higher education institutions in England and Wales the right to raise tuition fees to £3,000
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Council's up for national LGC award
GREENWICH Council's Direct Services has made the finals of the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards, for UK council team of the year. The weekly magazine nominated the team at Greenwich, which is responsible for refuse collection, street cleaning,
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Design the winner for kids' guide
A GUIDE to services for children and young people will soon be available. The free directory, to be published in the spring, will list groups which run clubs for children and teenagers. Activities in the directory, which is a joint project between Greenwich
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Letters
For children, read ill-mannered louts - RE: SCHOOLCHILDREN getting detention. I have never ever felt so incensed as when I was reading Rachel Bradman's comments (He Says/She Says, January 15). What is this woman thinking of? Children are getting ruder
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Unlicenced minicab firm fined
A minicab firm was fined £1,800 after being caught out for running an unlicensed taxi on three occasions. Susan Burrows, a licensed private hire operator trading as Home James, pleaded guilty to six counts of failing to keep proper records of bookings
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We'll pay more to keep services
Nearly 90 per cent of respondents to an online questionnaire on council tax rates said they would rather pay more than lose services. The response comes after news of changes in Surrey's funding from government which will leave the county needing to fill
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PC prevents petrol pump blaze
A hero copper could be in line for a commendation after arresting a man who threatened to set fire to a petrol station. PC Warren Sturgeon and PC Ben Aveling were called to the Esso petrol station, in Bexleyheath Broadway, near the Golden Lion pub, and
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Keep pets warm and safe
THE PDSA is warning animal lovers to keep their pets warm and out of danger this winter. Offering some simple advice they are suggesting people bring in caged animals out of the garden, check under car bonnets for sleeping cats, keep dogs off frozen ponds
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Run for charity
A CHILDREN'S charity is asking runners in Redbridge for their support. The African Children's Club, based in Waltham Forest, works with young people across the borough and is looking for people who have entered the London Marathon to raise money for them
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Bollywood visits school
THE MAGIC of Bollywood came to Forest School in Snaresbrook with a visit from Asian dancer Honey Kalaria. Honey, now known as the UK's Bollywood Ambassador, is one of the UK's leading Indian dance experts as well as being a film star, model, singer and
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Inspirational student dies
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a Woodford Green woman, who at 98 was the oldest student to attend Wansfell College in Theydon Bois. Hilda Tarran took part in a three-day glass painting course at the college in November and made a huge
