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Hot homes
WHETHER it's the dreary British weather or the thought of owning a villa overlooking the Mediterranean, the number of Britons planning to buy a property abroad is set to double, according to Barclays. Five per cent of people asked already owned a home
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Baffled buyers
A RECENT survey by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has shown many customers are baffled by mortgage lenders' jargon. It found nearly 60 per cent did not know what APR (annual percentage rate) stood for. And just over half of the 800 mortgage
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Residents happy with the south east
ACCORDING to research by What House? Online, house hunters in the south east consistently do more research on a potential new home and its area than other home buyers in the country. As a result, homeowners in the area are much more content with their
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A design of the times
Imagine being able to shape your own town, have a say in the landscape and the design of the homes around you. KERRY ANN EUSTICE discovers Bexley residents have been given the chance to do just that ... Bexley residents and developers have been given
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Building community support
A new football coaching course is due to start this month, thanks to support from Gallions Housing Association. As of November 26, Bexley Adult Education College will be launching free training for over 16s to work towards a Level 1 Football Coaching
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In the shoes of a landlord
UK homeowners would offer their tenants a good quality service if they were in a landlords shoes, according to a survey by Norwich Union. The UK-based insurer asked homeowners what their priorities would be should they become a landlord. More than two-thirds
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££ - Buy now, build later - ££
There are ways to make money in the property market before a brick has even been laid. Buying off-plan presents profit opportunities for investors and homeowners alike. KERRY ANN EUSTICE looks at the pros and cons... The fluctuating property market concerns
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College creates top chefs
In a dynamic, fast-paced industry such as catering, it is important to keep on top of the constantly-evolving methods and styles of food preparation. That's why Lewisham College invites well-known chefs to give tips and training to hospitality
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Careers clinic with David Sanders
How can I make sure I consistently hit my sales tagets? Anon, Bromley. Careers consultant David Sanders answers: Failing to meet sales figures, or falling short of standards you set yourself, is a frustrating business. However, there are several points
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Success with stacking
It is a recognised sport in the USA and Speed Stacks is fast becoming popular this side of the Atlantic, having recently been featured on children's television programme Blue Peter. Speed Stacks, or cup stacking, is a collection of 12 specially-designed
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Careers clinic with David Sanders
I'm a qualified electrician and would like to set up my own business. Where do I start? Mr B Williams, Gravesend. Careers consultant David Sanders answers: There is constant demand for the services of good electricians, so starting your own business
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Personal trainer
There is much more to the gym than the treadmill. KERRY ANN EUSTICE gets instruction from a personal trainer changing peoples lives... Qualifications: I have a BA (hons) Sport and Exercise Studies, a diploma in personal training, from a
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Shop proprietor
A life altering illness meant Glynis Edwards had to change direction. KERRY ANN EUSTICE talks with a seamstress who made a market from miniature pieces... Qualifications: I completed a business course at Greenwich University. I saw they offered a course
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The home information pack
In a bid to make the home buying and selling process more reliable and efficient, the Government is introducing Home Information Pack's (HIP) which will be a legal requirement for anyone marketing a home from 2007 ... Under the new Housing Act, from
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Property jargon explained
As you look for your ideal home, Halifax Estate Agents' A to Z of home buying terms should help you understand the jargon: Advance: A mortgage loan. APR: Stands for annual percentage rate, which helps you compare the cost of different mortgage deals
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School’s status shoots upward
A SCHOOL was flying high at a launch event to celebrate its specialist science status success. The event at Westwood College, The Green, Welling, had a "flying high" theme because of the school's falcon logo. Year 7 pupils built small chemically-fuelled
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Young readers given author-ity
A SCHOOL is helping to choose the next JK Rowling after being picked to judge a book competition. Teacher Sharon Cope's pupils at Belvedere Infant School, Mitchell Close, Belvedere, make up one of only 150 classes chosen from thousands around the country
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Family has eye for art
AN ARTIST and her grandson are celebrating after their work was selected for an exhibition. The artwork of Paule Innes and nine-year-old, Joshua is on display at the Open Art Exhibition, Hall Place, Bexley. Joshua, who is the youngest person to be chosen
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Diggers getting down to business
BUILDERS have picked up their tools to start work on a £8m centre which will create 100 new jobs. The new East Thamesmead Innovation Centre, in Waldrist Way, Erith, will provide 70 spaces for entrepreneurs to start up small businesses. Support will
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Cyclist smashes into toddler on pavement
A TERRIFIED toddler was left in a pool of her own blood after being run down by a cyclist riding on the pavement. Little Bailey Davis was rushed to hospital by ambulance after being clattered outside her Crayford High Street home. Her mum Marion Flaughter
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Groups continue battle against anti-social behaviour
A SCHEME to help businesses support each other in combating anti-social behaviour and crime in town centres has held its first annual meeting. The 25 businesses which make up Bexleyheath Townsafe met last month to reflect on successes of the past year
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MP winning votes for animal care
ONE of Bexley's MPs has been nominated for the title of animal welfare champion of the Palace of Westminster. It should come as no surprise Derek Conway, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, has animals close to heart. Although he has a reputation as a Parliamentary
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Box gifts go to our troops
VETERAN charity worker Ennis Smith has begun organising another Christmas parcel collection for British troops serving overseas. Parcels can be packed with small gifts such as games, videos, stationery, socks, tights, toiletries, sweets, books and
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Songs help take the power Bach
STORE bosses are taking on loitering teens with a classic approach making them mad with Mozart and bothered by Bach. Fed-up Co-op chiefs have decided to install loud speakers and play classical music to dissuade large groups of youths from congregating
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Involved in 15-man pub scrap
THREE drinkers have been punished for their part in a 15-man pub brawl. Jonathon Ford, aged 22, Daniel Dunn, aged 25, and Danny Long, aged 22, got involved in a fight at the Guy Earl of Warwick pub, Welling High Street. The Old Bailey heard how the
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Man hurt in 40ft roof fall
A MAN allegedly indecently assaulted a woman before falling through a Perspex roof as he fled from police. The incident happened at the Asda shopping centre, Broadway, Bexleyheath, at 3.23pm on Monday. Officers asked the man to stop but he ran up a
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Knife amnesty fails to make its point
POLICE are urging more people to hand in weapons following a "disappointing" start to a knife amnesty. Only two flick knives have been deposited at Bexleyheath Police Station, Arnsberg Way, since the amnesty began on November 7. The two-week amnesty
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Bubbles makes maths a laugh
CHILDREN clowned around with numbers when they enjoyed a maths week. Bubbles the Clown visited Belvedere Infant School, Mitchell Close, Belvedere, as part of events. The children played games, solved problems and followed maths trails near the school
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MP defends voting against terror laws
A FORMER Government minister has defended his decision to vote against proposed anti-terror legislation. Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford was one of 49 Labour rebels to reject plans to allow terrorist suspects to be detained for up to 90 days
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News in brief
BOOK SALE: The Blackheath and Greenwich branch of Amnesty International is holding a fundraising book sale this Saturday, at the Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, Forest Hill. Thousands of new and second-hand books will be on offer at the sale,
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Heavy drinking led to fatal fall down stairs
A POLISH man fell down stairs and died after drinking heavily. Twenty-eight-year-old Grzegorz Zyla, of Hartslock Drive, Thamesmead, had drank more than four times the equivalent of the legal driving limit. Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Keith
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Marchers remember Rochelle
A HUNDRED youngsters took to the streets in memory of murdered schoolgirl Rochelle Holness. They held a peaceful march on Sunday to campaign for better protection for young people. Following the 15-year-old's murder in September, the marchers are calling
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Fire crew reinforces danger of hoax calls
FIREFIGHTERS are warning hoax calls and arson attacks on bins and skips could cost lives. Beckenham Fire Station received 66 hoax emergency calls in 2003/04 and 74 in 2004/05 an average of three every fortnight. For around two years the station was
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Getting connected
YOUNG people who sign up for leisure and sports discounts online can win freebies in a bid to encourage them to get out more. Bromley Mytime, the charitable organisation which works in partnership with Bromley Council to provide Bromley's leisure services
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News in brief
STAGE SHOW: The Princess and the Pauper is this year's Christmas show by Bromley Methodist Church's Rainbows and Brownies. It is on at the church on December 3 at 4pm and December 4 at 12.30pm. Tickets are £2 for adults and £1 for concessions. All profits
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Pupils hear about life of science
healthcare scientists are visiting pupils in the borough to raise awareness of careers in their field. Many different scientists, including biomedical scientists who carry laboratory tests, help doctors treat disease. They also include cardiac physiologists
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Kids to receive box of delights
GIFT boxes will light up the faces of children around the world this Christmas. Smile International has collected 12,000 shoeboxes full of toys and toiletries donated by people across the UK. They will be given to children in villages, schools, orphanages
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Smile on your desert journey
ADVENTURERS can trek across the Egyptian desert while raising money for African children thanks to a charity. The journey across the Sinai Desert is a pilgrimage-style challenge with the opportunity to learn more about the Biblical history of the region
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Contract ends after poor Ofsted report
THE council has decided to end its contract with the company running its youth services not long after a damning report criticised the service. The report from education watchdog Ofsted, published on August 1, slammed Bromley Council and Prospects Services
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Our residents are missing out
TOP Tory councillors are calling for a review of the way local authorities are funded claiming Bromley is getting a bad deal from Government. They say the borough is seen as affluent and is low down the grants list. Only Richmond and Havering received
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Footballer’s fear as home robbed
FORMER Charlton star Mark Fish has spoken of his horror after hooded robbers raided his home. The central defender was bound and gagged by the four men and told to co-operate for the sake of his two children. Mr Fish, 31, was asleep in bed at his mansion
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Cooking up a tasty treat
SCHOOLCHILDREN, parents and teachers, inspired by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, have been learning cooking and healthy eating can be fun. The youngsters made fruit kebabs, vegetable caterpillars, fruit smoothies, carrot muffins and vegetarian sausage
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Mast firm’s link to pension fund
PHONE mast campaigners say they are stunned the council has invested more than £6m in Vodafone. Figures released to News Shopper under the Freedom of Information Act show £6.2m has been spent on more than four million shares in the firm. The cash comes
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Teenagers learn about Indian life
YOUNG churchgoers learned teenagers in India face similar problems to their own when they visited the country. Three youth leaders and nine young people aged 14 to 18 went to Herbertpur Christian Hospital, near Dehradun, in the Doon Valley, at the foothills
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News in brief
MEDICAL SKILL: Professor Sube Banerjee and his psychiatric team from South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, made it to the final of the Hospital Doctor Awards. They were nominated in the psychiatry team of the year category. The awards, which celebrate
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Area close to its heritage
THE bid to gain international recognition and protect part of the borough as a World Heritage Site has moved one step closer. Councillors endorsed documents for the proposed site which will now be sent to English Heritage and then the Department of Culture
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Alleged attacker told to report to police
A TEENAGER arrested following an alleged attack on a 12-year-old boy outside Bethlem Royal Hospital, is due to return to Bromley Police Station tomorrow. The 17-year-old was released on bail following his arrest in connection with the October 4 incident
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Public have passion for fashion
A SHOW celebrating the end of the Second World War with 60 years of fashion has proved a sell-out hit. Organised by Age Concern Bexley, the event was the charity's way of marking the 60th anniversary of VE and VJ days. Held in the civic offices in Bexleyheath
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Charitable couple sell all they own
A COUPLE plan to sell the contents of their home to raise money for victims of the Asian earthquake. Lucy Hawkings, 22, was so moved by images showing survivors of the quake, which killed 74,000 people in October, she decided to take action. With fiance
