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Animal testing concerns
Readers of the News Shopper will be concerned to know that the European Parliament is soon to vote on proposals which could mean that millions of animals will be subjected to powerful chemicals applied to their skins, dripped in their eyes and fed to
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Opposed to Olympic tax
In 2006 our council tax will go up 10 per cent at least. Twenty-five per cent of our council tax is handed to the Greater London Assembly. Now the GLA has got the audacity to dictate to us that in the not too distant future, we will have to pay 38p
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Appalled by school bus chaos
Having read the previous complaint about the 423 school bus, I would like to add this to it. Since Monday, October 10 there has not been a 423 school bus running from the Fleet Estate to Wilmington in neither the morning nor the evening. Having enquired
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Council driving home wrong message
I read with dismay the excuses given for the increase in Bromley road causalities for 2004, in the letter from Councillor George Taylor (Letters August 24). An increase of over 3 per cent is not a 'small rise'; it is over 300 extra casualties in the
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MP's intervention not welcome
For Clive Efford MP to get the redevelopment of the old Coronet Cinema site on Well Hall Road, Eltham put on hold serves no purpose for the people of Eltham. More supermarkets in Eltham are needed now the shops on Well Hall Road are not adequate for
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Not as fond of new pool
With reference to the new swimming pool at Crook Log: Being a regular lunchtime swimmer at the old' pool, I waited with anticipation for the new one to open, imagining what it would be like. From the plans that I saw, it was going to be shorter. The
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Plight of Old Hill
We write with reference to your recent article "Getting the hump with lives at stake". This non-story where nothing actually happened to the patient, Mr Andrews, is more evidence of the nonsense being stirred up by Mr Lawson and his group of busybodies
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Defending library staff
Having read Susan Lee's one-sided view of Bostall library, I would like to reply. I also encourage my children to visit the library, and cannot fault Bostall library, or its staff. This is obviously a small library for local people to use, and as such
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Shame on Labour
In response to Mr Slater's letter in your October 26 issue, may I point out that most people can differentiate between the need for proper stewards to eject those deliberately set on disrupting party conferences and those who disagree with what a minister
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Blame the teachers, not the exams
Having received my A2-Levels, I too am aggravated by the results but I think for a different reason than those represented in the media. I don't actually think that the actual exams are becoming easier but like has been suggested, more people are taking
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Time to remember
With commemorations to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies, held across Bexley, took on extra significance ... THE annual Festival of Remembrance organised by the East Wickham and Welling
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Police appealing for help after shooting outside man’s home
The Yes Bar in Welling is well known to the police. And the man who owns the lease to the premises was recently shot outside his home. LINDA PIPER reports ... ASHOOTING victim attacked at his home in Bexley Village on November 5 has been released from
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Showing the way to the stars
One of maritime Greenwich's most famous landmarks is set for a revamp after a donor stepped in with the cash needed to fund the work. Reporter GLENN EBREY finds out more about the Royal Observatory's Time and Space project ... PLANS to refurbish the
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Groups aim to shoot down airport plans
THE campaign group opposing plans to expand Biggin Hill airport has submitted a dossier to the council on why further development should not happen. Flightpath, which is made up of residents and interest groups affected by the airport, handed the 66-
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TV bobby helps the real force
A CELEBRITY policeman made a guest appearance at a new community office in a part of the borough which has been without a station for four years. Alex Walkinshaw, who plays Dale Smith in TV series The Bill, helped open the Biggin Hill and Darwin Community
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News in brief
BRANCH SCHEME: Bromley Community Wood Recycling is looking for a drop-off point where people can leave wood to be treated and resold. The company, which employs people with learning disabilities, is looking for between half an acre and an acre of space
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Firms plan to boost drink sales
MORE than a quarter of licensed businesses have applied to extend the hours in which they can sell alcohol. Under the Licensing Act 2003, Bromley Council, not magistrates' courts, will grant businesses, including pubs and off-licences, permission to
