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Old enough to know better
THREE men have been hit with anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) for persistently harassing passers-by on the streets. Michael Marriott, Simon Paul and Harold Thompson have been banned from a large section of Deptford and New Cross, for their constant
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Have a n-ice day out
Families can get their skates on for the next six weeks and have fun at an ice rink. The Greenwich Ice Rink, at the Old Royal Naval College, is open until January 15. For more information, visit greenwichicerink.com
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‘I will keep my word!’
FURIOUS residents claim their "Arthur Fowler" style tenants' association chairman has taken £3,500 of their money without spending a penny organising events. Residents say Coldharbour Tenants' and Residents' Association chairman David Cooper promised
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Parents warned to steer clear of mini-motorbikes as gifts
MINI motorbikes and electric and petrol powered scooters should be no-go areas for parents buying presents for their children this Christmas. Bexley's Community Safety Partnership has warned the vehicles could end up being crushed if they are used illegally
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Recovering after years of abuse
A support group is helping women who have suffered domestic violence turn their lives around. Reporter SAMANTHA PAYNE spoke to one victim about how the help she is receiving has helped change her life for the better ... TO GO through a traumatic experience
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Enjoying bright start to season’s delights
Christmas has well and truly arrived in Bexley with a flurry of festive lights getting the big switch-on ... ERITH'S new Riverside shopping centre celebrated its first Christmas in the town with traditional and modern entertainment. There was hip-hop
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I wish for some pals
THERE will be no fun and games with pals for one little boy celebrating his birthday this week. Zachary Clark, nine, who has Asperger's syndrome, has been out of school for nearly a year and no longer has any friends to invite to a party for his 10th
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Schoolboy design flies ahead of the competition
AERONAUTICAL engineering students went back to basics with a schoolboy design to be named Britain's best paper plane flyers. The Spruce Moose was based on a design learned by 21- year-old Steve Bond when he was a pupil at Langley Park School for Boys
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News in brief
DETAILED REQUEST: Bromley Council's social care health and housing policy development and scrutiny committee has written to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust requesting information on the alleged attack on a 12-year-old schoolboy outside Bethlem Royal
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Claim new scheme is fairer way
GETTING children into primary school is now easier and fairer, according to the council. Under the new system for 2006/07, parents fill in one form and list three schools. Previously they had to apply to schools separately. The new system is said to
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Barnardo’s plans blasted
FURIOUS residents are calling on councillors to ditch a housing plan by children's charity Barnardo's. People living in and around Sherwood Way, West Wickham, say they have not been consulted. Barnardo's and its development partner Cala Homes want to
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Guilty of ‘playing games’
A 50-year-old woman who said her ex-husband attacked her was sentenced to 120 hours' community service and accused of playing games with the legal system. Sheila Page, of Chesterfield Close, Orpington, was charged with attempting to pervert the court
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Centre gets VIP visit
UKRAINIANS visited a centre for children with special needs and complex disabilities to get tips for developing services in their country. Thirteen ministers and senior officials visited Phoenix Children's Resource Centre, Masons Hill, Bromley. The
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Charity calls for volunteers
A CHARITY is looking for volunteers to help it expand ts services. The Bromley Advocacy Alliance is to start supporting people with dementia, their carers and people with financial worries. It needs to recruit 50 volunteers to help people to speak out
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When will we see police?
WORRIED residents are demanding to know when promised police reinforcements will arrive. Over recent months, Petts Wood has been hit by vandalism and crime committed by youths moved on from nearby areas. Last week, resident Andy Houghton, 30, said the
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Pupils lend a helping hand
PENS and paper were swapped for baubles and bows as children welcomed in the festive season. The 180 pupils from Hextable Infant School, St David's Road, Swanley, eagerly gathered in their hall to dress this year's Christmas tree. The four to seven
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Power firm pays for ropy repairs
AN ENERGY company was ordered to pay £4,700 in fines and £13,500 costs after it failed to carry out road works satisfactorily. EDF Energy admitted 24 charges and was sentenced at Bromley Magistrates' Court. The offences include failure to maintain relevant
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Car thieves steal pensioner’s ‘legs’
AN ASTHMATIC pensioner has been left traumatised after thieves took her husband's "legs" away by stealing and wrecking their car. Sixty-five-year-old Gwen Harvey's husband Alan, 82, cannot walk because of his osteoarthritis so they rely on their K-reg
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Police begin Christmas crackdown
POLICE have begun a campaign to combat alcohol-fuelled crime in the run up to Christmas. Until Christmas Eve, there will be more police in town centres and officers with sniffer dogs will be at train and bus stations. And Bromley Council trading standards
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Young singers share honours
EQUALITY ruled in a school's Christmas show with every child having an equal part. Each of the 124 pupils at all-boys school Bickley Park Pre-Prep, Page Heath Lane, Bickley, sings in at least five of the Christmas musical show's 12 songs. It was specially
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Claims chairman has kept £3,500 in funds
FURIOUS residents claim their "Arthur Fowler" style tenants' association chairman has taken £3,500 of their money without spending a penny organising events. Residents say Coldharbour Tenants' and Residents' Association chairman David Cooper promised
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Pupils piece together school’s past
CHILDREN are looking for memories and mementoes to help celebrate their school building's birthday. They also want to hear about school dinners, playground games and other parts of school life. Pupils are learning about how Downe Primary School has
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Workers tackle shop fire
POLICE are investigating after rubbish was set on fire outside shops. Flames from the rubbish spread into the Marks & Spencer loading bay, Homefield Rise, Orpington, just before 8pm on Sunday. It took fire crews from Orpington, Bromley and Downham an
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Growing support for ‘Robin Hood’
AN ANGRY resident who sees himself as a Robin Hood-style campaigner is gaining support in his bid to ban absent councillors claiming £10,000 allowances. Architect Clive Newson launched a petition last month calling on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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Shining lights for loved ones
THOUSANDS of lights shone down on families gathered to remember their loved ones. More than 1,000 people gathered at St Christopher's Hospice, Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham, for the dedication of the 3,000 lights on the St Christopher's Remembrance Tree
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Vandalism must stop
A CRICKET club chairman is calling on residents to shop vandals who destroyed a newly-seeded pitch. Harry Bright, 45, wants to hear from anybody who knows those responsible for the damage to the £1,500 surface. And he wants people living in Park Road
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Bad break in mishap
GETTING down from a loft proved difficult for a man who had to be rescued when his fingers got trapped. The resident of Boswell House, Crown Lane, Bromley, was left dangling through his loft hatch held up only by his trapped fingers after his loft ladder
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News in brief
WITNESS APPEAL: A woman is appealing for witnesses to a road accident which happened on August 28 at a roundabout off junction four of the M25, where it meets the A21 to Orpington. The cars involved were a red Fiesta and a red Alfa Romeo. Call Helen Osman
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Woman found dead after fire crews tackle house blaze
A 55-YEAR-OLD woman died as fire ripped through her home. Kent Fire and Rescue were called to the blaze in The Rise, Gravesend, at 10am on Monday. Firefighters took more than an hour to tackle the blaze, which is believed to have started in the first-floor
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Surgery rules 'a pain in neck'
A PATIENT has been de-registered from a doctors' practice because she lives too far away even though her home is just 2.4 miles from the surgery. Jodi Parmenter says she had to plead for treatment at Gravesham Medical Centre when she woke with severe
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Coming to a street near you?
GIPSIES who are to be evicted from green belt land say they have no choice but to set up home in streets, car parks and on football pitches. The Maughan family, who have lived at Walden's Farm, St Mary Cray, for two years have been given an ultimatum
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Bromley hold the league leaders
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 v 0 Bromley Ryman Premier By Patrick Harris BROMLEY'S makeshift side put in a solid defensive performamce against the league leaders to return from Middlesex with a well-earned point. The Ravens' squad was so decimated
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Cray's is a double
Cray Wanderers 2 v 0 Ashford Town Ryman Division One By Jerry Dowlen CRAY completed their first double of the season when they followed up a 3-0 win at Ashford 14 days ago with a 2-0 win at Hayes Lane. Those who saw Ashford keeper Dave Wietecha
