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Top musicians Skid into town
Three great nights beckon this coming week, with outstanding musicianship from four of the country's most seasoned jazz stars. Veteran trumpeter Dave Hancock has a kind of second home at Catford's Rutland Arms. He's been one of the most frequently returning
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Funding the Olympics (15 comments)
It's good to see a London 2012 spokesman saying "we believe the Olympic Games coming to London will be a huge boost for everybody in London and the UK." Perhaps, then, the spokesman would also like to say a) how this "huge boost" will manifest itself
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Welling 1 v 0 Weymouth 25.03.2006
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Stevenage 2 v 0 Gravesend & Northfleet 25.03.2006
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Stevenage 2 v 0 Gravesend & Northfleet 25.03.2006
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Stevenage 2 v 0 Gravesend & Northfleet 25.03.2006
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Fleet frailties jeopardise the last shred of reward
Stevenage 2 v 0 Fleet Nationwide Conference For more pictures, click on Non-league pictures FLEET boss Liam Daish called his team's defending "dozy" after watching his side fall to two first-half goals. While the season is over in terms of the
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MAY SMALL
MAY SMALL A Dear Mum & Grandma who fell asleep 27th March 1998. Still loved, still missed, still very dear. God Bless Love Audrey, Alan, Sue, Peter & Robert X X
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STEWART WATSON
IN LOVING MEMORY OF STEWART WATSON 23/11/1920 - 29/3/2000. Always in our thoughts and in our hearts. Peg, Linda and family.
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JACKIE EVANS
In Loving Memory of JACKIE EVANS (nee STARBUCK) 4/8/1959 - 27/3/2005. A year ago I had to part with a very special mate, I asked God please don't take her as he led her through his gate, He said she's only borrowed from Heaven up above, But I will always
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THOMAS McGHEE
In Loving Memory of THOMAS McGHEE 18.4.43 - 29.3.05. Sadly missed by loving wife Jean, family and friends. You are always in our hearts and will never be forgotten. X X
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DON WATKINS
DON WATKINS 1932 - 2005. A year today. Missing you so much, wife Daphne. Always in our thoughts, Julie, Richard, Holly, Hannah xxxxx
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STEVEN SMALLCALDER
STEVEN SMALLCALDER 29th June 1984 to 31st March 2000. We close our eyes and see you smiling your cheeky grin, We hear your laughter filled with so much fun We lost all this six years ago And now we have just memories. A day never passes when you are not
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SUSAN JANE ISHMAEL
SUSAN JANE ISHMAEL (nee Openshaw). Rembering you lovingly on your 40th birthday. Always in our hearts and thoughts. Love from Mum, Dad, Carole & Martin xxx
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DARREN ROBERT WRIGHT
In loving Memory of DARREN ROBERT WRIGHT 12th May 1972 - 1st April 2002. Those special years will not return. When we were all together. But the loving memories in our hearts. Will stay with us for forever. We love and miss you very much. Mum, Dad and
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ERIC DODSON
In Loving Memory of ERIC DODSON 7/5/1923 - 31/3/2000. A very special Husband, Dad & Grandad. Who is sadly missed by all the family X X X X
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AVERIL JUNE BROMLEY
In Loving Memory of AVERIL JUNE BROMLEY Who passed away 30th March 2005. If tears could build a stairway. And memories a lane. We'd walk right up to heaven. And bring you home again. Love you always Keith, Jackie, Jo, Mandy and families.
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MAUD SOPHIA CROUCHER
MAUD SOPHIA CROUCHER 18-6-1909 - 2-3-2005. A year has gone by since you passed away. Sadly missed. Always in our thoughts. Loving son Les and daughter Pat.
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MARGARET and DENNIS NORRIS
In Loving Memory of MARGARET NORRIS 2.6.31 - 1.4.05 and DENNIS NORRIS 25.5.28 - 30.3.81. "At peace with each other" Always in our thoughts & forever in our hearts We love and miss you both so much. All our love Laraine, Jim, Jan, Tom, Lauren, Ellie and
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CHICK HILL
CHICK HILL Remembering my darling Chick, who was called to rest on 1st April 1994. Always in our thoughts. Love Wife Doreen, also Mandy, Dennis, Claire & Robin X X
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IRIS YVONNE SHIPMAN
In Memory of IRIS YVONNE SHIPMAN Who went to sleep on 23rd March 2003. Always in our thoughts with love from all the family and friends especially the latest addition baby Florrie Iris. God Bless XXX
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RUSSELL WARD
RUSSELL WARD Thinking of you on your 47th birthday, 31st March. You are in our thoughts every day. Miss your cheeky smile and wonderful sense of humour. You are our shining star. Mum, Jack, Robert, Teresa and Clare, Mark, Paul and Grace.
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TINA WILSON
In Loving Memory of TINA WILSON 6/1/1969 - 30/3/1995. Well what to say, words can't explain, To help us ease the burning pain, Things we see and things we do, Will always remind us of loving you When taken early, you were led away, That was a sad and
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JASWINDER SINGH GILL
In Loving Memory of JASWINDER SINGH GILL 23.1. 1965 - 31.3.2000. Six years have passed but you will always be in our hearts. Lovingly remembered by his Mother, Father, Sisters and Nieces. We miss you and live with your memory.
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BILL HUGHES
In Loving Memory of BILL HUGHES (07.07.30 - 31.03.99). One year comes, another one goes, But the gates of memory never close. No longer with us, our lives to share, But in our hearts, you are always there. With much love, Billy - Pauline X X X X
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BETTY DOREEN WHITEFIELD
In Loving Memory of a Dear Wife & Mother BETTY DOREEN WHITEFIELD Passed away 28th March 2001, aged 78 yrs. Always in our thoughts. Forever in our hearts. Sadly missed by Husband Sid & Sons David, Stephen, Martin & Grandsons Thomas, Colin & Jonathan.
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DENNIS HAFFENDEN
In Loving Memory of DENNIS HAFFENDEN 25/10/29 - 31/3/03. A Loving Husband, Dad, Brother, Grandad and Great Grandad. A silent wish, Tears unseen, We wish your absence, Was only a dream. We miss you, Gwen, Jackie, Denise, Jeanine, Tracie, Alfie, Malcie,
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We won’t pay Olympics tax
A DISGRUNTLED resident is joining a growing band of people refusing to pay a levy to fund the London 2012 Olympics. David Clark, 62, says it is unfair he is having to pay an extra £24 a year to help fund the Olympics when he will not see any of the
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£30,000 goes up in flames
A SHOP'S stock went up in flames after it was torched, causing £30,000 worth of damage. The manager of Forbuoy's newsagent, Ken Hatch, was woken by police on Friday morning to be told his shop in Dene Holm Road, Northfleet, was on fire. When Mr Hatch
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Learners ripped off
A whistleblower has lifted the lid on the practice which allows under-qualified instructors to teach learner drivers on the road. Experienced instructor Adrian Lewis says it is "disgraceful" trainee instructors can legally give paid-for lessons to pupils
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Up to 100 jobs to go
A DEBT-RIDDEN hospital is to cut up to 100 jobs as part of plans to save £10m this year. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, announced the proposals in line with a nationwide programme aimed at reducing debts crippling the NHS. Staff
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Kids told: Shop mum
KIDS are being asked to shop' their parents as part of a school's campaign to halt traffic chaos. Armed with notepads and pens, pupils from Red Hill Primary School stand outside their front gates in Red Hill, Chislehurst, writing down car number plates
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Hoping to land a prize with balloon
A MUM is waiting to hear if she has won a prize after finding a balloon which was released in Holland. Carolyn Matthews, 44, was returning home from a shopping trip when she discovered the yellow balloon floating outside her house in Vale Road, Dartford
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Pub licence up for review
A PUB could be stripped of its licence at a review hearing tomorrow. The licensing committee at Bromley Council will decide whether the Walkabout pub, High Street, Bromley, is run properly. It will assess whether the management does enough to make sure
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We’re Priced Out of Shops at Home
POSH shops are outpricing a town with snobbery, according to residents. Biggin Hill residents used to have the choice of Morrisons or Iceland for grocery shopping. But Morrisons has become a Waitrose store and Iceland, which closed down, is to become
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Community’s culinary experience
EAT well to stay well is the message behind an event being held today. The Community Cafe Project Penge is holding the event to promote healthy eating for pensioners through cookery demonstrations, food tasting and by giving individual advice. There
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Children get into growing
PUPILS braved cold winds and dug deep at the opening of a school's new garden. A strip of wasteland on the site of James Dixon Primary School, William Booth Road, Anerley, has been cleared and will now boast vegetables and flowers, planted by the Gardening
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Group voices its concerns to MP
MP JOHN Horam listened to concerns about changes to incapacity benefits when he visited a mental health centre. He made the visit after Work and Pensions Minister Alan Johnson announced the Government will publish plans this summer to replace incapacity
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Man dies in bike smash
A TEENAGER was killed after crashing his motorbike into a lamppost. Nineteen-year-old Stuart May was on Bromley Road, Chislehurst, at about 2pm on March 23 when he lost control of his blue Yamaha motorcycle. The resident of Oliver Road, Swanley, was
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£350m will benefit disabled travellers
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to improve facilities at train stations have been welcomed by disabled passengers. Orpington station is one of 47 stations across the country to benefit from a £350m cash boost, announced by the Government last week. Network
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News in Brief
CANCER FILM: A Bromley Cancer User Group film, funded by Macmillan Cancer Relief, is being shown to doctors to help them realise how patients feel when they are told they have cancer. Residents are invited to watch it at 12.45pm on April 8 in the United
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Watching out for victims
CELEBRITY Big Brother winner Chantelle Hough-ton is backing a new anti-bullying campaign. The new Bullywatch London campaign aims to help adults know how to spot, intervene and report bullying incidents they see. It has been launched after charity Beatbullying
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Initiative aims to get more police on street
THE long arm of the law is stretching out across the borough. Starting on Monday there will be more than 50 extra police officers on the beat in Bromley as part of the Safer Neighbourhood initiative. This initiative aims to improve links with the community
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Kop that! Crazy Horse has message for Rafa
DEAD football star Emlyn Hughes is using a former policewoman to contact Liverpool FC manager Rafa Benitez. Stephany Cohen says she has been contacted by the spirit of the former England and Liverpool captain She says he is desperate to speak to
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Builders planning to sing for England
SIX builders are taking on the Football Association with their World Cup song. The FA liked Young Stanley's song 4-4-2 and it made it into the top 10 of choices for the official England World Cup song but World at Your Feet by indie band Embrace was
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Shop’s alcohol licence taken away
A SHOPKEEPER is the first person in the borough to have his alcohol licence taken away. Bromley Council revoked Sri Haran Karunanithy's licence because children managed to buy alcohol at his shop, Times News in Glebe Way, West Wickham. The decision
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School is evacuated due to fire
SMOKE filled a school kitchen after an electrical explosion knocked out the heating, lighting and computer network. The fire broke out in the electrical intake room at Langley Park School for Girls, Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, at about 11am on March
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Blaze severely damages ground floor of pavilion
FIRE crews had to saw through the padlocked gates of a park to reach a blaze in an unoccupied pavilion. Four fire engines and 20 firefighters were called to the blaze in Crystal Palace Park, Penge, on March 22. A member of the public reported the fire
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Canine mobile phone thefts are a fairy tail
THE Met Police have dismissed claims a criminal gang is training dogs to steal mobile phones. Its statement comes after a boy had his phone taken by a Labrador dog after it knocked him over in the recreation ground in Sussex Road, Northumberland Heath
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Scenic way to be born
A COUPLE made a roadside delivery after their baby was born in the front seat of their Renault Scenic. Sue and Matt Haw, of First Avenue, Bexleyheath, were driving to hospital when their daughter arrived. Mrs Haw, 32, said: "My contractions began at
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Centre to shut due to lack of funding
THE closure of a refugee centre will lead to an overload on social services, according to trustees of the charity. Bromley Refugee Network (BRN), Maple Road, Penge, will close its doors on Friday after it failed to secure adequate funding to cover its
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Workers set to take action
PUBLIC sector workers were due to stage a one-day strike yesterday in protest at proposed changes to their pension scheme. The strike was expected to hit refuse collections. Shenstone Special School in Old Road, Crayford and libraries in Crayford,
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News in brief
IN THE FINAL: Slade Green's Safer Neighbourhoods policing team was one of eight finalists in the capital's London Problem Solving award. The team's leader, Sgt Ross McKibbin, made a presentation on the area's problem- solving project, which was launched
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Course aims to stop motorbike fatalities
THE council is running a course to try to prevent bikers dying on the roads. Motorcyclists currently account for five per cent of traffic on Bromley's roads but more than 17 per cent of fatalities. Bromley Council wants to cut the number of motorcyclists
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Talks over job cuts
UNIONS and professional bodies representing staff at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, were due to meet on Monday to decide their joint response to plans to axe 190 hospital posts. First indications are there is unlikely to be major opposition to the job
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Reported for ‘blatant lies’ leaflet
A COUNCILLOR has been reported to the Standards Board for England because of accusations in a leaflet. Liberal Democrat councillor Grace Goodlad is one of the editors of the leaflet which accused Conservative Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom councillor
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College spending £20m on campus
A COLLEGE is spending £20m on modernising its main campus. Bromley College is making the upgrades to its Rookery Lane campus to improve teaching facilities. The majority of the first phase will be completed by September. It will include more classrooms
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Taking a walk to help raise cash for centre
CHURCHGOERS are preparing for their annual walk to raise cash for Bexley's centre for the unemployed. This year has been a difficult one for the BCU Life Skills Centre in Pincott Hall, behind Christ Church in Bexleyheath Broadway. Lack of funds nearly
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Children enjoy their time in Wonderland
YOUNGSTERS aged between seven and nine at a Crayford primary school, have spent a whole school term preparing for their annual production. The pupils at Barnes Cray Primary School, Iron Mill Lane, performed Alice, the Musical, based on the classic children's
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Shoppers help to raise cash
THERE were bargains galore as families attended a charity's nearly-new sale. The West Wickham and Hayes branch of the National Childbirth Trust held the event in Gates Green Road, West Wickham, to raise funds for its childbirth and parenting charity
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News in brief
PHONE MAST: Residents are fighting an application by mobile phone comany O2 (UK) for a 12.5m phone mast and an equipment cabinet at the junction of Winchelsea Avenue, Hurlingham Road, and The Pantiles, Bexleyheath. Closing date for objections to Bexley
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Move to hold farmers’ markets in town
FARMERS' markets are to hit the streets in Bexley next month. In response to demand from borough residents, Bexley Council's town centres management team has organised a trial of monthly farmers' markets. They will offer fresh produce from Kent farms
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Plan for phone mast rejected
THE chairman of Bexley Council's planning committee has accused a planning inspector of "overreaching himself" when he suggested suitable alternative sites to a mobile phone company. Another committee member asked if companies were waging "turf wars
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Borough is top dog for social housing
LEWISHAM is at top of the league when it comes to social housing, according to a new survey. Of all homes built in the borough in 2004/05, 57.6 per cent were social housing set aside for poorer residents the joint highest in London. According to
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Council shuts pools due to safety fears
A SWIMMING baths has been closed until further notice because of health and safety concerns. Lewisham Council leisure bosses closed Forest Hill Pools, Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, on Monday after getting advice from surveyors. The decision was taken
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Enjoying appliance of science
PUPILS found science can be fun during a week-long programme of activities. Sydenham School, Dartmouth Road, Sydenham, encouraged pupils to try their hand at a host of experiments during its annual science week. Children had the chance to learn more
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Better access for disabled people
DISABLED commuters are on track to benefit from multi-million pound plans to improve facilities at three train stations. The Government has announced a £350m cash boost to make life easier for disabled people at 47 stations across the country. The first
