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Beware of scammers
A CHARITY is urging residents to beware of bogus fundraisers. North West Cancer Research Fund says two male youths have recently been collecting money on behalf of the charity in the Bromley area. The boys, aged in their mid to late teens, are calling
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EU money for pottery classes
A EUROPEAN grant will enable a pottery centre to help more people recover from mental illness. Orpington-based Credo has been awarded almost £3,000 from the European Union's social fund to run free ceramics classes. The taster courses, which will
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Make correction to my collection
A PENSIONER is fighting "like a tiger" to have her rubbish collected. Rosamund Bray has only had her waste picked up twice since Bromley Council changed the collection routes and days at the beginning of July. During the other weeks the 66-year-old
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TO THE POINT
REDUCED RATES: Why does the media always emphasise things to depress? In a world where facts were reported we could have done without the scaremongering of the new postage rates and complimented Royal Mail for introducing vastly reduced rates. For example
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‘Code red’ is not an emergency
THE article Dangerous Routes Revealed On List (News Shopper, August 9) is sensationalist and misleading. You suggest these bus routes are dangerous because of the high number of "code red" calls but code red is not a by-word for emergency. In fact,
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Hospital must sort out parking
WELL done to Sheila Gunn, who has leafleted hospital staff who stopped her rubbish from getting picked up (Double Parking Is A Load Of Rubbish, News Shopper, August 16). Since the hospital was re-developed in 2002, many residential roads have experienced
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Left sunk without RAF help
ON BBC1 recently there was a discussion concerning whether the RAF or the Royal Navy was the greatest deterrent to Hitler's invasion of Great Britain in 1940. I served aboard destroyers and our losses due to air attacks were considerable. At the end
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Bus drivers not fans of free travel scheme
AS A bus driver in Orpington I can fully understand the problem passengers face when getting on our buses. Bus drivers have to put up with the foul language and abuse all day, every day. Drivers are bound by rules of their company not to get out of
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Firm provides expert advice
REGARDING Appalled At Letter Touting For Business (News Shopper, August 16), which says I was advertising for Teacher, Selby, Stern and Co solicitors. I know of the firm only because they are recommended by Chris Woodhead, a former Chief Inspector of
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Being selfish only creates problems
THREE News Shopper articles on August 16 show just how totally inept and selfish western society has become during the past 20 years, in the "age of plenty". How this country ever managed to get through the dark days of the Second World War, one can
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Scaling new heights
STUNNING seahorses and scaly fish inspired creative youngsters during a visit to a new aquarium. The 30 children, aged between three and eight, set to work with card, glitter and glue and to make fishy garlands after touring the Horniman Museum's newest
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Churches preparing for non-stop prayer workshops
CHURCH leaders and worshippers have organised a 24/7 prayer marathon. The event will see a total of eight Christian churches across Eltham taking part in continuous prayer. A series of themed workshops will take place at the St Mary's Community Centre
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News in Brief
HISTORY BOOKED: Members of Lewisham's Home Library Service are invited to Sydenham Library, Sydenham Road, today for a history talk and slide show between 11.30am and 12.30pm. The library will be closed during the event. FELINE GENEROUS?: Cats Protection
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Councillors concerned by cutbacks
BEXLEY'S Tory councillors are the latest to voice their concerns about cuts in services proposed by the Bexley Care Trust. MPs John Austin and David Evennett have already written to the trust as they are unhappy about the effects some of the cuts will
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Grand efforts for charity swim
ALL the cash has finally rolled in after a charity swim in the Crook Log pool. Crook Log, Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, was one of 500 pools up and down the country which hosted a sponsored swim in March. The event included everything from a few lengths
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Union members in crunch talks about reception security screens
UNION members were in crunch talks with council chiefs over staff safety as News Shopper went to press. The meeting on September 4 followed a protest outside Woolwich Town Hall in Wellington Street staged by union members. The dispute centres on council
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Staff shortage to blame for delay
COUNCIL chiefs say staff shortages led to a delay in producing a revised Racial Equality Scheme. Cabinet committee members at Greenwich Council endorsed the updated scheme for 2005 to 2008 almost a year-and-a-half late. The scheme lays out the council's
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Council team hope to make anti-gum message stick
GUM-DROPPING shoppers are being shamed into helping a council get rid of a sticky pavement problem. To clamp down on residents discarding chewing-gum on the streets, Lewisham Council has dispatched a team to catch the culprits. And to highlight the
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Grey Matters Writing Group
THE group is anxious to welcome new members. Grey Matters is an enthusiastic and congenial group of writers. The group meets every Friday at 10.15am at Hayes Village Hall and there is a tutor on alternate weeks. It plans to start the autumn term at
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Orpington Historical Society
THE annual luncheon was held at Hadlow Manor Hotel, a very attractive venue. Before lunch members visited Hadlow College garden centre for an interesting tour of the gardens and shop and coffee in the refectory. After lunch the tour continued to Hadlow
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Rotary Club of Bromley
THE Rotary Club of Bromley recently helped take delivery of the second Classroom for Life Education. All the primary and junior schools in Bromley can now be covered with the addition of this mobile classroom. The classroom staff work in partnership
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Orpington (Afternoon) Townswomen’s Guild
INSTEAD of an indoor meeting on August 22, members enjoyed the sunshine in the chairman's garden for a strawberry and cream tea. The proceeds from this, together with a bring and buy stall and a raffle, were added to the guild's funds to help towards
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Residents relax at summer fete
PENSIONERS enjoyed cream teas and massages at an annual fete. The 45 residents at Isard House residential home enjoyed the sunshine at their summer fete. Around 100 people attended the event, held in the home's grounds at Glebe House Drive, Hayes.
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Travelling to airport made easier for everyone
A REPORT which looks at improving journeys to and around an airport has been released. The new Surface Access Strategy, issued by Biggin Hill airport, aims to cater for airport staff as well as cyclists and walkers around the area. The report includes
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£30,000 damage by railway graffiti pair
TWO teenage graffiti vandals who filmed themselves causing £30,000 of damage to a rail network have been locked up for a total of three-and-a-half years. Luc Hunter, aged 18, of Waldegrave Road, Crystal Palace, and 19-year-old James Buckett took photos
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Cleric arrested during anti-terror police raid
A CONTROVERSIAL Islamic cleric, arrested in terror raids in London at the weekend, used to coach junior football in the Bexley league. Abu Abdulla, said to be a close associate of hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza, was once a coach in the Bexley and District
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News in Brief
DOUBLE FUN: Bexley is celebrating the 40th birthday of its twinning with the French town of Evry with an event at Danson House, Welling. During the visit by French dignitaries, over the weekend of September 15 to September 18, the mayors of Bexley and
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Brides boot balls at charity event
AS national days go, Wear Your Wedding Dress Day, is got to be one of the more bizarre ideas. But a group of people hope to have raised more than £2,000 for children's charity Barnardo's by putting the day to good use. Organiser Kim Bacon, 40, of Radnor
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Accused of fake passport factory
A MAN has gone on trial accused of running a fake passport factory. Akeem Aderonmu, aged 32, of St Martin's Close, Thamesmead, was caught by police after members of the public thought he was trying to trap wild birds, a jury at Inner London Crown Court
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Community nurses available at centre
A PIONEERING new clinic has been opened by Bexley Care Trust at Erith Health Centre in Erith High Street. Staffed by community nurses, it will offer a range of services and if it is successful, it will be the model for more across the borough. The
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Campaign to save sub post offices
AGE Concern Bexley has launched a campaign to save what remains of the borough's sub post offices. The charity, which campaigns and offers support and services for older people, says the post offices are a lifeline for them. It says thousands of post
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Topsy-turvy treat for children
ONE of the last of the summer holiday events held in Erith town centre took a comical turn with the arrival of Mrs Back-to-Front. She was at Riverside shopping centre to entertain the children with magic tricks, Punch and Judy and to show children how
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Judge’s warning to violent youths
A DISTRICT judge has warned youngsters violence on the borough's streets will be dealt with severely. Judge Paul Carr was speaking at Bexley Magistrates' Court last week as he sentenced two more teenagers for their part in a running street battle in
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Spackman makes no excuses
Millwall 0 v 0 Blackpool Coca-Cola League One For more photos, click on Millwall pictures MILLWALL maintained their unbeaten home record this season but Nigel Spackman will see it as having dropped two points instead of gaining one. The Lions
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New Den News
KEITH McKay, co-editor of the Millwall fanzine No One Likes Us, give the fans' view MILLWALL'S new advertising campaign promoting the Home of Real Football really couldn't have launched at a worse time. Those unfortunate enough to have spent 90
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Blackheath and Bromley youngsters miss out
Report by Patrick Calnan BLACKHEATH and Bromley's youngsters just missed out on retaining their National title when they finished second in the UKA National Young Athletes Final at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium. Despite winning two athlete of the match
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Club off to winning start in hurricane conditions
Blackheath 19 v 6 Nuneaton Rugby Union National League Two BLACKHEATH got their season off to a winning start at the Rectory Field defeating newly-promoted Nuneaton, writes Jack Kay. On a dull, overcast autumnal day with a strong wind blowing across
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Welling go down in Salisbury
Salisbury 1 v 0 Welling United Nationwide Conference South Report by James Underwood AFTER the disappointing away defeat to Farnborough Town on Bank Holiday Monday, Adrian Pennock again made numerous changes to his Wings side. Out went Joe Vines
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Fleet let lead slip
Southport 2 v 2 Fleet Nationwide Conference LIAM Daish could not hide his disappointment after Fleet relinquished the lead twice to 10-man Southport. He said: "As much as I would like to say otherwise, it was two points dropped. "When Southport
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A 70-miler run, a five-miler and an invitation
IT IS not often a race winner has a margin of five miles over their nearest rival but Glyn Morris now has such a distinction. The Gravesend Road Runner won the Lincolnshire Boston 12-hour track at the weekend beating 11 other athletes in the process.
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Kent Exiles reach semis
Kent Exiles 52 v 29 Staffordshire Surge British American Football League (BAFL) Division 1A Quarter-Final KENT Exiles turned in a great display to usurp the Surge and set up a rematch with the Coventry Jets. Exiles lost to Coventry in the BritBowl
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Can Bromley retain tennis glory?
BROMLEY Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) embark on their mission to retain the KIA National Club League Title this weekend. More than 800 clubs entered the competition and now the last eight men's teams fight it out on the clay at in Bournemouth. This is the
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Cray through, others still have to wait
THE magic of the FA Cup goes on for Cray Wanderers, Dartford, VCD Athletic and Slade Green, writes Tim Ashton. Thamesmead Town and Erith and Belvedere can now concentrate on the league' after their journey to the Millennium Stadium ended abruptly at
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SHEPHERD NEAME KENT CRICKET SEASON AT A GLANCE
PREMIER DIVISION, 1ST XI Champions - Bromley Runners up - St Lawrence & Highland Court Relegated - Folkestone and Bexley DIVISION 1, 1ST XI Champions - Lordswood Runners up and promoted - Broadstairs Relegated - Hayes and The Mote DIVISION 2,
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Bromley confirm supremacy but it is bad year for Bexley
BROMLEY have been crowned champions of the Kent Cricket Premier League for the third consecutive year. Despite losing at Beckenham, the Plaistow Lane outfit had done enough in the run up to the season's end to win by 17 points from St Lawrence in second
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Addicks under-18s news
CHARLTON'S under-18s maintained their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday when Donovan Simmonds, Grant Basey and Ruari Harkin scored in a 3-2 victory against Birmingham City. It was the first game overseen by new under-18s coach Damian Matthew
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Carling Cup ticket news
TICKETS for Charlton's second-round Carling Cup tie against Carlisle United at The Valley on Tuesday, September 19 (8pm) went on general sale this morning (Wednesday), priced £10 adults, £5 over-60s and under-21s, and £1 under-18s. Also on general
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Hermann misses out
HERMANN Hreidarsson, who scored for Iceland in a 3-0 European Championship win against Northern Ireland on Saturday, will miss the club's next three matches following his sending off against Bolton Wanderers last weekend. Hreidarsson will take on club
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Carnival in Croydon
MUSIC, dancing and more than 200 lavish costumes help re-create the atmosphere of Trinidad's carnival at the Fairfield Halls next weekend. The Caribbean Carnival Extravaganza features a 50-strong cast of dancers, singers, and musicians including the
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Race to get loving pet for your family
A GREYHOUND owner is holding an open day for anyone interested in rehoming a dog. The event is taking place on Sunday, September 10, at the Chequers pub, Southborough Lane, Bromley Common, from 2pm to 4pm. Jo Stratford, of Hawthorn Road, Bickley, has
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News in Brief
GARDENS GROW: Gardeners can learn how to create the perfect compost at the allotments, Dorset Road, Elmers End, this Saturday at a free event. Workshops start at 11.15am and noon. The event is being run by the London Community Recycling Network in partnership
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Ice dream adds to festive cheer
AN ICY winter is on offer to residents who get their skates on. People will be able to experience outdoor skating in Bromley town centre after planning permission was granted for a temporary ice rink to be run by the council. It will be located in Queens
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Seeing how kids used to play
YOUNGSTERS got a taste of Victorian playtime at a toy-making workshop. Bromley Museum, Church Hill, Orpington, held the event as part of its programme of summer activities. Some of the toys the children took inspiration from included dolls, spinning
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Double helping of favourite songs
THE Bromley-based Opera Nova group is staging a concert which pairs popular musicals with their opera counterparts, where both were inspired by the same story. The show, entitled Double Take, features favourite Broadway hits alongside classic arias.
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New life for war's guinea pigs
A POIGNANT drama set in a burns centre during the Second World War has opened at the Greenwich Playhouse. Remodelled Lives recalls the Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital, which treated airmen disfigured by burns. The airmen were known as the Guinea Pig
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Don’t go bonkers over supply of conkers
PEOPLE in Bexley are being urged not to panic over the state of some of the borough's horse chestnut trees. The leaves on a number of the trees have prematurely died and fallen after being attacked by the horse chestnut leaf miner, the lavae of a small
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Help at hand for canal clear-up
VOLUNTEERS on a clean-up mission have discovered Thamesmead's network of canals is choked with discarded plastic. River charity Thames21 and its volunteers have been hard at work on one of the town's canals clearing litter and trying to discourage people
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Voters warned to fill in registration forms
ELIGIBLE voters should fill in a form or risk prosecution. Bromley residents need to register where they will be living on October 15, including those who will be 18 before November 30 next year. People who do not fill in the electoral registration
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Place pupil with online application
PARENTS and carers in Bexley applying for secondary school places for their children can now do it online. From this week, people can log onto the council's website at bexley.gov.uk and fill in an application form. Anyone using the new online service
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Fine for dad found with Ecstasy pills
A FATHER-OF-TWO caught with 27 Ecstasy tablets he claimed to have found in a nightclub has been fined £250. Benjamin Adams, of Earlswood Street, Greenwich, was found with the small bag of pills at the Pool Bar Club in Crown Hill, Croydon, on February
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Fun day total to buy equipment
A FETE at a care home for children with special needs raised £140 for equipment. Almost 150 people at Sunday's event enjoyed games, stalls, a tombola, a raffle, a bouncy castle and a barbecue. Rainbow Lodge, Invicta Road, Dartford, cares for children
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Assault sentence cut after appeal
A DRIVER who attacked a policewoman as he was about to be searched has had his jail sentence cut. Thomas Wildish, of Staneway, Woolwich, was jailed for four years at Woolwich Crown Court in April after being found with drugs and pushing the officer into
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Aim to improve air quality
RESIDENTS are breathing some of the worst air in the borough. Swanley town centre has been identified as an area where air pollution is exceeding Government targets. Following consultations with residents in June and July, Sevenoaks District Council
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A triumph over park vandals
A RESIDENTS' group is celebrating the delivery of a refreshments unit at a park hit by vandalism. The structure is a temporary solution to meet public demand for a cafe in Avery Hill Park after vandalism and arson attacks last September. Greenwich
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Flat plan for hotel
A PUBLIC inquiry will be held into an application to turn the Grade II listed Clarendon Hotel into 21 luxury flats. The Planning Inspectorate will hold the inquiry to hear appeals by Longthorn Properties Ltd and Affinity Homes Group, regarding the application
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Community backs team in bid to tidy up garden
RESIDENTS have rolled up their sleeves to clear up a historic garden. Dartford Council organised a clean-up of St Edmund's Pleasance, West View Road, Dartford. St Edmund's Pleasance is a public garden which is named after the Chapel of St Edmund which
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Still rocking after all these years
Back together for the first time in 40 years, Brian Poole and his Tremoloes are hitting the road again. The tour coming to Catford's Broadway Theatre features the band's most original line-up since the 60's, with all founder members together again, apart
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Greek night to raise funds
A CHURCH had a smashing time at a Greek-themed night hosted to raise funds for the building's up-keep. St Botolph's Church, The Hill, Northfleet, was transformed into a Greek taverna for an evening. The church opted for plate spinning instead of traditional
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Yachtsman’s parents ‘devastated’ at death
THE parents of a yachtsman found dead in the English Channel are "devastated". Rupert Saunders, whose parents live in Swanley, was found dead along with his two childhood friends after a mysterious boating accident. On August 20 Mr Saunders and his
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Boot sale back to its roots
A POPULAR charity fund-raising car boot sale has returned to its original venue after car park improvements forced it to move. The Gravesend Lions Club's monthly sale moved to Milton Place car park in Gravesend last October after parts of Parrock Street
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Bears teaching benefits of being green
TOYS have proved an important tool in teaching young people about the environment. More than 20 children aged two to six took part in a woodland survival day and teddy bears picnic but the weather meant the event had to be held inside. The youngsters
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Woman in shock as pair steal her car
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 60-year-old woman was threatened by two men who stole her car. The incident happened in a supermarket car park in Station Road, Longfield. As she returned from shopping, a man got into her red Nissan Primera
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Get wet for good cause
A HOSPICE is asking people to don their trunks or bikinis and swim for half-an-hour to raise funds for the charity. The Ellenor Hospice will hold its XXth swimathon at Next Generation Club, Darenth Road, Dartford, for a day during Children's Hospice
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Fun day helps out heath
A FAMILY fun day has been held to highlight the problems affecting a heath. The event on the Swan Lane football pitches on Dartford Heath offered attractions including bouncy castles, climbing walls, face painting and treasure trails. It was organised
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Certificate for mums
MUMS who successfully completed a course in helping breastfeeding women will be presented with certificates by the mayor. The 10 women completed a nine-week breastfeeding peer supporters course at Government-funded Gravesham Sure Start, Cornwell Avenue
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Library gives health advice
ADVICE on how to live a more healthy is on offer at a library. Dartford Library's Healthy Eating Week kicks off on September 11 with the chance to meet with a NHS dietician and nutritionist who will explain the importance of healthy eating. Manager
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Brockley Jack, Brockley Road, Brockley
Drink 4/5 Decor 3/5 Food 5/5 Price 4/5 Atmosphere 4/5 Staff 3/5 RESTAURANTS in the USA often have some kind of eating challenge, where fat people can get even more obese by piling pounds of meat into their mouths. If they eat everything including the
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Party rocked with youthful energy
YOUTH clubs came together for an evening of music to round off a summer season. More than 200 people watched three bands, all with members under 20-years-old, perform outdoors at Swan Valley Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe. The event was
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Join electoral register by phone or online
RESIDENTS can now register to vote by telephone or on the internet. The service, provided by Electoral Reform Services, means residents will remain on the electoral roll for any election or referendum next year. Residents can call 0800 1975836 to
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New minister at church
A MINISTER has passed the baton to his successor. Wilf Stambury is retiring and moving to Suffolk after spending six-and-a-half years as the pastor at Bromley Common Baptist Church, Gravel Road, Bromley Common. He is being succeeded by David Wood, a
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Dancing in the street
SHOPPERS on Bromley High Street were in for a surprise when veteran entertainer Lionel Blair hosted a dance demonstration to promote the show Simply Ballroom, which comes to the Churchill Theatre next week. Lionel was joined by some of his top dancers
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Burn threat made to nurse
A 41-YEAR-OLD man who threatened to burn down a hospital has been jailed for 18 months. Michael Callaghan admitted affray after trying to set fire to Bethlem Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, West Wickham. He was sentenced for the May 17 incident at Croydon
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Taking steps to have fun
BALLERINAS and can-can dancers kicked up their legs and pirouetted around a shopping centre. The puppets were created by children at free art workshops in The Glades shopping centre, High Street, Bromley. Card, colouring pencils, glitter and tissue
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Delectable divas
THE OperaBabes combine traditional arias with showbiz spectacular and 21st-century stage effects. The glamourous pair of vocal virtuosi are coming to Dartford's Orchard Theatre on Friday. With costumes by Princess Diana's dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel
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Parking pain
I ALWAYS abide with traffic parking rules. However, I work for an organisation which helps old people and I have a Bexley Council parking permit for Sidcup. It is clearly visible on my windscreen. However, the same traffic warden gave me a ticket two
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Petition piece
I WOULD like to point out to EH Thomas of Belvedere (Poor Petition, News Shopper, August 23) the current petition against the incinerator was carried out in less than three weeks. So 5,000 signatures is quite impressive, as is the work which went into
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Anger level
TO FOLLOW up on your coverage of St Luke's Catholic Sixth Form College. I wondered if you were going to report on the miserable A-level results suffered by students as a result of being taken out of classes for religious worship. On the day of the
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So depressing
Why does the media generally, always emphasise the things which depress people? In a world where facts were reported we could have been without the scare mongering of the new postage rates and complimented Royal Mail for introducing vastly reduced
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Dark deeds in TV soapland
A BLACK comedy about murderous intrigue on the set of a hospital TV soap opera brings an eclectic cast to Greenwich theatre next week. Marlon Brando's Corset features top American comedian and improv maestro Mike McShane, who plays the soap's tyrannical
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BREAKING NEWS: Young out of England squad
CHARLTON skipper Luke Young has not travelled with the England squad ahead of their international in Macedonia but in-form keeper Scott Carson has been named on standby, writes Gary Haines. Right-back Young was not in the party for Skopje after suffering
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Underclass of scum created
REGARDING Policeman Hurt In Hit And Run (News Shopper, August 23). What is going on in this society of ours? Once, people who attacked police officers would have been hunted down within hours. There's just no respect these days for institution of order
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‘Grey army’ is wrong on 2012
HAVING just read the story Showing Opposition To Levy For Olympics (News Shopper, August 23), I felt compelled to write and complain at this grey army of whingers who are trying to ruin London 2012 for all of us. I personally jumped for joy when we
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Academy should pay for cleaning
IN RESPONSE to the article about E coli (Parents Respond To E Coli Accusations, News Shopper, August 16) I would like to bring a little truth into this matter. Someone needs to tell Bexley Business Academy chief executive Sam Price the bill for deep
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Thanks for the mosaic
I WISH to say a big thank you for the new amazing mosaic sculpture in Erith. It's about time something so creative and colourful is given centre stage. It was a damp evening when I saw a big shadow on the horizon and wondered what it was until I got
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Fond of the new fish art
I LIKE the style and shape of the "fish sculpture" in Erith but the lurid colouring brought to mind a fairground attraction. I hope it grows on me and the vandals leave it alone. A less pleasant surprise was the railway bridge re-construction, in Thames
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Roman tomb to welcome visitors
ROMAN tombs dating back 1,800 years are to be opened to the public for one day only. Residents are invited to visit the tombs, at Brambletyre, Westerham Road, Keston, on September 17. The monumental circular tomb, with six radiating buttresses was
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Brother is jailed for deception
A BOGUS nurse who worked for the mental health trust which serves the borough has been sentenced to two years in prison after it was discovered he was posing as his brother. Oluwarotimi Makinde received his sentence, with one year on licence, for obtaining
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Island helps fish find shelter
WORKERS from the Environment Agency have been busy creating a new "eco island" to be floated in a popular angling lake. The floating island is aimed at attracting more wildlife and fish to Birchmere Lake, off Epstein Road, Thamesmead. It has been made
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School’s in for summer
FOR a group of youngsters, summer holiday fun was going back to school for two weeks. The youngsters, aged between eight and 10, are pupils at Northend Primary School, Peareswood Road, Slade Green, who took part in a summer school held for three hours
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Family must email death review questions
A POLICE review into the death of a two-year-old boy in the Bahamas has been completed, but his family must wait a further month before they learn the outcome. Paul Gallagher was killed after he was struck by an out-of-control speedboat on a Caribbean
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Roaring good fun at Lions’ event
RAIN did not dampen spirits at a town's carnival. Hundreds of visitors to the event in Norman Park enjoyed live performances from acts including U2 tribute band Blood Red Sky. They also went on fairground rides and slides and won prizes at the stalls
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Give your views on council performance
RESIDENTS are being asked to fill out a survey in a bid to help improve services in the borough. More than 5,000 randomly- selected Lewisham households have received a Best Value Performance Indicator survey. The questionnaire, which is undertaken
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Chance to flex fashion muscles
TEENAGERS had fun designing their own clothes for a fashion show. Fourteen youngsters, aged 13 to 16, took part in a fashion week as part of the Young Lewisham Project. The workshop in Kilmorie Road, Forest Hill, has been offering motor vehicle maintenance
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Emotional return
I WOULD like to congratulate everyone involved in the project to bring Dartford Football Club back to the town. The opening date is November 11 against Horsham who are coached by former Dartford player Tom Sampson. It will be an emotional day when the
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Football’s coming home at long last
Dartford Football Club are coming home! To the dedicated band of supporters who have helped keep the club alive, this will be a monumental occasion which is sure to be the start of a new and successful era for the club. The new Princes Park stadium is
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Aim up-market
Congratulations to all who campaigned against the Lowfield Street development plan. Councillor Jeremy Kite would like to know what is acceptable to regenerate Dartford? There are in more than enough eating places in Dartford. The best are the Ellenor
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Don’t play down RAF importance
On BBC1 recently there was a discussion concerning whether the RAF or the Royal Navy was the greatest deterrent to Hitler's invasion of Great Britain in 1940. I served aboard destroyers in the Royal Nave during the period and our losses due to air attacks
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Catching up with old school pals
A CROWD of old schools friends held a reunion recently after finding each other through News Shopper and friendsreunited.com Gillian Perkins from Welling wrote to us about her planned reunion, appealing to hear from anyone who went to Abbey Wood School
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Henrique brace helps sink Slough
Bromley 4 v 0 Slough Town Ryman League Premier Division Report by Patrick Harris DESPITE not playing well Bromley overcame Slough comfortably at a blustery Hayes Lane, writes Patrick Harris. After a slow start, with Slough's solid defence containing
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Bromley held at Folkestone
Folkestone Invicta 0 v 0 Bromley Ryman League Premier Division Report by Patrick Harris BROMLEY came away from their Monday night trip to the Kent Coast with a point after a frustrating evening in front of goal against a solid and physical Folkestone
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RAF’s pivotal role during world war
ON BBC1 recently there was a discussion concerning whether the RAF or the Royal Navy was the greatest deterrent to Hitler's invasion of Great Britain in 1940. As a former member of the Royal Navy, I believe we would have been bombed into submission.
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Addicks on international duty
THOMAS Myhre almost kept a clean sheet for Norway in a 4-1 European Championship win against Norway on Saturday, conceding a last-minute penalty. Radostin Kishishev started as Bulgaria drew 2-1 with Romania and the duo were set to play Moldova and
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Man taken to hospital after fire
THREE fire crews attended a house fire last night. The call was put into fire and rescue at 6.36pm, with three pumps and 15 men helping to combat the blaze in Brook Road, Northfleet. Gravesend Fire Brigade attended and one man was taken to Darent Valley
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Will it sort a fine mess?
TRADERS who claimed a traffic warden was scaring their customers away could be offered a lifeline with new parking proposals. Last August, News Shopper reported how business in Longfield plummeted for the second year running because people were scared
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Five alive Darts
Tunbridge Wells 0 v 5 Dartford FA Cup Preliminary Round Report by Mike Brett-Smith DARTFORD overcame their FA Cup bogey with this comfortable win over Kent League Tunbridge Wells. Perhaps the weather helped as in the previous two seasons FA
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Evacuated from flats
RESIDENTS, including young children, were evacuated after an arson attack on a block of flats. Thames-side firefighters were called to the blaze in a block of flats in Windmill Street, Gravesend. After being called out at 11.36pm last Saturday they
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Orpington open needing more desire
Bly Spartans 1 v 0 Orpington British Energy Kent County League, Division 1 West Report by Phil Alder A VISIT to what I regard as one the most promising grounds in our division Bly's ground has everything most other clubs at our level can only dream
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Stuck in hospital
A GRANDFATHER who fought his way back from a series of devastating strokes, has languished in his hospital bed for the past three months, despite being told he is fit to be discharged. Now George Martin, 53, who lives in Dylan Road, Belvedere, with his
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No finish has Town ruing lost points
Beckenham 1 v 2 Faversham Town Kent League Premier Division For more pictures, click on Non League Pictures BECKENHAM literally threw away the chance to go three points clear at the top of the Kent League Premier Divison after gifting new boys
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Bowling update
PAUL Field and Andy Thomson of Blackheath and Greenwich (B&G) Bowls Club lost in the quarter-final of the Waitrose EBA National Championships to Greg Sampson and Graham Ashby from Warwickshire side Avenue BC, going down 17-22. After an impressive start
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Nine-man Slade happy to take replay
Slade Green 2 v 2 Cobham FA Cup Premliminary Round SLADE Green ended the tie with nine men but managed to hang on for a replay against Cobham of the Combined Counties League. They play again tonight (September 5). Cobham made an early impact
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EXCLUSIVE - Varney on transfers and ground latest
NINE has been the magic number for Charlton this season, writes Gary Haines. It's the number of new faces head coach Iain Dowie has brought to the club during his brief but incredibly hectic spell in SE7. The tally was reached on transfer deadline
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VCD have to it all over again
Eastbourne Town 2 v 2 VCD Athletic FA Cup Preliminary Round PLAYING for an hour with 10 men VCD built and then squandered a two-goal lead against Sussex League title favourites Eastbourne Town. Eastbourne enjoyed most of the possession in the first
