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Man assaulted outside leisure centre
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a 19-year-old man in Swanley. The victim was verbally attacked and hit by a man in his 40s outside the White Oak Leisure Centre at about 9pm on July 2. The suspect is around 5ft 8" tall and was wearing
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VIDEO: Has Erith got talent?
IT was a different kind of shopping experience for people out and about in Erith's Riverside Shopping Centre this week, when they found themselves being serenaded by a variety of hopefuls. The event was all part of the centre's monthly Star awards, and
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New gloves for boxing club after £1,000 grant
AN amateur boxing club has been given a £1,000 grant to help promote the sport among youngsters. Bexley Amateur Boxing Club, based at the North Cray neighbourhood centre in Davis Way, off Bedens Road, North Cray, has been given the money by the Jack
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Taxi driver robbed at knife point
A TAXI driver was robbed at knife point in Swanley by a man who escaped in a waiting car. The suspect threatened the driver with a knife and stole around £80 in Church View, off Lime Road at around 10.20pm, on last Thursday (July 24). The taxi driver
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Reading challenge for bookworms on holiday
THERE is one activity for the children during the summer holidays, which does not require a dry day - reading. The summer reading challenge Team Read is already underway in the borough's libraries and lasts until September 7. The challenge is to read
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Pensioner's potty paint problem
A PENSIONER says she was left "flabbergasted" after a bus driver refused to let her on the bus with a tub of paint. Joyce Thompson, 70, had visited the B&Q hardware store at Crittall's Corner, Sidcup, to buy a sealed container of stone-coloured paint
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Dan's first task is hard to swallow
DAN Keel is a reporter at News Shopper. On Wednesday, August 13 he's going to try and break the current world record for eating three cream crackers in the quickest possible time, a record set in October 2002 at 49.15 seconds. This will be the first
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Fundraising fun at school picnic
BOYS at a Sidcup school hope to raise more than £250 for charity by enjoying a picnic. The pupils at Harenc Preparatory School in Rectory Lane, Foots Cray, were taking part in the Big Picnic organised by Macmillan Cancer Support. As well as a picnic
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Birdwatcher dies
KEEN birdwatcher and active member of Bexley RSPB, John Carter, has died at the age of 70. Mr Carter, of Maxwell Road, Welling, died in Guy's Hospital from peneumonia. He was a member of the Bexley group for more than 20 years and took part in many
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Sprint record holder believes she can 'do the business' in Beijing
BRITISH women's 100m record holder Montell Douglas has told News Shopper she believes she can run even faster at the Beijing Olympics and make the finals of the sprint event. The Blackheath & Bromley Harriers athlete, 22, was a late addition to the Team
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Competition winner beholds her prize
AN EIGHT-year old girl went with her friends to watch a leaflet she designed come off the printing press. Jade Warren of Wickham Common Primary School Gates Green Road, Coney Hall won a competition out of all the pupils at her school to design the images
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Bomb scare outside police station
There was traffic chaos in Penge this afternoon (July 30) when a suspicious package was discovered outside a police station. It is understood that Penge High Street was closed during the incident at around 2pm but has since reopened. Did you see anything
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Prizes on offer to young readers
CHILDREN can win prizes for reading this summer as a council aims to get them passionate about books. The Kent County Council (KCC) scheme is aimed at youngsters aged from four to 12. Prizes range from a bookmark to entry in a prize draw for a trip
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Note left by boy searching for parents
Parvinder Singh left his foster parents a letter before going missing last Sunday. In the note he says he is going to find his real mother and father because he wants to go back to India. The 13-year-old boy, who lives in Bromley, has not been seen
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A new initiative hopes to prevent criminals re-offending
A SCHEME to prevent convicted criminals from re-offending will be piloted in a borough this autumn. Lewisham was chosen, along with Lambeth and Newham, to pilot the £5.5m Diamond Initiative scheme this autumn and is being jointly funded by the Met police
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Finally rewarded for her efforts during war
A FORMER landgirl has been recognised for her hard work during the Second World War. Eileen Welply-Baldwin, 82, who lives in Chislehurst High Street, has been awarded a badge of honour for her work as a landgirl by the Department for Environment, Food
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Life sentence for shooting police officer
A GANG member has been given a life sentence for shooting a police officer. Joel Johnson, aged 20, was told when he was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court that he would have to serve a minimum of eight years and five months before being eligible for release
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Alfie rules the waves
YOUNG Bexleyheath golfer Alfie Plant has been brushing all competition aside on the Kent circuit. Having already claimed the Kent county cup, with six under par, and the under-16 county cup, Plant added to his collection last week by lifting the Royal
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Men wanted after football violence
POLICE have released CCTV images of 12 men they want to speak with in relation to violence after a football match. Officers believe they may be from the Dartford, Gravesend or Medway Towns areas of Kent. The men are suspected of throwing missiles
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Road closed after West Wickham crash
TWO people had to be cut out of their vehicles after a crash in West Wickham. Firefighters used cutting equipment to take the roof off a silver Audi following the incident in Ravenswood Crescent near the West Wickham Leisure Centre. A white van was
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Edwards fires down Darts
Dartford 0-1 Bishop's Stortford WITH the prestige money-spinners against Charlton and Crystal Palace and the warm-up regional engagements behind them, Darts took on Blue Square South Bishops Stortford last night in a proper test. Despite going down
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Youngsters bridge the age gap
RESIDENTS of different ages met up for a special project designed to close the generation gap. The John Roan School in Maze Hill, Blackheath, teamed up with Greenwich Council to organise a series of school visits to elderly residents in sheltered accommodation
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Fund appeal for African well
ROTARIANS are appealing for donations to support a project to provide a water well for an African town. Naivasha in Kenya, with a population of 14,000, does not have piped water. There is high unemployment and a refugee camp in the market town with
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Family support for heart charity
Ryan Darby was just 27 when he unexpectedly died from a heart attack in a hotel room in Bangkok. He is one of eight apparently fit and healthy young people who die from undiagnosed heart conditions every week in the UK. Ryan was engaged to Nicola Acuta
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Swap Shopper: The story so far
There has been a good early response to my Swap Shopper challenge, with more offers for my keyring coming in than I was expecting, and better offers too. There have also been some very encouraging comments from readers on the site, so thanks to them,
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Concert review - Michael Buble, The O2
Chris Andrews from West Kingsdown has a few words to say about Michael Buble's show at The O2. Last night I went to see Michael Buble at The 02 and he was fantastic. His voice was stronger than ever and the show was very enjoyable and entertaining
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Store Wars finalists announced
FINALISTS have been named in Store Wars- a competition to reward good customer service at the Glades. The shopping centre in Bromley High Street has given the good news to the eight shops after nominations closed last week. Each one will now be profiled
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Leeds Castle says cello to Julian Lloyd Webber
World famous cellist Julian Lloyd Webber talks to Kerry Ann Eustice about the power of classical music and his Leeds Castle recital As famous in classical music circles as his brother Andrew on the West End stage, Julian Lloyd Webber is one of the
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Discuss: Must-have and don't-want gadgets
THE mobile phone is the gadget which has changed most people's lives, according to a survey. What is your best and worst gadget? In a survey of more than 1,000 people, consumer website which.co.uk found the mobile phone was the most popular life-changing
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Teen gives back to community
JACK Kennedy wants to give something back to the community. The 16-year-old has been nominated by his father for News Shopper's Our Young Stars awards in the Best Community Servant category. Jack, of Torridon Road, Catford, suffers from Hereditary Multiple
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Portrait of Cliff Orsi
Artist Cliff Orsi talks about his abstract paintings ahead of his What Will You See exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre, Bromley, August 5 to August 29. To see a gallery of Cliff's work click here
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Untitled No .95
Cliff explained: "This painting from 2008 was inspired by the cover design of a biography of Joni Mitchell (entitled, appropriately enough, Shadows and Light)which mainly comprises a black background with white and mauve lettering. I'd already produced
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Untitled No .93
Cliff said: "This 2007 painting was the result of a variation on an idea which was based upon the colour scheme of the train seat covers on the Jubilee line; red and yellow on dark blue. I decided to substitute a light sandy brown for the yellow and introduced
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Untitled No .90
Cliff explained: "This is from my most recent series of paintings, from 2007. With this set, I decided to abandon the background patterns and motifs, as I felt that I'd gone as far as I could with them. The results have given a greater sense of space
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Untitled No. 82
Cliff said: "This 2004 painting is from a series where I wished to explore depth a little bit further. To this end, I devised what I called a double background approach, where the pattern and wash were applied twice (with various other elements blended
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Untitled No.70
Cliff said: "This painting from 2002 is part of a series where I introduced a greater sense of depth. This was accomplished by adding a third dimension to selected elements, and by applying a light background wash over the central gold motif. This motif
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News in brief
HOSPITAL DEBATE: The Bromley Health and Social Care Forum is inviting members of the public to join the debate on the future of Orpington Hospital at a meeting in Community House, South Street, Bromley, on August 11 at 3pm, for more information call
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Teenager speaks out and wins
A 15-year-old girl from a school in New Cross has come third in a public speaking competition for young people. Georgina Hayron from Haberdasher's Aske's Hatcham College, in Pepys Road, New Cross, took third place in the final of a youth public speaking
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Film review - Hancock
Claire Michele reviews Hancock, starring Will Smith This high-powered action movie, Hancock gets off to a great start. The first half is both plausible and thought-provoking with great special effects. Hancock is a guy with super powers, who is definitely
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Be part of A Midsummer Night's team
Would you like to help create A Midsummer Night's Dream? Spontaneous Productions is looking for volunteers to help with its production of the Shakespeare classic in the gardens of The Dolphin, Sydenham, in August. The theatre company would like to
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Boy leaves home to find real parents
AN INDIAN boy who was abandoned at a Sikh temple a year ago has gone missing from his foster home for a second time. Parvinder Singh came to the United Kingdom from India with his parents in June last year. He was taken from the airport to the gurdwara
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Let's go to: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne,
Where can we go? Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, near Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD. What is there to do? As well as its historic 19th-century mansion surrounded by 15 acres of landscaped gardens with views over Romney Marsh, Port Lympne has a 600
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Freedman salutes Selhurst faithful
Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham FANS' favourite Dougie Freedman celebrated 10 years at Crystal Palace last night with a testimonial match against Fulham. With his future at the club uncertain, thousands of fans travelled to show their appreciation to the
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Win a pair of Valley season tickets
NEWS Shopper is teaming up with Charlton to offer one lucky reader a pair of lower north stand season tickets. Charlton have extended their free season ticket offer deadline until August 4. Anyone who buys a season ticket on or before Monday will
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Policeman injured in road accident
A POLICE officer had to be cut out of his car after an accident in Plumstead. The driver was trapped in his BMW after being in collision with a Vauxhall Astra in Burrage Road at the junction with Raglan Road. He was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Update: Pregnant woman struck by car
A PREGNANT woman was given first aid by firefighters after she was struck by a car in Plumstead last night. The 32-year-old was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Woolwich, with hip injuries. A second patient was also taken by ambulance to the
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On This Day
On this day in... 1935 - The first Penguin paperback books went on sale in Britain. 1936 - Official records showed that 248,828 calls had been made to the speaking clock in its first week of service. 1966 - England won the World Cup, beating West Germany
