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Planning application to regenerate town
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a regeneration project which includes a 100m tall apartment block. The 32-storey building is part of a £150m project which would be built within the heart of Gravesend's Heritage Quarter. Developer Edinburgh
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Fuel budget hike for ambulance service
THE cost of keeping the capital's ambulances topped up with fuel is expected to increase by 37 per cent in a single year. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) spent £4,205,000 on petrol and diesel for its fleet of 1,024 vehicles in the 12 months to April
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Music producer stabbed during drunken row
A MUSIC producer was stabbed to death during a drunken row with his girlfriend, a court heard. Gaillene Young, aged 36, stabbed Nicholas Venn through the heart during an argument at their home, in Bardsley Lane, Greenwich, on September 3. Mr Venn, aged
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Film-makers rewarded for their efforts
YOUNG film-makers have won an award for a documentary highlighting major changes in their community. The 10 to 15 year-olds from Christian Fields, Gravesend, have won a Try Angle award for their documentary DVD, Bricks and Roses. This follows the lives
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Boys' team make it to the final of football tournament
A TEAM of boys from six schools across Lewisham and Greenwich made it to the final of an international football tournament. A boys' team of under 14-year-olds from Lewisham and Greenwich schools reached the final of the Gothia World Youth Cup held in
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Boys brigade celebrate anniversary
CELEBRATIONS for the 125th anniversary for the creation of the boys brigade have been held. The third Bromley Boys Brigade Company, which is based at Orpington Baptist Church, Station Road, took part in two London events. Members joined with the rest
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Advice on childcare and jobs
Be ready for a great day, whether you want a childcare career or, as a parent of young children, you want help back into work - any work - or training. The Civic Suite doors in Catford open at 10am on Wednesday (August 6) for Lewisham's 12th Childcare
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Police appeal after car theft
POLICE are appealing for information after a car was stolen while its owner was closing her garage door. The blue Kia car was taken from Erica Court, off Azalea Drive, Swanley, at around 12.30pm on July 28. Its owner, a woman in the 40s, had just
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NHS dentist appointments hard to get
BROMLEY residents find it harder to get an NHS dentist appointment compared with residents in other areas of the country. According to the Healthcare Commission, Bromley PCT is among the 30 worst trusts out of 152 in England and Wales for ease of getting
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Helping people with lung disease
A CHARITY is inviting anyone affected by lung disease to attend a one-day conference. The British Lung Foundation event will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Dartford between 10am and 4pm on September 19. It will include speeches from a range of experts
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Enjoying fun on the Riverside
HUNDREDS of residents enjoyed a fun time at a community fete. The event on the main field by the Riverside in Gravesend was organised by charity the Riverside Community Resource Trust. Around 400 people attended the event, which offered line dancing
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Protest at decision to move surgery unit
A PETITION is being organised to protest against Bromley Hospitals' NHS Trust's decision to move a planned surgery unit. The trust announced it was to close three operating theatres and two wards at Orpington Treatment Centre and move planned surgery
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Store stays open after petition
AN ART and craft store which was due to close is being kept open after a petition of more than 100 signatures was handed to the store's head office. Craft Central in Hawley Garden Centre, Hawley Road, Dartford, was set to shut on July 27 because of
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Covert surveillance vehicle shown the green light
Council bosses have agreed to fund a second covert surveillance vehicle after demand for a pilot project "outstripped" supply. Bromley Council approved the funding for a second CCTV vehicle after a similar initiative was successfully trialled earlier
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Swap Shopper: Keyring attracts 11 offers
MY News Shopper keyring charity swap chain is gathering momentum - with the number of offers reaching double figures. Such is the demand for my keyring (which is not surprising - just look at the little beauty) that I have now received 11 offers of things
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Early learners' outstanding Ofsted report
A PRE-SCHOOL has been rated "outstanding" in an Ofsted report. Crofton Early Learners, based at Crofton Baptist Church, Crofton Lane, Orpington, was found to be outstanding in all aspects of childcare. In its last inspection three years ago, the school
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Swap Shopper: And the offers keep coming
There are four new offers to report since my last update, which means I’m now into double figures for things people are willing to swap for the unbelievable opportunity to own my News Shopper keyring. There seems to be huge demand for this ... http
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Residents vent their anger over threat to playing field
RESIDENTS are "shocked" by a council's plan to build a school on a playing field. Community group, The Friends of Hervey Road Sports Field, is outraged by the Greenwich Council plan to relocate Willow Dene School, in Plumstead, to the field in Blackheath
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Fantastic fun at football festival
AN ANNUAL summer Festival of Football organised by Bexley junior football club the Foots Cray Lions attracted more than 1,100 young players this year. In front of 2,000 spectators, youngsters aged from under six to 15, fought it out on the football field
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Jimmybus to remember murdered teen
MONEY is being raised to provide a minibus for the Scout group that murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen was a member of. Jimmy, aged 16, was killed in an unprovoked attack outside a bakery near where he lived in Lee on May 10. Around £17,500 has been
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Community plans for Slade Green
SPECIALIST consultants have been appointed to research the need for new community facilities in Slade Green, when their present home is demolished to make way for housing. Bexley Council has hired WM Enterprise to undertake the work following an outcry
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Bexley school new national tag rugby champions
Youngsters from a Bexley primary school have become the new national tag rugby champions. Kent champions Holy Trinity Primary School in Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, beat a team from Grange Park Primary School in Winchmore Hill, London, by six tries to three
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Vote for your Wow Factor favourite
THE final of News Shopper's Wow Factor 2008 competition is into its last few days. This is our quest to find the most gorgeous girl and handsome hunk in the region. Over the past five months hundreds of beautiful young woman and fine looking fellas
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School's sports facilities get go-ahead
A SCHOOL is celebrating after its plans for top-class sports facilities were approved by Greenwich Council. St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School in Footscray Road, Eltham, applied to the council for permission to build a £500,000 multi-game sports
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House goes up in flames
FIREFIGHTERS spent nearly two hours putting out a house fire. The fire occurred in Windsor Road, Gravesend, just after midnight (August 1). Six fire appliances from Dartford, Thames-side, Strood and Medway attended the scene and put the fire out by
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VIDEO: Partial eclipse of sun visible from London
THERE will be a partial eclipse of the sun today, visible from London. The moon is expected to cover about 20 per cent of the sun between 9.30am and 11.20am today. People in Northern Canada, Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia and China will see
