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Do we need all these banners everywhere?
I'm used to the odd one or two poorly made, incorrectly spelled banners being erected on the middle of a roundabout to announce that it's Ermintrude's birthday. But this has taken on epidemic proportions now. There are some roundabouts where at
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Helping youngsters get their lives back on track
A group of youngsters kicked out of school are turning their lives around - through music. DAVID MILLS went to hear their story. A MUSIC training centre in Maple Road, Penge is offering youngsters an opportunity to get their lives back on track
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Plans for housing development opposed by more than 250 people
MORE THAN 250 people have protested against plans for a housing development they believe will pose a “danger to residents and children”. In June South East Living applied to Dartford Council for outline permission to build eight four-bedroom
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Arsenal lady teaches Biggin Hill youngsters
A WOMEN’S England football player came to take a session with a group of aspiring 11 to 13-year-olds. Rachel Yankey who plays for Arsenal and England ladies taught some skills to Darwin FC U12s and U13s girls team at Charles Darwin School, Jail Lane,
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Village residents to benefit from free health advice
RESIDENTS from a village are to benefit from free lifestyle advice and support. A team of fitness experts will be visiting Hextable to give advice on losing weight, cooking healthier food, and how to feel more energised and alive. The Get S.O.R.T.E.D
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Bexleyheath band score contract with top football computer game
Tracks by a five-piece, unsigned band from Bexleyheath have been included on the new Pro Evolution Soccer computer game soundtrack. Monday Street are one of two unsigned bands to have their music - Echoes and Straighten Out - used on the football
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Student murdered for being from Peckham
A STUDENT shot dead was in “the wrong place at the wrong time”, an inquest heard today. Eighteen-year-old Philip Poru was killed when he was sat in the front seat of a silver Ford Fiesta in Long Walk, Plumstead, at around 10pm on October 14 last year
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Schools will benefit from a multi-million pound investment
FOUR schools in north Kent will benefit from a multi-million pound investment by the government. Plans to revamp Northfleet Technology College, Northfleet School for Girls,Gravesend’s St John’s Catholic Comprehensive and Thamesview School in Gravesend
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The Moscow State Circus at Blackheath offers traditional delights
Roll up, roll up for one of the greatest shows on earth. The Moscow State Circus is in town and its low-key line-up of traditional acts is a breath of Siberian fresh air. Seeing the big top pitched up on Blackheath Common, Shooters Hill Road
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Feel your way round the Painted Hall with the Tactile Rug
An intricate 3D learning quilt has been crafted so visually impaired visitors and children can enjoy and learn about the Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall and its famous ceiling in a new way. The Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall
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Meeting confirms land will be used for recreation
A MEETING has taken place to discuss a piece of historic land which has been included in a planning application for a £300m regeneration project. The deeds, trust and obligations committee meeting took place at Dartford Civic Centre in Home Gardens
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Hotel owner appeals strip club refusal
A HOTEL owner is appealing the decision to refuse the opening of a striptease and lap-dancing club. An application by the White Hart Hotel, in New Cross Road, New Cross, to open a strip club on the premises was refused by Lewisham Council
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Residents have their say on council budget
RESIDENTS can have their say on a council’s financial priorities for the coming year. As part of setting next year’s budget Sevenoaks District Council is urging people to have their say in a number of ways. They can either log on to the council’s website
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Fenman close in
The Jolly Fenman’s huge 13-2 win at the Coach & Horses sees them close the gap at the top in the South London & Kent Pool Alliance premier division. The leaders Hotshots won a close contest 9-6 at the Pickwick. New signing Rob Chalmers provided the
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Mottingham pensioners could lose benches after noise complaints
ONE has dedicated her 40-year career to the NHS, another raised a baby boy through the Second World War - others are survivors of the blitz. They are hard-working, law-abiding citizens - and what thanks do they get? Their only joy in life could
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Third time lucky for Biggin Hill airport hotel?
MAJOR plans for an airport hotel have been drawn up by developers for a third time. Architects claim the proposals for a 75-bedroom hotel at Biggin Hill airport are more ambitious than the previous two failed applications for three-star
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Police inquiry into racist attack at Bellingham station
POLICE are looking for two men in connection with a racist attack at Bellingham railway station. The victim was verbally abused, punched and kicked and had his bags thrown onto the tracks while he waited for the train. British Transport Police’s
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Funeral held for 20-year-old woman
FRIENDS and family have attended a funeral of a 20-year-old woman who died after taking cocaine. Haniska Pett, of Valley Drive, Gravesend, died on October 19 in Darent Valley Hospital after taking the drug at a friends house. Her funeral
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Double Intruder finds double odds at Uttoxeter
The Sports Investor Bet of the Day for today is a 3 point each way bet on horse number 3 Double Intruder in the 2pm at Uttoxeter - at odds of around 10/1. Victor Dartnell trains this seven year old gelding who was third on his only chase start
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Tributes for bride-to-be from West Wickham crash
A DOTING fiance has paid tribute to the love of his life who died along with the driver in a car crash last week. Charlotte Simpson died after the Fiat Punto she was travelling in with four others collided with a bus in Corkscrew Hill, West
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Youngsters visit woodland
YOUNGSTERS visited a woodland to learn about different types of mushroom and fungi. Students from Joydens Wood Primary School, Birch Wood Drive, Dartford took part in the activity, which was organised by the charity Groundwork Kent and Medway
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Man to stand trial for killing partner in Dartford
A FORTY-FIVE-year-old man is due to stand trial next week accused of killing his partner in Dartford. Steven Stallion, of Sheridan Court, Temple Hill, pleaded not guilty to murdering Victoria Tomsett, 36, at the couple’s home on October 18
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Hairdressers get pretty in pink
HAIRDRESSERS at a Beckenham salon dressed up in pink to raise nearly £500 for Breast Cancer Research. Roxbys Hair and Beauty salon in Croydon Road was decorated in pink for the day on October 25, with rose wine, pink refreshments, pink cake and even
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Woman cut free from car in Leesons Hill
A PASSENGER had to be cut free from a car following a collision in St Paul’s Cray. Two cars collided in Leesons Hill near the junction with Orpington Road at about 1am today (October 31). Firefighters cut a woman passenger free from
