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Greenwich shocked at Thames Gateway decision
GREENWICH Council is shocked that Boris Johnson has dropped plans to build the Thames Gateway bridge. The structure would have planned to connect the borough to east London. But it was one of the major projects not included in the London
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Catford school library opens in Uganda
A TEACHER has been to Uganda to open a library built using money raised by her pupils. Sarah Poole, a Year 6 teacher from St Dunstan’s College, Stanstead Road, Catford, made the trip from October 25 to October 31. The money had been raised for Ntinda
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More cash to support victims of domestic violence
AN ADVOCACY group which supports victims of domestic violence is getting £115,000 so it can continue until 2010. The Domestic Abuse Advocacy project has been running since last year and has now been granted more funding at an Executive meeting at Bromley
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Expensive improvements at Beckenham school unveiled
A SCHOOL has celebrated the end of a three-year renovation project aimed at bringing the school into the 21st century. Worsley Bridge Junior School first started renovating its classrooms, toilets and school hall in 2006 and have spent around £200,000
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Stay of execution for Beckenham lodge
AN environmental group are celebrating after a Grade II listed building was saved from developers. The Friends of Harvington voiced their concerns in 2006 when Bromley Council first decided to try and sell Harvington Lodge in Beckenham.
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Have you seen these men?
TWO men from the News Shopper area are on Scotland Yard’s most wanted list. Officers want to speak to Sukhdip Singh Chhina in relation to a murder in Belvedere three years ago. Falwinder Singh Badesha was fatally stabbed following an argument at
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New charges to start at Dartford Crossing
DARTFORD residents will soon have the chance to benefit from cheaper crossings at the Dartford Crossing when the new charges are introduced. The new charges come into effect at 10pm on Saturday (Nov 15) and local residents will be entitled to 50 free
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French market cancelled
A FRENCH market set to be held in Petts Wood this Sunday (Nov 9) has been cancelled. The event was due to take place in Station Square. The market operator apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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Free flu jabs for Greenwich residents
OLDER people in a borough are being encouraged to have a free flu jab. Greenwich PCT has made the call to people aged over 65 in the borough. People with a chronic heart or chest complaint, including asthma, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, lowered
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Police raid house over Deptford teenager's killing
A 16-YEAR-OLD was arrested in a dawn raid today in connection with the killing of Shakilus Townsend. Shakilus, 16, of Tanners Hill, Deptford, was stabbed and beaten to death with baseball bats after being lured to Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath, on
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Greenwich residents reminded over benefits
RESIDENTS are being reminded about changes to the benefit system. Since the end of last month, all parents who get Housing or Council Tax Benefit can keep all of their child maintenance without it affecting their benefits. Previously, maintenance
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Official opening for Beckenham family centre
A NEW family centre offering a range of services and support will be officially opened on Wednesday(November 12). The Elmers End Children and Family Centre will offer help and advice for parents, carers and families with children aged five
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Rochdale rape inquiry man could be in Gravesend
POLICE want to trace a man thought to have connections with Gravesend on suspicion of rape. Detectives from Rochdale CID want to speak to Jack Herring, 19, of no fixed address, in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Littleborough
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Community garden takes shape
A COMMUNITY garden is taking shape with residents dropping in weekly to exercise their green fingers. Over the past few weeks Stone Parish Council staff and local residents have been working hard to transform the community garden in Alamein
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Delay over Lewisham pool plans
A MAJOR development has been put on hold for two years after crunch talks with the council. The regeneration of Loampit Vale, Lewisham, including 800 homes, shops and a leisure centre, was originally due to be completed in 2010. But
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IRISH BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS
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Volunteers needed to help Orpington web users
A CENTRE which provides free internet access for the over fifties and people with disabilities is looking for volunteers. The Access Corporation based in Grays Farm Road, Orpington has been running open days for older people and those with disabilities
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PEDIGREE PUPPIES AVAILABLE
PEDIGREE PUPPIES AVAILABLE All vaccinated, micro-chipped, wormed & fleaed. Ring now 020 8460 7317
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SHITZ TZU PUPPIES
SHITZ TZU PUPPIES Adorable, 2 boys, 1 girl, Show bred, Wormed, parents can be seen, Ready Nov 14th £400 020 8300 5458
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WE HAVE MANY RESCUED CATS
WE HAVE MANY RESCUED CATS Patiently waiting for a loving home all colours and ages. Can you help? Please ring 01322 611911 www.bexleycatsprotection.co.uk
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WESTIES, JACK RUSSELL
WESTIES, JACK RUSSELL Pups for sale. Vacinated Also kittens wanted. 01322 432482
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MISSING!
MISSING! Female Staffordshire Bull Terrier Disappeared on Sunday 19th October from Garden in Whinchat Road, Thamesmead. Black with white chest and grey under the chin. Child missing his dog if you have seen her please ring 07969
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AFFECTIONATE HOMES
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CAIRNS TERRIER PUPS
CAIRNS TERRIER PUPS Boys only. £200 each Ready now. 01634 271193
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LABRADOR PUPPIES
LABRADOR PUPPIES Black/yellow £300 Chocolate £400 Vet checked with certificate. Both parents. Ready Now. 07984 314501 01322 613465
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Students take part in football tournament
STUDENTS will take part in a football tournament to raise money for Children in Need. Foundation students aged 16 to 18-years-old at North West Kent College will take part in the tournament at its Gravesend campus in Dering Way. Christian Dixon, who
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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES KC registered, black and tan, plus blue. Ready now. £450 - £600 01322 521933 / 07765 283343
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SIAMESE KITTENS
SIAMESE KITTENS Wonderful temperaments. Home reared. Excellent pedigree. Inoculated. Registered, insured. Phone 01303 844479 / 07715 119683 London / Kent area.
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PERSIAN KITTEN
PERSIAN KITTEN Male, cream/white, reg/vacs ready now. £290 01322 274250
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COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES Blue roan/orange roan, dogs/bitches. Home reared, extended family can be seen. Excellent pedigree KC reg/insured. 01227 860131
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CHIHUAHUA
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New Cross Gallery transformed into temporary vintage boutique
New Cross Gallery has swapped art works for fashion rails to make space for the arrival of The Vintage Emporium. A pop-up store – a temporary shopping space which designed to defy the economic downturn – the emporium is destined to remain at
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CHOCOLATE/BLACK LABRADOR PUPPIES
CHOCOLATE/BLACK LABRADOR PUPPIES Both parents can be seen, hip scored, KC reg, excellent pedigree. £450 to good homes. 01689 820100 (day) 01322 553352 (eve)
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DOG TRAINING
DOG TRAINING Only at weekends In privacy of your own home Dogs aged 6 months to 6 years only Call Gee Gee 07947 090115
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POOCHIE POSH WASH
POOCHIE POSH WASH Mobile Dog Groomer Please Ring Helen 07940 360391 Bromley based 10 mile radius
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PLUSH PUPPIES
PLUSH PUPPIES Dog Grooming Service Free collection & delivery available. All breeds welcome. Call Hayley on 07788 468262 01322 353273
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DOG GROOMING
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Bexley applauds Gateway bridge axe
BEXLEY is celebrating the news that London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped plans to build the Thames Gateway bridge. The decision, was announced in the mayor's 10-year transport plan, which was released today. There was applause in Bexley's
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Let’s never forget soldiers’ sacrifice
I WOULD appeal to residents of Lewisham to give as generously as they can to the Poppy Appeal again this year. As readers will be aware, the situation around the world at the moment continues to be of concern and British forces and civilians are once
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Blackheath dentist recognised for Asian support
A DENTIST who has worked tirelessly to improve services in south-east Asia has been shortlisted for the UK Young Dentist of the Year title. Lydia Pink, who has been a dentist for four years, has worked at the Sparkly Smile dental surgery in Montpelier
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Putting planning nightmares on the big screen
RECENTLY the juggernaut of Lewisham Council’s planning committee crashed into my life once again. It feels like it is becoming a bit of a habit. I am now left with a car park in the garden next to mine, with little protection from it. We feel very exposed
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Scrooge to visit Higham Library
DICKENS fans will be able to find out what its like to be Ebenezer Scrooge when he visits a library. Gravesend-born Martin Harris has been playing Scrooge in The Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco for 10 years. The 61-year-old
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Thames Gateway bridge plan axed by Boris Johnson
PLANS to build a bridge connecting Greenwich to east London have been dropped by Mayor of London Boris Johnson. The Thames Gateway bridge was one of a number of major projects not included in Boris Johnson’s transport improvement plan for London
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Beckenham Women’s Institute
THE club approaches its general meeting able to look back on a year of absorbing speakers, varied outings and lively social times. Members paid a visit to Kelsey Park to check on the tree planted in 1989. It is flourishing and growing just like
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Farnborough Women’s Institute
THE election of committee members was held at the general meeting. A vote of thanks was given to outgoing president Gillian Watson and she was congratulated on her huge contribution during the past three years. Sandra Smith was welcomed as the
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Bromley and Beckenham Philatelic Society
EDITOR of Postal History and ABPS News Hugh Feldman gave a wonderful introduction to the romantic world of the steamboat era in the United States. Although the first steamboat ran in 1787, it was not until 1808 one was commercially successful. In 1825
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Men of Kent and Kentish Men
THE autumn programme began with a talk on Bromley wartime memories by Marie-Louise Kerr, curator of Priory Museum. She said the country’s preparations for war began as early as 1935 by asking for volunteers but there was little response. The Munich
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Beckenham Photographic Society
VICE-PRESIDENT of the society Steve Wilbur gave a very informative explanation on the details of producing digital monochrome using a variety of digital photographic software packages. Hazel Simpson of the Old Coulsdon Camera Club judged the society’
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Spring Park Film Makers
AT THE club’s recent annual awards ceremony two films scooped all the major club awards. Joe Tanti claimed Best Comedy and Most Innovative Film for his madcap movie Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Eighteen-year-old Joe, who lives in Hayes, won two trophies
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Artist comes to Bluewater for Brief Encounter
An artist inspired by the films of Croydon-hailing director David Lean will be talking about and signing his work at Bluewater this weekend. Work by Jeff Rowland – known for his romantic and cinematic paintings – is currently on display at
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Bedonwell Junior School class of ’79 reunion
A GROUP of adults is trying to turn the clock back to its primary school days. They will be attending a reunion for people in their class in 1979 at Bedonwell Junior School, in Bedonwell Road, Belvedere. One of the organisers, Lindsay Carruthers (nee
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Unclaimed lottery jackpot prize in Bromley
A NATIONAL Lottery winner from the Bromley area is yet to claim a prize of nearly half a million pounds. The winning ticket bought in the borough matched all six numbers in the draw on Wednesday, September 3. A jackpot prize of £448,851
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Fat cat and fit miss in bonfire of the vanities
AN EXPLOSIVE Retro this week to coincide with the fireworks going off across the sky, as I look at some of the big bangs of 1983. There was a big bash in June with the finals of Miss News Shopper 1983 at Bromley Court Hotel, which saw the girls display
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Ex-soldier from Bexley sings for wounded warriors
A FORMER-paratrooper-turned-singer from Bexley is hoping a new album of songs will raise cash for wounded servicemen and women and their families. Keith Kingham, 51, of Lodge Lane, Bexley, launched his Sing Out! For Wounded Warriors CD at Peter Stringfellow
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It happened in ... 1983
The big films of the year were Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Flashdance, Educating Rita and Terms of Endearment, with the latter winning the best picture Oscar. In music the big singles were Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, David Bowie’s Let’s Dance,
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Sidcup theatre college puts Spain on the stage
A SIDCUP theatre college has been working with the Spanish Ministry for Culture to bring three plays by contemporary Spanish authors to the UK. Translated extracts from the plays were read for three nights at the Rose Theatre at Rose Bruford College
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MURDER AT PIGGOTT PLACE – WHAT WAS TAKEN?
It is time for the second clue for our blogging detectives to crack, so put your scruffy raincoats on, light your cigars and start scratching your heads. The intruder must have brought a huge swag bag with him/her as a number of items were
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Bexley youngsters are dancing for joy
BEXLEY youngsters have been taking Irish dancing to new heights. One dance school swept the board in a Kent competition and joined another Bexley school to compete in the British championships. Dancers from the Linda Fryday Academy, based at Freemantle
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Children donate boxes to Romanian orphanage
YOUNGSTERS have sent a lorry load of donations to an orphanage in Romania. Each of the 400 pupils at Green Street Green Primary School filled a shoe box with items ranging from toiletries, shampoo, tooth brushes and tooth paste to pencils and
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Poppy Appeal: One man's 60 years of collecting
The flash of red and green pinned to a lapel has been made synonymous with war heroes thanks to hundreds of volunteer poppy sellers. SCOTT MULLINS speaks to a man who has been collecting for 60 years. IN THE summer of 1948 London basked
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Theatre review - All Quiet on the Western Front, The Churchill, Bromley
The Nottingham Playhouse brings The Churchill, Bromley, All Quiet on the Western Front - a touching portrayal of life in the trenches, the friendships forged, childhoods lost and the human cost of war. The drama, based on the novel by
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Listen to Business: Your comments
BORIS Johnson, the Mayor of London, has welcomed our Listen to Business campaign and pledged to listen to the concerns of south London companies as he develops strategies to help them through the hard times ahead. Newsquest South London and South London
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Mayor Boris will Listen to Business
LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed our Listen to Business campaign and pledged to listen to the concerns of south London companies as he develops strategies to help them through the hard times ahead. Newsquest South London and South London Business
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Christmas visitors set to fly in for Welling church bazaar
CHRISTMAS will be coming early for the youngsters of Welling with the chance to meet two of Santa’s reindeer before they start their seasonal hard work. They will be dropping in on the Christmas bazaar at St Mary the Virgin Church in Wickham Street,
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Anger at ban on dogs at Hall Place cafe
MANY people are looking forward to the new facilities which will open soon at one of Bexley’s historical jewels. But there is one group which claims their needs have been totally forgotten in the plans to upgrade Hall Place in Bourne Road, Bexley.
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War veterans are eligible for lapel badge
PEOPLE who have taken part in armed conflicts up to 1994 are being urged to claim their Veterans’ Badge. The lapel badges were launched by the MoD in 2004 but so far only 473 have been issued to people in Bexley. Those entitled to claim a Veterans Badge
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Demelza hospice children enjoy circus treat
THERE was a special treat in store for children under the care of a children’s hospice. It was a free trip to the circus and a chance to meet the performers. The children being cared for by Demelza House, their parents, carers and staff at the hospice
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Bexley Council executive's memoir of country life in Kent
Mike Ellsmore has written a memoir about when his family went hop picking in Kent. LINDA PIPER finds out more. FOR Mike Ellsmore his business life is more than a world away from his childhood memories. But now everyone can enjoy a glimpse into his past
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Belvedere rugby star rewarded for charity efforts
A TEENAGER whose promising rugby career was cut short by illness has won a national award for his bravery. Drew Wayment, 16, of Holmhurst Road, Belvedere, was chosen to play rugby for Kent and a became a member of the Saracens Rugby Club Academy. But
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Residents keep fight alive against Sidcup homes
SIDCUP residents have kept the battle going in their efforts to stop an ultra-modern development of flats on the edge of a conservation area. The proposals by Apex Developments involve 120 Main Road, Sidcup, the site where a two-storey house, used as
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Queen Mary's Hospital chief executive resigns
KATE Grimes, chief executive of the beleaguered Queen Mary’s Hospital is leaving. The hospital trust announced this week that Ms Grimes has been appointed the new head of Kingston NHS Hospital Trust in Surrey. Ms Grimes, who has been
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North Cray youngsters enjoy some scary fun
YOUNGSTERS in North Cray got up to some Halloween fun as they enjoyed a pumpkin party at North Cray neighbourhood centre. The party, aimed at the under-13s, offered games such as pumpkin golf, apple bobbing and pin the wart on the witch.
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Councillor quits as Trust Thamesmead chairman
THE chairman of a community trust has stood down after allegations she bullied staff were upheld. Jackie Smith stepped aside in the summer as chairman of Trust Thamesmead, after eight years at the trust, to allow allegations by six senior staff members
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The Kiddykid good eachway at Lingfield
The Sports Investor Bet of the Day for today is a three point each way bet on horse number 10 The Kiddykid in the 2.50pm at Lingfield. Expect to get odds of around 8/1. Trained by David Evans and ridden by Jamie Spencer, this eight year old gelding
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Crash and multiple fires on busy night for Orpington firefighters
TWO men were injured when a car hit a tree in Orpington this morning. The 35-year-old driver of a Vauxhall Calibra had to be cut free after his car left the road and crashed into a tree in Chelsfield Lane at 6.12am today (November 6).
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Cray cash in at Chipstead
Chipstead 1-6 Cray Wanderers, Cray cashed in on the chance to improve their promotion challenge as they slammed six goals past Chipstead on Tuesday evening. The Wands narrowed the gap behind early-season leaders Kingstonian, who had suffered their
