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WELLING: Children take the rocky road to success
A GROUP of youngsters had more than a passing interest in their school’s summer fete this year. The Year 6 pupils at St Stephen’s Catholic School in Ruskin Avenue, Welling, were set a challenge by the Parents’ Association which organises the
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Canaries turn on the goals at Dartford
NORWICH City cruised to a comfortable pre-season victory over Dartford at Princes Park this afternoon. The fixture was arranged as part of the deal which took Cody McDonald from the Darts to the Canaries last season and the striker came off the bench
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BICKLEY: Fashion show at Bromley High raises cash for Kidscape
A FASHION show saw teenagers take to the catwalk to raise money for a children’s charity. Year 12 girls at Bromley High School organised the show and helped model clothes donated from high street stores. There was also an auction of
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SIDCUP: Church group plants the 'seeds of peace'
LONGLANDS recreation ground in Sidcup was the venue for an outdoor event for peace organised by a local church. Members of the the Standing for Peace group at Christ Church in Main Road, Sidcup, invited people to join them at the Longlands
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WEST WICKHAM: Tropical beach fun at summer fete
CHILDREN jumped for joy on a sun soaked beach at a Caribbean themed school fete in West Wickham. Twenty tonnes of sand was put on the field at Oak Lodge School, Chamberlain Crescent, to create the main focal point for the event. There
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LONDON: Prospect of Transport for London recession fare hike
FARES on the tube and the capital’s buses could increase above the rate of inflation to fill a funding gap, according to the London Assembly. A new report from the assembly claims there could be shortfall of some £1.7m at Transport for London
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MEOPHAM: Dog show for St Mildred's Church
A CHURCH went canine crazy when it hosted a dog show for 99 preened pooches. St Mildred's Church in Meopham held the event in its grounds as part of a garden party, which was attended by around 1,000 people and raised more than £3,000 for the
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BEXLEY AND BROMLEY: Councils urged to take care of memorials
BEXLEY and Bromley councils have been commended for the care they take with their war memorials. The two boroughs have been held up to other London boroughs as examples of best practice in a report by the London Assembly. The report calls for more
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WOOLWICH: 'Broken' family of David Cooper speak of murder by asylum seeker
A MURDER victim’s sister says her family was “crushed” after her brother was killed by a failed asylum seeker. David Cooper, 28, was battered to death in his flat in Calderwood Street, Woolwich, by Mossab Belhocine on November 19 last year.
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TEMPLE HILL: Pensioner tells of civil defence memories from Second World War
At just 14-years-old, Phyllis Spaul decided she wanted to do her bit for King and country. Now aged 83, she told DAVID MILLS about her memories from the Second World War. PHYLLIS Spaul began doing her bit for the war effort in 1940 by manning
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CRAYFORD: Vickers employees relive old times
IN THE early 1900s the Vickers factory in Crayford employed thousands of people and the town was largely created for its workers. In the years following the First World War, the factory changed, diversified and gradually declined, and from a peak of
