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POWER CUT LATEST: Last customers are reconnected
EDF Energy Networks says it has restored electricity to all Bexley customers following Monday’s power failure. The last area in the borough to receive a regular electricity supply was Slade Green. The company said there may be small
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CRAYFORD: Police hunt racist attackers
A TEENAGER waiting for a lift home from his parents after starting a new job, is in hospital with serious injuries after being attacked. The Asian 17-year-old was sitting on a bench in Crayford Road, Crayford, opposite the Tower Retail Park
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What is on.... Corot to Monet exhibition:
The above mentioned exhibition is on from 8th July-20th September 2009 in Sainsbury's Wing of the National Gallery. The presented paintings are not only inspiration for all of us as far as new ways to look at the nature but also they are part
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ELMERS END: Police launch teenage mugging appeal
POLICE have made an appeal for witnesses to come forward after a 16-year-old girl was mugged. Police say the girl got off a number 367 bus at the junction of Elmers End Road and Croydon Road in on April 22 at around 4.50pm. She was then approached
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Big Lunch was fantastic
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to say thanks and well done to everyone who attended a Big Lunch event in Lewisham last weekend. It is such a simple idea but, with some great organisation and a lot of enthusiasm, the results have been fantastic
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What an insult
I AM 80 on July 25. I received a letter from the Pension People telling me I will be getting 25p a week extra on my pension. I would like to hear from all seniors who have reached 80, what have they been able to buy for 25p. I feel it's an insult
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Recycling should not end at home
WHILE facilities for recycling at home have improved greatly over recent years, it can be a real headache finding decent recycling facilities when you're out and about. We need to change this so when people are out shopping, on the Tube or at a football
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Orpington Photographic Society
THE summer exhibition of the Orpington Photographic Society will be held at Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt. It will be open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, August 22 and 10am to 3pm on Sunday, August 23. There wil be 122 prints - a mix of monochrome
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GREENWICH: Bovis named as National Martime Museum contractor for Sammy Ofer wing
A MUSEUM extension worth £35m has moved a step closer. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, has appointed Bovis Lend Lease as the main construction contractor for its Sammy Ofer Wing project. A new wing was made possible after a massive £20m
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Live online coverage of the Aviva Grand Prix
The premier event in UK athletics is upon us again with this year’s meet promising to be the most explosive ever, and News Shopper will be there with live updates so you don’t miss a moment of the action. The Aviva Grand Prix, which runs
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DEPTFORD: Youngsters dress as animals for Charles Darwin carnival
YOUNGSTERS dressed up as brightly-coloured animals for their school’s annual carnival. Grinling Gibbons Primary School, Clyde Street, Deptford, themed its end-of-year parade around Charles Darwin and endangered species. The whole school paraded
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UPDATE - WEST WICKHAM: Murdered Coney Hall football coach Ryan Musgrove was expectant dad
THE pregnant girlfriend of murdered football manager Ryan Musgrove has made a tearful plea for information about his murder. And the detective leading the investigation has revealed Mr Musgrove’s killer was spotted at the murder scene the week
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ST MARY CRAY: Police chase stolen car in Sidmouth Road
A POLICE chase involving a stolen car ended when three men escaped across fields. Bromley police officers were on routine patrol in Sidmouth Road, St Mary Cray, yesterday (July 22) at 3.49pm when they spotted a black Land Rover with false number
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PUB REVIEW: The Widmore, Bickley Road, Bickley
Drink 2/5, Décor 4/5, Price 1/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Staff 3/5 ONCE upon a time there was a pub called The Bird in Hand but then stuff happened so it had to change. Now it is called The Widmore and it is seemingly even more determined to be
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BICKLEY: Van trapped in width restrictions
A DRIVER had to wait for help after trapping his van through width restrictions. In recent months the width restrictions outside Bickley Park Station, in Southborough Road, Bickley, have seen many drivers come unstuck. The latest driver
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PUB REVIEW: The Jolly Woodman, Chancery Lane, Beckenham
Drink 4/5, Décor 5/5, Price 2/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Staff 3/5 HAVE you ever seen that Holidays from Hell show? It’s a bit of cheap TV where two families go on holiday together. Predictably, there are disastrous consequences with arguments edited
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POWER CUT UPDATE: Power has now been restored
ELECTRICITY has now been restored to thousands of residents affected by the power cut in Bexley, Dartford and Orpington. EDF Energy Network engineers worked throughout the night to repair cables and continue the biggest deployment of mobile
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ORPINGTON: Pupil celebrates not missing a day of school for seven years.
AN 11-YEAR-OLD pupil has received a letter from the Queen and a brand new bike to celebrate him not missing a day of school in seven years. Jack Nicholson who attends Hillside Primary School in Dyke Drive, Orpington, was congratulated in a
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ABBEY WOOD: Hospice lottery first draw
A LOTTERY to help fund a hospice’s annual running costs will have its first draw this week. Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice in Bostall Hill, Abbey Wood, is giving people the chance to win a jackpot of £1,000, as well as 40 other cash prizes.
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BEXLEY: Probe into Ian Clement's Bexley credit card will be aired in public
THE results of an internal investigation into the use of a Bexley Council credit card by former council leader Ian Clement, are to be made public. Bexley Council leader, Councillor Teresa O’Neill told last week’s council meeting the findings
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BECKENHAM: Fair trade rugs help support Nepalese school
YOUNGSTERS designed rugs and Nepalese paper crafts as part of a fair trade competition. The winning designs will be displayed at Greenwich and Spitalfields markets later this year and help promote fair trade awareness. Judging took place
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LEWISHAM: School girls take part in construction challenge
COLLEGE girls took part in a building challenge to encourage more young women to work in the construction industry. Lewisham College in Lewisham Way, hosted the Building Futures construction challenge on July 15 and 16. Youngsters were
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ELTHAM: Pensioner's asbestos death from factory work
A PENSIONER'S death was due to her breathing in asbestos while at work 50 years ago, an inquest heard. Barbara Biginton, aged 69, of Witherston Way, Eltham, worked at factories in Deptford during the 1950s, Southwark Coroners’ Court heard on July 22
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BROMLEY: Olympic star Iwan Thomas set to send Safer Bromley TV live
A NETWORK of TV screens broadcasting community safety messages is set to be switched on next week. Safer Bromley TV will go live across the borough in 10 locations including shops, cafes and community centres. The screens will broadcast
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ST MARY CRAY: Army cadets lead march through Tower of London
ARMY cadets helped mark the long-standing tradition of Paying the Constable's Dues at the Tower of London. The Army Cadet Force band from the 103 Detachment based in Anglesea Road, St Mary Cray, led a parade through the tower playing renditions
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BROMLEY: Tamasha restaurant wins Vettee Tiffin Cup after MP nomination
A RESTAURANT has beaten off competition and won a prestigious award, after currying favour with a local MP. Indian restaurant Tamasha was deemed the best of 58 restaurants in the Vettee Tiffin Cup after it was nominated by Bromley and Chislehurst MP
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BARNEHURST: Kitchen company fails to deliver
FURIOUS homeowners claim they have been left in the lurch by a kitchen fitting company which has taken their cash but left their kitchens unfinished. John Croucher, 49, says he paid Newdoors K&B Ltd more than £9,000 in April to fit a new
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BROMLEY COMMON: Blue Circle housing plans to go on show
PLANS for a housing scheme at a former sports ground in Bromley Common are going on display. Bromley Council is building 60 “extra care housing” flats on the site of the Blue Circle sports ground. These homes are for residents with care
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GREENWICH: Town centre market to hold fundraising event for children's charity
AN HISTORIC market will be holding a fundraising event in support of a children’s charity and a special needs school. Live music, face painting, and a children’s jewellery making workshop will all be on offer at Greenwich Market’s event to raise money
