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SIDCUP: Youngsters enjoy a festival of sport
YOUNGSTERS from across the Sidcup area celebrated National School Sport Week with a host of activities. Organised by the Hurstmere School Sport Partnership, the week began with an outdoor and adventurous activities festival at Royal Park Primary School
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BEXLEYHEATH: Designers honour the spirit of William Morris
A DESCENDANT of the architect of William Morris’s Bexleyheath home has returned to the house to help celebrate its 150th anniversary. Susan Law-Webb, great great niece of Philip Webb was taking part in a design fair at Red House, in Red House Lane,
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INTERVIEW: Fans subject of new single for punk band
BIGGIN Hill is not the obvious location for the birth of a punk band but that is where Rocky Goode, lead singer of The Thought Criminals hails from. The band is due to release its next single, All the Freaks, next month which comes from what
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VIDEO - BROMLEY: Girl, 13, sexually assaulted in street
DETECTIVES investigating a sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in Bromley have released CCTV footage and images of a man they want to trace in connection with the incident. The teenager was walking along Plaistow Lane near St Joseph
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Thanks for your support
AS TREES for Life celebrates 20 years of restoring the Caledonian Forest in the Scottish Highlands, I would like to thank all of your readers who have helped make our conservation work so successful. Thanks to the support we have received, we have planted
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HAYES (KENT) EVENING TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD
WHAT'S On The Cards, the title of a presentation by Alan Payne, proved a fascinating talk covering the history, fortune telling and conjuring magical mystique to be found in a pack of playing cards. The development from a tall thin card
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GREENWICH: 20-year-old man arrested over death of pensioner
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with the death of a pensioner in Greenwich. The body of 79-year-old Edward Highwood was found at his home in Hollymount Close at around 3pm on Saturday, July 18. He had suffered fatal head
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VIDEO- WEST WICKHAM: Police stop drivers in hunt for Ryan Musgrove murderer
POLICE visited playing fields in West Wickham last night (July 23) in the hope of discovering more about the murder of a football manager. Dozens of Bromley police officers visited Sparrows Den playing fields and stopped traffic and handed
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REVIEW: Just Another Love Story ***
With a title like Just Another Love Story, you know this film is going to be anything but and will actively go against the grain of the expected norm. And indeed this is the case; the film is a gripping and exciting neo-noir thriller that will
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NORTH KENT: Swine flu hotline opens
A HEALTH trust is urging people who think they may have swine flu to call a national pandemic hotline. People living in the north Kent area can now be diagnosed and access medication over the phone or online. Callers will speak to call
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BEXLEY: West End summer school comes to town
A WEST End summer school is taking place next month for young actors in the Bexley area. The Bexley Theatretrain four day summer school for six to 19 year olds will run from August 10-13 at the halls at Bexley Football Club in Lesley Close,
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Boris on the Buses
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POWER CUT: Generator failure leaves residents without power again
RESIDENTS in Dartford faced further power misery this morning after a generator serving the area stopped working. More than 100 households in the Priory Road area were hit by the second power failure in a week. Thousands of residents
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BROMLEY: Air rifle shooting brings air ambulance to College Road
AN air ambulance landed in a town centre park yesterday afternoon (July 23) after reports a teenager had been shot. Police and ambulance crews were called to College Road in Bromley at around 6pm and found a 19-year-old man had suffered a puncture
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SOUTH EAST LONDON & NORTH KENT: EDF fined £2m for poor service
ENERGY regulator Ofgem is to fine EDF Energy Networks £2 million for poor customer service, the watchdog said. The regulator said the firm had failed to offer connections quickly enough to households and businesses in more than 100 cases.
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BECKENHAM AND WEST WICKHAM: College student inspires youngsters through music
A COLLEGE student has helped to inspire youngsters to take up music by taking part in an end of term guitar assembly. Kieran Hogan-Verdon who attends Kelsey Park Sports College in Manor Way, Beckenham, entertained the young pupils at Hawes
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REVIEW: Antichrist ****
Antichrist is possibly the most polarising film of the year and will prompt many a debate over what constitutes art and pornography, what is pretentious self-indulgence and what is glorious visual metaphor. Antichrist is the most graphic
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ORPINGTON: Sensory support building officially opened
A STATE of the art building for youngsters with sight and hearing impairments has been officially opened. Griffins, in the grounds of Darrick Wood School, Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington, includes the Merran Room where children can play and stimulate their
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BECKENHAM: First Tennis for Free tournament serves up a treat
THE first ever Tennis for Free tournament served up a treat for fans of the popular sport. Tennis for Free has seen gates to some of the borough's tennis courts thrown open for just £12 per household. The one-off charge buys players an electronic key
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WOOLWICH: Neighbours get together for Big Lunch
RESIDENTS flocked to a park for a national event aimed at bringing the community together. People living on the Royal Arsenal estate in Woolwich came together on July 19 for a fun day as part of the Eden Project’s nationwide Big Lunch initiative.
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Athletics in local parks for youngsters
With the London 2012 Olympics just around the corner, a small group of coaches from Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC have created an initiative to introduce and promote Athletics in the community. The 'Athletics in the Park' initiative will commence
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BEXLEY: Assault doctor allowed to practise again
AN IRAQI doctor who crushed a pregnant woman with her 4x4 car in a road rage incident has been told she can resume her medical practice. Dr May Arnaot (corr) formerly of Chandlers Drive, Erith, has twice been convicted of assaulting people
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SWANSCOMBE: Irish dancers celebrate 20th birthday
AN IRISH dancing school has marked two decades of dancing by holding a celebratory party. The Grove Irish Dancers, which relies entirely on donations, celebrated its 20th anniversary and raised £200 to go towards buying team dresses for competitions
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ORPINGTON: Museum creates buzz for summer holidays
A MUSEUM will help youngsters and their families learn more about bees and Charles Darwin this week. The Buzzing Bees event at Bromley Museum runs from July 28 to July 31 and youngsters can make bee mobiles and giant bees. The free event
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NEW CROSS: Health centre closed for swine flu
A WALK-IN health centre has been shut as staff try to cope with the swine flu pandemic. The centre, in Goodwood Road, New Cross, will be closed on Saturdays and the staff moved elsewhere in the borough. Lewisham NHS says if patients
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BROMLEY: Bromley Football Club winger defies doctors and returns to action
A FOOTBALLER who lost his memory following a brutal beating has made an emotional and unexpected return to first team football. Rob Hughes spent more than a month in a coma after being attacked by a group of Brits outside a night club in the
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POWER CUT: Council leader demands people are compensated
DARTFORD Council leader Jeremy Kite is demanding residents and businesses are compensated for losses suffered during the power cut. He says he has written to EDF Energy Network saying they should compensate the thousands of people affected
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TEMPLE HILL: Family speak of lucky escape from candle fire
A MOTHER who escaped unscathed from a house fire with her four children says she is lucky they are all still alive. The fire was caused by an unattended candle she was using during the power cut that left thousands across the area without electricity
