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Game review: vipValet - iPhone / iPod Touch
Most games are aspirational to some extent. Most offer escape into a fantasy world, the chance to fulfil a lifelong ambition such as winning the World Cup or the chance to do a job you wouldn't dream of being able to do in real life. It's
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Game review: Farm Frenzy - iPhone / iPod Touch
If you’re looking for a frantic and fun time management game or a light-hearted tycoon game then Farm Frenzy is well worth checking out. As you would expect from the title this game, which is fun for kids and adults alike, takes place on a farm. It
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NEW CROSS: Man shot 'while waiting for his girlfriend'
THE shooting of a 24-year-old man could have been a case of mistaken identity, neighbours say. Officers were called to Ludwick Mews in New Cross at 1.30am on Tuesday to discover Nathan Williams in a VW Golf suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Mattessons competition winners
The winners of the competition were: Nicola Clark, Bexleyheath; Mrs M Richards, Lewisham; Susan A Thomas, Brockley; Lee Harding, West Wickham.
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COMPETITION: Win Plenty household cleaning prizes
The summer holidays might mean a break from many things, but cleaning goes on all year round. And, it’s a fact of family life that the school holidays bring a whole host of new cleaning challenges. Children covered from head to toe in
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COMPETITION: Win Fruit Shoot drinks and skills kits for kids
Win a Fruit Shoot skills kit for a fun-filled summer! Summer is here and to celebrate the arrival of the Fruit Shoot Skills Tour at Bluewater, we have teamed up with Robinsons Fruit Shoot to offer two lucky readers a full range of delicious
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BIGGIN HILL: Museum offers a chance to relive the Spitfire experience
A VOLUNTEER museum dedicated to the air crews of the Second World War, is offering people a taste of the the RAF’s wartime past. Shoreham Aircraft Museum has teamed up with The Spirit of Kent, which operates an historic Spitfire plane from
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GRAVESEND: Sikh temple to be demolished to make way for flats
A SIKH temple will be demolished to make way for 19 flats and two houses. Last night(July 29), Gravesham Council’s regulatory board gave developer Thamesview Living permission for its plans for the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Clarence
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A final blog....
A final blog.............. ................on MPs expenses (sorry to disappoint those of you who thought that “A final blog” was referring to something else!). The latest news, revealing that our MPs have again stuck two fingers up to the great
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BARNEHURST: Katie shares her favourite place to go cycling
A BEXLEY youngster has just scooped a prize in a competition to design a cycling jersey. Katie Furlong, seven, a pupil at Mayplace East Primary School in Barnehurst, has taken third prize in the competition organised by Transport for London (TfL).
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BEXLEY: Secondary school pupils rewarded for their achievements
A CHARITABLE foundation which makes awards for achievements to young people has launched an annual awards ceremony for secondary schools in Bexley. Held at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, award winning students from 16 schools, and eight adults
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BEXLEY: Carers' charity gives excellent service
A CHARITY which supports people in Bexley who care for someone else, has been celebrating its new “excellent” rating from the Care Quality Commission. Young people aged between 18 and 30 work for Carers Support (Bexley) on a voluntary basis for between
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REVIEW: Coco Before Chanel **
Biopics are tricky tasks. Telling the story of someone’s life when you’ve only got a few hours to play with means creative decisions have to be made about which bits to focus on. This is doubly hard with someone like Coco Chanel, who led an interesting
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BEXLEY: Council funds keep fit programme for the over-55s
A GRANT from Bexley Council has funded the launch of an exercise and wellbeing programme for older people. The ££15,700 cash has enabled the supported housing team at Orbit South housing association to create its Silver Exercise and Wellbeing
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GREENWICH: Police appeal after mosque fire
POLICE investigating a fire at an Islamic centre have released photos of two men they are trying to trace. A mosque at the Greenwich Islamic Centre in Plumstead Road was badly damaged on June 16 in a fire which started just after midnight. These
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ORPINGTON: Medal for long serving firefighter
A FIREFIGHTER has been recognised for 30 years service to Londoners. The Buncefield Oil terminal fire, IRA bombings and the Brixton riots are just three of the more high profile incidents that Howard Nimmo, of Romany Rise, Orpington, has worked on
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SLADE GREEN: Power cut leaves disabled couple trapped in wheelchairs for three days
A DISABLED couple were trapped in their wheelchairs for three days when the power cut hit their Slade Green home. David Lynch, 53, has multiple sclerosis while his wife Julie, 41, has cerebral palsy and asthma. They live in a specially adapted flat
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INTERVIEW: Indie band generating new material
THINGS are looking up for indie rockers, The Holloways. Last year a legal wrangle saw the delay of the second album (which was never released) and then a fire destroyed the band’s equipment. Finally two of the orginal band members, Dave Danger
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SIDCUP: Down and out at Days Lane
STAFF at a Sidcup primary school were not down and out when faced with large copyright fees to stage a school production -they just rewrote it themselves. Down and Out, loosely based on Bugsy Malone, was the end of term production at Days Lane Primary
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GRAVESEND: Man allegedly attacked with machete-type weapon
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly attacked with a machete-type weapon in Gravesend. The 36-year-old was walking with a woman when they were stopped by three men in Brandon Street on July 11. They were described
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NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH: Thousands of pounds worth of fish die during power cut
A LEUKAEMIA sufferer has been left heartbroken after his struggle to keep his exotic fish alive during the mammoth power cut, failed. Paul Martin, 53, from Brook Street, Northumberland Heath, a former painter and decorator, had desperately tried to
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SIDCUP: Cannabis factory found in snooker club
A CANNABIS factory has been discovered at Sidcup Snooker Club, in Sidcup High Street. The factory, containing more than 500 plants and thousands of pounds worth of hydroponic equipment, came to light when shops beneath the club complained to
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WELLING: Masons' fun helps cancer charity
AN ANNUAL garden party and family funday, celebrating its 10th birthday this year, has raised more than £1,000 for cancer sufferers. The Legheart Freemasons Lodge, based at the Westwood Masonic Centre in Bellegrove Road, Welling, held the event
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GREENWICH: Council job scheme labelled 'cheap' political stunt
A COUNCIL'S plan to create 250 new jobs has been labelled as a 'cheap' political stunt. Greenwich Council recently announced it would be creating the new roles, which will last for up to 12 months, in a bid to help the borough through the recession
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WOOLWICH: New council building starts to take shape
PASSERS-BY can now see the building progress of a new multi-million pound council development. The Woolwich Centre, which is due to open in 2011, is now starting to take shape with the giant nine-storey lift-shafts now clearly visible from the
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PUB REVIEW: Grape and Grain, Anerley Hill, Crystal Palace
Drink 3/5, Décor 4/5, Price 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Staff 3/5 AT THIS time of year everyone is offering words of advice to graduates and school leavers and I would like to add my own. Take lots of cash when you visit the Grape and Grain
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PUB REVIEW: Dylans, Lewisham
Drink 2/5, Price 3/5, Décor 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Staff 3/5 TEDDY Roosevelt once said ‘If you build it, they will come’ and I think the same applies to television shows. My visit to Dylans in Lewisham proves people will watch any old
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VIDEO - GREENWICH: Bananas set to run to the beat for Leukaemia Research
A CANCER charity is a-peeling for runners to dress as bananas at this year’s Run To The Beat half-marathon. Leukaemia Research is looking for banana-suited runners to complete the 13-mile run through Greenwich borough and pledge to raise
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GREENWICH AND LEWISHAM: Boroughs worst hit by swine flu pandemic
GREENWICH and Lewisham are among the third and sixth hardest hit by the swine flu pandemic, figures have revealed. According to figures from Nottingham University’s Division of Primary Care, Greenwich is the third worst affected area in the UK, with
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DOWNHAM: Leisure centre in Moorside Road gets visitors active
A LEISURE centre hosted an action packed weekend of activities aimed at encouraging visitors to get active. Downham Leisure Centre organised free blood pressure and health checks, cheerleading demos, indoor cycling and circus skills to help
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VIDEO - BROMLEY: Safer Bromley TV sent live by Olympic star Iwan Thomas
OLYMPIC runner Iwan Thomas switched on a network of new TV screens, aimed at helping people stay safe in the borough. The Safer Bromley Partnership has paid £60,000 to install 10 flat screen TVs in 10 locations including shops, cafes and community
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BECKENHAM: Summer festival on Beckenham Green proves a knockout
CROWDS flocked to a nine-day programme of summer events on a town’s green. The Beckenham Summer Festival laid on a mini funfair, a display of snakes, lizards and spiders from local animal sanctuary Beaver Water World, and a host of other stalls
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DARTFORD: Street pastors to make town centre safer at night
THE church is launching itself onto the streets to make Dartford town centre safer at night. Dartford Street Pastors has announced it will begin training volunteers from September in preparation for patrolling the town centre by February next
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DARTFORD: Hospice-supporting cafe serves last cup of tea
A CAFE that has been donating its takings to a hospice for 20 years has served its last cup of tea. Regulars at Cafe Ellenor in Dartford shed a tear as they enjoyed a slice of cake for the final time. The cafe in Bullace Lane, run mainly
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DARTFORD: Banker hit by credit crunch becomes window cleaner
For casualties of the credit crunch, could a dramatic career change be a blessing in disguise? ALICE FLETCHER spoke to a former city banker who swapped his suit for the overalls of a window cleaner. MOST people would be phased at losing
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The great betrayal
“No comment”, “No comment”, “No comment”. So said the Prime Minister and his two top government defence ministers when asked why they were going to Court to try and slash the pay outs that the government have to make to our injured soldiers.
