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BEXLEYHEATH: William Hague wows the party faithful
THERE was a treat in store for members of Bexleyheath and Crayford Conservative Association when Shadow Foreign Secretary and renowned after-dinner speaker, William Hague was the guest at a reception in Bexleyheath. More than 200 members
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BEXLEY AND GREENWICH: Hospice chief exec receives award
THE man in charge of the hospice which provides care for people in Bexley and Greenwich with life threatening illnesses, has been given one of the Rotary Club’s highest awards. Jim Bennett, chief executive of Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice, was
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BROMLEY: Baby P killers appealing sentences
BABY P’s killers, including Bromley man Jason Owen, are bidding to have their prison sentences slashed. Owen, of Wittersham Road, Bromley, was given an indeterminate sentence in May after being found guilty of causing or allowing the death
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ELTHAM: Council slow on promise to inject life into town centre
A COUNCIL which in February pledged to spend £250,000 a year to help regenerate a town centre, has still not employed a single person through the project. The Eltham Regeneration Agency was proposed by Greenwich Council to help boost the local economy
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Game review: Pinball Fantasies - iPhone / iPod Touch
Once upon time pinball machines were all the rage. Times change of course and where once simple pleasures like going to the amusement arcade were enough, more and more over the years it has been hi-tech forms of entertainment which people have
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DARTFORD: Plan to build mental health unit near school turned down
A PLAN to build a mental health unit near a school in Dartford has been thrown out by councillors. The 60-bedroom two-storey low security unit would have treated patients with mental illness including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders
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Game reviews: Steve Davis Pool Star and Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker - iPhone / iPod Touch
Cue sports are well represented on the iPhone / iPod Touch platform, with some very good pool and snooker titles in the App Store. Here are two recent releases, both from I-play, endorsed by legends of the baize Steve Davis and Ronnie O’Sullivan
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ERITH: Work begins on Olympic legacy project at yacht club
A NEW era has begun for Erith Yacht Club, with a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of its transformation into a community sailing centre. The club, on the Thames foreshore off Manor Road, Erith, has attracted more than £3m in grants for the project
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DEPTFORD: Residents pedal to power climate change film The Age of Stupid
CAMPAIGNERS and residents pedalled on bikes to power the screening of a film. More than 100 people attended a free screening of climate change film The Age of Stupid at Deptford’s Laban dance centre, Creekside, on August 6. The energy needed to
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WELLING: An invitation to volleyball in the park
ANYONE who wants to learn more about playing volleyball should pop down to Danson Park, Welling, for the next three Mondays. Bexley Council has joined forces with Volleyball England to provide the free 90-minute evening taster sessions with a qualified
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SIDCUP:Last chance for your say on the Manor House
AS THE future of Bexley’s register office hangs in the balance, Sidcup’s Manor House has featured in a television programme on weddings. Public consultation on the future of the Grade II listed building, used as the borough’s register office since
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MOTTINGHAM: Group who allegedly conspired to launder money appear in court
SIX people who allegedly conspired to launder money are due to appear in court today. The group, including one man from Mottingham and five people from north Kent, will appear at Maidstone Crown Court. They are charged with conspiring
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NORTH KENT: Group who allegedly conspired to launder money appear in court
SIX people who allegedly conspired to launder money are due to appear in court today. The group, including five people from north Kent and one from Mottingham, will appear at Maidstone Crown Court. They are charged with conspiring to
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ANERLEY: Binman faces airport cocaine charge
A BINMAN from Anerley has appeared in court accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country. UK Border Agency officers seized two kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of £84,000 during a baggage search at Gatwick Airport
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Game preview: Championship Manager 2010 - PC
Football fans, make sure you put September 11 in your diary. That date will be the kick-off for this season's big-name PC games when Eidos Interactive and Beautiful Game Studios release Championship Manager 2010. Having been in development
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LEWISHAM: Community health services to be run by hospital
A SHAKE-UP of community health services could launch next year. NHS Lewisham, the area’s primary care trust (PCT), will no longer run community health services in the borough. Under new NHS rules, community health sevices such as walk-in centres
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LONDON: Firefighters to take industrial action
FIREFIGHTERS will take industrial action next week, it has been announced. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says action will be taken following a "sustained period of aggression" by managers. There will not be a full strike but it has been suggested
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LONDON: Postal workers begin another 24-hour strike over Royal Mail cuts
THOUSANDS of the capital's postal workers have begun a 24-hour strike today in a continuing row over jobs and services. Members of the Communication Workers Union across the UK, including London, are taking part in the walk-out. The union has accused
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PENGE: Brother of fatal crash biker remembers 'indelible smile'
THE brother of a biker who died on a country lane in Essex says it was “heartbreaking” to learn his younger sibling may have been left undiscovered in a field for hours. The body of Jonathan Allchin was found on Monday (August 3) after a crash
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UPDATE - ST PAUL'S CRAY: Teenagers charged with murder after Green Park attack
TWO teenagers from St Paul’s Cray have been charged with murdering a doctor near Buckingham Palace. Nadim Gulamhuseinwala was left in a critical condition after being attacked and robbed in Green Park, near The Ritz hotel, in the early hours
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Movie review: The Ugly Truth ***
Romantic comedies get a lot of bad press. They’re easy to shred after all, occupying a weird parallel universe where everything works out all right in the end - girls always get their guys and good things always happen to good people. The Ugly Truth
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CHISLEHURST: Fraudsters in £36,000 crime spree
POLICE are still hunting a trio of men who stole £36,000 from a cash machine in the space of six hours. The gang targeted a cash point in Chislehurst High Street on July 8 at 6pm, using a number of cloned international bank cards to withdraw
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NORTH KENT: Government announces 1,800 new jobs in county
A RAFT of new jobs could be light at the end of the tunnel for the long-term unemployed in north Kent. While visiting Dartford on July 29, Communities Secretary John Denham announced the Government will spend £10m to provide 1,800 new jobs
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BECKENHAM & DARTFORD: Gang sentenced for part in cash machine raids
SIX men have been sentenced to a total of 24 years in jail for being involved in cash machine raids across England. Over an eight-month period 28 cash machines were targeted, including one at Beckenham Junction railway station in July 2007
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BROMLEY: Public loos closed after rat complaints
A RAT infestation has forced council clean-up crews to close a busy set of toilets in a town centre. The public loos opposite Bromley Library were closed on July 28 after cleaners and shoppers complained about the vermin to environmental health
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SWANLEY & HEXTABLE: Police crackdown on anti-social behaviour
POLICE have been patrolling Hextable issuing formal and verbal warnings to young people involved in anti-social behaviour. Warnings include a fixed penalty notice being given for the use of abusive language in a residential area. PCSO Toby Hawkins
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BROMLEY: Crime-cutting designs to be showcased in police stations
YOUNGSTERS did so well designing crime-cutting advice booklets, police chiefs have decided to reproduce their work. Earlier this summer, Bromley Police launched a competition in the borough’s schools asking for pupils to design a piece of art or written
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BLUEWATER: John Lewis foodhall opens
A FOODHALL opened at a department store yesterday offering more than a tonne of cheese, 5,000 apples and 230 cases of fresh fish. John Lewis at Bluewater has recruited 192 staff for its foodhall, which cost £6.7m as part of an overall £21.9m
