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Vickers successful boss Foley stands down
VCD Athletic FC have been advised today that the club’s most successful manager in their 94 year history, Paul Foley, has stepped down as manager of the club after three seasons at the helm. Foley guided the club to second place in the Kent
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NORTH KENT: Thousands quit smoking with NHS help
THOUSANDS of people in north Kent have stopped smoking in the past year with the help of the NHS. NHS West Kent, the primary care trust for north Kent, has helped 3,979 smokers quit the habit in the last year, which is 24 per cent more than
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DEPTFORD: Campaigner welcomes government ID card decision
A CAMPAIGNER has welcomed the government’s move to scrap a national identity card scheme. The coalition government announced in the Queen’s Speech its Identity Documents Bill to “restore freedoms and civil liberties through the abolition of
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Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice seeks to recruit Volunteers to join two new projects
To tie in with Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice has today announced a fresh call for volunteers to join its Carers Befriending Service and Telephone Fundraising Team. The Hospice is recruiting a team of 30 volunteers to
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Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice goes yellow for Hospice Awareness Month
Tuesday 1 June marks the start of the Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice 'Go Yellow' month with a series of yellow themed events designed to promote awareness around the work of the Hospice movement and generate much-needed cash. Throughout June,
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Staff and customers at Morrisons raise over £5000 in five days for Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice
Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest food retailer, helped Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice staff and volunteers raise £5400 (19 to 23 May). The money was raised for the Hospice through bucket collections, a tombola and 'Go Yellow' activities in
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KIDBROOKE: Greenwich Council wins compulsory purchase right on Ferrier Estate homes
A COUNCIL has won the right to buy homes on a sink estate without the owners’ consent. Greenwich Council says negotiations will continue with people whose homes and businesses it needs to buy in order to complete the mammoth £1bn Ferrier Estate regeneration
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GREENWICH: Virtual training tool for social workers piolted at university
SOCIAL workers will soon be able to practice their skills in a virtual environment. The new virtual training tool is being piloted by students at the University of Greenwich. The scenario sees Brendan, a social worker, pay a home visit
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GRAVESEND: Parents raising money to find muscular dystrophy cure to help son
A COUPLE are raising money for a charity in the hope it will find a cure for their son’s life-shortening illness. Phil and Toni Charlick, from Gravesend, are raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Campaign after their four-year-old son Adam was
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BEXLEY: New mayor was already in the driving seat
BEING Bexley’s 71st mayor will be a family affair for Councillor Val Clark. The councillor for Falconwood and Welling was elected mayor at Bexley Council’s annual meeting last week. Her son Jason will be her escort and his son Daniel, 14, has inspired
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BROMLEY: Council to hold drop in session on social care
BROMLEY Council is holding a drop in session for people to get help organising their social care. Council officers will be on hand to discuss how residents can plan and arrange their support and care. They will be giving advice on managing budgets
