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NORTH KENT: Get your green-fingers on up to 25 trees
GREEN-FINGERED north Kent residents can get their hands on free trees to plant and care for. Kent County Council (KCC) is offering nature lovers across the county a chance to each get up to 25 of the 40,000 two to three-year-old trees called ‘whips’,
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Butterfill inspires Bromley
BROMLEY remain firmly in the title hunt following Saturday’s emphatic 156-run demolition of Lordswood. Having won the toss and opted to bat first, Bromley stood on 208-3 by the time James Butterfill (116) was finally dislodged by the bowling skills
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NORTH KENT: Volunteers needed to raise money for air ambulance
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help raise money to keep an air ambulance flying. Kent Air Ambulance Trust, which runs the helicopter ambulance that serves the county, are urging people to volunteer to collect money in their local area between September
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Goldberg excited by Addicks clash
BROMLEY boss Mark Goldberg is looking forward to Wednesday's friendly with Charlton at Hayes Lane. The Addicks game follows fast on the heels of tomorrow evening’s encounter against Crystal Palace and with the Lillywhites due to face Erith
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SWANLEY: Party for High Firs Primary School teacher retiring after 30 years
A TEACHER who has retired after 30 years was given a send-off to remember by staff and students at her school. Sue King was given a fond farewell by High Firs Primary School in Swanley, with her fellow teachers and pupils throwing her a party
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FOOD ADVICE: Simple steps for managing weight
Weight management is more about management than dieting. Once you’ve taken control of some lifestyle choices, any changes in diet will follow more easily. Certain habits become comfortable and then present barriers to changes you may
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UPDATE - SWANLEY: Police appeal over stone-throwing gang after fatal A20 crash
DETECTIVES investigating a fatal crash are appealing for information about young people who may have been throwing stones at traffic at the time. Michael Baker, aged 47, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, died after the recovery truck he was
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COMPETITION: Win iPod Nano and iPod Trip
Back in 2000, England were thoroughly disappointing when they crashed out of a major football tournament, while Chelsea won the FA Cup. Ronan Keating was at number one, Ridley Scott unleashed Gladiator at the cinema, the Ford Focus was the
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TRAVEL: Students to pay £10 Oyster charge
STUDENTS returning to school or college after the summer break will have to pay £10 when they apply for a Zip Oyster card. Transport for London (TfL) says the application charge for the photocard is needed to help cover admin costs. The cards for
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PENGE: Police appeal after man wounded in fight
POLICE are looking for witnesses to a fight which left a 23-year-old man in hospital. The man was taken to King’s College Hospital suffering from wounds to his cheek and upper and lower arms caused by a broken bottle following a fight in Penge
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ORPINGTON: Boris gives businesses a boost
BORIS Johnson gave small businesses a boost when he met representatives over a cup of tea. The mayor of London joined Federation of Small Business (FSB) members and councillors at the Panacea Coffee Lounge, High Street, Orpington. They talked about
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BIGGIN HILL: Prince Edward opens leisure complex
A ROYAL visitor made a splash when he opened a £5m library and swimming pool complex. Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, toured the site in Church Road, Biggin Hill, and met library users and swimmers. Looking around the facilities he
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BROMLEY: Borough's headteachers gather for council reception
HEADTEACHERS in the borough came together at an evening which also said farewell to those retiring. With the school academic year coming to a close, Bromley Council’s portfolio holder for children and young people Councillor Ernest Noad hosted the
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ORPINGTON & ST MARY CRAY: Burglars caught taking stolen jukebox on bus
TWO burglars who tried to steal a jukebox by bus have been sentenced. John Ford, aged 45, of Ryefield, Orpington, and Carl Wallington, aged 45, of Chipperfield Road, St Mary Cray, were caught trying to take the jukebox on board an R11 bus.
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BROMLEY: Boys in court over golf club assault
TWO 17-year-old boys have appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court charged with common assault. The charges relate to an incident at Sundridge Park Golf Club, in Garden Road, Bromley, on May 10 last year. Their case was adjourned until August 13
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GRAVESEND: Police appeal for two women involved in crash
POLICE are appealing for information after two women involved in a crash fled the scene of the accident. Two cars collided outside Claremont Place in Arthur Street, Gravesend, at around 11am on July 8, and one of the vehicles was driven by a 91-year-old
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Rockin' all over Sidcup
A Buddy Holly themed tribute night has raised £1400 for Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice. The 50's-themed night was held last Friday (23 July) at Sidcup & Footscray United Services Club, Sidcup to raise money for the Abbey Wood-based Hospice
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DARWIN: Councillor Richard Scoates out on police patrol
A RECENTLY elected councillor has been out on patrol to see policing in action. Richard Scoates joined the Darwin safer neighbourhood team (SNT) as they patrolled the ward to get to grips with the issues they deal with on a daily basis. This also
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BEXLEY: Free swimming ends this week
A FREE swimming scheme will end this week after the government pulled the plug. Bexley Council allowed people aged 16 and under or 60 and over to swim in its pools for free. It started last April and had been due to last two years. More than
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GIG REVIEW: Jools Holland and guests at Summer Sessions, Greenwich ****
WITH his smoothly unbuttoned suit, black shirt, garish yellow braces and spacey smile, the king of late night boogie woogie piano Jools Holland looked like he’d eaten a psychotropic omelette before dressing in the dark. Then again, so did
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Shopper Rant - why bouncers are bad
Welcome to the latest Shopper Rant opinion column which argues why nightclub bouncers are idiots who the public should be protected from. Join the debate by adding your comments. A NIGHTCLUB bouncer was jailed six years ago for ramming his
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KESTON: Libby Lee in USA for life-changing op
GENEROUS fundraisers have enabled Libby Lee and her family to take a life-changing trip to the States which should leave her able to walk independently. The eight-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer is due to undergo the first of two operations on her
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GRAVESEND: Decision to be made on controversial children's home
A DECISION on plans to allow a controversial children’s home to remain open permanently is set to be made on Wednesday (July 28). Gravesham Council’s regulatory board will decide whether to make St Andrews in The Avenue, Gravesend, a permanent fixture
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MILLWALL: Former Lions striker Gavin Grant jailed for murder
FOOTBALLER Gavin Grant has been given a life sentence for shooting a former friend and told he would have to serve at least 25 years. The 26-year-old former Millwall striker thought he had got away with murder after Leon Labastide, 21, was
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BECKENHAM: Red carpet treatment for budding film makers
ASPIRING Steven Spielbergs walked the red carpet at their very own film premiere event. The students aged from six to 17 at the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts in Croydon showcased eight of their short films at the Odeon in Beckenham
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PETTS WOOD & HITHER GREEN: Pair arrested following supermarket break-in
TWO men are in custody on suspicion of burglary following a break-in at Iceland supermarket in Petts Wood. The 27-year-old and 19-year-old, both from Hither Green, were caught shortly after midnight in the car park by Petts Wood train station.
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MOTTINGHAM: Appeals by five men jailed for Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin murder refused
APPEALS launched by five men jailed for the murder of Mottingham Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin have been refused. The entire South Warwickshire chapter of the Outlaws was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court in November 2008 after being convicted
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CRAYFORD: Grass fire forces greyhound track evacuation
A DOG racing stadium with around 300 spectators had to be abandoned on Saturday (July 24) after a nearby grass fire sent smoke billowing across the track. Crayford Greyhound Track in Stadium Way was hosting its morning meeting when the fire, in the
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ST MARY CRAY: Car fire spreads to field
A CAR fire caused a blaze in a field in St Mary Cray last night (July 25). Firefighters were called to the scene in Star Lane at around 10pm to reports of around 50 acres of grass being on fire. When they arrived they found a vehicle
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Mead start pre-season in fine style
Thamesmead Town 2-1 Whitstable Town THAMESMEAD TOWN got their pre-season campaign underway with a deserved win over Whitstable Town, which pleased manager Keith McMahon. McMahon was without first team regulars Lewis Tozer, Scott Mulholland, Bradley
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CROCKENHILL: Ploughed field saves house from flames
A FARMER had to plough his cornfield to stop his house from catching fire in Crockenhill. The blaze spread across 100 acres of corn and grass at the man’s farm in Eynsford Road and was surging towards the building. Firefighters asked
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ST PAUL'S CRAY: Cops in 999 call crash
POLICE officers answering an emergency call crashed in St Paul’s Cray this morning (July 26). The accident happened at around 2.30am when their marked Vauxhall Astra was in collision with a white van at the junction of Leesons Hill and Sevenoaks
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SWANLEY: Man dies after A20 crash
A MOTORIST who was seriously injured in a crash on the A20 has died in hospital. He was travelling in a car recovery truck when it collided with a green Scania articulated lorry just past the Swanley interchange. Emergency services were
