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Fox Over The Moon
The last competitive match of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance for Summer 2010 saw the Fox Under The Hill defeat Erith Snooker Master 8’ers in a last frame decider in the Tier 2 play off to gain re-entry into the Elite League for 2011. A match
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BEXLEY: Art group's work up for sale
Bexley Art Group is currently staging its summer exhibition at the Freemantle Hall, in Bexley Village High Street. The exhibition is open every day except Sunday until August 14, from 10am to 6pm. Admission is free and all the work, in a variety of
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BEXLEY: Ukuleles are taking centre stage
WITH the ukulele enjoying an unexpected surge in popularity, enthusiasts of George Formby’s favourite instrument are holding a jam night in Bexley. The night, organised by The Ukulaviators Ukulele Club, takes place at the Old Wick pub in Vicarage
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DARTFORD & ORPINGTON: M25 fire causing severe delays
A LORRY trailer fire on the Dartford Bridge is causing traffic problems as far away as Orpington. Two lanes of the M25 anticlockwise are closed at the A282 (Dartford Tunnel toll booths) and there is severe congestion up to Junction 4 A21/ A224
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PENGE: 17-year-old boy stabbed
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Penge. Police were called to Linden Grove at around 1am yesterday after reports of loud and rowdy youths at a party. The victim, believed to have been at the party, was
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GREENWICH: Vote - should council newspaper be scrapped?
PRESSURE on local authorities is growing on all sides. Central government is giving them less cash to work with yet they are still expected to fulfil their obligations to the taxpayer. In News Shopper territory, Lewisham and Bromley
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WINNERS: Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery numbers
WINNING numbers in the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery. The Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery provides a great way for people to donate to the hospice and at the same time have the chance of winning a top prize of £1,000
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Barry the Baton and his Round Britain journey
Inspired by Eddie Izzard’s epic series of marathons for Sport Relief, a group of Runners World forumites, an online community of runners, decided to go that little bit further. They decided to run around the entire coastline of Great Britain in
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GREENWICH, LEWISHAM & BEXLEY: Police appeal for missing 15-year-old boy
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing 15-year-old boy. Aiden Daniels left his grandmother's home in Greenwich to go to school but did not turn up on July 9. The teenager is known to visit Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham but
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BEXLEYHEATH: Leaky pipe closes teaching pool
SWIMMING lessons at Crook log leisure centre in Bexleyheath have been disrupted after the teaching pool had to be closed. Boxwood Leisure, the company running the Brampton Road centre for Bexley Council had been investigating why the pool was losing
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Sport column - new season hopes for Charlton, Millwall and Palace
Welcome to this week's News Shopper Friday sport opinion column. Join the debate by adding your comments. TOMORROW sees the Football League season get under way but how will our three sides get on? Charlton have endured a traumatic summer after
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SYDENHAM: English Heritage defends Sydenham School listing recommendation
AN ORGANISATION has defended its recommendation to list a school due for development. English Heritage has recommended parts of Sydenham School,Dartmouth Road, are given a Grade II listing due to their design by renowned brutalist Basil Spence
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COMPETITION: Win tickets to Brands Hatch drive-in movie screenings
NEWS Shopper has teamed up with motor racing circuit Brands Hatch to give away a selection of family tickets to the Kent track’s new Summer Drive-In movie experience. You can enjoy a trio of blockbuster movies under the stars this August, as the world-famous
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GREENWICH: Disabled and older people get more say about services
DISABLED and older people will soon have a greater say in how a council spends money on the services they need. The new scheme, Choice and Control, is currently being piloted by Greenwich Council. It is part of government proposals to
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COMPETITION: Win family tickets to LEGOLAND Windsor
In celebration of the Amazing Machines weekend at LEGOLAND Windsor on September 11 and 12, News Shopper has five sets of family day tickets for the attraction to be won. Monster Trucks make a roaring return to the Special Events Arena for another
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GREENWICH: Rapper slams Meridian Music Centre closure
AN UPCOMING rapper claims a music centre which has been closed down changed his life. Staff at the Meridian Music Centre, based at East Greenwich Library, mounted a campaign including a 1,000 signature petition to keep it open after Greenwich
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Graffiti Art Project
More than 100 young people took part in Trust Thamesmead’s three-day graffiti art project in the ball court at Wolvercote Road on Monday 2 August, which saw the Mayor of the London Borough of Bexley, Councillor Val Clark attend to view the artwork and
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MOVIE REVIEW: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky **
COCO Chanel is apparently so important she warrants two biopics in as many years. Coco Before Chanel, released last year, focused on her rise from penniless seamstress to fashion diva and her romance with Arthur “Boy” Capell. Coco Chanel & Igor
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LEWISHAM: Save Dave alcohol awareness campaign launched
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to raise awareness about health risks related to drinking excessive alcohol. Lewisham Council and members of the Safer Lewisham Partnership are running the Save Dave campaign until August 22. The aim is to inform residents
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BROMLEY: Road safety worker scoops award for poetry initiative
A ROAD safety worker has received an award for setting up a poetry initiative to help youngsters travel to school. Daniel Beckett’s Poetry in Motion has been such a success in Bromley that it is being rolled out to 11 other London boroughs.
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BROMLEY: Special constable volunteer to ride alone
A SPECIAL constable has become the first volunteer police officer in the borough to qualify for independent patrol status. Bromley police’s Mark Burchell, aged 24, achieved the status after he was judged to be competent to patrol effectively alone
