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"Hot" and "Tired"
I’ve left it a while since my last blog entry. Call it a summer break if you will, but the truth is, not much has been happening on the playing side of things now that the season is over. That’s not to say that I haven’t been working! For the last
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DARTFORD: Backpacker Patrick Malluzzo to be transferred to UK jail
A BRITISH backpacker has been granted approval to serve the rest of his jail sentence in the UK. Days after a mother told the News Shopper the foreign office had informed her it could take between 18 months and two years for her son to be transferred
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SWANLEY: Police appeal for information on hit and run accident
POLICE are appealing for information on a hit and run accident. Kent police investigating a road traffic incident on London Road, Swanley, on July 3 would like to hear from anyone who remembers the incident. Around 7.50pm a man crossing London Road
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DARTFORD: Toll bars lifted on Dartford Crossing following fire
AN MP has welcomed the decision to lift the toll bars on the Dartford Crossing following a vehicle fire. Gareth Johnson praised the government’s decision to lift the toll barriers to alleviate traffic queues that had built up following a fire
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CATFORD: Man guilty of transsexual prostitute murder
A 21-YEAR-OLD Catford man has been found guilty of murdering a transsexual prostitute at her home. Leon Fyle, of Laleham Road, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court today (Aug 9) of strangling 29-year-old Destiny Lauren. The court heard that
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GRAVESEND: War veteran wants to mark lost lives in war anniversary
A FRONT-LINE war veteran says “lost lives should be marked” in the anniversary of the Gulf War. Glenn Fitzpatrick, who grew up in Hampton Crescent in Gravesend and suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome after the war, told News Shopper
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PUB REVIEW: The Old Brewery, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
DECOR ***** (pure class) DRINK ***** (mind-blowing choice) PRICE ** (not for the cash-strapped) ATMOSPHERE **** (heavenly) STAFF ***** (they know their booze) FOOD **** (delicious and inventive) SICK of visiting dives reeking of stale ale and
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PLUMSTEAD: 43-year-old man denies high street rape
A 43-YEAR-OLD man has gone on trial charged with raping a 29-year-old woman. Norman Robinson, of no fixed address, has pleaded not guilty to raping the woman behind a takeaway in Plumstead High Street on January 19. The Old Bailey heard
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Addicks launch Semedo appeal
CHARLTON launched an appeal today against Jose Semedo’s sending-off against AFC Bournemouth. The Portuguese midfielder faces a three-game ban following his dismissal after a challenge on Cherries striker Michael Symes. Semedo was distraught
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PLUMSTEAD: Woman, 24, beaten to death
A TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of murdering a young woman. Toni Rudman was beaten to death near a builder’s yard in North Road, off White Hart Road, Plusmtead, at around 8pm on August 7. Emergency services were called to reports
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LEWISHAM & GREENWICH: Website lifts lid on top places for gay sex
A HOSPITAL toilet, supermarket and shopping centre are among the area’s top places to meet for gay sex, according to a list published online. The Cruising Gays website has a top to bottom rundown of recommended places in Lewisham and Greenwich
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ELMERS END: Driver in hospital after car flips onto roof
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a driver free from his car after it flipped over onto its roof in Elmers End this morning. The silver Toyota iQ2 hit the central reservation by Elmerside Road roundabout shortly after 9am. The man was taken to
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Burley pleased with winning start
CRYSTAL Palace manager George Burley enjoyed a winning start to the season as his new-look Eagles side beat Leicester City 3-2 in a tense game at Selhurst Park. Palace raced into a three-goal lead in the first half with goals from Wilfred Zaha
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Tractor Boy thrilled with Charlton switch
NEW signing Lee Martin is eager to finally kick-start his career after arriving at Charlton from Ipswich on loan for the season. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder has already represented eight different clubs in his young career before
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Disappointment for Montell
Montell Douglas has not had much of a Summer season as she spent a number of weeks during the Winter on crutches after a knee operation. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete did, however, gain selection for the Great Britain team for the 4x100 metres at the
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Parky: Addicks rebuilding far from complete
CHARLTON manager Phil Parkinson watched his side begin their League One campaign with a win – but warned the Addicks still have a long road ahead of them. A goal from Akpo Sodje earned the ten-man Reds a 1-0 victory at home to Bournemouth in
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BROMLEY: Fletchers Close celebrates 30th birthday
ELDERLY people are having a birthday party on Wednesday to celebrate 30 years of their sheltered housing scheme. The residents of Fletchers Close, Bromley, have organised the event with funding from their housing association Moat. Moat’s chief executive
