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McMahon pulls of major signing
Keith McMahon has pulled off argubaly his most notable signing of the Summer having secured the services of former full time professional Ben Lewis from Ryman League South side Croydon Athletic. The 33 year old defender first came to prominance
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BLACKWALL TUNNEL: Weekend closures reduced as modernisation forges ahead
WORK on upgrading the Blackwall Tunnel could be finished earlier than expected. The £70m, project to modernise the 113-year-old northbound tunnel began in February and will now be finished in time for the 2012 Olympics, six months ahead of schedule
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BEXLEY: Consultations are underway on equality in the borough
AN equality forum is just one of the ideas being looked at to enable Bexley Council to widen the scope of its equality policies. So far, it says it has tended to concentrate race and religion when equality advice and services are provided. Now it
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BECKENHAM: Best ever GCSEs for Kelsey Park Sports College
STUDENTS at Kelsey Park Sports College have been celebrating after achieving their best ever GCSE results. Results overall showed a 60 per cent increase in performance compared to the grades awarded in previous years. This year 46 per cent of pupils
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GREENWICH: Robin Ince's Bad Book Club at Greenwich Comedy Festival
AWARD-WINNING comedian Robin Ince starts a nationwide tour next month, appearing at the second annual Greenwich Comedy Festival. His show will be based on his new book The Bad Book Club, which is a compilation and celebration of the world’s worst,
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CHISLEHURST: 'Outstanding' results for Babington House School
CLOSE working relationships are the secret behind Babington House School’s ‘outstanding’ GCSE results. This is the view of head teacher Deborah Odysseas Bailey speaking after her school’s pupils achieved a 100 per cent pass rate at A*s to Cs and 70
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Burley delighted with Eagles' signing of Edgar Davids
CRYSTAL Palace manager George Burley has expressed his delight at capturing the signature of former Dutch international Edgar Davids. The arrival shocked most people in football but the Eagles chief believes his master stroke of persuading
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GREENWICH: Shakespeare meets Bangladesh in People's Romeo at Greenwich Theatre
GREENWICH Theatre begins its autumn season with a Bangladeshi twist on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Performed in English and Bengali, People's Romeo is performed using Pala Gaan, a popular Bengali theatre style which combines music, dance
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Marriage helps to make society work
PUBLICATION of this letter in the Lewisham and Greenwich editions of News Shopper and award of the Star Letter prize have caused controversy. Read it for yourself and have your say. YOUR newspaper dropped in our letterbox and I was shocked
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TRAVEL: Blackwall Tunnel work to finish six months early
REFURBISHMENTS to the Blackwall Tunnel are set to be competed six months early. Work on the northbound Blackwall Tunnel began in February and was expected to last three years while the £70 million project was carried out. But Transport
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WILMINGTON: Care home could be re-opened
PLANS to modify and reopen a care home are to be discussed. Dartford Council will meet on September 2 to decide whether to approve an application to build an extension onto The Mount care home in Barn End Lane, Wilmington, which has been closed for
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SWANLEY: Scheme to tackle youth unemployment teams up with tech college
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation that tackles youth unemployment has joined forces with a technology college. First Steps to Employment (FTSE), a company in Swanley that employs tradespeople aged 16 to 24, has moved into an office at Swanley Technology
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SWANLEY: Man jailed for role in gang which commissioned theft of cars
A NORTH Kent man has been jailed for his part in a gang which commissioned the theft of dozens of vehicles. Freddie Webb, aged 25, of Swanley Lane, Swanley, was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison at Croydon Crown Court after pleading
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GREENWICH: Market plans rejected for a second time
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop a famous market have been turned down for the second time in a year. Members of a Greenwich Council planning board used the meeting last night (Aug 26) to unanimously reaffirm their opposition to plans for
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Two Years To Go!!!
Apologies for the lateness of the post but it’s a busy time for the team right now. All this week we’ve been at a preparation camp in Bath, put on by “Paralympics GB”. Rugby is just one of many sports attending the camp which is designed to simulate
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GREENWICH: 'Secretive' council estimates £70m cuts
GREENWICH Council estimates it needs to make £70m in savings - but its “secretive” leader has refused to reveal where the money will come from. In an interview with News Shopper, Councillor Chris Roberts admitted the scale of the cuts which
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WELLING: Bank worker escapes jail for fraud
A ROUTINE check at a station by British Transport Police (BTP) uncovered a bank fraud involving more than £60,000. When officers stopped Mark Samson at Bethnal Green he was carrying a bank card and documents in someone else’s name On Monday Samuel
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BELVEDERE: Bar closed after fight erupts among 100 armed youths
BEXLEY Council used emergency powers to shut down a bar and restaurant after more than 100 youths, some armed with knives, caused a serious disturbance. An licensing sub-committee meeting suspended the licence at Sankofa House in Station Road
