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Two separate accidents cause traffic chaos on M25
TWO separate accidents caused traffic chaos on the M25 today. Kent Police was called at around 11.05am to a report that a vehicle had collided with the central reservation on the clockwise carriageway of the M25 between junctions four and five.
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Police issue £20,000 reward to catch football coach killer
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a football coach in West Wickham have offered a £20,000 reward on the third anniversary of his death for information leading to the conviction of his killer. Ryan Musgrove was waiting to start football training
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Man hit by bus in Catford
A MAN has been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus in Catford. Ambulances were called to the accident at Brownhill Road at around 2.45pm today. Three single responders in cars, an ambulance crew and the air ambulance were dispatched
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Gym stabbing man jailed
A SYDENHAM man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a double stabbing in a gym after an argument over a weights machine. Woolwich Crown Court heard how James Campbell cut his hand by hiding a lock knife behind his back during a fight about a
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Brockley Big Brother star returns home
LEWISHAM’S Big Brother star can return home after she became the sixth housemate to be evicted. Shievonne Robinson, who was born and bred in Brockley, lost out on the public vote to personal trainer Conor McIntyre on Friday. The 29-year-old
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Missiles and warship return to Greenwich for Olympics
THE ROYAL Navy’s largest ship and surface-to-air missiles returned to Greenwich last week as part of Olympic Games security. HMS Ocean – which is 38 metres long - berthed at Greenwich last Friday where it will act as a launch pad for helicopters
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Joker joins Eagles
COMEDY legend and Eagles fan Eddie Izzard has become an associate director at Selhurst Park. Although best known for his comedy, actor Izzard is also a star of stage and screen and his support of Crystal Palace goes back to the late 1960s.
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International Academy of Greenwich free school gets government backing
A FREE school is set to open next year after being approved by the government. On July 13 the Department of Education approved the business case for the International Academy of Greenwich. It now plans to open to Greenwich borough students
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Four year Olympic horse-ride ends in heartbreak
A RECORD-BREAKING woman who has been riding a horse from one Olympic Games to another for four years has seen her Greenwich welcome party shattered. Megan Lewis has faced deserts, mountains, broken ribs and knackered horses in her 8,000 mile charity
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Two women escape Deptford house fire
TWO women escaped from a house fire in Deptford this afternoon. Fire crews were called to the blaze in Cranbrook Road at 1.42pm today where the first floor of the two-storey house had caught light. Four fire engines, two from Lewisham, were
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No parking at Bexley's Olympic evening celebration event
PARKING will no longer be available at Bexley's Olympic evening celebration on Sunday (July 22). Due to the recent wet weather, the event will now take place at the south side of Danson Lake in Danson Park and onto the parkland normally used for
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Mayor orders schools expansion to beat primary place crisis
FOUR schools will be dramatically enlarged to avoid a looming crisis in primary school places next year, Lewisham's mayor has agreed. Lewisham Council has persistently warned that the borough faces a drastic shortage of classes with the latest figures
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Family pet dog stolen from stable yard in Bean
KENT Police is appealing for information after a family pet dog was stolen from a stable yard in Bean. Dexi, a three-year-old dark sable, Belgian Malinois was stolen from a stable yard in School Lane, between 1pm on Friday (July 13) and 8am on
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Gravesend man denies injuring one-month-old baby
A GRAVESEND man has appeared in court accused of causing serious injuries to a one-month-old baby. Nathan Rawling appeared at Maidstone Crown Court today (July 16) and pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The 35-year-old
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Win a hamper full of yummy brioche products
Join in the French breakfast revolution during July as our cousins across the channel celebrate Bastille Day. The start of the French Revolution began with the storming of the bastille, leading to the downfall of the monarchy and the rising
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Queueing traffic following two accidents on M25
TRAFFIC is queueing along the M25 at Orpington following two separate accidents. The main carriageway is closed clockwise at J4 A21 / A224 with congestion reaching to J3 M20 / A20 Swanley Interchange. The accident happened at 11.40am
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Soul-baring songwriter sails through to finals of national country music contest
An honest songwriter who writes straight from the heart has made it through to the finals of a major country music awards. Wayne Jacobs from Erith has sailed through to the live stages of the UK Country Radio 2012 Listeners Club Awards with his song
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Sergio Mendes and friends turn IndigO2 into a Brazilian festival
After a painfully tiring day of travelling, my friend and I were going to let our hair down with some Brazilian beats in Greenwich. We’d gone to IndigO2 on Saturday night to see the legendary Sergio Mendes and his extraordinarily talented friends
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Sex, teen angst and suicide as brave new theatre company bursts onto the scene
With sex, masturbation, suicide, ghosts and teen pregnancy dealt with in extraordinarily powerful scenes, I felt like I was watching a hardcore episode of Skins. But that was 122 years away from the truth. I’d gone to see Spring Awakening at the
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Torchbearer modelled underwear for charity
A GRANDMOTHER who modelled underwear for charity after battling breast cancer will be one of Lewisham’s inspirational torchbearers. Jennifer Collis, of Alabama Street, Plumstead, was picked by LOCOG to carry the Olympic flame through Lewisham
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Man killed in bike crash named
A 31-year-old man killed after a motorbike crash in Crystal Palace has been named. Raphael Da Silva, 31, of Penge, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, on July 10. A post mortem examination revealed he died of multiple injuries
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Pensioners admit defrauding their charity
TWO pensioners have admitted defrauding the charity they worked for, forcing it to close. Greenwich Council for Racial Equality committee member Hardev Singh Dhillon and former director Makhan Bajwa pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to
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Firm which evicted Greenwich Playhouse told to stop hostel work
A HOSTEL company which turfed a popular theatre group out of its premises is being ordered to stop converting the venue into accommodation. Beds and Bars firmly denied it was making room for backpacker accomodation during the Olympics when
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Go-ahead for 250 new Lewisham Council homes
LEWISHAM's mayor has given the go-ahead for 250 new council homes in the borough and a study of how its stock is managed. As revealed by News Shopper last week, officers will look at 'in-fill' sites in the borough where small numbers of new
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Championship return holds no fears for Haynes
DANNY Haynes doesn’t believe too much needs to be changed for Charlton to be able compete in the Championship. Last year’s run away League One champions began their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory at Welling on Saturday. The Addicks
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Jacko happy to be back for new campaign
ADDICKS skipper Johnnie Jackson was delighted to get on scoresheet during his first 45 minutes of pre-season action at Welling on Saturday. Last season’s League One champions ran out 4-0 winners, with the captain grabbing the third goal from
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Police probe into fire at Dartford Kwik-Fit
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a fire in the forecourt of a car repair centre in Dartford. Firefighters were called to Kwik Fit in London Road at about midnight after a Ford Fiesta was set alight. The vehicle was completely destroyed by fire. Police
