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No drive-thru McDonalds for Woolwich
WHAT a patty - Woolwich will not be getting a new Drive-thru McDonalds after all. More than 1,000 people had signed a petition at the current Woolwich branch to show their support for the planned branch at Church Street. The new store would
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Woolwich King's Arms pub bombed by IRA to be demolished
A PUB which became synonymous with an IRA bombing is to be demolished and rebuilt. The King's Arms in Frances Street, Woolwich, was a popular boozer but will always be best known for the day in 1974 when a bomb was thrown through its window, killing
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Chants of 'We Want Tom' await Olympic diver Tom Daley at Bluewater
Two-thousand hysterical Tom Daley fans waited for hours to meet the Olympic diving sensation at Bluewater on Thursday (August 16). Reporter ABI RUTTER investigates. CHANTS of “We Want Tom” echoed around Bluewater before the Olympic bronze medallist
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Take-it-away review: Hola Paella
TAKE IT AWAY Hola Paella, 7-7a Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ Tel: 020 8858 0695 hola-paella.com/greenwich-market/ This summer, Greenwich seems the ideal Take it Away destination. There are so many grassy spots to enjoy the (albeit
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Violinist prepares for farewell concert
TALENTED young musicians are set to say goodbye to the internationally-acclaimed orchestra which trained them. The Bromley Youth Music Trust’s (BYMT) leavers’ concert, with members of the Bromley Youth Chamber Orchestra, will hold its annual leavers
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Man flown to hospital after road accident in Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood
A MAN has been air-lifted to hospital after a road traffic accident in Abbey Wood this morning. Ambulance crews arrived at the scene near Knee Hill on Woolwich Road after they were called to a road traffic collision between
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Paralympic torch relay Greenwich route revealed - as shoppers get a sneak peek
SHOPPERS will get a sneak preview of the Paralympic Torch when it visits stores in Greenwich and Eltham this weekend ahead of its official tour. Customers and colleagues at Sainsbury’s in Greenwich and Eltham can have their photographs taken with
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Lewisham and Greenwich A-Level students beat national average
STUDENTS from Lewisham and Greenwich saw improved A-Level grades this year, beating the national average. Greenwich Council says 67 per cent of pupils achieved A* to C grades with an overall pass rate of 98.4 per cent - up 0.6 per cent on last
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Orpington's artistic skaters on a roll
ARTISTIC skaters from Orpington are on a roll after gliding off with the top two spots in British Championships. Sixteen-year-old members of the Walnuts Leisure Centre-based Meridian Skating Club, Rachel Larking and Niall Stacey put on a wheelie-good
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Ex-couple hope New Found Affection will lead to success
BREAKING up is never easy, as Abba sang, but it doesn’t appear to have stopped duo New Found Affection. One-time couple Tracey Collins and Matt Wiseman are promoting their single and video Save Me James after a couple of years of writing together
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Greenwich Council for Racial Equality fraudsters spared jail: Reaction to sentences
TWO pensioners have avoided jail after defrauding the race relations charity they worked for of more than £47,000. Former director for Greenwich Council for Racial Equality (GCRE) Makhan Bajwa and treasurer Hardev Singh Dhillon siphoned off charity
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Dickens adaptation The Haunting comes to Bromley
HE’S gone from walking the cobbles of Corrie to treading the boards in Bromley. Jim Palmer talks to James Roache about his starring role in Dickens mash-up The Haunting. FOR people in many professions, having a high-flying dad can be a drag. Not
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Man cut free from over-turned car in Wrotham Road, Gravesend
A MAN was cut free from his car after it over-turned in Gravesend last night (August 16). Emergency services were called to Wrotham Road, close to the junction with the A2, at 8:25pm. Two fire engines attended the scene and used a short
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Imperial Arms pub in Chislehurst impresses after renovation
Who wouldn’t like to opt out of cooking Sunday lunch once in a while, and with the newly refurbished Imperial Arms pub in Chislehurst on our doorstep there’s the perfect excuse. It has a sparkly new kitchen, where a delicious menu of freshly prepared
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Wedding for couple who met at Beckenham housing scheme
A COUPLE who met and fell in love in a sheltered housing scheme have married. Dennis Woodhall, 89, and Shirley Blackford, 67, are both widowed and were introduced at the extra care housing premises at Norton Court, Hayne Road, Beckenham, where
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Voice your Lewisham parking concerns for survey
A CHANCE to voice your parking concerns in Lewisham is now under way. Parking arrangements – that have been in place for 10 years – are being reviewed with a public survey by Lewisham Council. The survey will look at residents, visitors and
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Principal appointed for Greenwich University Technical College
A NEW university technical college in Woolwich has taken another step forward by appointing its principal. Mike Sharp, currently head of business, information, technology and enterprise at the University of Greenwich will take up his post from
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Bexley's sports stars encouraged to apply for Sporting Best grant programme
TIME is running out to apply for Bexley's Sporting Best grant programme. Sporting Best provides funding for talented sports people across the borough who are already competing at national and international level. Applicants must live in Bexley
