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Wonderful Work Experience
All over the country secondary students from years ten and eleven pour out of their schools in search of their new placement. Some are dreading it and some are excited by it... others are indifferent. People may have different opinions about how their
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Ollie relieved to end Palace goals drought in Foxes draw
IAN Holloway acknowledged it was a relief to finally see his Crystal palace side rediscover their scoring touch in today’s 2-2 draw with play-off rivals Leicester. The Eagles had been on a goal drought stretching back to the 2-2 draw with Leeds on
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Obika grabs late winner to deepen gloom for Wolves
JON Obika netted in stoppage time for the second successive home game as Charlton earned their seventh Valley win of the season over struggling Wolves. Dorian Dervite had the Addicks ahead just after the hour before Kevin Doyle levelled for the visitors
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Gravesend mum claims woman tried to snatch her son in Beckenham park
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a Gravesend mum claimed a woman tried to snatch her two-year-old son in a Beckenham park. Bromley police officers went to Kelsey Park yesterday (April 21) to ask people whether they saw the incident which Ronie
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Eagles pegged back twice by Foxes
PLAY-OFF hopefuls Crystal Palace and Leicester City drew 2-2 at Selhurst Park this afternoon. Danny Gabbidon put the hosts in front in the 26th minute before Andy King drew the Foxes level before half-time. Stephen Dobbie restored Palace’s advantage
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Kent and Greenwich-based fire research project gets funding
A KENT and Greenwich-based research project into how people react when a blaze breaks out in their home has been awarded £160,000 funding. The scheme is jointly led by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) and the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG
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Dartford candidate Thatcher hardly blown away when she first met Denis
MARGARET Thatcher was hardly blown away when she first met future husband Denis, according to her authorised biography. The twice unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate for Dartford shared her thoughts on her future spouse with sister
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Sun comes out across News Shopper area – send us your snaps
BRIGHT Saturday sunshine greeted residents of the News Shopper area this morning and is set to continue throughout the day. There is unlikely to be a cloud in sight across south east London and north Kent according to the Met Office. Temperatures
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Roads across Greenwich closed tomorrow for London Marathon
ROADS across Greenwich will be closed tomorrow morning as the London Marathon winds its way through the borough. The race begins at Greenwich Park at 9am before heading east through Charlton, turning west at Woolwich and heading through Greenwich
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Three Bexley men charged over alleged Swanley garage burglary
THREE men from Bexley have been charged following a report of burglary at a garage in Swanley on Thursday (April 18). Callum Carver, 18, of Valence Road, Erith and 31-year-old Dale Ash, of Glenmore Road, Welling, were both charged with burglary
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Biker jailed for five years following Forest Hill Co-Op armed robbery
A BIKER who robbed a Co-Op in Forest Hill at gunpoint was yesterday jailed for five years. Sheldon Green entered the store in Waldram Park Road at 10.45pm on September 17 last year armed with a gun before threatening staff he would shoot them if
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Kent County Council Leader opposes Dartford Transport for London plans
PLANS for Dartford rail services to be taken over by Transport for London (TfL) have been branded unacceptable by the leader of Kent County Council. The operator wants to run mainline services to Dartford and Dunton Green, near Sevenoaks, and says
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Missing Plumstead teen last seen on way to school from Moordown home
A MISSING Plumstead teenager was last seen on his way to school on Wednesday. Benjamin Endeley, 15, was last seen on the morning of April 17 at 7.30am as he set off to school from his Moordown home. He is described as black, 5ft 5in tall,
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Two injured in Dartford road accident over the M25
TWO people were injured following a car crash in Dartford last night (April 19). Firefighters were called at 11.40pm to an accident on Princes Road where the carriageway crosses the M25. The male and female passengers of the vehicle involved