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Student Voice: Are YOU Heard?
Student voice. Increasingly used as an example of successful school reform, the majority of schools in the area boast at least one form of this, whether it be an Assembly, a Student Voice council, or a Head Girl team. Despite these claims, it is often
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Call for South London Healthcare Trust inquiry after campaigner dad's death
A HEALTH campaigner whose elderly father "went from being a happy go lucky man to a vegetable" while in hospital is demanding an external inquiry into the health trust that treated him. Helen Ellis, of Welling Way, Welling, runs the Patient Action
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Mum of teenage Erith stab victim describes her 'nightmare'
THE devastated mum of a 16-year-old boy stabbed yards from his Erith home has told of her "nightmare". Teenager Aaron Bhachu was walking to his local shop when he was attacked outside a bus stop in West Street. The former Woolwich College student
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Chaos as Bexleyheath bus stop put in wrong place outside school
BUNGLING transport officials caused chaos outside a Bexleyheath school by building a bus stop on top of a pedestrian crossing. Parent Paula Dole, 43, says the stop at the junction of Watling Road and Pinnacle Hill "put children's lives at risk"
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Abbey Wood man denies defecating on Thamesmead Morrisons' floor
AN ABBEY Wood man has denied defecating on the floor of a Thamesmead supermarket after stealing and assaulting a shop keeper. Tony Flint, 57, stands accused of causing damage to Morrisons by defecation, along with stealing £139.11 of goods and
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New Cross accident between car and two lorries
A NEW Cross accident involving a car and two lorries caused traffic to back up this afternoon. There was queueing traffic and the bus lane was closed on the A2 at New Cross Road eastbound in New Cross Gate at the Nettleton Road junction. Congestion
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Plumstead overturned lorry causing delays
AN overturned lorry in Plumstead is causing traffic congestion in the area. Pettman Crescent, by the bus station, is closed and there is slow traffic reported northbound at the Tom Cribb Road junction. There is congestion reported to the Plumstead
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Prison for trio of cash-in-transit robbers who targeted Swanley courier
THREE men involved in a string of robberies, including targeting a courier at a Swanley cash point, have been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison. Ricky Turner, 25, Robert Ampomah, 26, and Jonathan Cope, 35, all from Peckham, were part of
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Campaign to save 600-year-old pub in Foots Cray
A CAMPAIGN to save a 15th century pub in Foots Cray has been relaunched after an offer for the 600-year-old boozer was accepted. The Seven Stars in Foots Cray High Street opened in the 1400s and is the village’s only surviving pub. Its future
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Bromley school places shortage: Has the situation become 'desperate'?
PARENTS and teachers have revealed the ‘desperate’ lack of space which means some children have failed to make any of their six chosen schools whilst others are being taught in break-out areas due to lack of space. Four out of five parents got
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Lights, camera, action: Bexleyheath to star in romantic comedy
CAMERA crews are set to descend on Bexleyheath next week as the town transforms into a movie set. A Vietnamese restaurant is the setting for a date scene in a romantic comedy called First Date. The film makers will be shooting in Huong Quang
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Greenwich landmarks in St George's Day chart of what makes England great
AS THE country celebrates St George’s Day, tourism bosses have championed Greenwich landmarks which help make England great. The Royal Observatory and Up at The O2 have made the chart ‘101 things to do before you go abroad’ drawn up by Visit England
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Greenwich and Bexley community hospice gets major chocolate donation
A BEXLEY hospice has reaped the rewards of an Easter chocolate amnesty by Slimming World members. Slimmers from Bexleyheath, Blackfen, Welling and Erith donated dozens of chocolate Easter eggs to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice to help
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Bexley doorstep crime targeted after Welling and Sidcup pensioners hit
DOORSTEP crime in Bexley is being targeted after two pensioners from Welling and another from Sidcup were hit. Bexley Trading Standards and Bexley police are working together to remind local banks and building societies to look out for signs a
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Bexley Slimming World members raise plenty of pounds for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice has reaped the rewards of an Easter chocolate amnesty by local Slimming World members. Bexley slimmers got into the Easter spirit by donating dozens of chocolate Easter eggs to the Hospice to help support
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Grove Park knifeman 'tried to kill love rival and murdered another man in Eltham flat'
A KNIFEMAN stabbed one man and murdered another after finding a love rival in bed with his ex-girlfriend, a court heard today. Jurors were told Delaney Barnett-Rohoman stormed into the Eltham flat of Josie Hall, his former girlfriend and mother
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Twenty five jobs could go at Sidcup Coca-Cola plant
AROUND 25 jobs could go at the Coca-Cola plant in Sidcup after the company announced nearly 300 positions in the UK are at risk. The Cray Road factory has been in business for more than 50 years and currently has 344 employees and seven manufacturing
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Adoption event to be held at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley
PEOPLE interested in adopting a child can find out more at a special event later this week. Bromley Council has organised an open day on Saturday (April 27)at the HG Wells Room in the Churchill Theatre in Bromley High Street. The event will
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Weekly market launches in West Wickham
A WEEKLY food market is launching in West Wickham. It is hoped the venture which begins on May 19 will combine forces from nearby farms, artisan traders and schools. It will take place every Sunday in the car park in West Wickham High Street
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Children's TV stars announced for Bromley panto
THE mercury has just started to creep upwards, but already there is a reason to look forward to Christmas. Familiar faces from kid’s TV have been announced to star in Churchill Theatre Bromley’s end of year pantomime, Cinderella. Nickelodeon
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Kids can get a taste of ballet in Bromley this weekend
TOTS as young as three can get their first taste of ballet at a specially-designed show in Bromley this weekend. My First Cinderella is a simplified and created to inspire children as young as three to take an interest in the art form. It features
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Forest Hill museum shortlisted for arts prize
JUDGES have cast a critical eye over a Forest Hill museum which has been shortlisted for a Museum of the Year prize. The free Horniman Museum and Gardens in London Road has made the 10 finalists of the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year
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Reviews of the latest music releases
Duane Eddy,"Shazam! The Essential Collection" *** This deliciously dated 2 CD set focusses attention on the collected works of Duane Eddy,the instantly identifiable guitarist whose unique sound made a profound impact on a whole host of aspiring
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Blackheath St Matthew Academy celebrates Ofsted rating
A BLACKHEATH school says its new Ofsted rating is proof of the great progress it has made in recent years. Ofsted have rated St Matthew Academy good in all areas, an improvement on the previous inspection's satisfactory rating Inspectors praised
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Eltham fundraiser planned for Plumstead toddler Isabella Coomber
A FESTIVAL will be held to raise cash for a tragic Plumstead toddler who is battling a brain tumour. Isabella Coomber has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain tumour and her family are raising money for possible life-saving therapy in
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Gravesend residents' fear after third blaze in past month
TERRIFIED residents in a fire-ravaged Gravesend street say they are living in fear after two people were hospitalised by the third blaze in the past month. A man was injured after jumping from the four-storey building to escape the fire in Harmer
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Eltham family's dogs terrorised by fox
AN ELTHAM family are in despair over how to stop a fox who has twice attacked their dogs, stalks them outside their home and has even tried to claw its way through the front door. Stacey Mulford, 38, of Rancliffe Gardens, says the animal has been
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St Paul's Cray recycling plant on fire for third time in five weeks
FIREFIGHTERS were back at the Waste4Fuel recycling plant in St Paul’s Cray overnight to battle the third fire in five weeks. Three crews were called to the site in Cornwall Drive at around 11.10pm to deal with the fire in a pile of rubbish which
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Trio held over Milwall cup violence
POLICE have arrested three men in dawn raids in connection with violence at an FA Cup match between Millwall and Wigan. The men, aged 21, 22 and 27, were arrested at addresses in London by officers from Operation Arrowtip, which targets football-related
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PRUH staff failing to dress elderly patients appropriately for their discharge from hospital
PROMISES to make sure patients are appropriately dressed when they leave hospital have been broken, News Shopper can reveal. South London Healthcare NHS Trust said it had reviewed its discharge policies after we highlighted the case of Gladys Peggy
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Missing Catford teen Anthoni Walters found safe and well
A CATFORD teenager who was on his way to Bromley when he went missing has been found safe and well. Anthoni Walters left his home in Bankhurst Road at around 1pm on Thursday (April 18) and police appealed for information about his whereabouts.