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'NORMANS MUSIC' SET TO REACH 100 YEARS IN ELTHAM
‘Normans Music’ of Well Hall Road, Eltham is set to reach its 100th year as a music shop in the area next year in 2014. It originally opened in Eltham High Street during 1914, owned by Morley’s of Lewisham, before moving to its current position after
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Rather Nice Pubs
I thought I had made it clear that I was firmly against this whole ‘going out to eat something’ debacle, but it turned out I was not, obviously, as I was dragged out of the relative comfort of my house by my dad and lead off into the wild outdoors.
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VIDEOS - Natalie Jarvis murder: CCTV footage before and after plus virtual crime scene
DRAMATIC CCTV footage has been released by detectives after Adam Whelehan was jailed for a minimum of 26 years for murdering Natalie Jarvis in Swanley Village. The footage shows Whelehan alongside his friend Tom Fuller on October 3, the night he
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Nathaniel Brown wanted to leave Downham party before he was stabbed in the chest
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy wanted to leave a Downham house party because it was getting quite “aggy” shortly before he was fatally stabbed in the chest, a court heard. Nathaniel Brown was found lying face down on a toy box by the teenage hostess of
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Greenwich Park dog 'kidnapping' sparks appeal
AN Eltham woman who lost her dog in Greenwich Park says it was kidnapped and a ransom has been demanded. Stacey Mulford was taking her miniature pinchers Dublin and Kingston for a walk on Tuesday (April 23) at around 5pm when they were startled
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Greenhithe gang member ordered to pay back £25,000 for role in cannabis growing empire
A GREENHITHE gang member who was part of a mob which made £120m farming cannabis has been ordered to pay back just £25,000. Hai Ban Tran was a key player in the so-called ‘Dang Dynasty’ which specialised in growing some of the most powerful strains
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Fans urged to make donations to keep Ebbsfleet United alive
EBBSFLEET fans are being urged to dig deep into their pockets to raise £20,000 to keep the club afloat. The Stonebridge Road club’s present owners MyFootballClub (MyFC) are currently handing over their 75 percent shareholding to the Fleet Trust and
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Blackheath car and lorry accident causes congestion
A COLLISION between a lorry and a car is causing disruption around Blackheath today. Blackheath Hill is currently closed and there are long delays reported eastbound between the George and Dragon traffic lights and the Hyde Vale junction. Bus
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National first in trial of Eltham and Mottingham men jailed for stealing high-value cars across north Kent
IT WILL not have meant much to them, but two north Kent car thieves were part of a national first when they were convicted last week. Sam Holmes, 22, and David Leadbeater, 23, played the "integral and fundamental" role of getaway drivers in a conspiracy
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Punished persons for attacking pensioner
Christopher Graney and Samantha Fenton from Beckenham, and from Bromley attacked a 78-year-old man in Widmore Road, Bromley in the early hours of October 15, 2012 whilst he was waiting for a bus after being out for the evening. The teenagers
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Welcome Rovers return for Eagles star at Blackburn
CRYSTAL Palace will be boosted by the return of Jonathan Williams from injury for Saturday’s trip to Blackburn. The Eagles head to Ewood Park in search of their first win since early March, an alarming slump which has placed big a question mark over
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Deptford Thames Water 'super sewer' - have your say
AN application for a controversial "super sewer", part of which would be built in Deptford, has been accepted by the planning inspectorate. Under the plans, sites at Earl Pumping Station in Yeoman Street and Deptford Church Street could be used
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Woman on Falconwood train was racially abused and had beer thrown at her
A WOMAN was subjected to a torrent of racist abuse before having beer thrown at her on a train travelling to Falconwood. British Transport Police officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened on April 6 between 10pm and 10.30pm
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Petts Wood taxi office attack suspects hunted by British Transport Police
CCTV images have been released of four men police want to trace after a 60-year-old man was attacked at a taxi office near Petts Wood station. The suspects are captured on CCTV shortly before an argument took place at the taxi office between the
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Catford Rathfern Primary School marks link with South Africa
A CATFORD primary has been chosen to develop links with South Africa as part of a major new school twinning project to boost global education. Rathfern Primary School is taking part in the Connecting Classrooms project, a government and British
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Bexley councillors fight like cats and dogs over Thames crossing plans
BEXLEY councillors fought like cats and dogs over plans for a new Thames crossing at the first full council meeting for six months. A motion urging Transport for London and Mayor Boris Johnson to move ahead with a planned new crossing "as soon
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Dartford firm fined £300,000 after driver killed by his own lorry
A DARTFORD business has been ordered to pay more than £320,000 after a father of three was crushed and killed by his own lorry. Gary Walters, 51, died collecting a trailer load of concrete structural products from a firm in Derbyshire premises
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Nathaniel Brown murder trial - Downham party host 'heard screams'
A DOWNHAM teenage party host says she heard screams and saw the flash of a knife seconds after Nathaniel Brown was fatally stabbed in the chest. The 16-year-old died of his injuries sustained at the house party in Launcelot Road, Downham, in the
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Sutton at Hone foster carer appeals to others to open up their homes
AN ADULT foster carer from Sutton at Hone is encouraging others to open up their homes to help care for people with dementia. Jenny Weaver, 68, is taking part in a Kent County Council scheme called Shared Lives, a new part of which is aimed at
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Courtney Pine will 'go to battle for jazz' in Deptford
COURTNEY Pine does not mime, using backing tracks or employ half-dressed dancers. “I just get up there and give it some gun,” he told Vibe. “This is the only way we can get the music across to you. There is no other way.” Pine, the nation’s
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Ravensbourne Project sponsored swim at Ladywell Leisure Centre
YOUNGSTERS from a special needs organisation went to great lengths to raise money for it - by doing a sponsored swim. Three children from the Ravensbourne Project - Becky Simpson, 15, and 17-year-old twins Stephen and Dominic Kilty - helped raise
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Addicks boss wants to keep winning run going against Hornets
BILL Long hopes Charlton women’s team can keep building the momentum they have built up in the past two games when they visit Watford on Sunday. The Addicks followed up a win over Premier League champions Sunderland with a 2-0 victory over bottom of
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Review: Thomas Was Alone (PS Vita)
Thomas Was Alone has a slightly different development cycle to the average game. Being an indie game one can understand it may not be a complex games and visuals may take a hit, but when you’re told the game was created over a weekend because the
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Brockley boy wins Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon
A BROCKLEY boy has won this year’s Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon in the under-15 category. Alex Yee, 15, of Brockley Road, was chosen to represent Lewisham at this year’s Mini London Marathon and covered the three miles in 15 minutes
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Devastating Dartford dog attack 'like something out of a horror film'
A RAMPAGING pack of Staffordshire Bull Terriers mauled a defenceless dog to death and hospitalised its owner in a horrific attack outside a Dartford playground. The terrified woman screamed “help, help, my baby” as the three dogs attacked her two
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Orpington primary school celebrates 60th birthday
AN ORPINGTON school turned 60 this week, bringing together pupils from past and present to celebrate. Leesons Primary School, of Leesons Hill, celebrated by inviting some of its first students to a special assembly, in which children sang a song
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Play-off spot a tall order for Powell
CHARLTON boss Chris Powell admits he would love his side to somehow sneak into the top six by the end of play on May 4. The Addicks need maximum points from their final two matches and for results elsewhere to go their way to have a chance of making
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Review: Doodle God (PS Vita)
Doodle God is a strange game, if it can even be called a game. It starts off explaining how God created the Earth with the use of the four elements. Doodle God then has the great idea of combining them to see what else he can make. This is
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Biggin Hill Library hosts novelist's tour of the colourful history of London
TAKE a tour around the incredible history of London tomorrow without leaving Biggin Hill Library. Novelist Ian Porter will be giving a free talk about the history of the capital including the Great Fire, the Guilds, Lloyds and the London Underground
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Greenwich love on the Emirates Air Line
A 28-YEAR-OLD ExCeLled himself by proposing to his girlfriend on the Greenwich cable car. Liam Holder took his 30-year-old girlfriend Lisa Creek on the £60m Emirates Air Line to celebrate their fourth anniversary. And while they were travelling
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Charlton manager already has one eye on summer deals
CHRIS Powell admits he has already begun his recruitment preparations for next season after the Addicks secured their Championship status last weekend. Victory over Wolves has left Charlton with an outside possibility of reaching the top six ahead
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Millwall boss has no regrets on Forest striker deal
KENNY Jackett says he has no regrets about allowing Darius Henderson to join Nottingham Forest midway through the season despite Millwall’s current goals shortage. Henderson scored 26 goals in 52 games for the Lions before linking up with Saturday’
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Review: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3, Vita)
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a crazy mash-up fighting game featuring a roster of famous characters that have featured on Sony consoles down the years. If you’ve ever wondered how Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet would fare in a fight against
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Bexley police raid Welling cannabis factory 'built like Fort Knox'
BEXLEY police have this morning raided a Welling cannabis factory built “like Fort Knox”, according to a witness. Officers are still present at the Upper Wickham Lane address after moving in at around 10am this morning. An employee of a nearby
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Natalie Jarvis's murderer Adam Whelehan to spend minimum 26 years in jail
MURDERER Adam Whelehan will spend at least 26 years behind bars for stabbing Natalie Jarvis to death in Swanley Village. Judge Philip Statman sentenced him to life imprisonment at Maidstone Crown Court this morning, with a minimum term of 26 years
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Some people should be banned from breeding: Editor's Eye comment
WE ALL love our kids, we want to do the best we can for them and above all want them to live happy, fulfilled lives. We’re bound to have different views on how to best help them achieve their full potential and, even if we don’t always voice our
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We took open approach to Evelyn by-election
Letter to the editor: Thank you for highlighting voters’ concerns in the recent Evelyn by-election about a clique controlling the Labour Party in their area (Race Row Erupts, News Shopper, April 10). Lewisham People Before Profit (LPBP) chose its
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If you want peace and quiet, live in the country
Letter to the editor: These Brockley flightpath protesters make me ashamed (The Stuff Of Nightmares, News Shopper, March 13). They’re a bunch of bloody troublemakers. I’d actually like to know how many of these nimbys there really are.
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Benefit cap needed for a fairer system
Letter to the editor: We fully support the changes to the welfare and housing benefit system. The benefit cap is needed. Excluding the seriously ill and the disabled, why should other people who do not work earn more than those who do work
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Blackheath Society not in favour of house demolition
Letter to the editor: Regarding the letter Blackheath Society View Is Stunning (News Shopper, April 3). The society most definitely did not support the proposal to demolish a detached house in Langton Way to allow for two replacement dwellings.
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Why couldn’t Labour find a candidate from Dartford division?
Letter to the editor: I have just read Gravesham Council leader Councillor John Burden wants to represent the Dartford West division at Kent County Council. It is disappointing the Dartford Labour Party could not find a candidate who lives locally
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Appeal to find old friends for Swanscombe Secondary School reunion
Letter to the editor: I would like to find school friends from the fourth year class from 1968 at Swanscombe Secondary School — now Swan Valley School — for a reunion I am trying to arrange, as we are all 60 this year. It used to be an all-girls
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Gravesend deserves better than Edinburgh House
Letter to the editor: Recent weeks have seen a concerted, almost co-ordinated campaign of letter writing and stories in support of the Edinburgh House application for the Heritage Quarter. One thing no-one appears to cover or mention though is
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Has developer Edinburgh House given up on other project?
Letter to the editor: So Edinburgh House is crawling out of the woodwork to defend its awful proposals for Gravesend’s Heritage Quarter. All it seems to harp on about are “positive” retail effects of expanding St George’s shopping centre, which
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Thanks to fantastic emergency services
Letter to the editor: With all the bad press and media coverage the NHS and emergency services are getting these days I felt I needed to relate the fantastic service I received on my way home in my car, where I had an argument with a lamppost after
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St Paul's Cray waste fire reveals the poor relation
Letter to the editor: Orpington has long been the poor cousin to Bromley and the Crays are the poor cousin of Orpington. Would a pile of wood for recycling be allowed to burn for the best part of two months in any other part of the borough?
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Public places are for all to enjoy, including responsible dog owners
Letter to the editor: In response to EJ Malone’s suggestions (Take These Steps To Cut Dog Attacks, News Shopper, April 3), I would like to point out although microchipping is sensible, it can in no way prevent an attack. And suggesting a dog should
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Car bursts into flames in Bromley Common
A CAR burst into flames last night (April 24) in Bromley. It is thought the vehicle overheated in the car park of The Crown Toby Carvery, a large family restaurant in Bromley Common. London Fire Brigade statistics show there were 3,234 reported
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Family of Swanley murder victim Natalie Jarvis still want answers after guilty verdict
THE family of murdered Swanley woman Natalie Jarvis have today paid tribute to “the most loving sister and daughter anyone could ask for”. The 23-year-old was stabbed more than 20 times by her boyfriend Adam Whelehan on October 3 last year.
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Sorry, but Margaret Thatcher was no Winston Churchill
Letter to the editor: On your front page you reported MP Bob Neill’s tribute to Margaret Thatcher (‘Iron Lady Had a Heart of Gold’, News Shopper, April 10). He described her as “the greatest peacetime politician of the 20th century”. Was he asleep
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Orpington MP Jo Johnson given Downing Street policy role
DAVID Cameron is bringing Orpington MP Jo Johnson into Downing Street as his head of policy. Mr Johnson, who is Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s younger brother, will be appointed as a Cabinet Office minister, Government sources confirmed. In