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Belvedere Princes factory in line for £6.4 million investment
A BELVEDERE factory is set for a £6.4 million investment. Food and drink group Princes is using the cash to install a new bottling line at its olive oil production facility in Crabtree Manorway South, which employs 72 people. The new high-speed
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Man charged with attempted burglary in Dartford
A 23-YEAR-OLD man is to be hauled before magistrates after being charged in connection with an attempted burglary in Dartford. Police officers were called about 6.50pm on May 3 to reports of an attempted break-in at a home in Joyce Green Lane.
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Harriers boys and girls place second at Canterbury
DARTFORD Harriers finished second in both the boys’ and girls’ sections of the Kent Young Athletes League meeting at Canterbury. The boys collected 204 points, with the girls tallying 337 points. There were some excellent results, with nine young
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Gills and Millwall agree Bromley dates
LEAGUE Two champions Gillingham and a Millwall XI will visit Hayes Lane to take on Bromley in pre-season fixtures. Martin Allen’s Gills arrive first on July 6 (3pm), with the Lions in town on July 23 (7.45pm). Conference South title winners Welling
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Orpington and Beckenham breast cancer expert has advice for Bromley women
AN ORPINGTON and Beckenham breast cancer expert has praised Angelina Jolie’s decision to speak publicly about her double mastectomy, and has some advice for the women of Bromley. Mr Anil Desai works at BMI Chelsfield Park, Orpington, and BMI The
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Bromley South regeneration scheme begins
A REGENERATION scheme is hoped to bring £220 million into Bromley over the next decade. The project will create around 220 jobs in the area and will include a 130-bedroom hotel, a nine-screen cinema and 25,000 square foot of restaurant space.
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Bromley libraries partner with RNIB to make reading more accessible
A CAMPAIGN is coming to Bromley libraries to make reading more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Making A Noise in Libraries will run from June 3 to 14 with the theme of Signposting to encourage more books, newspapers and magazines
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Defeat hard to take for Lewisham boxer
LEWISHAM boxer Rossco Parker was narrowly defeated by Sam Holloway for the Queensbury Boxing League’s vacant English middleweight crown on Saturday. Parker, 36, produced yet another one of his gutsy displays to push his fellow challenger Holloway right
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Why are Kent already struggling in County Championship?
KENT CCC columnist BRAD PINARD is already alarmed by the Spitfires’ early struggles in the County Championship. LAST week I remained optimistic Kent’s poor start to the County Championship was just a blip, but now I’m not so sure. A thrashing at home
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Bexley and Dartford health groups alert GPs over Jimmy Savile victims
THE new groups in charge of NHS commissioning in Bexley and Dartford have alerted GPs to the chance victims of Jimmy Savile may come forward. A letter from NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh to all Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
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Review: Resident Evil Revelations (Xbox 360)
Masters of the horror game genre Capcom have once again delivered another fear-inducing gore-fest. Resident Evil Revelations, originally released last year as a 3DS exclusive, has been revamped with HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and other
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Bromley accountant jailed for stealing £150,000 meant for cancer charities
A BROMLEY accountant who stole £150,000 from family trusts and failed to distribute cash to cancer charities has been jailed for 24 months. Ronald Bassett-Cross, 70, of Sandford Road, Bromley, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after he pleaded guilty
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Daughter of Barnehurst grandfather Ted Syrad pays tribute to her father as his killer is jailed for 20 years
THE daughter of Ted Syrad, who died after being tied up during a robbery at his Barnehurst bungalow, has today said: “I hope killing my dad will haunt you in your dreams forever”. This morning Gezim Delijah, 41, from Leyton, east London, was jailed
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Petts Wood teacher Jeremy Forrest to stand trial on child abduction charge
A TEACHER from Petts Wood is due to stand trial next month accused of abducting a teenage girl. Jeremy Forrest, 30, of Chislehurst Road, was arrested in Bordeaux in France on September 28 last year following the issuing of a European arrest warrant
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Wrotham dementia sufferer launches successful support group
BEING diagnosed with dementia was “like stepping off a cliff,” according to one sufferer. With this week being Dementia Awareness Week, Tom Coppins, 61, who lives in Wrotham has explained how he joined forces with 56-year-old Brian Fuller to help
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Bexley Council in row with Eltham MP over Greenwich parking zone plans
BEXLEY Council is locked in a row with a Labour MP over plans to regulate parking just inside the Greenwich border. Clive Efford has reacted angrily after the council objected to proposals for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) stretching from Avery
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UPDATE: 'Stabbing' at Orpington bowling alley was actually a slapping
A BIT like a game of Chinese whispers, a slapping at an Orpington bowling alley has been widely reported on social networking sites as a stabbing. Countless tweets have been posted on Twitter about an incident at the Palace Superbowl, Homefield
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Armed robbers target Blackfen supermarket
ARMED robbers stormed into a Blackfen supermarket on Friday (May 17) night, threatening staff with a gun and stealing money. Police were called to Sidcup Supermarket, on Gloucester Parade in Blackfen Road, at 10pm. Two men had previously entered
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Watford might well be favourites v Palace but play-offs don't work like that
EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS is in cautious mood as he looks ahead to Monday’s play-off final clash with Watford. THIS time next week all the excitement currently surrounding the play-off final could be completely deflated or, on the flip side, sent into
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Unseen artefacts to go on display at museums
PREVIOUSLY hidden weird and wonderful objects will be put on display by ten museums across the country. The Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill is taking part in the First Time Out programme from June 6 to July 31 alongside the likes of
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Spitfires prop up table after loss
ONE day cricket has given Kent more joy than the County Championship this season. Although close to promotion in 2012, Kent have struggled in the longer form of the games so far this year. An abject defeat inside two days against Worcestershire allowed
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Elton John announced as latest Hyde Park headliner
SIR Elton John is the latest name added to the mammoth Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time series at Hyde Park. The superstar will headline on Friday, July 12, after performances by Ray Davies and Elvis Costello. Tickets go on sale Thursday
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Another Thames crossing at Dartford? Consultation launched into new Lower Thames road crossing route
DARTFORD’S MP Gareth Johnson has blasted proposals to build a second Thames river crossing at Dartford. The MP says the suggestion is “impractical and premature” and the government should firstly wait to see if the introduction of auto-tolls at
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Elderly Lee woman rescued from flat fire
AN ELDERLY Lee woman was rescued from a flat fire by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus late last night (May 20) after a candle was reportedly knocked over. She was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics and taken to hospital as a precaution
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Blake’s effort proves in vain
ALEX Blake’s sterling batting contribution of 141 runs could not prevent Beckenham suffering an eight-wicket home defeat at the hands of Bexley in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division. The home side looked in a very strong position when William
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New pictures of Millwall FA Cup semi-final violence suspects:
POLICE investigating violence in the Millwall vs Wigan FA Cup semi-final at Wembley have released 16 more images of people they want to trace. Among the images are four new stills of people police have previously appealed for information on, but
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Welling grandmother of Chloe Johnson: 5-year-old's death like a 'bad dream'
THE grandmother of a young girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt says she is trapped “in a bad dream”. April Johnson, from Welling, lost her five-year-old granddaughter Chloe on Friday (May 17) when the youngster strayed into a wave pool at
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Forest Hill Bowls Club Open Day
Saturday 29th June 2013 is our open day. from 10 am onwards.We are a very friendly club, hoping to attract some new members. Bowls is a great way to meet people, lovely on a nice summer evening, no need to wait untill the 29th June, every Tuesday evening
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Pick up a picnic basket for summer
SOONER or later, the sun must come out and temperatures must soar. Perhaps that is just wishful thinking, but Vibe cannot wait for ice creams and summery afternoons in a park with a picnic. With that in mind we sought out the best and most
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Marks and Spencer hopes relaunch will take it back to the top
MARKS and Spencer is planning a relaunch of its clothes which will “reassert its leading position on quality and style”. Starting with its Autumn and Winter collection, the company has announced a quality charter to align its standard-setting ethics
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Police release images of men wanted in connection with iPad snatched at Anerley station
POLICE have released images of four men they would like to speak to after an iPad was snatched from a man's hands on a train at Anerley station. Since the incident, which occurred on March 30, the British Transport Police (BTP) have followed several
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Bexley Council defends spending on Olympic Torch Relay
BEXLEY Council has defended its hefty spending on the “once in a lifetime” Olympic Torch Relay celebrations. Figures published this week revealed the council topped the list of local authority spending on the relay. Only Waltham Forest Council
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Lewisham pupils' 10,000 Hands campaign gets big name backing
CELEBRITIES, politicians and the police all leant a hand to an anti-violence project set up by schoolchildren in recent weeks. The 10,000 Hands campaign will eventually see all Lewisham school pupils add a hand print to a 500m cloth as a "message
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Festival to raise awareness about homelessness
A FOURTEEN hour festival of music, arts, film and theatre will raise money and explore the notion that homelessness can impact anyone. The Big Noise Festival at the CLF Arts Centre in Peckham on Saturday, June 8, will raise money for the Big Issue
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Man hit by train between Woolwich Dockyard and Charlton
A MAN has died after being hit by a train on tracks between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard stations. News Shopper understands the accident happened between the Charlton Lane level crossing and Charlton station at around 9am this morning. Police
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Penge people plaque fundraising campaign to remember Second World War dead
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been started to remember Penge people who lost their lives in the Second World War on the town’s main war memorial. Campaigners want the names of everyone from the town who was killed during the conflict to be put on
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Deal rescues gay marriage bill
THE legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it. Some 56 Conservative backbenchers - half the number predicted - backed an amendment the Government warned could fatally delay the