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Festive Fun for Farnborough Folk- Lucy-Ann Brown, Bromley High School
On Sunday 23rd November, Farnborough Village welcomed Christmas by switching on festive lights throughout the village. In past years, the Farnborough Christmas lights have become famous throughout the area and this year will be no exception. Despite
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Young Reporter: Retail standards. Are under 18's being exploited?
Are under 18's being exploited in their part-time jobs? Using my own experiences in the retail industry, along with interviewing others with similar experiences; I plan to have this question answered. At the age of 17, I began to work part-time within
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Young Reporter: That'll Be £400 please - What A Bargain!
By Sharan Virk Christmas is finally upon us and in four weeks, let’s just sadly recognise, it will all be over. The turkey will have been roasted, the chips munched, and the bins well and truly stuffed. Yet the wonderful time that one probably finds
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Young Reporter: Skating at Somerset House
With Christmas just around the corner and the festive spirit in the air, you may be looking for something new to do in the holidays or at the weekend. Luckily, there is an incredible amount of activities surrounding the season, one of which is skating
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Young Reporter: Black Friday Shopping
As Christmas draws near, preparations associated with this globally celebrated holiday begins. The advent calendars are bought to help with the countdown to Christmas, families go out to choose their Christmas trees, decorations are brought down from
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Young Reporter - Has Christmas come too early?
Young Reporter - Has Christmas come too early? November 2014 When do you think Christmas really begins? Is it at the beginning of December, when you get your Christmas tree out, or as soon as bonfire night is over and done with? As much as
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Electra; Hauntingly Emotional
The Old Vic recreates Sophocles’ tragedy with Kristen Scott Thomas as his vengeful heroine. Scott Thomas is mesmerizing from the moment she steps on stage, her gaunt, wide eyed expression demanding all attention, mourning almost radiating from her
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Young Reporter: A New School Year
After a month of summer holidaying - enjoying the sun, hanging out with friends, drinking at least a large caramel frappuccino from Starbucks every week, going to the beach, visiting an amusement park or summer fairs, and of course countless barbeques
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Young Reporter: Taiwan Festival brings Taiwanese culture to Kent
On the 1st of November 2014 there was an event in Bluewater promoting Taiwanese culture held by Taiwan Festival, a Taiwanese travel and leisure company which aims to promote Taiwanese culture in the UK and Ireland. The event consisted of traditional
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Young Reporter: What inspires you to write?
You may have been to see the ceramic poppies in London or watched the ceremony on television to celebrate 100 years of remembrance since World War One. However, you may not have been aware of events closer to home that commemorate the start of the
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Young Reporter: Black Friday. Friend or Foe?
Young Reporter: Black Friday. Friend or Foe? The Black Friday fever has hit UK stores. The phenomenon derives from the US, celebrated the day after Thanksgiving. Ultimately, it marks the start of the most eminent holiday season. Millions of citizens
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Young Reporter: New York City
With a population of 8,405,837 people, New York City is one of the most fascinating places I have ever lived. Have you ever been? If you haven't, it all starts downtown in Wall Street. The buildings are as high as clouds, most of them made out of glass
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Young Reporter: Bromley High School's Firework Display
On Saturday 8th November, Bromley’s most awaited firework display took place at Bromley High School. I was lucky enough to attend such a fabulous evening despite the weather. The rain hadn’t stopped since 2pm but still hundreds of people still
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Young Reporter: Local Youth Perspective: UKIP takes Rochester
Young Reporter: Local Youth Perspective: UKIP takes Rochester As the nation already knows, Mr. Reckless, an MP, has defected to the rising party, UKIP. Mr. Reckless also won the majority of votes in his special election for Rochester. Therefore
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Young Reporter: Retail standards. Are under 18's being exploited?
Are under 18's being exploited in their part-time jobs? Using my own experiences in the retail industry, along with interviewing others with similar experiences; I plan to have this question answered. At the age of 17, I began to work part-time within
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Young Reporter: A License to Kill
On the sunny but relatively icy Wednesday afternoon of November 12th, 130 students from Dartford Grammar school for Girls, made the 30 minute journey, to Woodville Halls Theatre, Auditorium in Gravesend, to view the theatre production ‘Licence to Kill
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Young Reporter: Russell Howard at the O2!
All due to the outstanding demand, Russell Howard will be bringing his Wonderbox show back to the O2 on Sunday the 14th December 2014. The star and creator of his award-winning hit TV show, Russell Howard’s Good News, will be providing more of his
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White Hart pick up first win of season
It's taken seven weeks but finally White Hart have won their first match of the season in the South London & Kent Pool Alliance Division Two. Fellow strugglers Lord Herbert were the visitors and they started well by taking a 3-2 lead after
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Young Reporter: Local church 'sleep rough' to raise money for homeless
On the 28th of November, a group of people from St John's Catford slept out on the streets in order to raise money and support for homeless people, gaining £570 through 18 donations to support their cause. The event was done to support The Robes
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Christmas arrives in Beckenham
On the afternoon of Saturday 29th November, Beckenham kick started the festive season with an afternoon of live entertainment, a fun fair and stalls on Beckenham Green next to St Georges Church. You could buy a festive snack and a Yule tide drink whilst
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Christmas arrives in Beckenham
On the afternoon of Saturday 29th November, Beckenham kick started the festive season with an afternoon of live entertainment, a fun fair and stalls on Beckenham Green next to St Georges Church. You could buy a festive snack and a Yule tide drink whilst
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Young Reporter: Wonderful turnout for Lord Mayor’s Show 2014!
The eagerly-anticipated Lord Mayor’s Show lived up to, and exceeded, expectations, after an immense crowd arrived to cheer on the countless volunteers, who were promoting organizations, guilds, and companies from around Britain, and indeed the world
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Young Reporter: Movember raises both Awareness and Money for Charity
Movember is an event that takes place each year in November for a variety of reasons. The annual event includes men growing their moustaches (‘Movember’ being a combination of the words ‘Mo’ and ‘November’) in order to raise awareness of men’s health
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Young Reporter - Bromley Santa Dash
On November 30th, the annual ‘Santa Dash’ was held, where hundreds of people gather to dress in Santa suits and participate in a long dash across Bromley town centre. The wonderful event was hosted by Mytime Active, to encourage families and communities
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Young Reporter: Snow day or No day. By Anna Paul.
As the weeks get closer and closer to Christmas, young students won't just be getting excited by presents and a christmas tree. The question is... will it snow? The question rings loud in the back of each students brain. Why? No school. If the
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Young Reporter: Travel back in time with the Crofton Roman Villa
Crofton Roman Villa provides a great day out for families, keen historians and anyone interested in their local area. Situated next to Orpington Station, opposite a car showroom, from the outside it is pretty inconspicuous and may not look like much
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Young Reporter: Moustaches Were All The Craze This Movember
Walking around my school this month, I found myself doing quite a few double takes as it appeared that many of the girls in my school had spontaneously grown moustaches. Upon further inquiry it seemed that there was a reason to all this madness. Every
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Into the world of economics - conference at Bromley High School
On the 7th of November Bromley High School hosted an extraordinary event- the economics conference. The high profile conference organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs and Bromley High School. Sixth form students from Skinners, Farringtons
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Young Reporter: Quiet Sigh of Relief and Silent Cheers at Roadwork's
As the weekend of the 29th November came to bare there was a quiet relief among the villages running along the Thames between Medway and Gravesend. The weekend brought the start of roadwork’s that marked the beginning of the scheme for the Dartford
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Young Reporter: Gravesend Christmas lights ignited by Eastenders star
The Christmas illuminations were ignited this week in Gravesend town centre, and the ceremony was attended by over 600 school children, the Mayor of Gravesham, hundreds of local residents, and of course, Ex-Eastenders star, Jamie Foreman. Foreman
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Sales Haulted on Busy Black Friday Weekend
On Saturday 29th November, around 11:15 a.m. alarms sounded in the Intu Shopping Centre, Bromley. Stores such as Marks and Spencers, Debenhams and River Island lost an hour of trading due to the evacuation of the shopping centre. Hundreds of people inside
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Young Reporter: Saint Georges Secondary School take on Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'
For their 2014 Christmas play, Saint George’s Church of England school in Gravesend is taking on Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’. First performed in January 1953, Arthur Miller’s play is fictionally based on the 1962 Salem Witch trials in Massachusetts
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Young Reporter: Is Christmas coming too early?
This year, Christmas officially started on October 27th. At least, according to apparent new ‘tradition’ it did. On this day, I was sold a Coca-Cola bottle with the Santa Claus design on it in New York, and thus Christmas had begun, to end
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Young Reporter: What is the TRUE meaning of Christmas?
What is the TRUE meaning of Christmas? At this festive time of the year, people begin to start planning for the number one holiday of the year; Christmas. In Christianity, Christmas is the occasion in which people celebrate the birth of Christ.
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Young Reporter: Christmas Charm
It’s nearly Christmas, and all the high streets are lit up with mesmerising Christmas lights. For example the Farnborough Christmas lights on Sunday 23rd November at Princes Mead Shopping Centre. The lights were a great success with entertainment such
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Young Reporter: Does Education Kill Our Creativity?
In the most viewed TEDTalks presentation, Sir Ken Robinson argues that we are all born with natural creativity capabilities, but that our education system suppresses these capabilities. Robinson and many others, following his 2006 presentation have raised
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Teachers talk education!
With recent aggression towards the teaching industry, and ever-changing curriculum, it has become apparent that teachers are not in this occupation purely for financial gain but more so for the priceless reward of watching the young populations potential
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Young Reporter: Dame Tessa – a woman to be reckoned with!
Despite 51% of the UK’s population being women, this proportion is not reflected within the British legislature. Only 1 in 4 members of the House of Commons is female. Therefore I decided to seek my local MP’s – Dame Tessa Jowell, former Minister
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'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas'
The highly anticipated run up to Christmas is always full of lights, carols and Christmas trees. On Sunday the 30th of November, Pratts Bottom lit up their village tree which was accompanied with carols, mulled wine and mince pies. Despite an unfortunate
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Young Reporter: Black Friday
‘Black Friday’. Last week residents saw shops in Bromley gearing up for ‘Black Friday’, a relatively new term for an old concept – increasing sales in the crucial lead up to Christmas. One Facebook hoax claimed the term came from the passing on
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Cray go out of FA Trophy despite fine showing at Weymouth
Cray’s great run in the FA Trophy and attempt to reach the 1st Round Proper for the first time came to an end at Weymouth but only after taking the lead and giving a great account of themselves against a good side. On fifteen minutes Cray scored
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Young Reporter: Lamplighters’ Christmas Fair fundraising beats all records
Hook-a-duck, toy tombola, name the teddy, sweet raffle, Christmas hamper raffle, bargain Christmas gifts, homemade cakes and candles were just some of the delights to be found at this year’s Lamplighters’ Christmas Fair organised by St John’s Welling
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Young Reporter: St Michael and All Angels Church Celebrates it's Golden Jubilee
On Sunday the 2nd of November 2014, St Michael and All Angels Catholic Church, situated in Farnborough, celebrated its Golden Jubilee. After being built in 1964 and withstanding many a parish priest (the most recent being Father Alan Burgess), St Michael
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Young Reporter: Visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum
On Friday 28th November, I travelled with the girls in my year doing textiles GCSE to the Victoria and Albert Museum. When we first arrived, my first impression was that we were going to be touring a museum of art and design and then the day would
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Zoella visits Bluewater for her book signing
Zoella with her new book Girl Online On the 26th of November,the popular YouTuber Zoella met fans at her book signing, in which she debuted her new novel. Many fans came to meet her and get a copy her new book Girl Online
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Young Reporter: The Countdown Begins Tomorrow, Doesn't it?
With a month until the big X-M-A-S, retailers are already decking the halls with boughs of holly and prepping their best sleighs for the shop window. Christmas is just around the corner and the countdown starts in November for retailers. With the
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Young Reporter - The Countdown Begins Tomorrow, Doesn't it?
With a month until the big X-M-A-S, retailers are already decking the halls with boughs of holly and prepping their best sleighs for the shop window. Christmas is just around the corner and the countdown starts in November for retailers. With the
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Young Reporter: The Dying Arts
The Dying Arts Since the start of the economic crisis in 2007, the arts had begun to seem obsolete in its usefulness to the general public and school life and so forth was one of the first to experience the severe cuts implemented by the
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Second half surge sees off Tyne
Blackheath 48 Tynedale 7. A wide margin of victory thanks to an electric second half display which saw Blackheath score six tries without response, but a result which belies the fact that the hosts found themselves under the cosh for a majority of
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Young Reporter: Bill's opens at Bluewater
Bill’s, a popular English chain restaurant mainly found in and around London, has recently opened a new restaurant in Bluewater. Located by the entrance to the Food Court, Bill’s has been open for less than 2 months – so now that it’s had some time
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Young Reporter: Carpe Diem! Students attend Bromley High School’s first Classics Conference
On Friday 14th November, Classics students from a number of schools within the local area took part in Bromley High School’s inaugural Classics Conference – a day curated by Mr Adams, a Classics teacher at Bromley High. The day was aimed as a guide
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Young Reporter: The Goose Girl
Langley Park School for Girls has recently put on an adaptation of the fairytale 'The Goose Girl' by the Grimm Brothers. John Leary, Head of Drama at the school, both adapted and directed the play, his style influenced by Kneehigh Theatre Company.
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Dartford crossing to close overnight as toll booths removed
The Dartford Crossing will be closed tonight as the toll booths are removed. The QEII bridge will be fully closed, with signed diversions in place via the Blackwall Tunnel. Dart Charge project director Nigel Gray said: “This weekend see's the
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Young Reporter: Vinyl Records Back on the Table
Vinyl records have made a comeback nobody was expecting in 2014, and many in Bexley are starting their own collections too. Events such as the Bexley Record Fair at the Freemantle hall have allowed people to pursue their newfound vinyl passion and
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Young Reporter: Fix the Flooding
In the current season, constant rain as well as flooding is common… especially in Britain. But in Sidcup, near the Oval, there is a constant annoyance that continuously occurs for those living near, along with those who are just passing by in their
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GNG FC bring home a smashing victory from Vinters FC
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club, GNG FC, bring home a glorious victory from Vinters FC at Vinters home ground, 2-1. GNG drove out to Vinters 3 weeks ago to participate in a league cup clash with Vinters FC. Both teams had a variety of quality
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Blissett wins it for Bristol Rovers against Welling
Having been held comfortably in the first half, Bristol Rovers had the luxury of being able to make a double change at the break to change the course of the game. After their performance at Braintree on the previous Tuesday, Jamie Day made just
