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  • The Churchill welcomes Bromley Creative Community

    The Bromley Creative Community (BCC) will be welcoming its new members to a special 'Welcome Party' on Thursday 25 June 2009 at The Churchill, Bromley. The party will be held downstairs in The Studio between 6pm and 9pm. Jackie Barrie from

  • NORTH KENT: County council election results

    THERE are 10 wards being contested by 52 candidates in the Kent County Council elections in the Dartford and Gravesham area. GRAVESHAM RURAL Conservative Michael Snelling has held on to his seat after receiving more than 60 per cent

  • LEWISHAM: Mayor takes a tumble into river Pool

    MAYOR of London Boris Johnson helped lighten the political mood by taking a tumble into a Lewisham river in full gaze of TV cameras. Mr Johnson was helping volunteers from conservation charity Thames21 clean the river Pool on June 4.

  • ELTHAM: Tourism students showcase coursework to public

    COLLEGE students held an international tourism day as part of their studies. The Eltham Centre in Archery Road hosted the event on June 3. More than 50 travel tourism students from Greenwich Community College showcased a country or city of

  • GREENWICH: Policeman in court on sex charge

    A POLICE officer has appeared in court accused of inciting a girl to watch a sex act. Marco Nogueira, a probationer PC, who was working in Greenwich borough at the time of his arrest, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday

  • BEXLEY: Residents can take part in free coaching programme

    Residents can receive free coaching at sports clubs in Bexley this summer. The coaching programme is part of the Mayor of London’s Play Sport London initiative designed to get more people active in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic

  • BROMLEY: Youngsters read in bed at the library

    ACROSS the borough children have been getting into bed in the middle of the day to read books. Bromley Library service has been celebrating Bedtime Reading Week by inviting youngsters up to 11 come along to their library in their pyjamas.

  • BROMLEY: Concert and picnic held to raise cash for NSPCC

    AN EVENT is being held to help raise funds for a children’s charity. The Bromley branch of the NSPCC has organised a summer concert and picnic to raise money for the charity’s Child's’s Voice Appeal. The event will take place on June 21 and will include

  • BEXLEY: Street dancers strut their stuff this summer

    STREET dancers from Bexley will be strutting their stuff at events this summer. A group of 25 youngsters aged seven to 14-years-old have been working with professional dance teacher, Amy Hill to perfect their street dancing techniques. The group called

  • NORTH KENT: Hospice holding fundraising picnic

    YOUNGSTERS and their teddy bears are invited to a picnic to raise funds for a hospice. Ellenor Lions Hospice, a charity providing residential care for people across north Kent, is holding the Teddy Bears Picnic at Woollett Hall Farm in North Cray, Sidcup

  • DARTFORD: Elderly woman died after catching C diff superbug

    AN 84-YEAR-OLD woman with a history of falls died after getting the superbug C diff, an inquest heard. Dartford Coroner's Court heard Phyllis Webb was diagnosed with E coli, which can cause falls, after being admitted to Darent Valley Hospital

  • I did it

    I have a confession to make. I did it. In spite of all the revelations about politicians expenses over the last month – and the corruption that is even more rife in the Euro-parliament - I went and voted in last night’s European elections

  • BROMLEY: Council report counts the cost of snow and ice

    THE cost of repairing roads damaged by the snow and ice in February has already topped £200,000, according to a Bromley Council report. The borough was crippled by bad weather on the evening of February 1 when the south of England witnessed

  • CHARLTON: Nursery receives 'outstanding' Ofsted report

    A HEADTEACHER is “delighted” after inspectors gave her nursery school a glowing report. Pound Park Nursery, in Pound Park Road, Charlton, has been given the highest rating of outstanding in every single category of an Ofsted report.

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