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  • BROMLEY: Family in sit-in protest against car clampers

    A FATHER-of-three was today battling with a clamping company to prevent his car being towed. Steve Appleby parked in the privately owned Ringer Road car park in Bromley to go shopping for school shoes with his wife and oldest daughter.

  • ERITH: Charlton helps Larner Road football coaches

    TWELVE people have taken a step towards football coaching thanks to a club’s community programme. Charlton Community Trust’s project helped residents of Erith’s Larner Road Estate pass a Football Association Level One coaching course. The certificate

  • NORTHFLEET: Driver not to blame for 89-year-old's death

    AN INQUEST into the death of an 89-year-old man who died after being hit by a car has found the driver was not to blame. Frederick Penfold died in hospital on March 23 as a result of head and pelvic injuries he suffered when he was hit by a Ford Focus

  • THAMESMEAD: Volunteers take canal plunge

    A SERIES of canal clean-ups has continued with the third one of the summer. Volunteers and staff from Trust Thamesmead headed into the town centre’s Butts canal to remove rubbish along with excess algae and pennywort. Trust marketing officer Julia

  • POWER CUT: Decision on EDF fine delayed by two months

    A DECISION on whether to fine a company for a power cut that plunged 94,000 homes into darkness has been delayed by two months. Energy watchdog Ofgem had been originally due to make a decision in February on whether to fine EDF Energy £2m for

  • SYDENHAM: Library users petitioning to fight closure

    LIBRARY users have been campaigning to fight their proposed closure. Sydenham Library is one of five libraries set to be closed next year as part of Lewisham Council’s cost-cutting plans. More than 150 people joined the Save Sydenham

  • GRAVESEND: Recruitment fair for Christmas jobs

    A RECRUITMENT fair to help people looking to earn extra cash find Christmas jobs has been arranged for later this month. Gravensend’s Christmas Recruitment Fair will take place at Towncentric in St George’s Square in the town centre from 9.30am to 4pm

  • DARTFORD: MP welcomes wheel clamping ban

    A DECISION to ban wheel clamping on private land has been welcomed by an MP. Dartford MP Gareth Johnson has welcomed the government’s announcement that wheel clamping on private land in England and Wales will be banned by new legislation in

  • BROMLEY: Man jailed for Richard Price manslaughter

    A FATHER of two convicted of the manslaughter of 23-year-old Richard Price has today been sentenced to eight years in prison. Mr Price, of Southover, Sundridge Park, died after he was attacked in an alleyway near the Swan & Mitre pub off Bromley

  • STYLE ADVICE: Get a catwalk style for less

    With the eagerly anticipated London Fashion Week just around the corner (September 17-21), the spotlight is now firmly set on British designers and the hottest emerging trends gracing the LFW catwalk. But if you’re worried about your clothing budget,

  • MOVIE REVIEW: 22 Bullets **

    JEAN Reno has had a bit of a slump of late. His seminal performance is undoubtedly 1994’s Léon where he played the titular honourable hitman for hire. Since then, he’s not really had much to write home about, appearing in a number of films

  • GREENWICH: People invited to perform at open mic nights

    PEOPLE are being invited to perform at an open mic night. The Morden arms in Brand Street, Greenwich and the Railway Tavern in Blackheath village will be hosting the fortnightly shows from 8.30pm to 11pm. Ben Golding, a music teacher

  • DVD REVIEW: Biography: The Who **

    WHAT do you think of when you hear a song by The Who? Do you focus on the powerful drumming of Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey's vocals, the showmanship of guitar hero Pete Townshend or the complex basslines of John Entwistle? Or do you think

  • SIDCUP: Battle of Britain veterans delight the crowds

    CROWDS have flocked to an increasingly rare opportunity for the public to meet and talk with veterans of the Second World War’s Battle of Britain. To mark the 70th anniversary of the battle this year, Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Maidstone

  • SIDCUP: Woman condemns clampers' behaviour

    A CLAMPING firm has been accused of “appalling and devious behaviour” after charging two motorists nearly £800 to release their cars. The company, Elite Parking Enforcement, towed away one woman’s car within 10 minutes of her parking and forced

  • DARTFORD: Lorry fire causing M25 delays

    TRAFFIC is severely delayed on the M25 clockwise because of an earlier lorry fire at the Dartford Crossing. The vehicle stopped on the QE2 Bridge at around 7am after part of the engine caught fire. Firefighters from Dartford, Thames-Side and Maidstone