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What to get someone that has everything...
What to get someone that seems to have everything is an issue that arises every Christmas. So here’s a list of strange, unique but thoughtful ideas of what to get them lucky individuals that appear to have it all already! 10) Slippers-Find out their
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BROMLEY: Boys' football referee caught with child porn avoids prison
A REFEREE who had been taking charge of boys’ football games for 40 years has avoided prison after being caught with indecent images of young boys. Gary Badgett, aged 66, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, placed
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DEPTFORD: One year sentence for prison guard who had relationship with killer
A 31-YEAR-OLD prison officer has been jailed for 12 months after having a relationship with the 18-year-old killer of a teenage boy. Emma Beard, from Feltham, had the affair with Danny McLean, from Thornton Heath, who stabbed love rival Shakilus Townsend
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MOVIE REVIEW: Easier With Practice **
HAVING enjoyed Brian Geraghty’s performances as a soldier in Jarhead and The Hurt Locker, I was intrigued to see him star in a civilian role in Easier With Practice. As protagonist Davy Mitchell, Geraghty’s character is a geeky, socially awkward writer
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ORPINGTON: Three to be sentenced for pub brawl before Moses Devall death
THREE people will be sentenced for their part in a pub brawl which led to 36-year-old traveller Moses Devall being killed. Father-of-two Mr Devall was stabbed to death outside his home in Swallowtail Close, St Paul's Cray, in the early hours
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SWANLEY: Council spreads Christmas joy with free parking
SHOPPERS will be treated to free parking over the Christmas period. Sevenoaks District Council has agreed to waive all parking charges in council car parks in Swanley on December 11 and December 18 in the run up to Christmas. Cabinet member with responsibility
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Lucky 13 for Eardley Arms & Hotshots
The snow didn’t have much effect on the South London & Kent Pool Alliance this week with all but one game being played and two teams securing 13 frame wins to raise them significantly up the table. Eardley Arms travelled to Fox Under the
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NORTH KENT: Police urge commuters to travel with care
Kent police is advising commuters to travel only when absolutely necessary. The warning comes after severe snow conditions, which have left roads treacherous ice with very poor visibility. Reports of freezing fog around the county are adding to problems
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BECKENHAM: International gambling cheat jailed for fake ID scam
A GAMBLING cheat who used fake identities to get into casinos he was banned from has been jailed. Frank Camilleri, aged 61, was sentenced to nine months in prison at Southwark Crown Court on November 26 after previously pleading guilty to eight
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BROMLEY: Thirty people evacuated following flat fire
THIRTY people were evacuated when a flat fire broke out in Bromley yesterday afternoon. Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to Queens Road at around 1.30pm to battle the fire on the fourth floor after residents had left
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SYDENHAM: Trial date set for men accused of killing private eye Daniel Morgan
A TRIAL date has been set for three men accused of murdering private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987. William Rees, 56, of Weybridge in Surrey, Glenn Vian, 52, of south Croydon, and Garry Vian, 50, of no fixed address, will stand trial at the
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GREENWICH: MP Ann Widdecombe to join Strictly Come Dancing tour at The O2
OUTSPOKEN MP Ann Widdecombe will be foxtrotting around the country on the Strictly Come Dancing tour, heading to The O2 next month. The dark horse contestant of the BBC show will be ditching her regular dance partner Anton du Beke for one of
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CHISLEHURST: Company director who falsely claimed benefits avoids prison
A COMPANY director who fraudulently claimed more than £21,000 in housing benefit and council tax has avoided prison. Abdul Hannan, aged 49, told Bromley Council he was employed part time on a low income when he was actually a director of a
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DEPTFORD: Tidemill school governors vote for academy plans
A DEPTFORD primary school has confirmed it will apply for academy status. Governors of Tidemill School made the decision in a meeting last night (December 2) while protestors held a vigil outside. The plans to become an academy had met with
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SNOW: Conditions set to improve on Big Freeze Day Four
ICE and snow are still causing disruptions to public transport and problems with roads and schools. But they are not expected to be as severe as during the previous three days of the big freeze. Weather Wintry weather is still
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SHORTLANDS: Children to sing carols at Christmas coffee morning
SCHOOLCHILDREN will sing carols to entertain the crowd at a library’s Christmas coffee morning. Shortlands Library in Shortlands Road is holding the festive event at 11am on December 13, and the student choir at nearby Highfield Infants' School
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SINGLE REVIEW: Wild Party: Take My Advice ****
WILD Party are the latest indie rockers to jump over the pond from Texas and are new signings on the up and coming Friends vs Records label. Blending 80s electro with clattering percussion and guitar, the band’s first UK single Take My Advice
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LEWISHAM: DLR increases capacity
MORE carriages mean more space for passengers on the DLR Stratford to Lewisham route. Three car trains are now operation on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford to Lewisham route. The extra carriage increases capacity by 50 per
