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  • Welling stunned by late Dover winner

    DESPITE dominating for large periods of the game Welling United were hit by a 78th minute Dover Athletic sucker punch thus consigning the Wings to their second home defeat of the season. Both sides had opportunities in the opening twenty minutes

  • Gravesend pay homage away to plucky Service

    On a blustery day on the outskirts of west London, the only moments of brightness were supplied by the watery winter sun. Gravesend contrived to see a 15 point lead disappear as a plucky home XV added two tries and seven points from the boot of fly-half

  • TREMendous!

    Tremayne Gilling opened his Winter campaign in fine style at the South Of England Indoor Championships at Lee Valley. The 20 year of Blackheath & Bromley athlete stormed to victory in the Senior Mens 60 metres final equalling his personal best of 6.76

  • Solar Panel Feed-in Tariffs: a bright future

    In July 2009, Ed Miliband, announced that homeowners would be encouraged to generate their own power through an innovative scheme called Feed-in Tariffs. Under this scheme, a company will install £10,000-worth of solar panels on your roof at a price that

  • Powell makes winning start against Pilgrims

    SECOND half goals from Scott Wagstaff and Nathan Eccleston gave Chris Powell a winning start as Charlton's new manager in today's Valley meeting with Plymouth. Powell was greeted by one of the largest cheers The Valley has heard this season

  • BEXLEY CUTS: Under threat libraries revealed

    BEXLEY COUNCIL has named five of the borough’s libraries whose futures are under threat as it battles to cut its budget. The borough currently has 12 libraries and three mobile vehicles, which the council has concluded is too many in the current

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH: Church withdraws planning application

    A RETROSPECTIVE planning application to continue to use a former industrial building as a church, has been withdrawn before being considered. The Redeemed Christian Church of God has been using the former Royal Oaks works, a single storey building

  • NORTH KENT: Water company amnesty for unbilled users

    A WATER company is calling for customers who use water without being billed to own up or face hefty charges. Thames Water, which supplies homes across north Kent, says that when older properties have been divided up seperate bills are not always

  • LEWISHAM: Murders, robberies and burglaries on the rise

    MURDERS, robberies and burglaries are all on the rise in Lewisham according to the latest crime figures. Stats for December 2009 to December 2010 also show that motor vehicle crime has risen. During 2010 there were nine murders compared