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Biathlon

Last year, Cobham Hall girls Chloe, Teresa and Billie participated in the Schools Biathlon Competition, reaching the final at Crystal Palace coming 4th nationally. This year, Chloe, Teresa and Justina will be competing in the biathlon again. They have

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White Hart take Rileys Woolwich to the wire in cup

This week the South London & Kent Pool Alliance league action took a backseat as the quarter final of The Founders Cup took over, with the tie of the round being the Division One runaway leaders White Hart taking on third place in the Premier Division

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Union's warning over Greenwich library transfer proposal

A UNION claims Greenwich Council is deliberately keeping people in the dark over its plans for the borough’s libraries. Under plans scheduled to be decided on at a Valentine’s Day cabinet meeting, the libraries could be handed over to Greenwich Leisure

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Brockley gunman sees sentence doubled

A 23-YEAR-OLD criminal caught carrying a loaded gun in a residential street has seen his sentence doubled. Zephen Rollings had his sentence for possession of a loaded firearm with intent to enable another to endanger life, increased from five

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Operation Cubo sees 19 cars seized and three arrested in Bromley

NINETEEN cars have been seized and three people arrested in Bromley during a Met-wide operation to target criminals driving around the capital. The fifth Operation Cubo brought in the highest number of arrests and vehicle seizures so far with

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Bexley CCTV cameras lead to increased number of arrests

INVESTMENT in CCTV cameras across Bexley has paid off as the number of arrests following CCTV monitoring has more than doubled. In the weeks since new cameras went live in Bexley Village, the CCTV control room has already provided clear descriptions

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Keston oil trader faces jail over multimillion fraud

AN OIL trader from Keston is facing up to 20 years in prison for his role in a multimillion dollar kickback scheme. Bernard Langley, aged 54, pleaded guilty in a Texas court to conspiring to engage in wire fraud in connection with a scheme

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Online meet ups for borough's Tweeters

TWEETERS across the borough have started having online meet ups to talk about local issues. The “tweet-ups” are a chance for people using the social network Twitter to have conversations about local issues and for businesses to promote themselves

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Dartford body-builder hoping for European powerlifting success

A DARTFORD body-builder is one competition away from representing England following his success in the regional championships. Michael Goodwin, 23, of Chaucer Way, has qualified for the British Powerlifting Championship finals following his

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Bexleyheath takeaway refused permission to stay open until 3am

A BEXLEYHEATH takeaway has been refused permission to stay open until 3am through fear it may encourage crime. Best Kebab, in the Broadway, applied to Bexley Council for permission to extend its opening hours from 11pm to 3am between Thursday and Saturday

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Bromley Council is gearing up for snow across the borough

GRITTING crews and snow clearance teams are gearing up for a busier period following the potential for snow across Bromley in the next few days. Workers were out overnight salting 260 miles of priority routes across the borough as snow and

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Valentine's speed-dating for the under-8s in Brockley

Tea Dance for Little People in Endwell Road, Brockley Cross, hosts Valentine's speed-dating for the under-8s from February 11 to February 14. Family tickets are £12 for those with one child or £15 for people with two. It runs from 4.30pm to 6.30pm

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Free Will Week: 5 - 9 March, 2012 | A week to put your affairs in order

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice in Abbey Wood, South East London has teamed up with 10 solicitors across the region to offer their services free of charge to make or update a standard Will, if you leave a gift in your Will to Greenwich & Bexley Community

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Firefighters tackling blaze in Blackheath

FIREFIGHTERS are currently at the scene of a house fire in Blackheath. They were called at around 10.37am to reports of a fire on Shooters Hill Road. Twenty firefighters are tackling a blaze which has spread over half the ground floor

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Gravesend man released without charge following Isle of Wight murder

A 40-YEAR-OLD Gravesend man arrested on suspicion of murdering an Isle of Wight teenager has been released without charge. The man was arrested in May last year in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-old Damien Nettles in 1996.

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Greenwich becomes a royal borough

GREENWICH officially becomes a royal borough today – the first place in 85 years to get the honour. Council leader Cllr Chris Roberts is visiting the Queen’s robing room at the House of Lords where he will be presented with a letter’s patent

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Student out to prove beauty is more than skin deep at Miss London competition

EATING pie and mash seems a world away from the glamour of modelling but Charlotte Babington hopes to bring both together when she vies for a beauty queen title. After growing up as a true London girl in Petts Wood she got into modelling

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Memorial plaque thief and rioter jailed

AN alcoholic rioter has been jailed for stealing a war memorial plaque and for his part in last summer’s disorder. Paul Kelly, of Ennerdale Road, Lewisham, was captured on CCTV stealing a plaque etched with the names of fallen soldiers from the First

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Magpie Dance impress judges on Sky One's Got To Dance TV show

DANCERS from a Bromley youth troupe have wowed judges on TV show Got To Dance with a gold star performance. Young people from Magpie Dance, a disabled dance company based at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, appeared on the Sky One show in

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Teen stabbed in Sydenham 'recovering'

A 17-YEAR-OLD who was chased into a residential Sydenham street and stabbed is now recovering at home. The teen was pursued into Princethorpe Road by around five youths who proceeded to hit, kick and stab him, witnesses have said. No

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Young astronomers in Dartford observe 4.5 billion year-old asteroid

ASTRONOMERS at a Dartford school took part in a Europe-wide observation of an asteroid last month (January). Pupils at the Leigh Technology Academy were part of a six-school observation of asteroid ‘585 Bilkis,’ a 4.5 billion year-old rock

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Millwall star fined over road accident

MILLWALL star Hamer Bouazza has been fined and had six points docked from his driver's licence after a road accident last year. The 26-year-old Algerian winger appeared in Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday over the incident. It

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Severe weather warnings as snow expected across London and Kent

Weather warnings have been issued for London and the south east as the cold snap continues to bite. Snow is expected this weekend, as early as this evening, with average temperatures expected to remain around 0°C, according to the Met

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Blackfen school links with pupils in India to debate children's rights

SCHOOLGIRLS from Blackfen have linked up with children across the globe to share their views about children’s rights. Year 9 pupils at Blackfen School for Girls in Sidcup have been web-chatting and e-mailing their counterparts at Chettinad

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Entries now open for Bromley Environment Awards

BROMLEY Council are looking for the borough’s top environmentalists to reward in their annual awards. The environment awards, which are sponsored by News Shopper and Coolings garden centre, recognise and reward local sustainability initiatives

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Lewisham Council takes its Save Dave campaign to the high street

AN estimated 32,000 people in Lewisham drink levels of alcohol that is harmful to their health. Lewisham Council will be taking its Save Dave campaign to Lewisham High Street on February 9 to highlight the health risks associated with excessive

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Homeless charities gain from auctioned lost property

A PAIR of homeless charities in Gravesend have benefitted from money donated by Kent Police. Cheques for £500 were given to Depaul UK in The Grove, the country’s largest youth homeless charity, and House of Mercy in Edwin Street, which provides a day

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Greenwich Council plans to buy college for primary place boost

GREENWICH Council’s cabinet may have voted to shut down Blackheath Bluecoat last month, but their leader is all set to buy a new school. Councillor Chris Roberts will decide this week whether the council should buy the building currently used

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Disqualified councillor hoping to reclaim Swanley Town Council position

A COUNCILLOR disqualified for not attending meetings is hoping to reclaim her position at a by-election later this month. Tory Nikki Hill has put her name forward to fill her own vacancy in the White Oak ward at the election, held by Swanley