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  • Children shine at potato modelling competition

    MR POTATO Head and a spider were among the entries at a Keston potato modelling competition. Children took part in the competition at Keston Garden Centre in Oakley Road as part of Grow Your Own Potatoes week. Around 30 children between

  • Youngsters get creative with graffiti at Gravesend's cyclopark

    YOUNGSTERS have been getting creative at Gravesend’s cyclopark by using their graffiti skills to decorate the site. A total of 12 budding artists from Kent County Council’s (KCC) youth project got together on February 12 to decorate two tunnels in the

  • Bafta Panorama showing for Stephen Lawrence Trust

    A CHARITY set up in memory of murdered teen Stephen Lawrence is showcasing a recent documentary at Bafta headquarters next month. The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, which runs a centre in Deptford, has recently warned it is in desperate need of cash

  • Woman devastated as cats and other pets die in flat fire

    A MUM has been left distraught after losing her treasured pets in a fire which ravaged her Charlton flat last week. Sarah Gach’s ex-boyfriend had to leap out the window of her fourth-storey property in Gooding House, Valley Grove, when the

  • Kent Police save 16 children from online abuse

    OVER the past year Kent Police has saved 16 children suspected of being sexually abused after finding their images online. The Child Exploitation Investigation Team (CEIT) targets all forms of child abuse, from the sharing and production of

  • Luton repel Gravesend’s advances to take points

    Gravesend travelled the motorways to take on Luton at Newlands Road on Saturday with both the 1st XV and under eight’s mini squad, on their first outing for a curtain raiser for the main event. The weather did all it could to put a dampener on proceedings

  • Urban pop band MITSOTU reach the brink of success

    An “urban pop” band of best friends who liken themselves to Rihanna are just two shows away from securing a life-changing performance at The O2. MITSOTU – which stands for Music is the Soul of the Universe – have made it through to the regional

  • Bromley climb table with Salisbury success

    BROMLEY travelled down to Salisbury City looking to continue their run of unbeaten league fixtures after a win at Weston-super-Mare and a draw at Thurrock in the week. Salisbury City started the brightest, Pierre Joseph-Dubois clearing a header

  • North West Kent Muslim Association holds exhibition

    NORTH West Kent Muslim Association opened its doors to non-Muslims for the day to create closer community ties. Around 200 people attended the free exhibition at the former Methodist Church, in Crayford High Street. There was food, henna

  • Dartford Council launches Get Active initiative

    PEOPLE are being encouraged to get fit as part of a new initiative to get residents healthier and happier. Dartford Council has launched Get Active and is putting on a range of activities, ranging from aerobics and Zumba to yoga and falls

  • BUSINESS & SOCIAL MEDIA: ORPINGTON - 28 Feb

    Once more 1230 The Women's Company responds to the needs of local business women. 1230 TWC is a UK networking business run by women for business women, with HO based locally. Orpington meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month in the fabulously

  • Daughter caught using mum's disabled badge

    A WOMAN has been fined £100 for using her mother's disabled blue badge to park while at work. Stephanie Pettit, aged 46, of Farmfield Road, Downham, was caught out after a parking officer and traffic warden stopped her as she was walking to her car

  • PubSpy reviews American Sports Bar & Grill at The O2

    PUBSPY'S VIEW I love America – the food, the music, everything. Having just become engaged in my favourite place on the planet – Disney World, Florida – the US of A holds a very special place in my heart. Childhood memories of

  • Cards deal Darts killer blow

    DARTFORD’S outside hopes of automatic promotion suffered a major dent when they went down to a narrow defeat at leaders Woking on Saturday. The result means Woking are now 14 points clear of second-placed Darts, although the outcome was harsh

  • Freedman: We got what we deserved this time

    DOUGIE Freedman admitted it was good to finally get what Crystal Palace deserved after they recorded their first win of the new year with an emphatic 4-0 success over Watford. The Eagles boss believes Palace have been unfortunate not to come

  • Jedinak relieved to end Eagles' search for victory

    MILE Jedinak was relieved to finally get a win for Crystal Palace in 2012 and admitted the performances they have been producing in recent weeks warranted a victory. The Australian, who has firmly cemented his place in the holding midfield

  • Run for Freddie

    The Freddie Farmer Foundation in Eltham, south-east London is appealing to runners who have been lucky enough to secure a place through the Virgin London Marathon 2012 ballot to run and raise money for them. By joining the 2012 Freddie Farmer Foundation

  • Charlton defender delighted with Rovers equaliser

    MICHAEL Morrison was delighted to get on the score sheet in Charlton’s 1-1 draw at Tranmere on Saturday. The defender headed in the Addicks’ equaliser 15 minutes into the second half via the underside of the bar. In the second half the

  • Tranmere draw is point gained for Addicks manager

    CHRIS Powell insisted it was another point gained in Charlton’s quest for promotion as the league leaders drew 1-1 at Tranmere on Saturday. Michael Morrison’s fourth goal of the season on the hour mark cancelled out Ryan Brunt’s first half

  • Drought alert ahead of water talks

    Parts of England are in "crippling drought" with some rivers and groundwater levels lower than in 1976, it has been warned ahead of a Government summit on the issue. As the South East looks set to follow eastern England into drought, the Environment

  • Doctors warn on alcohol-related deaths

    MORE than 200,000 people could die early from causes related to alcohol over the next 20 years, leading doctors have warned. Experts including Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, former president of the Royal College of Physicians, predict there could be 210,000

  • Great Scott

    SCOTT Overall ran the fastest time by a Briton over 10km on the road this year when he finished in second place at the Schoorl 10km in the Netherlands. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete, who has already been selected for the Marathon at the London