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  • Canty on fire as Club break record

    Blackheath 59 v Fylde 22. A devastating first-half performance gave Blackheath a club record of nine consecutive league victories while at the same time extinguishing any lingering hopes third-placed Fylde entertained of gaining promotion this term

  • Park cafe destroyed by fire to be replaced

    A PARK cafe destroyed by fire is set to be replaced by a temporary refreshment facility next month. Firefighters were called to Woodland Park Cafe, in Dashwood Road, Gravesend, at around 1am on September 3 last year. Three fire engines

  • Gravesend woman, 53, 'killed by horse'

    A WOMAN is believed to have been killed by a stallion in a field close to a hospital. The 53-year-old's body was discovered in the field in Darenth Wood Road, near to Darent Valley Hospital, in Dartford, at around 10am on Friday (April 13),

  • New Greenwich swimming facility likened to paddling pool

    THEY hoped for a facility fit for the Olympics but instead swimmers are being offered a "paddling pool" by Greenwich Council, it has been claimed. Greenwich Swimming Club (GSC) is currently based at The Arches centre, which will close when

  • Wilkinson store to re-open in Thamesmead

    TWO loyal Wilkinson customers will be cutting the ribbon at the official re-opening of the store. Wilkinson, in Cannon Retail Park, Thamesmead will unveil its new look on April 19 at 9am. Residents Margaret Beadle and Carol Kadar, who

  • Panel to discuss alternatives to £1bn Convoys Wharf scheme

    ALTERNATIVES to a controversial £1bn high-rise development at a former royal dockyard will be put forward by archaeology experts. The Council for British Archaeology has convened a panel of independent experts to discuss Convoys Wharf in Deptford

  • Lewisham Olympic artwork details revealed

    VENUES which will show off public art for the Olympics have been revealed by Lewisham Council. Five creative organisations commissioned by the council chose artists to create a piece of work with the theme 'everyone's a winner'. Included

  • Parrots in top 10 most common Bexley birds

    PARROTS feature in the top 10 most common birds in Bexley, according to the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. In a surprising list of results, the ninth most-sighted bird in the borough during the birdwatch in January was the ring-necked parakeet

  • Cray lose ground in play-off chase

    Hopes of a promotion play-off place for Cray Wanderers looked to be crumbling like the pitch surface at Hayes Lane after Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Lewes. It was a third consecutive home defeat for the Wands, who must now call upon their recent