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Bexley Council filming ban remains despite government call for openness

11:10am Tuesday 18th June 2013

FILMING at Bexley Council meetings will remain banned despite new government guidance calling on councils to allow it.

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Orpington Hospital could be saved by King's

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

ORPINGTON Hospital could be saved, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust has revealed.

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St Paul's Cray man jailed for violent attacks on trains across south London

10:32am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A ST PAUL'S CRAY man has been jailed for three years following a series of "violent attacks" involving knives on trains across south London.

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Sidcup to celebrate knighthood of famous son Quentin Blake

10:26am Tuesday 18th June 2013

SIDCUP is celebrating the knighthood of illustrator and author Quentin Blake with a series of special events.

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Two women die in Plumstead house fire

10:12am Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO women have died following a fire at a house in Plumstead in the early hours of this morning.

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Orpington girl reaches final 100 of beauty pageant after being scouted at Bluewater

10:06am Tuesday 18th June 2013

AN ORPINGTON girl is hoping to be crowned Miss Teen Princess UK after being spotted while shopping at Bluewater.

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UPDATE: Wood you believe it: Woodsman rescued from tree in Woodland Way, Petts Wood by watch manager Woods, had van stolen

9:50am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A WOODSMAN has been rescued by watch manager Woods after his van was stolen in Woodland Way, Petts Wood, which was reported on by Alan Woods and Heloise Wood.

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Bromley binmen set to strike after rejecting 2% pay rise offer

8:20am Tuesday 18th June 2013

BINMEN in Bromley have voted to strike after rejecting a two per cent pay rise offer.

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Woolwich Angels petition to be presented at 10 Downing Street

7:54am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A PETITION calling for bravery medals to be given to three women who intervened in the aftermath of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby is to be presented to Downing Street.

Thamesmead murder: Sister's tribute to 'Christ-like' disabled victim Colin Greenway

3:47pm Monday 17th June 2013

THE sister of a disabled man whose throat was slit in his Thamesmead home has paid tribute to the “lovely” 56-year-old who reminded family members of Jesus.

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Police issue fresh appeal about Islamic school fire in Chislehurst

2:26pm Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for help a week after the Islamic school fire in Chislehurst.

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Greenwich model graces the red carpet at World War Z to promote blood donors

5:04pm Monday 17th June 2013

A MODEL from Greenwich mingled with the stars at the World Premiere of Brad Pitt’s new film World War Z.

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Engineering firm Beck and Pollitzer celebrates 150th anniversary with Dartford bash

4:36pm Monday 17th June 2013

AN ENGINEERING firm celebrated its 150th anniversary with a special bash in Dartford.

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Bromley burglars steal £2,500 jewellery in Avondale Road raid

3:29pm Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE are appealing for information after Asian gold jewellery worth £2,500 was stolen from a house in Bromley.

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Catford Holbeach Primary School class hunt missing meerkat lost in Lewisham

3:44pm Monday 17th June 2013

WHAT did this Catford class do when their meerkat toy went missing? Simples. They tried to track him down.

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Brain tumour victim awarded medal for 20-year service to saving lives

3:27pm Monday 17th June 2013

AN AMBULANCE technician who was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour earlier this year has been awarded a medal for her 20-year service.

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Video: New Welling watering hole The Door Hinge is London's first micropub

3:54pm Monday 17th June 2013

A CONVERTED electrical shop in Welling High Street is London’s first contribution to a growing pub craze.

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Greenwich Council-owned company GS Plus under fire for low wages

2:57pm Monday 17th June 2013

A COUNCIL-OWNED company which hands the deputy leader thousands of pounds as a director is not paying some of the borough's poorest workers enough to cover living costs, a union says.

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Blackberry Torch theft suspect wanted by Bromley police

2:52pm Monday 17th June 2013

THIS is the face of a man police want to speak to after a teenager had his mobile phone stolen in Bromley.

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Ladywell Gymnastics Club named Club of the Year

2:43pm Monday 17th June 2013

LEWISHAM gymnasts are turning cartwheels over news their club has been named the best in the whole country.

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Video: Belvedere war veteran visits Downing Street to collect Arctic convoy medal

2:52pm Monday 17th June 2013

A BELVEDERE war veteran paid David Cameron a visit to receive a long-awaited medal for his service in the Arctic convoys.

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Jeremy Forrest went to France with schoolgirl because 'he feared she might commit suicide', court told

2:09pm Monday 17th June 2013

A SCHOOLGIRL allegedly abducted to France by her married maths teacher has told a court he came with her because he feared she might commit suicide.

Video: Dartford waste plant making lives 'miserable', says council candidate

2:11pm Monday 17th June 2013

A DARTFORD waste disposal plant is making residents’ lives "miserable" and should be moved, according to a council candidate.

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Police appeal for missing Blackheath 35-year-old woman

1:48pm Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE are appealing for information after a 35-year-old woman has been reported missing from Blackheath.

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Ofcom probes Woolwich Lee Rigby footage

1:24pm Monday 17th June 2013

TV WATCHDOG Ofcom has launched an investigation over the decision by broadcasters to air footage before the watershed from the scene of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.

Ben Mahoney murder accused misses court after 'refusing to get on bus'

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

A GRAVESEND man accused of murder missed a court appearance after he allegedly refused to get on the bus from prison.

Teenager in court following domestic incident in Bickley

12:40pm Monday 17th June 2013

A BICKLEY teenager has appeared in court following a domestic incident which led to a road closure last week.

Yarn bombers take on Orpington school

2:28pm Monday 17th June 2013

MYSTERY yarn bombings have exploded into an Orpington school garden overnight.

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UPDATE: Darenth man set fire to himself in street to spark eight-hour stand-off with armed police

12:10pm Monday 17th June 2013

A DRAMATIC eight-hour stand-off involving armed police in Darenth was sparked by a man setting fire to himself in the street, according to a neighbour.

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Eltham Dutch House pub saved from becoming McDonald's drive-through

12:03pm Monday 17th June 2013

ELTHAM punters are celebrating after their campaign to save a "much-loved" pub from being turned into a McDonald’s drive-through was successful.

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Sidcup woman 'suffered terribly' due to Princess Royal University Hospital care 'failures'

11:37am Monday 17th June 2013

A SIDCUP woman "suffered terribly" towards the end of her life as aspects of her deteriorating health went "undiagnosed, uninvestigated and ignored" by a Farnborough hospital.

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Save Lewisham Hospital campaigners take fight to Health Secretary's Surrey home town

11:21am Monday 17th June 2013

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Lewisham Hospital took their fight to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s home town to win over his own constituents.

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Jeremy Forrest trial: Police halted inquiries 'hours before pair fled'

10:49am Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE halted their inquiries into claims of a relationship between a teacher and a 15-year-old pupil just hours before they fled to France, a court heard.

Blackwall Tunnel queues after lorry driver suspects stowaways on board

9:50am Monday 17th June 2013

POLICE were called to the Blackwall Tunnel this morning after a lorry driver suspected stowaways were hiding in the back of his vehicle.

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Disabled man had throat slit in 'brutal attack' in Thamesmead: Murder probe underway

6:20pm Sunday 16th June 2013

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a disabled man had his throat slit in a ‘brutal attack’ in his Thamesmead home.

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Gay man wrongly accused of train sex crime suffers eight hour ordeal

1:54pm Sunday 16th June 2013

A GAY man found himself arrested and accused of a sex crime on a train simply because he was wearing a blue jacket.

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Amici Orchestra violinist to make Bromley debut

12:07pm Sunday 16th June 2013

AN ACCOMPLISHED violinist who grew up in the borough has performed all over the world but never in Bromley – until now.

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Microsoft award for Beckenham businessman Anandha Ponnampalam

10:55am Sunday 16th June 2013

CREATING a competition loosely based on the Dragon’s Den television show has seen a Beckenham businessman walk away with a top award.

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