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Belvedere man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman on train

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:32:17 +0000

A 28-YEAR-OLD man who sexually assaulted a woman on a train claimed he may have thought the victim was his wife.

Bexley MP to fly to Jordan to discuss deportation of Abu Qatada

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:39:48 +0000

BEXLEY’S MP will fly to the Middle East as the UK tries to rid itself of the man once described by a judge as Osama bin Laden’s right hand man in Europe.

DVLA staff protest against proposals to close office

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:38 +0000

DVLA staff staged a Valentine’s Day protest against the proposals which would see their jobs cut and their office closed.

Number of Bexley homeowners without TV licence rises

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:00:57 +0000

THE number of Bexley homeowners caught watching their television without a licence increased last year.

Belvedere students leave ears ringing after drumming workshop

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:53:22 +0000

EARS were left ringing as students at a Belvedere school enjoyed a steel drumming crash course last week.

No compensation for hundreds left without phone line in attempted cable theft

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:49:54 +0000

HUNDREDS of people who struggled for up to six days with no phone line or internet are not entitled to a penny in compensation.

Great-grandmother celebrates turning 100 with Elvis Presley cabaret

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:43:38 +0000

A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family.

GALLERY: Inspirational characters at Erith school's Hero Day

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:26:41 +0000

A PRINCESS, boxing champion and chef attended a primary school during Hero Day.

People invited to take part in pancake race for charity

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:11:15 +0000

PEOPLE are being invited to fire up their frying pans and put their flipping skills to the test in a charity pancake race.

Thamesmead in Sarah Beeny exhibition on 'classic' estates

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:10 +0000

IT may not be everybody’s favourite piece of architecture, but Thamesmead features in major exhibition on British homes over the last 250 years.