News Shopper: Bexley, Bromley, Dartford, Gravesham, Greenwich, Lewisham & north Kent

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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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: 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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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.

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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Gravesend man accused of murdering Ben Mahoney in Dartford takeaway due in court

3:36pm Saturday 15th June 2013

A GRAVESEND man accused of murdering Ben Mahoney in a Dartford takeaway is due to enter a plea.

UPDATE: Man threatening to set fire to himself in Darenth arrested after eight-hour stand off

8:30am Saturday 15th June 2013

A DRAMATIC stand-off between police and a man who threatened to set fire to himself in Darenth has finally ended after eight hours.

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Racist thug from Dartford who beat up innocent man on Underground narrowly avoids jail

3:46pm Friday 14th June 2013

TWO racist thugs who beat up an innocent man and told him "go back to your own country" have narrowly avoided jail.

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Retired Met policeman died suffering 'failure or neglect' at Wilmington care home

12:16pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A FORMER Met Police officer died after suffering "failure or neglect" by staff at a Wilmington nursing home, an inquest heard.

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Mum of Sidcup knife victim Rob Knox 'not surprised' by high weapon crime in Dartford

5:21pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

ALMOST 100 crimes in Dartford were committed using weapons in the past year, News Shopper can reveal.

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Darent Valley Hospital misses infection and mixed sex ward targets

4:31pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

DARENT Valley Hospital has missed two targets for infection levels and patients kept in mixed sex accommodation. 

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Death of Dartford teenager Hannah Coan hit by car was an accident, inquest heard

10:41am Wednesday 12th June 2013

THE death of a teenager hit by a car in Dartford was an accident, an inquest heard.

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Metal thieves target cable at the Channel Tunnel in Ebbsfleet

10:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

METAL thieves attempted to steal cable from the Channel Tunnel at Ebbsfleet.

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Family tribute to 'kind and loving Christian' killed in Northfleet A2 crash

11:19am Tuesday 11th June 2013

THE family of a woman killed in a horror crash yards from her Northfleet home have paid tribute to a “loving Christian”.

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Crayford teenager fought two years to clear name after vicious school attack

4:28pm Monday 10th June 2013

A CRAYFORD teenager who was viciously attacked at school, has spoken about his two year battle with the Met to clear his name.

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Wilmington D-Day veteran tells of Normandy landing 69 years ago

3:40pm Monday 10th June 2013

A D-DAY veteran from Wilmington has spoken of being one of the first to land in Normandy in a hail of bullets.

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Porpoise washes up next to Greenhithe pub

3:06pm Monday 10th June 2013

DRINKERS in Greenhithe High Street were shocked to discover a porpoise washed up next to a pub this afternoon.

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Dartford mother 'angry' to find dead foal bagged and abandoned in a ditch

3:01pm Monday 10th June 2013

A MOTHER from Dartford has told of her anger at finding a dead foal wrapped in a plastic bag abandoned in a ditch.

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Family breakdown and children growing up without fathers: Your views

10:01am Monday 10th June 2013

WITH more than a million children in the UK growing up without a father, we ask how important are male role models in kids’ lives?

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Vibe talks to The Saturdays' Frankie Sandford

11:49am Friday 7th June 2013

MOST of us look forward to lazy days and time off over the summer, but not The Saturdays.

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Olympic champion James DeGale fights at Bluewater tomorrow

12:28pm Friday 7th June 2013

OLYMPIC Gold Medallist James DeGale will fight in Bluewater tomorrow (Saturday, June 8).

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Your sun pictures: Gallery of warm weather photos

11:38am Friday 7th June 2013

VIEW a gallery of pictures we’ve been sent this week during the sunny and warm weather.

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Dartford library Art in the Attic exhibition a big hit

11:03am Friday 7th June 2013

PAINTINGS of Dartford unseen by the public for decades have been a hit while on display at the town library in Central Park.

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Youngsters brave the rain at Swanley family fun day

8:15am Friday 7th June 2013

YOUNGSTERS braved the rain to enjoy more than 50 different activities at a family fun day in Swanley.

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Pictured: Northfleet fat fighter unrecognisable after shedding 11 stone

3:53pm Thursday 6th June 2013

THIS former fast food junkie from Northfleet has shed a staggering 11 stone in just 18 months after realising he was eating his way to a heart attack.

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VIDEO: Dartford sprint star Adam Gemili finds a robot too hot over 100m

12:42pm Thursday 6th June 2013

IT WAS a case of man versus machine for Dartford sprint star Adam Gemili as he took on a robot over 100m.

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Car catches fire on recovery lorry on A2 near Dartford

11:12am Thursday 6th June 2013

A CAR caught fire while on a recovery lorry on the A2 near Dartford.

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Teen hit by lorry in Dartford was George Stringer

10:10am Thursday 6th June 2013

A TEENAGER rushed to hospital after being hit by a lorry in Dartford was George Stringer.

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Why can't council or housing association tenants deal with own damp or mice problems? Editor's Eye comment

10:09am Thursday 6th June 2013

THIS week the madness began with a lump of cheese and ended up with an infestation of mice.

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Muslims fear 'wave of attacks' following Lee Rigby murder

8:31am Thursday 6th June 2013

MUSLIM groups have called on authorities to take serious action against anti-Islamic attacks and say they fear a wave of reprisals in the wake of the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.

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London and Kent Premium Bond holders have unclaimed prizes of up to £100,000

9:31am Wednesday 5th June 2013

A LONDON woman has still not come forward to claim her £100,000 Premium Bond prize.

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Multiple thefts from Swanley and Hextable taxis prompt police warning

4:54pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

A SPATE of thefts from taxis left unattended overnight in Hextable and Swanley has prompted a warning from police.

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