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

Update: Armed robbery at Gravesend newsagents

3:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

A SHOP worker was threatened at knife point by a gang of masked raiders in Gravesend this morning.

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Northfleet daughter of heroin overdose victim’s plea to find father after 20 years

2:14pm Monday 20th May 2013

A WOMAN from Northfleet whose mother died of a heroin overdose when she was a little girl is desperately searching for her estranged father who ran away 20 years ago.

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Northfleet charity dog show pulls in the crowds

2:29pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE battle to be EllenorLions Hospice Top Dog was a closely fought one this year.

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Report blames social services for death of Gravesend teenager Edward Barry

12:03pm Monday 20th May 2013

A “FUNDAMENTAL failure” by social services may have led to the death of Gravesend schoolboy Edward Barry, according to a new report.

Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council elects new Mayor

11:15am Saturday 18th May 2013

SWANSCOMBE and Greenhithe Town Council has elected its new Mayor.

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Gravesend in Bloom competition launched

9:22am Friday 17th May 2013

SHOPS and businesses in Gravesend town centre are being encouraged to get involved in this year’s Gravesend in Bloom competition.

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Video: Pop star Tich launches single Dumb at Bluewater

9:20am Friday 17th May 2013

POP star Tich launched her debut single at Bluewater last night (Thursday, May 17).

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Northfleet hospice holds open evening to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week

4:23pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A NORTHFLEET hospice hosted a special open evening to mark this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week.

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Zulu Warriors coming to Gravesend for reunion concert

12:58pm Thursday 16th May 2013

GRAVESEND girls who travelled to South Africa to help Young Zulu Warriors in their fight against AIDS are to be reunited.

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Job-loss hit North West Kent College ranked 12th best in country

10:44am Thursday 16th May 2013

A COLLEGE hit by a raft of planned job losses has been rated as the 12th best performing college in the country.

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Commons select committee pushing for tighter dog ownership laws

8:18am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE Government's moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has warned.

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Councillor Derek Sales elected new Mayor of Gravesham

5:31pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

GRAVESHAM has a new mayor in the shape of retired electrician Councillor Derek Sales.

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Hundreds vote against plans for Dartford Crossing alternative in Thurrock

3:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people have voted in a poll about the possibility of a new Thames crossing in Thurrock which will reduce congestion at the Dartford Crossing.

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North Kent birdwatchers urged to help save turtle dove from extinction

3:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

TWITCHERS in Dartford and Gravesend are being urged to save the turtle dove from extinction by reporting sightings of the elusive bird to the RSPB.

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A&E 'collapse' fear as numbers soar

1:23pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, figures suggest.

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Swans shot in neck with gun in woodland near Wrotham

4:18pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

DETECTIVES are appealing for information after two dead swans were found shot in woodland near Wrotham.

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Firefighters stage mock car crash at Bluewater

1:18pm Monday 13th May 2013

A NUMBER of mock car crashes were staged by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) last week to promote safer driving on the county's roads.

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Lucky charms or all night revision, tell us how you get through exam time

1:57pm Friday 10th May 2013

WITH exam season fast approaching students are clinging to lucky pants, pens and mascots to get them through.

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Boris Johnson defends Thames Estuary airport proposal after Commons committee throw out plans

9:30am Friday 10th May 2013

BORIS Johnson has defended his proposal for a new hub airport in the Thames Estuary east of London, after an influential House of Commons committee said the idea should be ditched in favour of a third runway at Heathrow.

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Superheroes visit Northfleet to celebrate hospice fun day

8:20am Friday 10th May 2013

FROM Stormtroopers to Superman, the superheroes have been out in force to celebrate Children’s Hospice Week in Northfleet.

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Former neighbours of American fugitive found working in Northfleet say he was 'a normal man'

7:38am Friday 10th May 2013

FORMER neighbours of a fugitive wanted in the USA for kidnapping and trying to kill his ex-girlfriend have described him as “a normal man.”

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America 'most wanted' fugitive was working at Sainsbury's in Pepper Hill, Northfleet

8:50am Thursday 9th May 2013

ONE of USA’s most wanted men was working at the Sainsbury’s store in Pepper Hill, Northfleet, until he was tracked down by police this week.

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Suicide should be debated: Editor's Eye comment

5:31pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

IF death is a difficult subject to talk about, then suicide has got to be tens of times tougher.

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Dartford, Gravesend and Bexley named as top National Lottery-winning hotspots

12:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

IS ANYONE in Dartford, Gravesend or Bexley feeling lucky this afternoon?

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Fire breaks out in Gravesend town centre travel agents

9:58am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A TOUR company boss was left "feeling sick" after arriving for work at her family-run Gravesend employers to find the business had been set alight.

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Gravesend lottery win scammer Imran Pervais avoids jail for fraud

1:30pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A GRAVESEND shopkeeper who told a £79,000 lottery winner he had won just a tenner has narrowly avoided jail.

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Gravesend lottery fraudster Imran Pervais to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court

7:59am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A SHOPWORKER from Gravesend who told a £79,000 lottery winner he had won just £10 is due to be sentenced today after being found guilty of fraud.

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Audio: Ex-Mottingham & Chislehurst PCSO jailed for colluding with criminals

4:27pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A BROMLEY police community support officer (PSCO) has been sentenced to seven years in prison for tipping off criminals on the location of cannabis factories and helping them evade detection.

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News Shopper patch set for warm bank holiday weekend

6:35am Friday 3rd May 2013

BRITONS who have braved a long, cold winter can look forward to a mainly sunny early-May bank holiday weekend with temperatures as high as 21C (70F).

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New Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley health group head backs major NHS changes

12:45pm Friday 3rd May 2013

As the north Kent health body now responsible for a nearly £280m budget holds its first public meeting, reporter TIM MACFARLAN speaks to the Greenhithe doctor in charge.

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