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Police called to Woolwich 'shooting'

2:55pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

POLICE and ambulances have been called to Woolwich this afternoon (May 22) to deal with a reported shooting.

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Man hit by train between Woolwich Dockyard and Charlton

9:59am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MAN has died after being hit by a train on tracks between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard.

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Bexley Council in row with Eltham MP over Greenwich parking zone plans

1:03pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

BEXLEY Council is locked in a row with a Labour MP over plans to regulate parking just inside the Greenwich border.

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Welling grandmother of Chloe Johnson: 5-year-old's death like a 'bad dream'

11:43am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE grandmother of a young girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt says she is trapped “in a bad dream”.

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JLS star Marvin becomes a father with The Saturdays' Rochelle

4:07pm Monday 20th May 2013

WOOLWICH JLS star Marvin Humes has become a father.

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Woolwich Common after London 2012 shooting events like a 'bomb site'

3:43pm Monday 20th May 2013

NINE months have passed since London 2012 shooting events finished at Woolwich Common.

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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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Greenwich Council foot tunnel fiasco to be watched by City Hall

2:21pm Monday 20th May 2013

GREENWICH cyclists have welcomed City Hall’s decision to monitor the "appalling" fiasco of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels.

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Greenwich uncle convicted of Genson Courtney murder

2:57pm Friday 17th May 2013

TWO Greenwich killers have been convicted of murdering Plumstead former gangster Dave Courtney's stepson.

• Genson Courtney murder trial hears drug dealer 'executed in Greenwich over family dispute'
• Genson Courtney murder trial: Victim fell out with ex-gangster stepfather Dave Courtney over Plumstead sex dungeon

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Charlton tattoo fundraiser for sick Eltham girl

3:56pm Friday 17th May 2013

SUPPORTERS of an Eltham girl with Leukaemia and Down's syndrome have shown they're serious about raising cash by getting tattoos done.

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Probation workers warn 'shake-up could lead to another Deptford killer'

11:58am Friday 17th May 2013

PROBATION workers have warned a shake-up of the service could lead to another case like Dano Sonnex - the notorious Deptford murderer left free to walk the streets.

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Eltham teacher Andrew Hillary jailed for 21 months over 87,000 child porn images

5:17pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A FORMER Eltham College teacher was jailed for 21 months today after admitting possessing more than 87,000 pornographic photographs and movies of children.

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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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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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Woolwich Singers mark first birthday with Woolwich Grand Theatre gig

12:26pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A WOOLWICH choir set up by the community is celebrating its first successful year.

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Jury out in Greenwich Genson Courtney murder trial

4:41pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

JURORS in the Genson Courtney murder trial have retired to consider their verdict today (May 14).

Woolwich re-opens England's oldest cricket pitch for Blackheath

4:16pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

ENGLAND'S oldest cricket pitch has reopened in Woolwich and is now hosting regular matches again.

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Hospital mix-up forces Abbey Wood mother to hold two funerals for her son

4:05pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A HOSPITAL mix-up has forced an Abbey Wood mother to hold a second funeral for her seven-week-old son - 15 years after he died.

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Crime in Greenwich falls by six per cent with burglary and robbery at 12 year low

12:34pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

CRIME in Greenwich has fallen by six percent in the past year with burglary and robbery at a 12 year low, according to a police report.

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Thamesmead prison Thameside put into lockdown over prisoner violence

11:24am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A NEWLY-OPENED Thamesmead private prison was put into 'lockdown' last year due to rising violence, an inspection has revealed.

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Sony award for Deptford's Danny Baker after BBC tirade

10:20am Tuesday 14th May 2013

JUST months after slamming BBC radio bosses live on air, Deptford's Danny Baker has won a top broadcasting award.

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Bexley debate re-opens on Thames Gateway Bridge

9:59am Tuesday 14th May 2013

AS speculation mounts that the Thames Gateway Bridge could be brought back from the dead, Bexley Council claim it would be a link "to the longest queue of traffic in London".

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Crackdown on 'town hall pravdas' like Greenwich Time set to become law

3:31pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE crackdown on ‘town hall pravdas’ such as Greenwich Time looks finally set to make it into law.

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Parents at Charlton special needs school unhappy after 'unsafe' move for sixth form

11:51am Monday 13th May 2013

PARENTS at a Charlton special needs school are "not happy" after being told vulnerable sixth-formers will be moved to a new off-site centre which they fear is less "safe".

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Next fraudster Adeshola Adegite jailed for 18 months

11:47am Monday 13th May 2013

AFTER fraudulently ordering goods worth £79,000 from Next in an online shopping spree, a 40-year-old fraudster’s next location is prison.

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Backing for Greenwich Silvertown Tunnel and Thames Gateway Bridge, survey shows

11:01am Monday 13th May 2013

GREENWICH campaigners say they will continue to fight a controversial new road tunnel - as speculation mounts the axed Thames Gateway Bridge could be resurrected.

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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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Jacqueline Wilson and Simon Mayo unveil Eltham E Nesbit statues

3:17pm Friday 10th May 2013

CHILDREN'S author Dame Jacqueline Wilson was joined by the BBC's Simon Mayo in Eltham for the unveiling of sculptures representing the classic works of E Nesbit.

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Stephen Lawrence killer loses appeal bid

12:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

ONE of the two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence in Eltham has lost a bid to challenge his conviction.

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New Eltham primary school turning into homes

1:22pm Thursday 9th May 2013

WORK on turning a former New Eltham primary school into houses is scheduled to start this month.

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Greenwich academy with no building withdraws school places

11:56am Thursday 9th May 2013

AROUND 100 pupils offered places at the new International Academy of Greenwich have had them withdrawn - because the school could not secure a permanent site in time.

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Blackheath headmaster shows support for Gove proposal branded 'destructive' by headteachers' union

11:59am Thursday 9th May 2013

CONTROVERSAL Education Secretary Michael Gove announced recently he wants longer school days and shorter holidays, in a move the National Association of Head Teachers branded "destructive".

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Tall Ships regatta deal sealed for Greenwich 2014

10:32am Thursday 9th May 2013

FROM halfway up a boat's mast, maritime Greenwich is looking shipshape to welcome the Tall Ships regatta in 2014.

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Michael Jackson Greenwich O2 concert dancer 'warned of star's health'

9:55am Thursday 9th May 2013

A dancer who worked with Michael Jackson says she expressed concerns about the singer's health as he prepared for a series of planned comeback concerts.

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Grove Park knifeman jailed for Mottingham killing

10:44am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A GROVE Park killer who knifed two men after discovering one of them in bed with his Mottingham ex-girlfriend has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

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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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VIDEO: HMS Illustrious docks in Greenwich

2:43pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

WARSHIP HMS Illustrious arrived in Greenwich this afternoon for a brief visit to the borough.

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Video: Air Ambulance lands near Cutty Sark

2:26pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

LONDON'S air ambulance landed near the Cutty Sark today after a boat passenger was taken ill.

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Police to trace Erith men after Greenwich assault

10:34am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A GREENWICH assault left a man with head injuries after he was punched to the floor and then kicked.

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Greenwich Police appeal to trace two men

10:51am Tuesday 7th May 2013

GREENWICH detectives are appealing for help tracing two men who are wanted for questioning.

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