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Punters' outrage after Eltham's Dutch House pub eyed up by McDonald's

12:07pm Friday 3rd May 2013

PUNTERS are outraged that a "landmark" community pub in Eltham is being eyed up by fast-food giants McDonald's.

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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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Greenwich woman found dead in swimming pool had been celebrating her birthday with Erith man

6:31am Friday 3rd May 2013

A YOUNG woman from Greenwich found dead in a hotel swimming pool had been on a surprise birthday break with a man from Erith, her family have said.

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Detectives investigating Sean Hayes murder in Eltham bail 49-year-old woman

6:17am Friday 3rd May 2013

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Sean Hayes in Eltham have bailed a 49-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.

Greenwich and Bexleyheath charity worker celebrates 100th birthday

2:37pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A LONG-SERVING charity worker from Welling who only recently stepped down from her fundraising duties has celebrated her 100th birthday.

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Make sports facilities free for children: Editor's Eye comment

10:17am Thursday 2nd May 2013

JUST a quick thank you to start with after last week’s column. To all my fans at the BBC, I do appreciate the publicity, but you’re still part of the most arrogant, self-seeking and pretentious organisation on earth. And as for the parasitic Mr G... Anyway, onwards and upwards.

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Man bottled over head in Anglesea Road, Woolwich

9:23am Thursday 2nd May 2013

POLICE are investigating after a 23-year-old man was bottled over the head in Woolwich last Saturday.

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Police investigating murder of Sean Hayes in Eltham make fourth arrest

3:21pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Sean Hayes in Eltham have today arrested a 49-year-old woman on suspicion of violent disorder.

Interview with author Jenni Fagan, former writer at Lewisham Hospital and a 'Best Young British Novelist'

10:37am Wednesday 1st May 2013

Former Lewisham Hospital writer in residence Jenni Fagan has been named one of Britain’s best young novelists and her new book has been nominated for an award worth £10,000 – all in the last fortnight. Reporter HELOISE WOOD catches up with the author.

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Plumstead paedophile convicted of Blackheath rapes 40 years ago

2:44pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A PLUMSTEAD paedophile has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two young sisters in the 1970s after the victims came forward nearly 40 years later.

Stephen Lawrence Crimewatch appeal gives 'very significant' leads

11:21am Tuesday 30th April 2013

DETECTIVES say two “very significant” leads into Stephen Lawrence’s murder have emerged following a fresh appeal 20 years on from the racist attack.

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SLHT administrator Caroline Taylor refuses to answer questions about 'deliberate cover-up' of £22m NHS Croydon overspend

8:19am Tuesday 30th April 2013

SOUTH London Healthcare Trust’s new administrator Caroline Taylor was in charge of NHS Croydon when there was a deliberate cover-up of a £28m black hole in its budget, it has been revealed.

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Stephen Lawrence murder witness appeal to feature on tonight's Crimewatch

12:10am Monday 29th April 2013

CRIMEWATCH will make a fresh appeal tonight (April 29) to catch the men who killed Stephen Lawrence in Eltham in 1993.

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UPDATE: Cops investigating Shaun Hayes murder in Eltham make third arrest

9:53am Sunday 28th April 2013

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a man at a house in Eltham have arrested a third person.

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Cutty Sark celebrates one year anniversary since £50m restoration

11:27am Friday 26th April 2013

THE Cutty Sark is celebrating its one year anniversary today since it was unveiled in Greenwich following a £50m restoration.

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Summer-like weather gives way to chilly temperatures across News Shopper patch

7:50am Friday 26th April 2013

WEATHER forecasters have confirmed yesterday as the hottest day of 2013 - but warned the balmy summer-like conditions are about to give way to days of chilly temperatures.

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Police appeal to trace missing Grove Park pensioner who frequently visits Bromley

7:31am Friday 26th April 2013

POLICE are appealing for help tracing an 80-year-old man, who was reported missing from Grove Park on Tuesday and is without his daily medication.

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Natalie Jarvis's murderer Adam Whelehan to spend minimum 26 years in jail

10:30am Thursday 25th April 2013

MURDERER Adam Whelehan will spend at least 26 years behind bars for stabbing Natalie Jarvis to death in Swanley Village.

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Greenwich Park dog 'kidnapping' sparks appeal

5:20pm Thursday 25th April 2013

AN Eltham woman who lost her dog in Greenwich Park says it was kidnapped and a ransom has been demanded.

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National first in trial of Eltham and Mottingham men jailed for stealing high-value cars across north Kent

4:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

IT WILL not have meant much to them, but two north Kent car thieves were part of a national first when they were convicted last week.

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Greenwich love on the Emirates Air Line

11:50am Thursday 25th April 2013

A 28-YEAR-OLD ExCeLled himself by proposing to his girlfriend on the Greenwich cable car.

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Some people should be banned from breeding: Editor's Eye comment

10:48am Thursday 25th April 2013

WE ALL love our kids, we want to do the best we can for them and above all want them to live happy, fulfilled lives.

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Family of Swanley murder victim Natalie Jarvis still want answers after guilty verdict

10:09am Thursday 25th April 2013

THE family of murdered Swanley woman Natalie Jarvis have today paid tribute to “the most loving sister and daughter anyone could ask for”.

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Adam Whelehan guilty of Natalie Jarvis murder in Swanley Village - Tom Fuller cleared

4:01pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

ADAM Whelehan has been found guilty of murdering 23-year-old Natalie Jarvis in Swanley Village.

Natalie Jarvis Swanley Village murder detective describes moment he arrived at scene

4:10pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

THE police officer who led the investigation into the "cold, calculated and brutal murder" of Natalie Jarvis has described his shock when he first arrived at the crime scene.

Timeline of the events leading up to the murder of Natalie Jarvis

4:20pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A look back at the key events in the case of Natalie Jarvis, who was murdered in Swanley Village.

Genson Courtney murder trial: Victim fell out with ex-gangster stepfather over Plumstead sex dungeon

5:12pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A DRUG dealer who was shot dead last year fell out with his ex-gangster stepfather over plans for his mum to move into a Plumstead "sex dungeon", the Old Bailey heard today.

Genson Courtney murder trial hears drug dealer 'executed in Greenwich over family dispute'

2:07pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

THE stepson of Plumstead ex-gangster Dave Courtney was murdered by his uncle in a “planned and ruthless execution” over a family dispute, the Old Bailey heard today.

JLS fans hit by split announcement

8:27am Wednesday 24th April 2013

JLS fans will be heartbroken after the band announced they were splitting after five years at the top of the music business.

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Plumstead teen Benjamin Endeley found safe and well

7:39am Wednesday 24th April 2013

A PLUMSTEAD teenager who had been missing since last Wednesday (April 17) has been found safe and well.

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Call for South London Healthcare Trust inquiry after campaigner dad's death

5:20pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A HEALTH campaigner whose elderly father "went from being a happy go lucky man to a vegetable" while in hospital is demanding an external inquiry into the health trust that treated him.

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Abbey Wood man denies defecating on Thamesmead Morrisons' floor

4:46pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

AN ABBEY Wood man has denied defecating on the floor of a Thamesmead supermarket after stealing and assaulting a shop keeper.

Plumstead overturned lorry causing delays

4:21pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

AN overturned lorry in Plumstead is causing traffic congestion in the area.

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Greenwich landmarks in St George's Day chart of what makes England great

3:37pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

AS THE country celebrates St George’s Day, tourism bosses have voted that Greenwich landmarks help makes England great.

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Blackheath St Matthew Academy celebrates Ofsted rating

10:30am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A BLACKHEATH school says its new Ofsted rating is proof of the great progress it has made in recent years.

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