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Catford Greyhound Stadium to be redeveloped by Barratt London

12:02pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

CATFORD Greyhound Stadium will be redeveloped by Barratt in a £117m scheme bringing 589 new homes, it has been announced.

Lewisham Hospital named as one of top 40 UK hospitals

10:07am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A HOSPITAL which faces having its services downgraded has been named one of the UK’s top 40 hospitals for the fifth year running.

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Paedophile jailed for molesting six-year-old girl in her Downham home

10:51am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A PAEDOPHILE who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl while he was at a house party in Downham has been given a 30-month prison sentence.

Queen's Speech to outline reforms to benefit carers

8:11am Tuesday 7th May 2013

CARERS will get stronger rights to seek financial and practical help to relieve the burden of looking after loved ones as part of reforms to be set out in the Queen's Speech, it has been reported.

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High street shops must change to beat internet retailers

10:08am Saturday 4th May 2013

HIGH street retailers must change the way they do business if they are to beat the rising threat of online shopping, a minister has warned.

Ministry of Justice announcing moves to cut prisoner reoffending rates

10:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

THE Ministry of Justice has vowed to improve reoffending rates after new figures revealed that more than 200,000 crimes were committed in England and Wales last year by former prisoners who had already served lengthy jail terms.

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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.

Deptford Convoys Wharf £1billion plan to build 3,500 homes

5:28pm Friday 3rd May 2013

AN ambitious £1billion scheme to build 3,500 homes on Deptford's Convoys Wharf was submitted to Lewisham Council this week.

Deptford's Faircharm Estate development go-ahead is a 'nightmare' for artistic community

4:57pm Friday 3rd May 2013

DEPTFORD'S revered and respected art scene faces "a nightmare" after plans for residential tower blocks were given the go-ahead.

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Video: Lewisham Hospital staff Harlem Shake in dance of defiance against cuts

10:12am Friday 3rd May 2013

LEWISHAM Hospital staff did a dance of defiance against proposed cuts to the hospital with their version of internet phenomenon the Harlem Shake.

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Mottingham rail passengers dodging pigeon poo 'bombs' on morning commute

9:55am Friday 3rd May 2013

MOTTINGHAM rail passengers are in a flap after pigeon poo has been "bombed" on them during their morning commute.

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).

Network Rail engineers fix track after obstruction between Crayford and Hither Green causes rush hour problems

4:11pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

COMMUTERS who struggled to get to work in London this morning should have a better journey home after the problems on the Dartford to London Bridge line were cleared.

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Survivor of brutal attack in Shortlands and fiancee take honeymoon a year before wedding

3:13pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A BMX rider given just a 30 per cent chance of survival after a thug left him brain damaged has returned from a glorious honeymoon, a year before his wedding.

Lewisham butchers fined total £6,440 after employee slices arm deboning lamb

2:29pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A LEWISHAM meat supplier has been fined for safety failings after an employee sliced his arm while deboning a lamb shoulder.

Bromley Road bus inspector comes to rescue after tyre of elderly woman's mobility scooter bursts

2:15pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A BUS inspector came to the rescue of an elderly woman after the tyre of her mobility scooter burst in Downham on Monday (April 30).

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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Sydenham teen's bid to be crowned Teen Queen

9:48am Thursday 2nd May 2013

A SYDENHAM teen has beaten 19,000 other beauty queen hopefuls to reach the last 80 in this year’s Teen Queen contest.

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London-bound train lines between Dartford and London Bridge blocked due to problem between Crayford and Hither Green

8:44am Thursday 2nd May 2013

COMMUTERS into London are experiencing problems on the Dartford to London Bridge line as an obstruction between Crayford and Hither Green means London-bound train lines are blocked.

Businesses near Lewisham Cycle Superhighway could get £9,000 for cyclist employees

12:11pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

LEWISHAM businesses could claim up to £9,000 for cycling facilities in a bid to get employees pedalling to work.

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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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Netmums survey says two-year-olds are 'using the internet'

8:42am Wednesday 1st May 2013

CHILDREN aged two or younger are being allowed to use the internet, while many youngsters are spending much longer online than their parents realise, a new poll suggests.

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.

Lewisham conmen jailed for tricking 83-year-old man into paying £223,000 for an 'aeroplane'

5:30pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

TWO Lewisham money launderers have been jailed after an elderly man was tricked into paying £223,000 which they claimed was for an aeroplane.

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Police release new images after FA Cup semi-final Millwall fan disorder

5:48pm Monday 29th April 2013

POLICE have released 11 new images of people they wish to speak with following disorder at the MIllwall v Wigan Athletic FA Cup semi-final match.

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Labour's Lewisham Deptford election candidate shortlist

4:50pm Monday 29th April 2013

THE shortlist of six women who will put themselves forward as Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Lewisham Deptford has been revealed.

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Lewisham defended by community after branded least peaceful place in UK

5:04pm Monday 29th April 2013

PEOPLE have been queuing up to defend their community following a week-long media storm branding Lewisham the "least peaceful" place in the UK.

Missing 83-year-old Thelma Hand from Honor Oak Park found

4:34pm Monday 29th April 2013

AN 83-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in Honor Oak Park has been found.

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London Ambulance Service to recruit 240 new staff with £7.1m funding injection

3:04pm Monday 29th April 2013

DESPITE spending cuts across the NHS, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) will receive an additional £7.1 million funding this year, which will be used to recruit 240 new staff.

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Lewisham Council blunder over school places at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College

1:20pm Monday 29th April 2013

A NUMBER of schoolchildren expecting to go to a top New Cross school have been turned away after a Lewisham Council botch-up.

Call to open Doctor Who 'Tardis' police boxes

8:11am Monday 29th April 2013

POLICE forces could save cash by shutting down old-fashioned stations and opening up modern versions of the "Tardis" police box made famous by sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, a centre-right think tank has said.

Sydenham School musicians play on despite building works

11:39am Sunday 28th April 2013

HARD hats and high visibility jackets are more commonly sported by builders than musicians.

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Bedroom tax misery for Downham disabled man told he has three bedrooms - when he just has two

11:34am Sunday 28th April 2013

A DISABLED man fears the bedroom tax will force him out of his Downham home as he is being penalised for a bedroom he does not have.

Officers make more arrests over Millwall FA Cup semi-final violence

11:14am Sunday 28th April 2013

A FURTHER four men have been arrested and bailed in connection with the disorder at the Millwall vs Wigan Athletic FA Cup semi-final match.

Police appeal for help to find missing Honor Oak Park woman

10:24am Sunday 28th April 2013

POLICE are appealing for help to find an 83-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in Honor Oak Park.

Firefighters tackle burning BMW in Honor Oak

10:52am Saturday 27th April 2013

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a burning BMW in Honor Oak during the early hours of this morning. (April 27)

How the swinging sixties started in Sydenham: 'Richard Burton slept off his hangovers in our sauna'

3:46pm Friday 26th April 2013

WANT to know where Richard Burton slept off his hangovers or where Jacqueline Onassis took a shine to a 13th century door? None other than a ‘magical’ house in seemingly sleepy Sydenham.

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Lewisham Primark underwear thief arrives in court expecting jail

8:38am Friday 26th April 2013

A 20-YEAR-OLD woman arrived in court with a bag of clothes ready to go to prison after stealing underwear from Primark in Lewisham High Street.

Railway engineering work between Hither Green and Chislehurst planned this weekend

8:14am Friday 26th April 2013

RAILWAY engineering work this weekend between Hither Green and Chislehurst will see some Kent-bound trains depart from London Victoria instead of Charing Cross.

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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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Nathaniel Brown wanted to leave Downham party before he was stabbed in the chest

5:49pm Thursday 25th April 2013

A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy wanted to leave a Downham house party because it was getting quite “aggy” shortly before he was fatally stabbed in the chest, a court heard.

Blackheath car and lorry accident causes congestion

4:20pm Thursday 25th April 2013

A COLLISION between a lorry and a car is causing disruption around Blackheath today.

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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.

Deptford Thames Water 'super sewer' - have your say

3:30pm Thursday 25th April 2013

AN application for a controversial "super sewer", part of which would be built in Deptford, has been accepted by the planning inspectorate.

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Nathaniel Brown murder trial - Downham party host 'heard screams'

2:17pm Thursday 25th April 2013

A DOWNHAM teenage party host says she heard screams and saw the flash of a knife seconds after Nathaniel Brown was fatally stabbed in the chest.

Ravensbourne Project sponsored swim at Ladywell Leisure Centre

2:11pm Thursday 25th April 2013

YOUNGSTERS from a special needs organisation went to great lengths to raise money for it - by doing a sponsored swim.

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Brockley boy wins Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon

12:29pm Thursday 25th April 2013

A BROCKLEY boy has won this year’s Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon in the under-15 category.

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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.

Mayor of Lewisham urged to step down after borough branded least peaceful in UK

3:59pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A LIB Dem councillor has called on the Mayor of Lewisham to stand down after the borough was deemed the least peaceful place in the whole of UK.

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