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Deal rescues gay marriage bill

8:05am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it.

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Vicky Foxcroft selected as Labour's Lewisham Deptford parliamentary candidate

10:04am Monday 20th May 2013

VICKY Foxcroft has been announced as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Lewisham Deptford after long-term MP Joan Ruddock is standing down.

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.

Queen's Speech to include immigration curbs

7:48am Wednesday 8th May 2013

MEASURES to tackle immigration will form part of a Queen's Speech that David Cameron claims will back the people of Britain "every step of the way" to make the nation great again.

Shortlands councillor named as next mayor of Bromley

12:24pm Saturday 4th May 2013

AN UNSUCCESSFUL leadership challenge cost a councillor his job but now he is back in the spotlight as the next mayor of Bromley.

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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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Coalition parties braced for losses in Kent County Council and other local elections

8:16am Thursday 2nd May 2013

CONSERVATIVES and Liberal Democrats are braced for losses as voters go to the polls today, for seats on councils including Kent County Council, following a campaign that has been dominated by the UK Independence Party.

Bromley Council councillor cull call gets boost from Department for Communities and Local Government

8:06am Wednesday 1st May 2013

COUNCILLORS are being left with ‘no hiding place’ over the issue of cutting their numbers – which could save more than £360,000 a year.

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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Orpington MP Jo Johnson given Downing Street policy role

7:51am Thursday 25th April 2013

DAVID Cameron is bringing Orpington MP Jo Johnson into Downing Street as his head of policy.

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UPDATE: Unite accuses Bromley Council of blackmail over changes to staff contracts

10:50am Monday 22nd April 2013

BROMLEY Council bigwigs are being accused of ‘blackmailing’ their staff into signing new contracts.

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Bromley politicians lead tributes to Margaret Thatcher

2:40pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

TRIBUTES have poured in for Margaret Thatcher whose politics have shaped life in the borough.

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Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock bids for fourth term

1:23pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

LEWISHAM's mayor will run for a fourth term at next year's election, it has been announced.

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Justice Secretary Chris Grayling calling for criminals to fund courts

7:58am Tuesday 9th April 2013

CRIMINALS should pay for the cost of running courts out of their future earnings, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said.

Kent Police commissioner Ann Barnes defends youth czar Paris Brown after offensive tweets row

11:56am Sunday 7th April 2013

KENT’S first youth police commissioner is facing calls to quit after tweets in which she boasted about her sex life, drug taking and drinking binges were revealed.

English MPs 'decide English laws'

7:40am Monday 25th March 2013

LEGISLATION that only affects England should normally need backing from a majority of English MPs, a Government report has said.

Chancellor George Osborne's Budget for families

7:51am Wednesday 20th March 2013

GEORGE Osborne will seek to show he is on the side of hard-pressed families as he delivers his Budget today (March 20) amid a grim economic backdrop.

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Labour: End student visa loopholes

8:11am Thursday 7th March 2013

LABOUR will call for an end to student visitor visa loopholes that are allowing tens of thousands of people to enter the country as the party continues to reposition itself on immigration.

Unite and Unison fighting Bromley Council's £800,000 contract renegotiation 'bribe'

1:00pm Sunday 17th February 2013

AN £800,000 ‘bribe’ is being offered to Bromley Council staff to convince them to change their contracts in a move which has been slammed by unions.

Bar Council chairwoman says sex suspects 'should not be named'

12:20pm Sunday 17th February 2013

PEOPLE accused of sex crimes should have their identities protected until they are convicted, a senior lawyer has said.

Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts on why he's standing down

4:13pm Friday 8th February 2013

GREENWICH Council's leader may be standing down from his position but Chris Roberts still wants to run to be a councillor at next year's local elections, he told News Shopper.

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Lewisham and Greenwich MPs back gay marriage bill

9:50am Wednesday 6th February 2013

ALL of Lewisham and Greenwich's MPs voted for a bill allowing gay marriage yesterday.

News Shopper Shop A Dog campaign leads to extension of dog attack law

8:24am Wednesday 6th February 2013

THE Government is set to announce plans to extend legal protection over dog attacks to cover incidents on private property.

Anger as Bromley Council councillors cull deferred until at least 2018

7:44am Wednesday 6th February 2013

‘DISGRACEFUL’ Bromley councillors are prepared to cut frontline services for children, elderly and disabled people but have deferred a plan to cut their numbers – which could have saved more than £360,000 a year.

MPs to vote on gay marriage issue

7:43am Tuesday 5th February 2013

THE depth of Conservative division over gay marriage is to be laid bare when David Cameron faces being deserted by more than half of his MPs over the highly-charged issue.

Lewisham Hospital: 'smaller' A&E plan branded a sham

8:13am Thursday 31st January 2013

LEWISHAM Hospital will keep a "smaller" A&E after an announcement by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt - branded "a sham" by the area's MPs.

Bromley benefits cap could increase crime rate, claimants say

8:07am Wednesday 30th January 2013

CAPPING Bromley people’s benefits could drive them into a life of crime as they struggle to survive and support their families, it has been claimed.

Office of Fair Trading reporting on fuel price probe

8:42am Wednesday 30th January 2013

THE Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to report on a review it has been carrying out into the petrol market.

Home Secretary Theresa May set to unveil fast-track police reforms

8:28am Wednesday 30th January 2013

THE Home Secretary is expected to unveil a radical shake-up of police recruitment rules that will allow new starters to skip the compulsory two years on the beat.

Sugary drinks tax could be introduced

7:56am Tuesday 29th January 2013

SUGARY drinks should be subject to a new tax, which could add 20p a litre to their price, with the proceeds going towards child health, a report says.

Coalition bid to cut childcare bill

7:47am Tuesday 29th January 2013

NURSERIES and childminders will be allowed to look after more children as part of coalition efforts to cut childcare costs.

Bromley people to have benefits capped before most of the country

10:00am Monday 28th January 2013

PEOPLE on benefits in Bromley will be among the first in the country to have them capped, it has been announced.

David Cameron's government unveils HS2 route

7:28am Monday 28th January 2013

THE routes of high-speed rail links to cities in the north of England have been unveiled, in a move Prime Minister David Cameron said would boost Britain's stagnant economy.

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Transport minister Patrick McLoughlin braced for HS2 backlash

2:22pm Sunday 27th January 2013

TRANSPORT Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has admitted he is braced for a backlash when the proposed route of a controversial new high-speed rail line is revealed tomorrow.

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Eltham South Conservative councillor Eileen Glover deselected

9:59am Friday 25th January 2013

A CONSERVATIVE councillor who has represented Eltham South for 10 years has been deselected as a candidate for the ward in the next local elections.

Jeremy Hunt to call for paperless NHS within five years

7:49am Wednesday 16th January 2013

THE NHS should become paperless within the next five years to save billions of pounds and improve services, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to say.

Rail fares minister Simon Burns lets car take the strain

9:34am Sunday 6th January 2013

RAIL fares minister Simon Burns is under fire after it emerged he shuns commuting by train in favour of a costly chauffeur driven government car.

Rail fare hikes come into effect

8:20am Wednesday 2nd January 2013

THE mid-winter is set to be bleaker for millions of rail travellers as inflation-busting fare rises take effect.

Chancellor George Osborne's mini budget studied by experts

7:58am Thursday 6th December 2012

THE impact of George Osborne's prolonged austerity drive is to come under close scrutiny amid Labour claims that the working poor will be hit hard.

UK economy bounces back with a bang

8:57am Wednesday 21st November 2012

THE UK climbed out of the double-dip recession with a bang between July and September as the economy returned to growth at its fastest pace in five years, official figures showed.

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Bromley Council holding final public meeting where people can have their say about cuts

12:24pm Tuesday 20th November 2012

THE final public meeting where people can have their say about Bromley Council budget cuts is taking place on Thursday (November 22).

Beckenham MP Bob Stewart visits Talking Tots

9:59am Thursday 15th November 2012

AN MP who is used to the floor of the House of Commons found himself sitting on the floor during a visit in his constituency.

Chancellor George Osborne feels heat over fuel duty

8:02am Monday 12th November 2012

THERE is growing pressure on Chancellor George Osborne to abandon the Government's controversial 3p-a-litre increase in fuel duty planned for January.

Ex-Gravesham Council leader Mike Snelling has died at Darent Valley Hospital

4:24pm Sunday 21st October 2012

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for former Gravesham Council leader Mike Snelling who has died in hospital.

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Labour win Lewisham Council Whitefoot by-election from Liberal Democrats

9:12am Friday 12th October 2012

LABOUR have won the Lewisham Council Whitefoot ward by-election from the Liberal Democrats.

Bromley Council extending cold calling zone scheme

1:23pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

NO COLD calling zones across Bromley are set to be revamped and extended as part of a two year programme to tackle crime against elderly and vulnerable people.

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Bromley Council holding meetings so people can have their say about cuts

8:01am Tuesday 2nd October 2012

BROMLEY Council wants you to have your say on the tough choices it will face when setting next year’s budget.

Pauline Tunnicliffe takes up post as Bromley's first children's champion

3:05pm Sunday 23rd September 2012

TACKLING cyber bullying and highlighting youngsters’ achievements are just two of the jobs for Bromley’s first children’s champion.

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