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BMA staff to strike over pay row

Cardiac support group invites people to next meeting

9:04am Wednesday 20th June 2012

STAFF employed by the British Medical Association are going on strike in a row over pay, a day before doctors represented by the group take industrial action in a separate dispute over pensions.

Thousands sign petition calling for Waitrose to come to Sidcup

11:21am Tuesday 19th June 2012

THOUSANDS of Sidcup homeowners have thrown their support behind a petition calling on Waitrose to open in the high street.

Petition to bring back free Saturday parking in Gravesend gains 3,000 signatures

9:44am Tuesday 19th June 2012

A PETITION to reinstate free Saturday parking in Gravesend town centre has been delivered to Gravesham Borough Council with 3,000 signatures.

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Woolwich Big Mac munchers set for disappointment

11:50am Sunday 17th June 2012

BIG Macs are not top of the menu for everyone in Woolwich it seems.

Parents appalled by surprise university nursery closure

10:30am Sunday 17th June 2012

PARENTS say they have been left high and dry by surprise proposals to close their university's nursery.

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Youngsters on health course meet Team GB handball team

9:20am Sunday 17th June 2012

YOUNGSTERS involved in a unique health programme have met members of Team GB's handball squad.

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England more likely to win "UEFA cup" than Olympic missiles fired, says Mayor of London

10:48am Friday 15th June 2012

THE Mayor of London says the chance of surface-to-air missiles being fired at the Olympics are less likely than England winning the UEFA cup.

Squatters claim victory in Lewisham Council houses occupation

10:00am Friday 15th June 2012

PROTESTORS who occupied five council homes to stop them being auctioned off have claimed victory after the houses were removed from sale.

Council job cuts save residents an eight per cent council tax rise

10:47am Friday 15th June 2012

CUTTING 1,500 jobs has saved Kent County Council from having to make an eight per cent council tax rise.

Boris Johnson backs mum of murdered teenager's peace bid

5:17pm Thursday 14th June 2012

THE Mayor of London joined forces with the mum of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen in her bid to end youth violence today.

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Hospital trust chief exec stands down

1:43pm Thursday 14th June 2012

A HOSPITAL boss is finally off - leaving behind a closed down A&E and a trust which is still millions of pounds in the red.

Crystal Palace Park plans upheld by High Court

10:00am Thursday 14th June 2012

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build new homes on Crystal Palace Park have been upheld by the High Court.

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Former Lewisham West MP Lord Maples dies aged 69

10:04am Tuesday 12th June 2012

FORMER Lewisham West MP Lord Maples has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 69.

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Dartford voters asked to return electoral registration forms

10:31am Tuesday 12th June 2012

VOTERS in Dartford are being urged to return their forms to stay on the electoral register.

Complaints over 'booming' Brockley street party

10:25am Friday 8th June 2012

A "BOOMING" unlicensed street party was held at the same location as one last year which ended in gunfire.

Greenwich Park road to shut one month early for Olympics

8:30am Friday 8th June 2012

RAINFALL has caused delays on Olympic works in Greenwich Park - meaning a road will be shut one month earlier than planned.

Chance to apply for Lewisham apprenticeships

11:37am Thursday 7th June 2012

THERE is still time to apply for 52 apprenticeship roles in Lewisham - but you need to be quick.

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One hour parking permits for Lewisham

3:00pm Tuesday 5th June 2012

ONE hour visitor parking permits are being introduced to Lewisham, its mayor has agreed.

Independent inquiry to be held into Stephen Lawrence corruption allegations

2:00pm Friday 1st June 2012

AN independent review will be held into allegations of police corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder case, the Home Office has said.

Parents and staff plan Lewisham nurseries takeover

10:35am Friday 1st June 2012

HOWLS of anguish, crying and garbled nonsense featured in a town hall meeting on nursery closures - but for once this was just the sound of babies in the civic chamber.

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Deptford High Street to appear on BBC2 show The Secret History of Our Streets

8:00am Friday 1st June 2012

Deptford High Street will star in a BBC2 programme next week looking at its 'secret history'.

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Plans in for £14.3m special needs school rebuild

7:00am Thursday 31st May 2012

PLANS are in for the £14.3m demolition and rebuild of a special needs school.

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Top award for £7.5m primary school

7:50am Thursday 31st May 2012

A NEW £7.5m school has been given a top award for the best buildings in London.

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Doctors to take industrial action over pension reforms

4:28pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

DOCTORS are to take industrial action for the first time in almost 40 years in protest at the government's controversial pension reforms.

Minister launches funding plan at hospice

4:24pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

A MINISTER visited St Christopher's Hospice to announce £60m of funding to improve the quality of care for people with terminal illness.

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Council to match Portas Pilot money

3:06pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

Dartford Council has agreed to match the funding given to the town as part of its successful bid to become a Portas Pilot Town.

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Mayor of London encourages applications for Portas Pilot high street funding

9:56am Tuesday 29th May 2012

COMMUNITY groups are being encouraged to apply for funding to breathe life into their high streets.

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Get digging for Greenwich in Bloom

1:23pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

PEOPLE will again have the chance to show off their best gardens, window boxes and hanging baskets this year.

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Plans approved for Bexley Council to move to former Woolwich offices

4:37pm Monday 28th May 2012

PLANNING permission has been given for Bexley Council to use the former Woolwich Building Society offices as its headquarters.

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Greenwich children to perform Joseph for Jubilee celebrations

12:00pm Sunday 27th May 2012

JUBILEE celebrations in Greenwich will kick off with a children's performance of hit musical Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

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Businesses sign up for Deptford High Street charter

10:40am Saturday 26th May 2012

BUSINESSES, police and the council have vowed to work together for a safer, cleaner Deptford High Street.

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Boris Johnson shows support for Waitrose in Sidcup

3:45pm Thursday 24th May 2012

THE Mayor of London Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind campaigners calling on Waitrose to reverse its decision to scrap plans to open in Sidcup.

Fine for not registering to vote

8:20am Thursday 24th May 2012

People who fail to register to vote will face fines, the Government has said.

Dartford MP slams Dartford Crossing toll increase

3:21pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

DARTFORD MP Gareth Johnson has today slammed a decision to increase the tolls on the Dartford Crossing.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital protestors carry coffins through grounds

1:17pm Monday 21st May 2012

CAMPAIGNERS who claim hospital managers are killing the service dressed in black and carried coffins through its grounds last Friday.

Protest against "absurd" Olympic missiles in Greenwich

2:21pm Monday 21st May 2012

A DAY of protest is being organised against the "absurd" surface-to-air missiles deployed in Greenwich for the Olympic Games.

Family of murdered Daniel Morgan to meet police today

12:14pm Monday 21st May 2012

THE family of private investigator Daniel Morgan - murdered in Sydenham 25 years ago - will meet police and prosecutors later to discuss their handling of the unsolved case.

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Union claims victory in library row

9:50am Saturday 19th May 2012

LIBRARY workers say their strike action led to victory in a dispute over the service's transfer.

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Students launch media campaign over course closure threat

7:40am Friday 18th May 2012

A COLLEGE is learning the hard way that, if you want to axe a course, don't target media students.

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Met Police commissioner to hold webchat

8:00am Friday 18th May 2012

MET Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe is hosting his next regular live webchat next week.

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Controversial super sewer project set for Deptford

4:28pm Thursday 17th May 2012

"DISGUSTED" campaigners are hoping London's mayor can step in and stop part of a £4.1bn super sewer being built near a school.

£60m Greenwich cable car nears completion

10:52am Thursday 17th May 2012

WHAT'S that in the sky? A mayoral vanity project, a £60m tourist attraction or a much-needed river crossing?

Hundreds sign petition to reverse council's charity clothes banks decision

10:08am Thursday 17th May 2012

HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling on Bromley Council to reverse its decision to ban a charity from running its clothes banks on council land.

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Bexley Council to consult people with learning disabilities and their carers

12:13pm Thursday 17th May 2012

BEXLEY Council will be consulting people with learning disabilities and their carers on the future of the services it provides.

Hextable parish councillor elected as district council chairman

2:46pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A HEXTABLE parish councillor has been elected as the new chairman of Sevenoaks District Council.

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Residents support Kent County Council's opposition to airport in Thames Estuary

2:51pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

PEOPLE turned out in their droves to show their opposition to proposals for an airport in the Thames Estuary.

Catford charity One in Four helping sex abuse victims for 13 years

10:19am Tuesday 15th May 2012

HIDDEN away in Catford is an organisation that has helped victims of sexual abuse - a crime affecting one in four British adults.

Families fear another Dale Farm after plans submitted for gipsy site

5:16pm Monday 14th May 2012

FAMILIES fear they could have another Dale Farm on their doorstep after plans were submitted for a travellers site on green belt land.

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Kent County Council 'opposed' to Thames Estuary airport

3:06pm Monday 14th May 2012

PLANS to build an airport in the Thames Estuary will pour untold pressure on housing in Gravesham if they go ahead.

Cabinet reshuffle after councillor's bid to become Bromley Council leader fails

3:51pm Sunday 13th May 2012

A CABINET reshuffle is on the cards after an unsuccessful challenge for the leadership of Bromley Council.

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