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  • A school girl's guide to Paris

    Don't try to haggle unreasonable prices. I found out the unfortunate way that artists take their work very seriously. In the artist quarter of Montmartre, I attempted to negotiate a cheap price for a caricature. The artist did not take this well, and

  • Cupcakes for charity

    A few weeks ago on the 1st October 2010, I went up to London on behalf of charity. I am in a group with five of my friends, and our group is called ‘The Happy People’. We are working for a charity called WOHAA (Wings of Hope Achievement Awards).This charity

  • ANERLEY: Police release image of burglary suspect

    POLICE have released a photofit image of a man they want to question in connection with a burglary in Anerley. Five black males, aged in their late teens and early 20s, forced their way into an address in Pleydell Avenue while the occupant was at home

  • Lee Green community centre's Pumpkin party

    Halloween celebrations began in Lee Green on Wednesday evening when Leegate was lit up by freshly carved pumpkins and children’s laughter. The Pumpkin party at Lee Green Community Centre was a enchanting place to enter, filled with smiling friendly

  • DVD REVIEW: A Nightmare On Elm Street ***

    JUST when you thought it was safe to close your eyes and go back to sleep, everyone’s favourite paedophile burns victim Freddy Krueger is back – and just in time for Halloween as well. The original Wes Craven film about a group of teenagers

  • Lee Fair Share

    I am often told stories of a different time when young children played out in the streets with the neighbour’s kids, when it was common to ask your neighbour round for a cup of tea, as you knew everyone who lived on your road and most of the people

  • PETTS WOOD: Security breach at EDF substation

    AN ELECTRICITY substation has been found unlocked two days in a row sparking security fears. The front gates of the EDF Energy Network site in Tent Peg Lane, Petts Wood, are supposed to be locked at all times. But as the picture shows

  • DARTFORD: People urged to give generously to poppy appeal

    PEOPLE are being urged to give generously to this year’s poppy appeal. Members from the Royal British Legion will be out on the streets of Dartford collecting for the Poppy Appeal in the build up to Remembrance Day on November 14. Funds collected

  • I Know You Like the Palm of Your Hand

    “About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm”–Kurt Vonnegut. Our hands are one our most important

  • Pickwick out Foxed

    The shock result of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance week five, if not of the season so far came in the Premier Division where second from bottom Fox Under the Hill travelled to league leaders Pickwick and squeezed an 8-7 victory. It was

  • DARTFORD: Rocker Keith Richards back in Pirates film

    ROCKER Keith Richards is set to return to the screen in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film. The Rolling Stones guitarist, who lives in Dartford, played Johnny Depp's father in the last film, Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End. His casting

  • STONE: Town remembers those who served Britain

    A REMEMBERANCE service will commemorate those who lost their lives serving their country. Stone Parish Council is organising the event at the Community Hall, Hayes Road, Stone on Sunday November 14. The service, will also be attended by local ministers

  • LEWISHAM: Carnival march held to save libraries

    CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save five libraries from the axe will hold a carnival march tomorrow (Oct 30). People will meet up at Crofton Park Library at 12.30pm before heading off towards Lewisham Town Hall for a rally and speeches. The

  • LEWISHAM & GREENWICH: Pet advice for bonfire night

    PAWS for thought this fireworks season and think about how your pet is feeling. The RSPCA is urging pet-owners to spare a thought for their pets while they’re enjoying fireworks displays across the borough. While animal lovers are enjoying the