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• Dartford drivers warned as catalytic converter thefts rocket

  20-11-2019 14:38 via News Shopper | News
  
  Drivers in Dartford are being advised to take steps to protect their cars after a spate of catalytic converter thefts.
  
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• Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Christmas toy appeal open for donations

  20-11-2019 14:04 via News Shopper | News
  
  The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Christmas toy appeal is open and looking for donations.
  
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• Falconwood Co-op reopens after weekend ram raid burglary

  20-11-2019 13:25 via News Shopper | News
  
  The Co-op in Falconwood has reopened after a late night burglary saw two suspects ram the front of the store with a car.
  
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• Hospital wards restricted as Queen Elizabeth Hospital hit by norovirus outbreak

  20-11-2019 12:02 via News Shopper | News
  
  Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been hit by an outbreak of norovirus, the 'winter vomiting bug', and has restricted visiting on some wards.
  
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• Major office block could be built in Bromley for first time in 20 years

  20-11-2019 11:38 via News Shopper | News
  
  A major office block could be built in Bromley town centre for the first time in 20 years.
  
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• Man found in possession of knife after Belvedere stop and search

  20-11-2019 08:54 via News Shopper | News
  
  A man has been charged with possession of a knife after a stop and search at Belvedere station.
  
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• Trains running through Lewisham delayed throughout the day

  20-11-2019 08:37 via News Shopper | News
  
  Trains running through Lewisham are set to be delayed throughout the day due to signalling issues.
  
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• Public inquiry told Woolwich skyscraper would “create division based on wealth”

  19-11-2019 18:35 via News Shopper | News
  
  A proposed 27-storey skyscraper in the heart of Woolwich would “create a division based on wealth”, a public inquiry has heard.
  
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• Bexley bus stop defaced with graffiti swastikas

  19-11-2019 18:24 via News Shopper | News
  
  A bus stop in Belvedere has been defaced with graffiti swastikas, leaving residents furious.
  
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• Dartford man charged after pistol found in gym locker

  19-11-2019 16:48 via News Shopper | News
  
  A man has been charged with possessing a firearm after a pistol was found inside a customer locker in a gym in Dartford.
  
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• Historic Sydenham spire built by Christopher Wren to be restored

  19-11-2019 15:55 via News Shopper | News
  
  A historic stone church spire built by Sir Christopher Wren which sits in the middle of a Sydenham community is to be restored.
  
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• Residents meet to launch campaign against relocation of Beckenham library

  19-11-2019 14:53 via News Shopper | News
  
  Almost 100 residents met to launch a campaign against plans to demolish and relocate Beckenham library, which were slammed as "sheer vandalism."
  
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• DfE spends £6.3 million on International Academy of Greenwich

  19-11-2019 14:38 via News Shopper | News
  
  A free school due to close next year was granted more than £6 million in funding without having a permanent home secured.  
  
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• Man given six-month suspended sentence after car theft lies

  19-11-2019 12:46 via News Shopper | News
  
  A man from Shooter's Hill has been given a suspended prison sentence for fabricating a car theft in order to make a false insurance claim.
  
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• Bromley central library set for major £320,000 upgrade

  19-11-2019 12:24 via News Shopper | News
  
  Bromley's central library is set for a major upgrade with the announcement of a £320,000 investment into the flagship facility.
  
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• Major overhaul of Bromley's Norman Park set to be approved

  19-11-2019 11:20 via News Shopper | News
  
  Extensive plans to revamp the athletics facilities at Bromley’s Norman Park are set to be approved.
  
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• Police investigate after black man sent banana by Wetherspoon's punter in Bromley

  19-11-2019 10:52 via News Shopper | News
  
  Police are investigating after a Wetherspoon's customer used the pub's app to send a banana to a black man's table in Bromley.
  
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• Public inquiry into rejected 27-storey Woolwich skyscraper starts today

  19-11-2019 10:35 via News Shopper | News
  
  A public inquiry into controversial plans for a 27-storey residential development, which has been critcised as a potential “icon for social division”, is set to start this week.
  
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• Police appeal for barefoot man missing from Charlton

  19-11-2019 09:24 via News Shopper | News
  
  Police are appealing for help locating a barefoot man who went missing from Charlton.
  
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• First image released of man who admitted to Beckenham murder

  19-11-2019 09:02 via News Shopper | News
  
  The first image of the man who yesterday admitted to murdering his girlfriend, who was found with fatal injuries in a Beckenham flat, has been released by police.
  
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• Southeastern hit by delays around Lewisham and Bexley

  19-11-2019 08:37 via News Shopper | News
  
  Southeastern services are have been disrupted this morning around Lewisham and Bexley.
  
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• Child is rushed to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car

  18-11-2019 20:26 via News Shopper | News
  
  An 11-year-old boy had to be rushed to hospital this afternoon after he was caught up in a car collision that took place in Lewisham.
  
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• Delays and lanes closed after crash on M25 near Swanley

  18-11-2019 20:04 via News Shopper | News
  
  Road users are being advised that the M25 at Junction three (J3) will be heavily congested due to an accident that took place.
  
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• Party leaders make General Election pitches to businesses in Greenwich

  18-11-2019 19:47 via News Shopper | News
  
  Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson have all made a public pitch to business leaders and voters at a conference in Greenwich today.
  
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• Family 'deflated' after mum readmitted to hospital due to lack of at-home care

  18-11-2019 17:33 via News Shopper | News
  
  A 67-year-old cancer sufferer has been forced to return to hospital just 10 days after she was released because community nurses were not able to offer her mobility help at home.
  
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• Flats proposed for old primary school site in Mayow Road, Forest Hill

  18-11-2019 17:15 via News Shopper | News
  
  Plans to demolish an old primary school and build 59 flats are due to go to a Lewisham planning committee next week.  
  
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• Council plans to demolish Southwark Tigers junior rugby club's clubhouse

  18-11-2019 17:08 via News Shopper | News
  
  The first ever inner-city junior rugby club in England is set to have its clubhouse demolished. 
  
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• Plans for new addition at Crystal Palace dinosaur park

  18-11-2019 16:31 via News Shopper | News
  
  A new addition may be on the way to help keep Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaurs in roaring condition.
  
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• Controversial plan to demolish Bexley hall for homes approved

  18-11-2019 16:20 via News Shopper | News
  
  A controversial plan to demolish a hall and erect a two-storey block of four units has been approved, despite even the leader of Bexley council speaking out in opposition to the development.
  
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• Penge man admits bludgeoning woman to death in Beckenham home

  18-11-2019 14:52 via News Shopper | News
  
  A convicted robber has admitted bludgeoning a 61-year-old woman to death in her Beckenham home.
  
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• Beckenham woman, 24, found dead at beauty spot two weeks after being sectioned

  18-11-2019 14:36 via News Shopper | News
  
  A young Beckenham woman was found dead in a tent at a Lake District beauty spot two weeks after being released from hospital, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Beckenham curry chef claims top prize at national awards

  18-11-2019 13:52 via News Shopper | News
  
  A Beckenham curry chef has won a major regional award.
  
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• New 'game-changing' Picturehouse cinema set to come to Woolwich

  18-11-2019 13:26 via News Shopper | News
  
  A new five-screen cinema is set to come to Woolwich town centre, giving the borough a "new landmark destination" and the district's first cinema in 20 years.
  
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• Four young men charged following New Eltham burglary spree

  18-11-2019 11:04 via News Shopper | News
  
  Four young men have been charged following a spree of burglaries in New Eltham.
  
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• Police 'very concerned' for missing Orpington man who left hospital

  18-11-2019 09:52 via News Shopper | News
  
  Police are appealing for help tracing a man who absconded from a Bromley hospital where he was receiving treatment.
  
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• Drivers facing 90 minute delays after two crashes on M25

  18-11-2019 09:20 via News Shopper | News
  
  Drivers on the clockwise M25 are facing serious delays of up to 90 minutes this morning following two crashes.
  
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• Deptford double murder victim killed in 'act of retribution' by youth worker

  18-11-2019 08:30 via News Shopper | News
  
  A youth worker murdered a convicted sex offender in an act of "revenge or retribution", police believe, following an inquest into a double homicide in December 2017.
  
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• Leaseholders at Kingswood Estate will not pay thousands for cladding

  15-11-2019 18:03 via News Shopper | News
  
  Leaseholders at a Southwark estate plagued by damp will no longer have to pay tens of thousands of pounds for cladding – but residents are still against it.
  
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• Rapist who attacked woman with glass bottle in Catford alleyway jailed

  15-11-2019 16:37 via News Shopper | News
  
  A man who raped a woman in a Catford alleyway after attacking her with a glass bottle has been jailed.
  
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• Coroner calls for new food allergy laws after teen dies eating a Byron burger in Greenwich

  15-11-2019 16:11 via News Shopper | News
  
  A coroner has called for new and strengthened food allergy laws after an 18-year-old died shortly after eating a burger at a Byron burger restaurant in Greenwich.
  
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• Dartford sex offender jailed for taking, making and sharing indecent photos of children

  15-11-2019 15:38 via News Shopper | News
  
  A Dartford sex offender has been jailed for taking, making and sharing indecent photos of children.
  
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• Decision to merge Calabash centre with Cedar Court and Cinnamon Court to go back to Lewisham's mayor and cabinet

  15-11-2019 14:03 via News Shopper | News
  
  A decision to do away with the only BAME dedicated adult day centre in Lewisham may be quashed after councillors decided to call it in.  
  
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• New attractions, including 390m long model railway, approved for Bexley's Hall Place

  15-11-2019 13:54 via News Shopper | News
  
  Ambitious plans to revamp Bexley’s historic Hall Place have been given the green light, but not all councillors were a fan of the move – with one describing the planned design as “disgraceful”.
  
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• Lee Green crash: Motorcyclist dies from injuries

  15-11-2019 13:54 via News Shopper | News
  
  A 29-year-old motorcyclist who was left in critical condition after a crash with a car in Lee Green has died.
  
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• Celebrate Cutty Sark's 150th birthday from next Friday with free entry for residents

  15-11-2019 13:29 via News Shopper | News
  
  The iconic Cutty Sark is turning 150 years old next Friday, November 22, and Royal Museums Greenwich is celebrating by offering free entry to local residents over the birthday weekend.
  
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• Union meets with library for negotiations as Bromley staff renew strike

  15-11-2019 13:20 via News Shopper | News
  
  Bromley library workers met with their employer for negotiations having voted to renew their strike unanimously.
  
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• Woman found with head injuries after reports of assault in Belvedere

  15-11-2019 12:14 via News Shopper | News
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital with head and hand injuries in Belvedere.
  
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• Bexleyheath man charged with cocaine dealing after Mini pulled over

  15-11-2019 12:08 via News Shopper | News
  
  A Bexleyheath man stopped in his Mini has been charged with possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
  
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• Three arrested during police search operation at Abbey Wood Station

  15-11-2019 12:05 via News Shopper | News
  
  A police operation at Abbey Wood Station last night (November 14) has seen three people arrested and several knives and drugs confiscated.
  
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• “Desperate need” for funding solution as Greenwich council faces £15.9m overspend

  15-11-2019 10:42 via News Shopper | News
  
  Greenwich council’s leader has highlighted the plight of the area’s hospital, as the authority grapples with its own “desperate” funding situation related to health.
  
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