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Boris Johnson pushing for control of London's suburban railways

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:28:43 +0000

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is calling on the government to hand over control of the capital's suburban railways to City Hall.

Two cars crash near The George Staples pub in Sidcup

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:23:31 +0000

THREE out of four people involved in a crash outside a pub in Sidcup this morning (February 11) walked away unscathed.

Temperature plummets to winter low

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:16:34 +0000

BRITAIN has endured its coldest night of the winter so far, according to weather forecasters.

Jury retire in Gagandip Singh murder trial

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:52:01 +0000

THE jury have retired to consider their verdict in the Gagandip Singh murder trial.

MP needs 'convincing' over Boris Johnson's TFL proposals for Bexley trains

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:26:35 +0000

MAYOR of London Boris Johnson is calling on the government to hand him the power to make decisions about the capital’s rail services.

Met Office issues warning as snow set to return to region

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:21:02 +0000

SNOW flurries could return to the region this evening as the country continues to shiver in the Arctic freeze.

Welling man in court charged with the murder of Paul Gunner

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:45:28 +0000

A WELLING man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Paul Gunner who was killed while celebrating his birthday.

Sidcup man fined after police discover two alligators in his bedroom

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:29:45 +0000

A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Sidcup has been fined £200 after police found two alligators in his bedroom.

VIDEO: Boris comes out fighting for police TKO scheme

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:23 +0000

FIGHTING skills are bringing young people into contact with police officers –in a good way.

Police seize more than £120,000 worth of drugs in gang crime crackdown

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:06:42 +0000

POLICE have seized more than £120,000 worth of drugs in Bexley as part of a major crackdown on gang crime.

Boris Johnson prepared to fight in Mayoral election battle

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:01:59 +0000

As Mayor of London Boris Johnson kick-starts the campaign to defend his title in the Mayoral Elections in May, reporter JIM PALMER talks to him about his upcoming fight.

Gang members targeted in Met Police crackdown

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:14 +0000

TASK forces are being set up in Lewisham and Greenwich to deal with local gang crime as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on the problem.

Thamesmead pensioner blasts housing associaton for closing shops

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:17 +0000

A THAMESMEAD pensioner has blasted a housing association for "taking the heart out of the community" by closing a parade of shops.

Bexley Council staff take part in Olympic 'major incident' simulation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

THE PRESSURE of the Olympics arrived early at Bexley Council last month as staff took part in a major incident simulation exercise.

Damp has ruined everything, says housing association tenant

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:04:25 +0000

DAMP in a housing association tenant’s house got so bad his asthmatic son was unable to come and stay.

South London Healthcare Trust one of seven set to receive £1.5 billion Government bailout

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:21 +0000

A BAILOUT of £1.5billion is set to be paid by the Government to seven struggling NHS trusts, including South London Healthcare NHS Trust (SLHT) The Department of Health (DoH) will give the money to trusts with ‘serious structural financial issues’ related to paying back Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs).

Grandmother becomes naked chef to raise cash for sick toddler

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:43 +0000

A GRANDMOTHER dared to bare all as she became a naked chef to raise cash for a sick toddler.

Welling man charged with Paul Gunner murder

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:56:17 +0000

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of Paul Gunner who was killed while celebrating his birthday in Bexley Village.

More misery as big freeze continues

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:36:17 +0000

THE big freeze shows little sign of relenting with sub-zero temperatures set to bring more misery in the coming days.