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I feel so humble – the common cry of heroes and villains | Julian Baggini
Saints and sinners of the world unite: you have nothing to lose but your pride. That would appear to be the message sent by the odd assortment of heroes and villains who have all claimed to have been humbled in recent times. This ...
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Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council elects new Mayor
SWANSCOMBE and Greenhithe Town Council has elected its new Mayor. Councillor Lorna Cross was elected and sworn in for 2013 to 2014 at the council's annual general meeting on Thursday (May 16). Cllr Cross takes over from Cllr Vic Openshaw and lives in Swanscombe as well as working in the health service and serving as a Justice of the Peace. She has represented Swanscombe ward ...
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Man charged with aggravated burglary
By Jaber Mohamed A man has been charged following a burglary in Golders Green. Lee Cyrus, also known as Ivan Leach, 48, of no fixed address, is accused of aggravated burglary. He allegedly carried out the crime in Rodborough Road on November 19 of last year. On Thursday May 16 he was charged by police in Camden with a total of 13 offences and is due to appear at Westminster ...
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Horley call for volunteers to help wipe out an invader
News Volunteers are being sought by Horley Town Council to help it wipe out an invader in the local landscape. The council is trying to eradicate the major weed problem of Himalayan Balsam, an invasive species found especially on river banks and waste land. The weed grows rapidly and spreads quickly, smothering other vegetation as it grows. Both banks of the River Mole that run ...
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Forest YMCA to hold award ceremony for young people
By Daniel Binns Forest YMCA in Walthamstow has announced it is to hold an award ceremony to celebrate the achievements of residents on its in-house work based programme. The ceremony is to honour those on its PACE (Practical Achievements in Creating Employment) programme, which is designed to develop vulnerable and homeless young adults aged between 16 and 30. Those who take part ...
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Man wanted over three sexual assault claims on Kingston and Twickenham buses
A suspected sex attacker is wanted by police after three alleged sexual assaults on board buses in Kingston and Twickenham. Metropolitan Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the offences, and are appealing to the public for information. The first offence happened at 2.20pm on Thursday, September 6, on board the K3 bus in Eden Street, ...
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Man charged with knifepoint robbery
By Jaber Mohamed A man has been charged with committing a robbery at knifepoint in Highgate. Lee Cyrus, also known as Ivan Leach, 48, of no fixed address, allegedly carried out the crime in Maybury Mews on November 30 of last year. On Thursday May 16 he was charged by police in Camden with a total of 13 offences and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on May 22 ...
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End biofuel production to save food - Charshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake joins ActionAid campaign against global hunger
"End biofuel production to save food" - Charshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake joins ActionAid campaign against global hunger (From This Is Local ...
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Widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko calls for public inquiry into his death
The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the inquest into her late husband's death to be abandoned and for a public inquiry to be held in its ...
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Beer festival at brewery
By Daniel Binns A beer festival is taking place at a brewery next weekend. BRPOND Brewery, at 15 Argall Avenue on the Leyton and Walthamstow border, is hosting the event on Saturday May 25 "in celebration of the local beer scene". The event, which will run from noon until midnight, will feature drinks from breweries including Brodie's Beers, the East London Brewery, ...
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Council flies rainbow flag in support against homophobia
By Jaber Mohamed Haringey Borough Council flew the rainbow flag to show its support against homophobia yesterday. The flag which symbolises gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride has been placed outside the Haringey Civic Centre to mark International Day Against Homophobia on May 17. It will remain there all weekend. Councillor Richard Watson, cabinet member for ...
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Woman fined after battering boyfriend with laptop in jealous rage
By Jamie Henderson A jealous woman has been fined for battering her boyfriend with a laptop after finding a photo of another woman on his mobile phone. Lulu Labi, who now lives in Old Kent Road, found the image on Alastair Burlingham's phone during an argument at their flat in Eastfield Avenue, Wandsworth, in the early hours of March 23. The 29-year-old flew into a jealous ...
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Lucy Porter back on stage
Comedy star: Lucy Porter credit: Steve Ullathorne Comedian Lucy Porter is returning to the stage after a two-year break and will be taking her tour to Teddington's Landmark Arts Centre this month. Returning to stand-up after two pregnancies, Porter's new act was warmly received at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, but she says coming up with a new show has been a ...
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Murder hunt launched after mans body found in Coventry grassland
The victim, thought to be aged in his 40s, was found by a member of the public at about 5am on Saturday in Upper Spon Street, Coventry. A spokesman for West Midlands Police said a post-mortem examination would take place and added: "The death is being treated as murder and the area has been sealed off while forensic inquiries begin. "Officers at the scene are carrying out ...
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Rooney no longer Fergies problem
Alex Ferguson is content to leave the problem of what to do about Wayne Rooney to new manager David Moyes.Rooney has asked to leave Manchester United this summer even though he still has two years on his contract remaining.Ferguson revealed last week the request had been turned down, and, along with Gary Neville, advised the England forward to get away during the summer, get his head sorted out ...
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Prince Harry visits Aussie gardeners
AUSTRALIA'S gardeners preparing for the Chelsea Flow Shower received a timely boost as Prince Harry dropped by and gave their entry a ringing endorsement. With only two days left to finish the garden, Wes Fleming and his team were shocked when Harry requested to see the exhibit on Friday after he'd inspected the entry he's involved with this year. Harry spent time discussing the ...
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Walk around Friern Barnet
, Reporter Walkers will be able to explore the hidden places of Friern Barnet and raise money for a mental health charity this Sunday. The guided walk, which will leave from Friern Barnet Library, will take in the parks, open spaces and woods around Friern Barnet. Higlights of the four mile walk will be the Monet-style bridge in the old hospital grounds and tea and home-made cakes ...
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Celebrations all weekend to mark parks centenary
News Live music, activities and live shows will form part of Edwardian-themed centenary celebrations at a popular Enfield park this weekend. The festivities will be held at Grovelands Park on Saturday and Sunday, between 10am and 7pm, to mark 100 years since it was opened as a public park. Entry is free and the line-up includes music, dancing, a dog show, sports displays, films, ...
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Pinner museum celebrates International Museums Day
By Ruth Halkon A Pinner museum will celebrate International Museum Day this weekend by offering guided tours. Headstone Manor and Museum in Pinner View is offering a guided tour of the 14th century manor house, which was once owned by Henry VIII. The tour will start at 3pm this afternoon and will cost 3.30 per person. Visitors can also see the free exhibition, Celebrating the ...
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Horleys Archway Theatre presents update on the Scottish play
News Horley's Archway Theatre will present Mark O'Halloran's radical re-telling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Ma Beth, transferring the tragedy to 1960s gangland London and taking in the liberation of women from a new angle, at the Archway Studio Theatre in The Drive, Horley, from next Thursday (May 23) through to Saturday, May 25, at 7.45pm. Tickets from the box office on ...
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Former England manager backs Palace for Play-Off glory
Kevin Keegan and Ian Holloway Former England manager Kevin Keegan has backed Palace for the Premier League. The ex-Liverpool, Hamburg and Newcastle legend entertained hundreds of guests at Crystal Palace football club's end of season Sporting Dinner. Keegan regaled the audience at the Croydon Hilton with a visual history of his career. He looked back at his early days as a ...
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Versus movie to be made thanks to crowdfunding
, Features Writer Filmmaker Paul Johnstone, who appeared in last week's Freetime appealing for donations to fund his new movie Versus, has reached his target. Paul, who is based in Walthamstow, contacted the East London Guardian Series in a desperate bid to raise 8,000 to film the dark crime thriller. Using crowdfunding website Kickstarter, he had until last Saturday, 1.30pm, ...
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Firefighters save man from Morden flat blaze
News A man was rescued from a fire at his flat in Morden last night. Firefighters from Mitcham were called to Morden Hall Road at 11.45pm, after a resident was awoken by their fire alarm and found their flat alight. When crews arrived, the resident, a man in his 50s, was unable to get out of his front door due to heavy smoke logging. Firefighters forced entry and extinguished ...
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Prince Charles holds private meeting with secret service chiefs
The Prince of Wales held a meeting this week with the head of the Security Service, Sir Jonathan Evans, and his successor as MI5 chief, Andrew ...
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Explosive device removed by Northern Ireland police investigating attempted murders
What is believed to be a bomb found by police investigating the attempt to murder three officers in West Belfast has been taken away, police ...
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London bike sharing a success
London in July of 2010 became one of over 44 cities in the world to introduce an aspect of communal consumerism into its public transport system with the implementation of a bike-sharing network and just ten weeks later had recorded over 1 million trips taken, proving the initiative to be feasible and sustainable.
Bike-sharing has been around since as early as the 1960s when the first community bike-sharing scheme was introduced in the Netherlands, but it lacked formal sharing systems and was overly-reliant on the good nature of the public, leading to mass theft, which ultimately destroyed the system. Read more
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