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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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England v New Zealand – day three live | Andy Bull and Tom Davies
Good morning Andy will be here shortly with all the play from Lord's as England take on New Zealand. In the meantime, here's what Mike Selvey made of yesterday's ...
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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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Railway part suspended this weekend
By Daniel Binns The Chingford to Liverpool Street railway is part suspended all this weekend due to engineering works. Trains will not run from Chingford or at any other Waltham Forest stations on the line on both Saturday and Sunday. Instead trains will be diverted and run between Liverpool Street and Seven Sisters, stopping at Bethnal Green, Hackney Downs and Clapton on the ...
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Residents escape roof fire in Pollards Hill
, Chief Reporter Two people escaped unharmed from a fire at a home in Pollards Hill this morning. Firefighters were called to Wide Way at 3.30am, to reports of a roof well alight at a residential property. Two fire engines from Norbury and an arial ladder from Mitcham tackled the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical board. Two people who were ...
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Jazz artist displaying in Twickenham this month
Jazz man: Alban Low's work is inspired by his love of jazz Buzzing jazzy artworks that dance across the page will be on display in Twickenham this month. Jazz Art by Alban Low will be at The Bloomsbury at the end of May, where families can also enjoy a summer barbecue and jazz. Twickenham Jazz Club hosts the free event, which will feature the Lesley and Kelvin Christiane ...
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Rise from the ashes complete for burned-out business
A homeware and furniture shop destroyed by fire has completed its rise from the ashes with an award. The Loft in Broad Street, Teddington, was named this year's London independent gift retailer of the year after being nominated by loyal suppliers. Firefighters smashed their way into the shop after a blaze broke out in October 2011. The fire, believed to be caused by an ...
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Esher Church of England High School raises thousands for White Lodge Centre
Pleased: Julia Peacock was grateful for students' work Students from Esher raised more than 2,000 for charity supporting disabled people in Surrey. Esher Church of England High School students were encouraged to come up with activities to raise money for the White Lodge Centre. Events included football matches and cake sales. Julia Peacock, fundraiser for the charity, thanked ...
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New fundraising director for Childrens Trust
Claire Wood Hill The Children's Trust in Tadworth, which runs the country's largest rehabilitation centre for children with acquired brain injuries, has appointed a new director of fundraising. Claire Wood Hill worked previously at Sense, a charity supporting deafblind people, and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Ms Wood Hill said: "I'm so pleased and excited to be ...
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Public meeting on fire station closures to be held in Merton
Twelve fire stations are faced with the axe across London Residents will be able to have their say on the future of the fire and rescue service in Merton at a public meeting next week. A meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, May 21, at the Civic Centre in Morden on the proposed changes but forward by The London Fire Brigade in their fifth draft London Safety Plan. The consultation ...
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NHS couple invited to Queens garden party
A couple from Ewell will be at the Queen's garden party next week A couple who have worked for the NHS for a combined 75 years have been invited to the Queen's garden party at Buckingham Palace. Adolf and Mary Commodore, of Ruxley Lane, West Ewell, received their exclusive invitation a fortnight ago from the Lord Chamberlain, one of the royal household's chief officers, on ...
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Victory for amateur rowing team in charity race across channel
The Real Boat Race 2013 saw two teams pitted against each other An extreme charity challenge has seen an amateur team row 500 miles across the channel in six days raising more than 100,000. The Real Boat Race 2013 saw two teams pitted against each other racing from the River Thames at the London Eye on Saturday, May 4, to the Eiffel Tower in Paris via the River Seine. The winning ...
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St Georges College choir features on Sunday Worship
Congregation: St George's College Choir The Chamber Choir of St George's College, Weybridge, has been broadcast across the nation, after hosting the BBC Radio 4 programme, Sunday Worship. The large congregation and listeners across the country were treated to a service which included performances by composers including Monteverdi, Mozart and Chilcott. The service, led by ...
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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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