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Carroll focused on regular England spot
Andy Carroll is setting his sights on a regular place in the England national side after completing his move to West Ham. The 24-year-old signed a six-year contract, in a deal thought to be in the region of 15.5 million pounds, following a successful stint on loan from Liverpool last season. Carroll scored seven goals in 24 appearances for the Upton Park club, but was hampered by injuries ...
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Safeguarding Week Neighbours warned about doorstep crime
By Natalie O'Neill Neighbourhood Watch groups are raising awareness about doorstep crime and rogue traders this week. Barnet Borough Council has organised the campaign as part of Safeguarding Week which is aimed at vulnerable and elderly people living in the borough. As part of the initiative Barnet Homes will also run safety sessions with its tenants. Councillor Sachin ...
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One-day woodturning course date at Reigates Gatton Park
News A one-day course on woodturning using a pole lathe will be held at Gatton Park in Rocky Lane, Reigate, on Sunday, October 20, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Materials and tools will be provided. Advance booking is essential, with tickets, priced 55, available on 01737 649066, or by emailing: education@gatton-park.org.uk Website: ...
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Walthamstow Pie and Mash Shops relief at EU eel fishing ban defeat
, Senior reporter A traditional east London pie and mash shop owner has spoken of her relief after an EU-wide ban on eel fishing was defeated. Maureen Bourne, who has owned Pie And Mash Shop in Wood Street, Walthamstow, for 36 years, said her customers would be delighted at the news that she can carry on serving jellied eel and hot eel alongside their classic East End dishes. She ...
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Keep Mill Hill tidy
, Reporter Neighbours are being encouraged to meet new people and clean up their community this Sunday. Mill Hill Residents Association is asking people to don gardening gloves and arm themselves with bin bags in a bid to keep Mill Hill tidy. There will be special certificates for child helpers and the residents association is organising free face painting and fun fair stalls such ...
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Fiery manager sees pub scoop award
A fiery, business-minded manager with a high priority on reputation is the driving force behind the pub recently named winner in the public house category of the Guardian's Food Awards 2013. The Kings Head, in Kings Head Hill, Chingford, scooped the award this week and Mancunian manager Lindsay Price, who has been at the pub since 2007, spoke of her emphasis on making sure all ...
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Boris Johnson under pressure over fire station closures
By Robert Fisk PROTESTERS angry at Boris Johnson's plans to make cuts to the fire service staged a demonstration at yesterday's Mayor's Question Time. The session at City Hall had to be adjourned after people in the packed public gallery demonstrated against the Mayor's plans and staged a walk-out in protest. He wants to cut 12 fire stations, 18 fire engines ...
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Investigation launched after porn films shot in council car park
Porn films have been shot in broad daylight in a council car park triggering a police investigation and calls for tightened security. Sutton Council has passed footage of an explicit film showing sex on the top floor of the Gibson Road car park to the police after it was uploaded to an internet porn site last week. The film has also led councillors to demand a review of security at the ...
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Duchess Kate to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
From the moment the royal couple announced in December 2012 that they were expecting, the world has been captivated by Kate's many maternity looks. Prince William and Duchess Kate still aren't revealing the gender of their first child - because they really don't know, palace officials insisted Wednesday. New details about the highly anticipated birth of the new heir to the throne ...
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Cook sure guys in England dressing room will turn up on Sunday
Cricket News: London: "I've got no doubt that the guys in our dressing room will turn up on Sunday. You know, I'm fully confident in the lads that they can do that. I just hope it's our turn," England cricket captain Alastair Cook said after the seven-wicket win over South Africa in the first semi-final on ...
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Facebook comments get civil servant banned from promotion
Facebook and Twitter comments have led to seven Welsh government civil servants being disciplined in the past five years. Photograph: Martin ...
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Brazil demonstrators promise biggest protests yet
Reversing public-transit fare hikes failed to defuse Brazil's anti-government protests, with organizers vowing to hold the biggest demonstrations yet Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators -- angry about political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament -- are expected on the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, ...
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Finger-licking yes but is Hamptons KFC litter-picking
That's one way: Deer with KFC box caught on antlers A fast food chain that agreed to carry out daily litter patrols is failing to keep the area tidy, critics have claimed. The controversial application for KFC in Hampton Hill was given the go ahead by Richmond Council last year, after a long running battle by campaigners to prevent the fried chicken shop opening. Objectors ...
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Steaming ahead to Horley historians next meeting
News Roger Price will talk about the history of the Bluebell Railway preserved steam locomotive line at Sheffield Park in East Sussex, at the next meeting of Horley Local History Society at the Strawson Hall, 156 Albert Road, Horley, next Thursday (June 27) at 8pm. Visitors 1. The society will hold a visit to Ifield Water Mill in Hyde Drive, Ifield, Crawley, on Thursday, July 25, at ...
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Merton Council prepares expansion of five more primary schools
By Khaleda Rahman Merton Council is hoping to expand several primary schools in the borough to meet an increase in demand for places. The council is currently consulting on proposed plans for Hillcross, Merton Abbey, Pelham, Poplar and Singlegate primary schools. Plans include tripling the number of permanent places at Singlegate from 210 to 630 excluding the nursery. The ...
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Is this the sale of the century
Epsom Council has put an "incomparable" historic house and racing stables, in a unique position on the Downs, up for sale with a guide price of just 1.1m. The late 18th century listed, five bedroom Downs House, comes with 10.6 acres of grass and woodland, a barn, bothy, training yard and 43 horse boxes all within a few hundred yards of the start of the world's premier flat ...
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Father of train deaths teenager visits scene of sons death
Mert Karaoglan, 18, and Charleigh Disbrey, 15, died after being struck by a train travelling at 90mph near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on Monday night.Police found suicide notes at the scene and said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. The dead man's father, Sakru Karaoglan, 48, visited the scene, accompanied by a dozen friends and relatives. He said that ...
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Call for CQC cover-up investigation
Police have been asked to investigate allegations of a cover-up at the Care Quality Commission, stemming from the health regulator's failure to investigate an alarming rise in deaths in Morecambe ...
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Syria crisis needs political solution
Syria , putting his strongest emphasis yet on a political solution to the crisis as he came under pressure from his own backbenchers and Labour not to supply weapons to the Syrian rebels.Cameron was reporting back to the Commons from ...
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Okinawa diet why odds of living to 100 are highest in Japan
The odds of living to 100 are highest in Japan, and their high-vegetable low-meat diet may be why, some of the elderly say. The Japanese Okinawa islands are said to include the largest proportion of centenarians in Japan, who eat a diet such as rice and tofu, bamboo shoots, seaweed, pickles and small cubes of braised pork belly, The Guardian reported. Many in Japan drink six or more cups of ...
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Campaign to bring the tram to Sutton celebrates early success
It is hoped that trams will come to Sutton Sutton Council's campaign to bring trams to the borough is celebrating an early success. Plans to extend the existing Tramlink network to Sutton have been included in the mayor Boris Johnson's new vision for London document. The 2020 Vision - The Greatest City on Earth document was published last week and outlines some of the ...
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World musicians supporting starving in Kashmir
Playing for charity: Orquesta Sin Fronteras Charitable musicians from around the world are hosting a concert to support starving people in Kashmir. Orquesta Sin Fronteras (OSF) is a Teddington and Hampton community project that puts on performances to raise money for those in crisis. One of the group's singers, Mansoor Ahmad, is from Srinagar, Kashmir, and with the support of ...
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War veteran not hopeful about finding poppy appeal organiser
Major Ron Morris A Second World War veteran has said it is "terribly sad" that a longstanding poppy appeal could be scrapped in the borough if a leader is not found to head the project. Last year the Malden and Coombe Poppy Appeal raised 35,000 for the Royal British Legion but this year the total could be zero if no one is found to spearhead the campaign. The Royal British ...
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One false fire alarm a week at Kingston Hospital
A false alarm at Kingston Hospital in 2009 Fire engines were called out to false alarms at Kingston Hospital once a week last year. Automatic fire alarms at the hospital were attended 58 times between April 2012 and March 2013, official figures have revealed. Kingston University and Tolworth Hospital were among the top five most automatic false alarms in the borough. The ...
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Average time to saveup for a house in Kingston 14 years and longer if youre single
News Housing charity Shelter has revealed that it will take the average family 14 years to save up for a house in Kingston, writes Ellie Chambers. According to Shelter it will take a single person even longer, with the average person saving alone taking 20.3 years to save up for the deposit on a house in the area. The research by Shelter said that couples without a child face an ...
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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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