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Delays and high prices leave rail passengers dissatisfied
Passenger satisfaction on the railways is dipping, with value for money and how companies deal with delays being the biggest cause for complaint, according to a survey of thousands of train customers.Just one train company, Great Anglia, improved its overall satisfaction levels between spring 2012 and spring 2013, the poll by rail customer watchdog Passenger Focus found.Nationally, the ...
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Crimewatch to show Edinburgh dismembered body parts case
A major inquiry was launched when a cyclist discovered the unidentified body on Edinburgh's Corstorphine Hill on June 6.Police say they have taken around 90 witness statements, fielded around 100 calls and distributed 10,000 leaflets to the public in an effort to find out who the woman was.So far, nine names of people have been put forward but all have been traced safe and well.Detective ...
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The UK enjoys warmest day of the year... with sweltering humidity and peak pollen levels
It was the warmest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 25.4C (78F) . But many areas were not so lucky with thickening cloud and some showers along the north Kent coast. Thuderstorms were also forecast.Meanwhile the well-above-average humidity means it will certainly feel sticky and individual misery will be heightened by "very high" pollen counts.Even this spell of warmer ...
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CCTV police appeal over sex assaults at flats in Canning Town
Police have released CCTV pictures of a man suspected of carrying out a string of sex attacks, targeting women as they enter blocks of flats in the Docklands area ...
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Anxiety or depression affects nearly one-fifth of UK adults
Office for National Statistics (ONS) said a higher proportion of women than men reported that they suffered from the conditions, with the highest indication of anxiety or depression occurring in the 50-54 age group.There was evidence of anxiety or depression in 19% of people aged 16 or over, with 21% of women reporting the symptoms and 16% of men.People who were divorced or separated were more ...
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Teachers plea to Gove dont take away my teaching assistants
The role of a teaching assistant is vital - the days of mixing paint and reading in corridors are long gone, says Cherryl Drabble. Photograph: ...
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Health watchdog investigates sham psychometric tests for jobseekers
The Department for Work and Pensions is under investigation by a health watchdog for administering "sham" psychometric tests to the unemployed and threatening to withdraw their benefits if they did not complete them.The Guardian has learned that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulator for psychologists, dieticians and other health workers, is investigating a ...
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Guardian Angels Patrol Blue Line Stop Near Scene Of Sexual Assault
CHICAGO (CBS) – Members of the Guardian Angels were patrolling near a CTA Blue Line station on the Northwest Side on Wednesday, two days after a woman was sexually assaulted along a heavily-traveled walkway in the Mayfair neighborhood. Around 10 p.m. Monday, a 24-year-old woman was walking on a landscaped path that leads from the 4500 block of West Agatite Avenue to the 4500 block of West ...
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Enfield Mayor visits local centre during National carers week
Mayor Anwar pays a visit to the Enfield Carers Centre Enfield Mayor Councillor Anwar toured the facilities at Enfield Carers Centre as it hosted a number of activities during National Carers week. The guest of honour also met and spoke with carers and gave a short speech about the need for the council to continue funding the Centre. "The Carers Centre is doing lots of ...
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Mereditch Kercher murder acquittals illogical say Italian judges
Meredith Kercher, 21, was murdered in 2007 Judges in Italy have outlined their reasons for ordering for rejecting the acquittals of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito over the murder of Coulsdon student Meredith Kercher. American Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito, her Italian boyfriend, were cleared in 2011, two years after they were convicted of murdering 21-year-old Miss Kercher in the house ...
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Council to work with football club and community over move to ground
By Bruce Thain Harrow Borough council says it will work together with Barnet FC and the community about issues around the Hive. The comments come following a public meeting organised by MP Bob Black concerns over the playing of first team football on the site in Camrose Avenue. Other issues such as parking and the terms of the lease signed with the council were also raised by ...
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Man in hospital after being struck by train
By Bruce Thain A man is in hospital after he was hit by a train earlier today. London Ambulance service were called to the scene at Harrow-on-the-Hill Station just before 12.30pm to reports of a man under a southbound Metropolitan line train. The London Air Ambulance was also called to the station and the man was treated at the scene. He was taken to hospital with Royal ...
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Train delays at Dartford and Gravesend following trespasser on the line at Ebbsfleet
By Alan Woods TRAINS travelling through Dartford and Gravesend will be delayed for the next hour following an earlier trespasser on the line near Ebbsfleet. A Southeastern spokesman said trains travelling through Dartford, Gravesend and Ebbsfleet could be delayed or cancelled at short-notice because of the incident. It is believed the trespasser was on the high speed line between ...
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Tributes paid to mother and daughter killed in Plumstead fire
TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother and daughter who died in a horrific house fire in Plumstead yesterday. Hayleigh Kaur and her mother Caroline Kaur were reportedly the victims of the fierce flames that destroyed their family home in Purrett Road in the early hours of June 18. Three more women, two men and a dog managed to ...
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FC Elmstead announces improvements to home ground Chislehurst Recreation Ground
By Patrick Grafton-Green TODAY is a big day in the footballing calendar: not only has next season's fixture list been revealed but FC Elmstead has announced it is to improve its home ground. Work can get underway at Chislehurst Recreation Ground after the club, in partnership with Bromley Council, received a grant of 49,349 from the Football Foundation, the country's largest ...
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Dance star vows to ‘bring West End to Dartford’
Kate Cobb A WEST End star will soon be teaching a new generation of performers in Dartford. Kate Cobb, who has appeared in Chicago and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is to take up a role as programme manager at Reynolds Dance Academy. Having freelanced for the Academy before, she has returned to teach full time after a spell in Australia. She said: "I hope to bring the West End ...
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Neigbours enjoy free street party
Children enjoy freedom to play in the street There was laughter and the sounds of children playing last Sunday as neighbours came together to celebrate their street. Children played on scooters and bikes and adults enjoyed a social drink together as Dalmeny Road in New Barnet took advantage of Barnet Borough Council's decision to waive street party fees. The residents gathered ...
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Business bonanza for Surrey firms thanks to county council initiative
News Surrey firms have won deals worth more than 500,000 in a business bonanza sparked by a new online initiative spearheaded by the county council. For Surrey County Council has revealed that local businesses have been awarded 26 contracts totalling 521,000 through the BuildSurrey website - within six months of launching it. Surrey created the site to help companies land building ...
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Larkswood Primary School embarks on sponsored walk for new playground
Larkswood Primary School embarks on sponsored walk for new playground Around 700 children embarked on a sponsored walk last week to raise money for a new school playground. The pupils from Larkswood Primary School in New Road, Chingford, walked laps round Larkswood Playing Fields on Thursday to raise cash to revamp the school's recreational area. The school spent 50,000 to ...
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Barnet Market revamp moves one step closer
Stall holders complained the dilapidated car park was putting off customers and killing trade A car park that houses Barnet's most historic market will be given a revamp under new ownership. The St Albans Road site in High Barnet was bought by developers William Pears as part of a 34million takeover of The Spires shopping centre in May. Under plans approved by Barnet Council ...
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Users appeal for Wimbledon day centre to remain
Users of much loved day centre launch impassioned appeal over changes to service Vulnerable users of a much loved day centre have launched an impassioned appeal to the Wimbledon Guild to rethink major changes to the service. The Wimbledon Guild, Worple Road, provides a day centre service including pick up a hot lunch and activities between 11am to 3pm on selected days. The service ...
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The age of consort begins. - - Husbands tweet reveals new Kingston Council leader
Councillor Liz Green has been named the new leader of Kingston Council. The St Marks ward representative was unanimously voted the new leader of Kingston Liberal Democrats by fellow councillors in Guildhall. As head of the ruling party, she will automatically become the new leader of Kingston Council. Earlier today, Coun Green's husband Michael, a Labour supporter, appeared ...
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Number of female executives at FTSE 100 companies is falling despite efforts to boost women in industry
The numbers of female executives in business and industry are falling despite efforts to boost the representation of women in senior positions in large companies, ministers were warned ...
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Ex-footballers son James Francis denies burglary
The son of former England footballer Trevor Francis has denied stealing ladies' shoes and souvenir football shirts from a cottage belonging to ex-Aston Villa player Lee ...
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Royal Mail staff vote against privatisation
The ballot, in which staff also voted nine-to-one in favour of a boycott of delivering competitors' mail, is likely to lead to a vote on strike action. Photograph: Christopher ...
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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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