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Woolwich stands strong after soldier murder Your messages of support for town
Our editor Andrew Parkes says: "THESE insane, disgusting, evil fanatics will never beat us. "But even as these maniacs, covered in the blood of this brave soldier, stood in the street ranting the real spirit of Woolwich showed itself. "The killers cried for jihad but one brave woman defied them to comfort the dying soldier. "Whatever brutality is committed ...
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MP for Enfield North opens store for mobility aids
MP Nick de Bois speaks to customers at Fortuna Mobility The MP for Enfield North officially opened a showroom offering mobility aids for the elderly and people with disabilities. Nick de Bois cut a blue ribbon before welcoming customers into Fortuna Mobility in Crown Road, Enfield, yesterday. The showroom offers a range of mobility aids including power-chairs, mobility scooters, ...
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Free events on offer for half term
By Bruce Thain Swimming and athletics are just some of the activities on offer to families during the half term week. Harrow Borough Council will be hosting a number of free events for National Family Week from Monday May 27 to Sunday June 2. As part of families week Cedars Children's Centre, in Whittlesea Road, will be hosting "exploration and messy" session on ...
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A date for Horley historians to be chuffed about
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, on Thursday, June 27, at 8pm. Visitors 1. Horley Local History Society meets on the fourth Thursday of most months in the Strawson Hall. Website: ...
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Have your cake and create it
There was a time when the humble dessert, a crumbly cheesecake or a tantalising tart, was the perfect ending to an evening meal. When the Victoria sandwich, with its dusted sugar, moist sponge and oozing raspberry jam, was marvelled at by members of the WI. And the humble caterpillar cake, courtesy of a quick stop at the local supermarket, was a fail-safe way to mark junior's ...
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Borough-wide limit shows clear commitment to making roads safer
By Jaber Mohamed Haringey Borough Council said a borough-wide 20mph limit shows a clear commitment to making roads safer after residents' associations called for a more targeted approach. Yesterday the Muswell Hill and Fortis Green Association and the HOBA and South Tottenham Association said they would support the scheme in residential streets but not on main roads. ...
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Excitement over new primary school site
A new site for the Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School is "the start of a great future for the North Finchley community", according to parents and governors. Pupils had lessons in their new school building, in Stanhope Road, on Monday following a move from temporary premises in Moss Hall Grove and Kinloss Synagogue. The school has grown from a Reception class of just seven ...
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MP for Hendon presents petition to Parliament opposing relocation of Hindu free school
Matthew Offord MP presents the petition MP for Hendon Matthew Offord yesterday presented a petition in the House of Commons opposing the relocation of a Hindu free school to Edgware. The petition, signed by over a thousand residents of the Broadfields Estate and the surrounding area, opposes the relocation of Harrow-based Hindu Free School Avanti House to a piece of land between Hartland ...
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Three new free schools approved in Croydon
Gavin Barwell MP welcomed the announcement Three new free schools have been approved for Croydon. The Harris Invictus Free School, Paxton Academy Sports and Science and the Advance School, Norbury, are three of 102 new free schools set to open from September 2014 after being granted approval from the Department for Education. Free schools are new state schools opened by groups of ...
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Airline Flybe quits Londons Gatwick Airport
The Exeter-based carrier, which currently flies about 340 flights a week between Gatwick and destinations around the UK, said its pilots have agreed a 5% pay cut, while it will also cut more jobs.It recently warned annual losses for the year to March will be deeper than feared at around 23 million as it is squeezed by higher fuel costs and the tough economy.Flybe will cease flights from Gatwick ...
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Woolwich attack prompts fears of backlash against British Muslims
Islam and it is also equally wrong to link this murder to the actions of British foreign policy."The blame, the mayor added, lay "wholly and exclusively in the deluded mindset of the people who did it".Julie Siddiqi of ...
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Nissan recalls 800000 cars with potentially faulty steering wheels
The recall affects 133,869 Nissan Micras made between December 2002 and May 2006 and is part of a worldwide recall of 841,000 Micras. The required repairs are expected to take approximately fifteen minutes to complete. A Nissan Motor GB spokesman said: "Over time, the nut that holds on the steering wheel can become loose."Drivers could start notice some wobbling of the wheel and if ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt attacked for being childishly superficial and misleading by leading doctor
The Health Secretary was today attacked for making childish, superficial and misleading claims about the role of GPs in exacerbating problems at overstretched accident and emergency ...
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Woolwich attack lets try a bit of keeping calm
Another murder in London. Floral tributes are left outside the military barracks, near the scene where a soldier was killed in the Woolwich attack. Photograph: Neil ...
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Woolwich attack Eyewitness accounts
police have sealed off a flat in connection to the attack? Do you have any information, video footage or pictures from yesterday's incident? Or have you witnessed ...
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Woolwich attack security forces will look at lone wolf and jihadist theories
Link to video: Woolwich police investigate meat cleaver attack Counter-terrorism officers and security officials will doubtless fear that Woolwich fits into the category ...
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Woolwich police investigate meat cleaver attack - video
Police cordon off the scene of the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, south-east London, on Wednesday evening. Two men have been arrested following the attack in which witnesses say a meat cleaver was used to hack at the victim. Following the incident dozens of English Defence League protesters gather near the scene on Wednesday ...
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EMD cinema appeal rejected
Waltham Forest Cinema Trust members Bill Hodgson (left) and Neil Gerrard A church's appeal to turn the former EMD cinema into a centre of worship has failed. The government today rejected the United Church for the Kingdom of God's (UCKG) bid to turn the site in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, into a church-cinema hybrid, five months after a public inquiry into the issue. The ...
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Four cars involved in M25 pile-up at Leatherhead
, Reporter Four cars were involved in a pile-up on the M25 last night. Firefighters were called to the traffic accident between junction 9, to Leatherhead, and junction 8, to Reigate, at 11pm. A Leatherhead fire station spokesman said he believed no one was seriously injured or trapped in the cars. He said: "Firefighters just made the scene ...
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Catalogue of errors contributed to patients death in hospital
Jason Washington died aged 43 at St Helier Hospital A hospital has been severely criticised after a catalogue of errors in its care contributed to a patient's death. Jason Washington, 43, from Carshalton, died after lying undiscovered in a coma for at least 20 minutes outside a toilet entrance in the ward where he had been admitted at St Helier Hospital. He had been ...
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Kingston Muslims condemn Woolwich machete attack
The scene in Woolwich yesterday afternoon The Kingston Muslim Association (KMA) has condemned yesterday's brutal machete attack that left a British soldier dead in Woolwich, south east London. The KMA has issued a statement this morning branding the killing a "sensless act" that "runs contrary to the fundamental teachings of Islam". The attack happened at ...
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Lee stabbing victim released from hospital
By Mark Chandler A 35-YEAR-OLD man stabbed in Lee has been released from hospital, police say. Officers were called to Manor Lane at 10.13am on May 20 to reports of a man with stab injuries. The victim is believed to have called an ambulance from a nearby hairdressers Hair Deco, in Manor Lane. Shopkeepers rushed to the victim's aid to treat his wounds while waiting for ...
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MP for Hendon criticises Woolwich terrorist attacks
, Reporter The MP for Hendon Matthew Offord has condemned yesterday's suspected terrorist attack in Woolwich and said he would be working to reassure people in his constituency. He said: "The people who live in Hendon are concerned about the impact this terrorist attack will have on the local area. "I will be spending the next few days with the Muslim and Jewish ...
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Leyton girls 8 and 10 to have art displayed at Olympic Park
Suzanne Wilson and Maariya Patel's winning drawing. Two girls from a Leyton primary school will have artwork showcased to an international audience of thousands after winning a UEFA initiative. Suzanne Wilson, 8, and Maariya Patel, 10, submitted the work as part of a program called Shine on Saturdays, which is a charity based in the school where 60 children attend each Saturday for ...
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Mayor of London welcomes new British citizens
Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson, Durriyah Akram and Mayor Boris Johnson The Mayor of London welcomed new citizens to the UK at a special ceremony. Durriyah Akram, originally from Pakistan and now lives in Harrow was welcomed by Mayor Boris Johnson Citizenship ceremony at City Hall in central London. He was one of 38 new citizens, representing all 32 London boroughs, ...
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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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