tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180049542011-11-28T02:54:06.927Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/79694310@N00/407107953/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/407107953_912318f03f_o.jpg" width="120" height="223" alt="Lewisham Banner1a" /></a>[mark e]noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18004954.post-75302713998349696972007-06-18T20:13:00.000Z2007-06-18T20:33:37.639Z

It's been a while, hope you're all ok. My time on the net can be counted in minutes these days so this blog has seen some neglect. My apologies for losing touch with everyone, but I've lost daytime access and evenings seem to vanish in the blink of an eye! Let's pretend none of that has happened and attempt a post.Lewisham represented in Big Brother LEWISHAM lass Charley remains in Big Brother

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£12,000 payout after back injuryA COUNCIL employee has received £12,000 in damages after injuring his back in an accident at work.Craig Lewis, who has worked for Lewisham Council for 20 years, injured his back in September 2004 after a chair he was sitting on gave way.Alleyway clean-upPOLICE and council officials today teamed up to clear fly-tipped rubbish away from an alleyway.Rushey Green Safer

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Life is busy, updates have been thin, as always - I apologise.Residents calling for prefabs to be savedEighty-three homeowners and tenants have signed an online petition on the Downing Street website, calling for their prefab estate in Catford, built after the Second World War, to be saved.Honouring wartime servicemenAn ex-servicemen's club in Catford is organising a memorial event to remember

[mark e]noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18004954.post-59624448196847996802007-04-23T20:53:00.000Z2007-04-23T21:17:37.935Z

Apologies. It's been far too long but the real world got in the way. Apologies also for missing the blog meet, glad to see it went well. Gutted to miss out meeting many of you and saying hello again to some of you. Next time (sigh). Onwards!ITV gets local in Lewisham with Local London Online TV.Strike threat over post office closures in WH Smith The Royal Mail is facing the threat of a strike

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Shoe fetishist feels like a 'monster'A SHOE fetishist says he felt like a "monster" when he realised the impact his high heel muggings had on his female victims. Omar Abd-el-Gowad got a sexual thrill when he pounced on strangers in the street and ripped the shoes from their feet, it is claimed.The 26-year-old crept up on a seventh victim, who cannot be named, in New Cross on November 9 last year

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MPs visit Lewisham CollegeThe Chancellor Gordon Brown and Education Secretary Alan Johnson visited the college to meet the students and learn more about how young people are being equipped with skills necessary for the future.Girl collapses at play centre and later dies A FIVE-year-old girl has died after collapsing at a children's play centre. The youngster was playing at Gambado, Copers Cope

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Art show is a true winnerAN EXHIBITION of art by hospice patients is proving a major success. Staff from St. Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham have had a stream of compliments about the high quality of the pieces displayed.Priest cleared of sexually abusing 11-year-oldA PRIEST walked free from court today after a jury cleared him of sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy helper more than 30 years ago.

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Working for a better childhood Luziane Tchiegue-Nouta, the deputy young mayor of Lewisham talked about "breaking down the barriers" between adults and children that could push some people into gangs. Leonard looking for rugby stars in LewishamRugby legend Jason Leonard has been talent spotting in Lewisham to search for the next generation of England stars. The World Cup winner was at Whitefoot

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Kate takes it to the press!Lewisham Sucks and Kate is getting the media on side! While I wallow in Lewisham Nostalgia, LewishamNews favourite Kate is reporting from the front line. Click the link for her big feature and remember her petition here.Max Goes to Court!Another LewishamNews favourite hits the headlines! This time it's Max.CAMPAIGNING residents are taking a decision made by Lewisham

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Pupils start work on centre revampSTUDENTS pulled on their overalls to help give a youth centre a new lease of life.Nine pupils from Deptford Green School are giving the Evelyn Arches Youth and Community Centre in Childers Street, Deptford, a complete makeover. Lewisham Council donated materials, tools and overalls so the youngsters could paint the centre and work on the garden.Why kids join

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Lewisham Announce £400m BSF Preferred BidderSteve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, has announced a preferred bidder partner for Lewisham Council’s massive school redevelopment programme. Learning21 has been chosen to build a brand new school and refurbish or rebuild eight of the Borough’s existing secondary schools.Learning21 is a joint venture between VT Group and Costain Group PLC.Anorexic 'failed

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Way back on 11th January 2006 I posted a news item about Chelsea footballer Joe Cole getting into a fight over a girl in Grove Park. The item claimed that the girl, Keeley Hazell, was a Page Three girl. As I never buy or read The Sun (I support Liverpool and hold grudges)I had no clue who this girl was and to this day I have no clue who she is! Wikipedia tells me that she's a "daughter" of this

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The Evening Standard ran a feature today regarding Council Tax and specifically the possibility of new Council Tax bandings for properties with a rateable value over £1M - effectively creating a Band I to go over the Band H. It's all guesswork as the Lyon's Review hasn't been published yet but it gave the Standard an excuse to list how many properties sold for over £1M in 2006. Please note that

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Having made a success of the first meet, Andrew has announced a second Lewisham Blogger's Meet Up. Sounds good to me! When? 20:00 Friday, April 20, 2007 Where? The Jolly Farmers 354 Lewisham High St, Lewisham, London SE13 6LE Full details here

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Sue has stepped up as the first Councillor to answer the questions - so without further delays....1.What is your connection to Lewisham and how long has it been?I moved to Lewisham six years ago. I was living in Camberwell and wanted to buy a flat in East Dulwich, but couldn’t afford the prices round there, so the estate agent suggested I look at a couple of places in Ladywell and Brockley. I

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I was able to spend a few brief hours in parts of the Borough today - the first real time I've been back since March 2006. I've managed to drive through once or twice and visit the Greenwich/Lewisham border - but today I walked around Riverdale, Leegate, Blackheath and even managed to stop off at the New Welcome Noodle Bar on Lee High Road for Chicken Ho-Fun and a Carrot Juice - wonderful.Managed

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Youth banned from drivingA YOUTH has been banned from driving for six months after appearing before magistrates charged with motoring offences. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, was also ordered to pay £25 costs and received a nine month referral order to attend Lewisham Youth Offending Team.'Reservoir Dogs' gang in midnight torture raids ...two of the gang - Robert Talbot, a BMW trader, and

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Max has been kind enough to step up and be the first person featured for the Lewisham Interview. You can find Max here - a talented artist and fearless campaigner.1.What is your connection to Lewisham and how long has it been? I've lived here since 1999. Because of my wife that was born here.2.What is your favourite part of the borough and why is it? Ladywell Station and the overlooking park. I

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Whether you're a lurker or local legend - get your name up in html! I'm looking for people who want to share their views on Lewisham by way of a mini-interview. Just answer the questions below (and add another two yourself if you want) and email back to me so I can post them on this blog. Include a photo of yourself or your favourite Lewisham things or both!1.What is your connection to Lewisham

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A very sad person has saved some snapshots from the cameras and has a growing gallery. *ahem*

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Blood and gloryFor all its shambolic effervescence, the formation of the Anti Nazi League was a critical moment in the battle against racism and the National Front. Thirty years after the riots of Southall and Lewisham, Ed Vulliamy looks back on the intoxicating mix of 'bravery, pride and shame' which helped drive fascists from our streetsHip hop poetsFRESH is an evening of hip hop poetry which

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Paramedic spiked drinkA PARAMEDIC spiked the wine of a woman he met on the internet.Steven Jones, aged 37, of Sedley Court, Sydenham Hill, slipped a powerful painkiller into her glass while the woman was in the bathroom of her flat. But his plan was foiled when the victim, a police nurse, decided they weren't a match and ended the evening.Dream comes true at school gigJamie Cullum previewed new

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Appeal for missing womanA 21-YEAR-OLD woman suffering from depression has gone missing while she was being transferred to a psychiatric unit. Lorraine Bunn was being taken from an address in Ladywell, Lewisham to the Churchill London Clinic, in central London when she ran away on February 26 at 8.15pm.Ms Bunn has long brown hair worn in plaits and has some small scratches on her cheek and a

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Spate of lead thefts from roofsRESIDENTS must be vigilant after a wave of thefts of lead from roofs. Lewisham police are warning Downham residents to be on the lookout after a spate of reports concerning the thefts.If you have seen anything suspicious or have any information about who is involved in these thefts, call the Downham Safer Neighbourhood Team on 020 8721 2486 or Crimestoppers on 0800

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...well, more like a budgie smoking roll-ups. It's back.

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I don't like the idea of declaring this blog dead, so let's just say that the blog is going on an extended vacation. The blog, like King Arthur, may have to rise again at some stage to defend the sacred hills of Lewisham, but for now - it's going to have a nap.After eight months we've still not topped 5000 visitors and in blogging terms that's quite weak. I'd hoped that this project was going to

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Rapist faces life in jail for teen murderA convicted rapist who abducted a teenage girl, strangled her and dumped her dismembered body in bin bags was jailed for life on Tuesday and told he would never be released.John McGrady, 48, snatched 15-year-old Rochelle Holness from the street last September as she went to a phone box to call her boyfriend. He took her back to his flat on a rundown estate

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Oh dear. As predicted my posts are becoming less and less regular and with an average of fourteen readers a day (the majority of them being google searches) I'm wondering if anyone out there in blogland (or even Lewisham!) has any articles, news or features they want to contribute. After eight months, 3708 unique visitors from Australia to Switzerland and an average of 97 visitors per week - it

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I'm sure you know what happened by now - no need to clog up blogger with election results when there are other sites that store them.MayorAll other Lewisham results Special mention most go to both Andrew Brown and James Cleverly - let's hope that despite not winning, both of these fine gentlemen continue to be in the public eye as both are fine bloggers and nice guys - I'll never forgive you lot

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Benefit fraudster behind bars for collecting £14,000 illegallyA man was imprisoned for 16 weeks after raking in almost £14,000 through fraudulent housing and council tax benefit claims.Michael Frith, 32, was prosecuted last Thursday by Southwark Council following an investigation by the authority's benefit fraud team.He was found to have netted £13,545.19 illegally during a 20-month period.During

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"He became such a fan of trip hop and the Bristol sound that when he graduated he travelled to England. 'I fu(king hated it,' he says 'London just beat me down, man. I was working in a pub in London Bridge for two years and taking the bus home to New Cross every night. I was just working, trying to meet the rent. I didn't see the sun for, like, three weeks and I was broke and single. It wasn't

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Cheryl murder: new huntPOLICE have relaunched a 15-year-old murder probe in a bid to find the killer of a Nelson mother. Cheryl Shackleton was found dead in a London park in February 1991.The 34-year-old had been severely beaten and her handbag was missing. She was partially clothed and may have been sexually assaulted. Her body was found by a dog walker in Telegraph Hill Park, Brockley, but she

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A nice big postcode map so you can see where the neighbours are!

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You thought I'd quit! (So did I ;)Yobs get free pass to cause troubleFREE public transport is to blame for yobs, according to a Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. Bus travel is free to under-16s under Mayor Ken Livingstone's scheme and children can also get on trains from areas such as Lewisham, Sydenham and Hayes.Mr Verrinder said: "Ken Livingstone issued travelling passes to kids so they can

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Man accused of murder shot dead Andrew Wanoghu, 26, died in Brockley, south-east London, on Saturday, when he was shot in the back and heart. Almost two years ago he had been due to stand trial for shooting Damien Cope, 22, outside Browns nightclub in Holborn, central London, in July 2002.Mr Wanoghu walked free when the case was dropped and Lucy Cope then set up Mothers Against Guns. Mr Wanoghu,

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Plea for Black Bone Marrow DonorsIn a race against time to find a donor for his wife a South London man was today appealing to organisations running bone marrow registers to do more to recruit donors from ethnic minority groups.Mark and Sarah Thompson from Lewisham have appeared today on GMTV in an effort to raise awareness of the massive shortage of black and mixed race bone marrow donors.Town

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A Lewisham Morningby Nii Ayikwei ParkesThe smell of fish grates in the sensesLike the chugging of old busescreeping down the high street.The sun rises on market tradersgetting ready to scream the day away“get your tomatoes, fresh”! – redlike no-parking lines marking pedestrian zones…Lewisham emerges from the valley of nightas trains worm their way out of tunnelsto bring the working masses to

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Sexual LewishamONE IN nine people in the UK have a sexually transmitted infection (STI) a figure spread evenly between men and women. But despite similar risks across the sexes, the numbers of men visiting sexual health clinics is disproportionately low.Sexual health services in Lewisham, for example, have seen this divide first hand and state just one in 10 of their clients are male a trend

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Apologies if updates are patchy, I finished working in the Lewisham area last week and start work for a new company this coming week. It's going to take some adjusting to that's for sure! In the meantime...'Too posh to push' mothers cost NHS £80m The NHS is spending more than £80 million a year carrying out Caesarean sections that are not medically necessary. The highest rate was at St John's

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Man shot at for telling travellers to leave his flat A TRAVELLER who shot two bullets inside a flat after his plans for an early morning drinking session were rejected has been jailed for four years. Michael Ward, 28, pulled out his Smith and Wesson revolver and fired into a wall and a kitchen boiler. The Old Bailey heard on Tuesday how the men had turned up at the flat in Arnulf Street,

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Appeal for information with regards to missing local girlWe are growing increasingly concerned about the welfare of fifteen year old Jessica Tilbury.The last reported sighting of Jessica was on Sunday 19 March 2006 at approximately 23:15 getting off a bus in Burnt Ash Hill, London SE12. It has been reported to police by Jessica's friend who was travelling with her that Jessica left the bus to

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Missing girl alertTaken from the Evening Standard today, I can't find this article online yet so this scan will have to do for now. Jessica Tilbury - last seen near Lee Station on Burnt Ash Hill. Anyone with information should contact Lewisham Police on 020 8297 1212. Englishman in New YorkRETURNING from battle on the mean streets of New York, a young Lewisham MC is forging a business career in

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Borough Average Class Sizes - Source : Evening Standard. Making the "Hit List" for improvement was 'Athelney Primary'.

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Text pest is spared jail after finding new love AN OBSESSED ex-boyfriend who bombarded a woman with unwanted telephone calls has been spared jail because he has found a new love. When Michael Josephs, 20, did not hear anymore from former girlfriend Zoe Snelgrove, from Catford, he even pestered her mother at work. But on Monday he had a 40-week prison sentence suspended for two years after the

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Proof that most sites have Lewisham content! Google Video presents....Clive R Robertson's 27 min 17 sec film of his DLR journey from Lewisham to Bank.

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Serco signs new £400m DLR dealSerco has signed a new franchise agreement to continue to operate, maintain and support the Docklands Light Railway, the outsource specialist said today. The seven year contract, which is scheduled to start on 28 May, may be extended for a further two years and is valued at around £400m over this extended period.The new franchise will see improvements for passengers

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So today I took a trip into Central Lewisham and the Riverdale Centre. It's been a while but I always end up needing to stop there for something.Coming out of the lifts by WH Smiths I noticed the first loss of the day - the Childrens Play Area has not only gone, but the area has been filled with concrete. The climbing camels went many years ago but it's nice to have a central point of reference

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And another delay on posting as I sort out the next few steps in the stumble that is my life! Two weeks left before I leave Lewisham for good and despite looking forward to the challenge ahead I still have a tinge of sadness about cutting ties with the area. But that's in two weeks so lets get back to some news...Leicester Robbery with Lewisham link. A man who robbed two teenagers after offering

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Masterplan aiming to revamp siteThe Giffin Street masterplan would see the area around the road, near Deptford High Street, transformed by a new-look school, more homes and extra business premises. The plan, first seen by Lewisham's Mayor and cabinet committee last week, puts forward two proposals. The first would see Tidemill Primary School, Frankham Street, Deptford, rebuilt on a new site in

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£40 Million theft takes Lewisham TwistPolice have arrested two people over the record £50m robbery of a security depot on Wednesday but officers believe some or all of the armed gang may have escaped to the Continent.Last night, a man aged 29 and a woman aged 31 were arrested in the Forest Hill area of south London. They were being held at undisclosed police stations in Kenton suspicion of

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New Cross and Lewisham's very own Blade releases new album GUERRILLA TACTICS today. "After extensive touring and non stops shows all over Europe, BLADE finally decided it was time to knuckle down to get some new material recorded. It looked like the only way this was gonna happen any time soon would be if he got another producer involved; enter BABY J. This whole relationship started off with one

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Being an eBay fiend I've spent a lot of time in Lewisham Borough's various Post Offices. I'd wanted to rant at length about the decling state of the services but it's like shooting fish in a jam jar and won't change anything. But I do need to mention a few things. Blackheath deserves a special mention - is there a post office in the borough where the staff are as efficient and helpful? I don't

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Stations shamed by crime figuresTHREE of the borough's train stations have been named crime hotspots in a damning new survey. Greenwich, Abbey Wood and Blackheath stations all polled in the worst 20 manned railway stations in London. Thirty-five criminal offences were reported at Greenwich station, Abbey Wood had 32, while Blackheath saw 25. All three are staffed until 8pm each day.Major battles

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Road sign thefts The haul of 20 signs includes old favourites such as Give Way and No Entry, along with signs giving information on the new road layout in Lewisham High Street. They were spotted by an eagle-eyed council officer piled up against a wall in Courthill Road, Hither Green. The spotter took a picture of the signs on his mobile phone, before sending the evidence to the council's

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News Blackout?There's been a certain amount of slackness with updating over the last few weeks, for which I apologise. Personal circumstances could mean further changes over the coming weeks. Having moved out of the borough I could be looking at moving jobs as well - so the future of the blog is uncertain. If you have a blogger account and want to be involved in this blog - let me know. You can

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On a recent stroll around Lee I passed the Leegate Centre. I noticed that where there had been three empty shops a gent's barbers had set up in one unit. The other two units were still empty and 15 Leegate stuck in my mind as it used to be the Abbey National. I'm pretty sure it's been empty for quite a few years and although Leegate isn't a busy centre I couldn't work out why it hadn't been used.

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Report is a whitewashEDUCATION campaigners say a council-commissioned report into the siting of a new school is a "whitewash". The New School Campaign has criticised the report into delays surrounding the plan to build a secondary school on the Ladywell Leisure Centre site. The campaigners are angry the scruitny committee report appears to clear Mayor Steve Bullock and his advisers of blame over

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Trio accused of ‘shameful’ attendanceAN OPPOSITION councillor has criticised the poor attendence of a group of Labour councillors as "shameful". Downham councillor Mark Morris is disappointed councillors Heidi Nash, Ruth Watt and Sabina Padmore have failed to regularly attend council meetings since last April.Cllr Nash, for Lewisham Central, has missed six out of eight full council meetings.Cllr

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I'm afraid that Transport For London's Camera network seems to be offline, so for the moment we have blue squares where cams of Deptford and Catford should be. Fingers crossed this will be sorted out soon. MP makes exhibition tripCULTURE minister David Lammy visited a museum to see an exhibition. Mr Lammy visited the Amazon to Caribbean, Early Peoples of the Rainforest exhibition at the Horniman

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Orient expressed already at schoolBLACKHEATH not Brighton is leading the way in teaching pupils the Chinese language, according to a headteacher. Last week bosses at Brighton College in East Sussex claimed it was set to become the first place in the country to make Mandarin Chinese a compulsory subject. However, Blackheath High School headteacher Lisa Laws has hit back, saying her school is

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Schools in each area are ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving at least five A* to C grades at the GCSE or vocational equivalent, shown in the third column. Ties are broken by the number of pupils taking exams, shown in the second column. The fourth column shows the average points score per candidate taking Level 2 qualifications. The fifth column shows the value added by a school to its

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Backlash against Ken's homes wishKEN Livingstone wants to increase the number of homes built in a borough by more than 1,000 each year. But Lewisham council is opposing the London Mayor's targets for its area. The borough's's current target is 17,350 extra homes by 2016, meaning 870 each year. The revised figure is for the period between 2007 to 2017. It proposes 10,700 new homes in that

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School shut while police hunt man A secondary school has been shut while police hunt for a man believed to be hiding in the ceiling cavities. Lewisham Council said teachers at Crofton School, Lewisham, first became suspicious that somebody was entering the school out of hours in December. On Monday they caught sight of the man after they heard him moving around. The south-east London school will

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Chelsea's Joe Cole Beaten Up Over Page Three GirlCole 'thumped in babe row'Cole in fight over Page 3 girl England star Joe Cole today protested his innocence after being beaten up by a man in a jealous rage over a Page Three girl. Cole was said to be "getting close" to 19-year-old Keeley Hazell during a late-night party at her home when he was attacked.The Chelsea midfielder was so badly

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Teen 'killed sister in arson attack'A teenager set his family home ablaze, killing his youngest sister, because he wanted to be adopted by a rich couple, the Old Bailey heard today. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was just 14 when he torched his home in Lewisham, south-east London, during the early hours of April 24, 2004 while the rest of the family slept, the court heard.'

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Robert Elms currently hosts the lunchtime slot on Radio London / London Radio / LDN or whatever it's called this week! Every now and then they focus on a certain area and it's highlights. Lewisham has already been given the treatment so pop along to the site and leave your comments in the feedback section (bottom of the page) and *ahem* "Big Up" the area, as I believe the youngsters say :)Results

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I drove past "The Den" today and took this quick picture. I've always tried to avoid anything to do with Millwall because when I was growing up they were always associated with the worst elements of football, although many fans would argue this is down to the press needing a hate figure. A former Chairman of the club, Reg Burr, once commented; "Millwall are a convenient coat peg for football to

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A Happy New Year to the three people who read this page ;) Transports of delight over road schemes Lewisham Council has won the most funding it has ever had from TfL – £2.8million – to pay for transport improvements next year. This sum maintains the increase won by the borough last year after putting forward a persuasive case for spending on a variety of projects. Prison for man who had gun 'to

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Top West End theatre producer to manage popular music venue Keith Murray is to take over as general manager of Blackheath Halls. Keith co-produced the George and Ira Gershwin centenary celebrations at The Royal Albert Hall and The London Palladium, plus theatre productions Spike starring Richard Briers, Sitting Pretty with Maureen Lipman, and Only A Matter of Time by Alan Plater. Until recently

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Thanks to The Man From Catford for his tip off on TfL's Camera pages. Deptford Broadway / Church Street (Click for current picture)Catford Gyratory

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Click story title for complete article.OAP rapes: Man heldOfficers have been investigating 98 unsolved rapes and indecent assaults on female pensioners across the capital. A man was held at a South London police station yesterday for questioning following the 8am arrest. The rapist has struck in areas including Forest Hill, Catford, Dulwich, Croydon and Sidcup over a period of 10 years.Mayor

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Special mention for Mr Parr. I first became away of him two summers ago reading Pegasus Bridge: D-Day - the Daring British Airborne Raid by Stephen E. Ambrose. I'll let the article tell you the rest about this son of Lewisham. ***Wally Parr, who has died aged 83, took part in the glider-borne assault which captured Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal and the Horsa Bridge over the River Orne at

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It's been looking a little untidy around here lately - so let's cut the stories down. It allows you to skim read what you want and click the links to the stories you want to read about in-depth. That way, the sites get hits (after all, they do the hard work and I just provide a link blog). Onwards...Death of campaigner A LONG-SERVING newspaper editor who was awarded an MBE for his services to

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Pop into your local Lewisham Library and take advantage of their rather generous "Hire Two For The Price Of One" offer on CDs, DVDs, CD-Roms and other such multimedia! Now let's hope they update their blog! ;)

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£22k reward to find nurse killers COPS have put up a £22,000 reward in the hunt for the killers of a nurse.Simon Pearse was viciously set upon after getting off a night bus in Rushey Green, Catford, during the early hours of July 30.The 45-year-old, of Goodrich Road, East Dulwich, was taken to hospital where he died two weeks later from a fractured skull.Cops hunting his killers believe there are

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Cops versus club COPS are against extended drinking hours at a top nightclub after being called to a string of violent incidents.The Venue in New Cross Road, New Cross, has asked to be open until 6am every day, with alcohol being sold until 5am.The entertainment it offers includes tribute acts to Madonna, Queen, Elvis, Abba and other performers.The Venue, which has a capacity of more than 1,000,

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Trees replaced on the heath THREE trees were planted in Blackheath to replace mature willows felled in June.A willow, alder and birch were set in the ground during a ceremony this week beside the Prince of Wales Pond on Wednesday.Lewisham council said the previous trees were chopped down for health and safety reasons. Gavin Moore, deputy mayor, said: "Blackheath is not just a historic landmark

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I can only apologise that the updates are no longer daily :( It's a busy time and that's my only excuse.Swimming star joins pool battle OLYMPIC gold medal winner Duncan Goodhew said it was "unacceptable" for a South London town to be without a swimming pool for any length of time.Ladywell Leisure Centre in Lewisham High Street is due to shut in 2007 to make way for a new school which is supposed

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Mother warns of costly loan plansA SINGLE mum is warning hard-up families not to get "ripped-off" by doorstep lenders this Christmas.Jackie Murray, 34, claims she was "conned" into taking out a £500 cash loan just before Christmas, in 2003.The mother-of-two, who already had a £9,000 debt, did not realise she would be paying back a total of £970 over the space of a year.This meant she had to repay

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Preying in cemetery A POWERFUL bird of prey has escaped from its handler and made itself at home in a cemetery.The Harris hawk, a native of the US, has been spotted in a number of cemeteries over the past three months, prompting fears for local wildlife.In the past few weeks, the raptor, which has a four-foot wingspan, has taken up residence in Verdant Lane Cemetery, Catford.John McDaid, of

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Pools to be saved on film A FILM-MAKER is to shoot footage of the pump rooms underneath a Victorian swimming baths threatened with destruction.Once James Melloy has completed his film at Forest Hill Pools he intends to give it to the Sydenham Society and the Friends of Forest Hill Pools for posterity. Both groups are fighting to save the two 120-year-old baths from being knocked down and replaced

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Lewisham College gets beacon awardThe award for College Engagement with Employers from the Department for Employment and Learning went to the Upper Bann Institute, with Fermanagh College picking up Highly Commended. The Protocol Professional Award for Art and Design was given to the Cleveland College of Art and Design. Lewisham College was another to enjoy multiple successes, winning the OCR

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Apologies for the downtime - family business etc etc. Without further delay!....ELEVEN Labour councillors to stand down ELEVEN Labour councillors will stand down at next year's elections, with two more high-profile members set to be parachuted into other wards.Those leaving the council chamber include cabinet member for children and young people Councillor Katy Donnelly.Others standing down

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£4m for 'glass' railway station A SUM of £4million has been accepted by Lewisham council for the development of Deptford railway station and the surrounding area.The money came from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), which also gave £600,000 in 2004 to buy land needed for the scheme.It was officially accepted by the Lewisham Mayor and cabinet committee last Wednesday. The station

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Manifesto aims for grey powerPENSIONERS are hoping grey power will force decision- makers to give elderly people a better deal.The Lewisham Pensioners' Forum has published its first-ever Pensioners' Manifesto, which sets out a list of proposals designed to improve the lives of older people.Those responsible for drawing up the report hope it will help achieve "official recognition" for the

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At the moment the Venue is looking a little naked compared to normal. Makes it easier to remember what a grand old lady she is under the make up.South East London Gangsters (Click this for full article)It's difficult to imagine that this softly spoken, polite man, with a dignified air and direct gaze, served 23 years of his life as a double-category-A prisoner in high-security jails. He spent

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Police hunting for yobs after mobile phone theftPOLICE need public help to shop the yobs who punched a man three times in the face and stole his mobile phone.The attackers spoke to the victim at Brockley train station, Coulgate Street, Brockley, and asked to see his mobile but he denied having one.They pushed him to the ground, punching him three times in the face before taking his phone.The

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Pastors on patrol to stop violenceUniformed Christian volunteers have taken to the streets across the country in a bid to stop inner-city crime. Reporter SAMANTHA PAYNE spent a night in Lewisham to see the scheme in action ...When I was asked to help patrol the streets of New Cross and Sydenham late on a Friday night I was a little dubious.With only an oversized blue Street Pastor jacket and a

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Leisure centre axeing - mayor passes buck THE inquiry into a doomed leisure centre heard evidence from a mayor - who passed responsibility for the decision to axe it to council officers.Lewisham council's controversial decision to shut Ladywell Leisure Centre, in Lewisham High Street, in 2007 and replace it with a new secondary school in 2009 has been closely examined by councillors from all

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Major revamp for ‘neglected’ areaONE of the borough's "most neglected areas" is set to undergo a major revamp.Hither Green could soon be home to a sea of plush cafes, bars and tree-lined roads thanks to a new regeneration project.The plans, currently the subject of a six-month public consultation exercise, could also see the east Lewisham outpost get its own New York-style plaza.The Hither Green

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Coulgate Street 3 Originally uploaded by thisismoe. If you're ever near Brockley Station and wander onto Coulgate Street - head toward the Wetherspoons pub and turn around once you've crossed the road safely. Having already been stunned by the neon graf facing the station you'll then be greeted with three walls showing Bob Marley, Maya Angelou and Jimi Hendrix. I'd like to see blank wall

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Tesco tells MPs of aim to double small storesTESCO, Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, has told an inquiry by MPs into the state of the high street that it wants at least to double its number of small shops in the next ten years and has argued that its move into convenience stores had been good for shoppers. Lucy Neville-Rolfe, the corporate and legal affairs director for Tesco, told a

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Produce better value at farmers' markets than superstores Shoppers who buy their fruit and vegetables from markets get better value for money and access to "affordable, fresh food" than those who go to supermarkets, according to research. A survey of markets in London found that fresh produce can be up to a third cheaper than at local supermarkets.The research, for the Mayor's London Food board,

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Hospital noise is so unf-air A PRIVATE hospital could be fined up to £20,000 for disturbing its neighbours with noisy air conditioning.Blackheath Hospital has allegedly breached two of the conditions imposed on it by Lewisham council's planning committee, which gave permission on September 15 for a small building to be added to the hospital.The conditions were that work should not take place

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Thirty Eight years ago today...1967: Forty die in Hither Green rail crashAt least 40 rail passengers have died and 80 more have been wounded after a commuter train derailed in south-east London. The 19:43 express train was travelling from Hastings to Charing Cross when at 21:16 it crashed off the rails between Hither Green and Grove Park stations near the Southern Region Continental goods depot.

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Remember RochelleTHE mother of murdered schoolgirl Rochelle Holness hopes to see her daughter remembered in a parkland memorial.Speaking publicly for the first time since the 15-year-old's body was found, Jennifer Bennett says her life has become a "living hell".The last time she saw Rochelle was on September 25 after she left her home in Nelgarde Road, Catford, to make a phone call to her

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Foretelling bright future for borough You may not have noticed but Lewisham is in the midst of a transformation and very soon parts of it will be unrecognisable. Reporter GLENN EBREY asks Mayor Steve Bullock to gaze into his crystal ball and predict what the borough will look like in 2015 ...Imagine waking up in the morning in a new flat which provides stunning views of the London skyline and

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View from Blackheath Park?Views of some of London's most historic buildings could be threatened by new planning guidelines, it is claimed. Westminster and City of London planners have raised concerns about the mayor's draft London View Management Framework. Guidelines currently favour wide unobstructed views of buildings like St Paul's Cathedral and Parliament. But a Westminster Council spokesman

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