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Planning hearing delays decision
AIRPORT operator BAA's bid to increase the existing runway at Stansted Airport to full capacity has received a setback after Uttlesford District Council postponed a decision on its application. The council's development control committee was expected
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Planning hearing delays decision
AIRPORT operator BAA's bid to increase the existing runway at Stansted Airport to full capacity has received a setback after Uttlesford District Council postponed a decision on its application. The council's development control committee was expected
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Woman, 93, fatally hit by car
A 93-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a car in Upper Norwood last week. Elizabeth Sumison, who lived in the area, was hit by a Citroen Xsara in Crown Dale at around 9.35am last Thursday. She was rushed to King's College Hospital but died
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Win a £200 canvas print of your favourite holiday photograph
Point101 is a well known online gallery and showcase for exciting, innovative contemporary artists and photographers. The company also provides bespoke canvas prints. To complement their thriving gallery and print business, Point101 are proud to announce
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Win French wine and tickets to the Tesco Wine Club Fair
Win the perfect treat for any wine lover: finest wine from Caves Saint-Pierre and a day out to the Tesco Wine Club Fair 2006 in London. Caves Saint-Pierre's age-old experience in nurturing and maturing their vines has resulted in some of the most superb
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Win a Xmas party for 10 at Revolution Beaconsfield
If you're looking to break out of the usual routine this Christmas then why not head for the new Revolution Bar in Beaconsfield? It's the latest opening for Revolution, which has nearly 50 locations across the country, specialising in vodka, food and
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Win tickets to see Tool live
Wembley Arena and This is Local London are giving away a pair of tickets to see Tool live on November 27. Hot on the heels of the their recent '10,000 Days' album, going top 5 here in the UK and entering the US Billboard chart at number 2, Tool have
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Mayor attacked over Venezuela oil deal
MAYOR of London Ken Livingstone has been attacked for planning a deal for cheap Venezuelan oil for the capital's buses. Mr Livingstone confirmed in mayor's question time that he was in talks with the controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
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900 trapped in Tube after suicide bid
AT least 900 people were trapped in the Tube for up to two and half hours on Tuesday night after a woman threw herself in front a train. Paramedics and London Underground staff carrying bottles of water were called to treat the Piccadilly line passengers
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New top officers for the Met named
The Metropolitan Police Authority has provisionally chosen four applicants for the rank of deputy assistant commissioner. They are: Chris Allison, commander in the City of Westminster; Cressida Dick, commander, of the specialist crime directorate;
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Men to appear in court over teen's death
A WOOLWICH plasterer is one of five men to appear in court today charged with the murder of Christopher Alaneme. The 18-year-old former Penge resident was stabbed to death in Sheerness High Street in April. The five are: Terence Beaney, aged 23, of
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Boy admits bus arson
TWO teenagers have appeared in court after a bus was torched, causing more than £60,000 damage. The two 16-year-old boys appeared at Dartford Magistrates' Court this afternoon charged with arson. The teenagers are alleged to have started a fire on the
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'Biggest ever' gun haul found opposite school
UPDATED: 15.37 POLICE on Wednesday uncovered London's biggest ever gun haul in a home opposite a primary school. At 6am, about 30 officers from the Met's Operation Trident - which investigates gun crime in London's black community - stormed two homes
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Promising to show sense on bus lane
A COUNCILLOR says he is hoping to "strike a balance" over a controversial bus lane which has seen thousands of residents fined. Councillor Colin Smith says he is sympathetic to the "excessive prosecution" of motorists entering the bus lane in Cray Avenue
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Bus driver tells of iron torture
A BUS driver sobbed as he re-lived a five-day kidnap ordeal which saw him repeatedly branded with an iron. Gabriel Dugbo was snatched at his depot and tortured as the gang demanded £100,000 from his family over the phone, a court heard. The 27-year-old
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Gravesham: Residents confront former Home Secretary
FORMER Home Secretary Jack Straw got a rough ride when he paid a visit to talk about anti-social behaviour. He spent yesterday morning talking with Gravesham community activists at the Ebbsfleet Rainbow Centre, Rose Street, Northfleet. Mr Straw, who
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Jaw shattered in attack on night out
A FATHER-OF-THREE may be left with permanent injuries after an attack by strangers while out for a quiet drink with his wife. Mechanical consultant Jonathan Hudson, 33, was felled from behind as the couple walked through Bexley Village, and has suffered
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Fourth speed camera vandalised
POLICE fear that a vigilante with a grudge is on the loose after a fourth speed camera in three weeks was set alight over the weekend. A camera in Sawpit Hill, Hazlemere, was left badly damaged early on Sunday morning after a tyre was rolled underneath
