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Outraged Wycombe mum joins Baby P campaign group
A group of outraged mums have banded together through an internet social networking site to pay tribute to Baby P. A High Wycombe mother has joined the growing Facebook forum 'Campaign to get Justice for Baby P'. Over the weekend, Lisa Cosburn
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Greenwich youngsters saddle-up for free
School children have been enjoying free riding lessons in a bid to promote equestrian among youngsters before the London Olympics. Twelve pupils from primary schools around Greenwich have been saddling-up at Willowtree Riding Centre in Ronver Road
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EALING: BID boss still backing Arcadia scheme
The head of the business district in Ealing has restated his support for a controversial development which he says will “arrest the decline” of the town centre. Peter Smith, chairman of Ealing Business Improvement District (BID), threw his weight
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BROMLEY: Mum kills rat with vacuum after son is bitten
She admits that she is petrified of rats but that didn’t stop an angry mum from confronting a rodent that bit her son - armed with a vacuum cleaner. Mum-of-four Alison Law was awoken in the early hours of Wednesday (November 26) morning when her terrified
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RICHMOND: Recycling is not rubbish, says council
Richmond Council’s spokesman on the environment has rubbished suggestions that money has been wasted on the new refuse and recycling collection service. Opposition councillors have accused Richmond Council’s administration of wasting in excess of
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LEWISHAM: Blackheath drug dealer given nine-year jail term
A Blackheath man who confessed to dealing £20,000 of drugs a day has been given a nine-year jail term. Orville Cunningham, aged 42, was arrested earlier this year after the discovery of a large quantity of drugs, cash and UK passports at a house in
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Man cleared of Colliers Wood murder
A man has been cleared of murdering his disabled neighbour and leaving the body for his mother to find. Christopher McMahon, 38, was accused of battering 62-year-old Jill Grinstead and suffocating her with a pillow during a “frenzied search” for drug
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Showcase event in Harrow to raise awareness of bullying
Local musicians were given the chance to showpiece their talents in a busy sopping centre to help promote an anti-bullying campaign. Three Harrow youngsters organised the event at the St Anne's and St George Shopping Centres on Sunday to help give
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WALTHAM FOREST: Council given £4.6million to spend on transport improvements
A massive £4.6million has been given to the council to help make it easier to get around Waltham Forest. The money will be spent on numerous improvements over the next financial year. London Mayor Boris Johnson has also given the local authority
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Kingston dental woes not as bad as first feared
Dentists in Kingston are facing large financial penalties after collectively falling nearly £500,000 behind in their contracts for not treating enough NHS patients. Out of the 25 NHS dentists in the borough, 16 were facing “claw back” and one was
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WANDSWORTH: Resident anger at Springfield mental hospital security
Security at Springfield Hospital is under fire from residents who are outraged that two patients were able to escape. John Slavin and John Claydon are believed to have left the Shaftesbury Unit during their fresh air break via a hole cut in the fence
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Harrow plans for waste disposal
A public meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss the way waste is disposed in Harrow for the next 15 years. The borough is considering joining forces with Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond Councils to come up with a joint plan for
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BARNET: Kids' heroes on show
It is not every day you bump into David Beckham, Nelson Mandela, Spiderman and Shrek all in the same room – but this is the prospect facing visitors to a North Finchley art gallery. Children from ten Barnet schools have been given the opportunity
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HOUNSLOW: 'Gordon Browns' protest against Heathrow expansion
Dozens of campaigners dressed at Gordon Brown braved the cold to protest against a planned third runway at Heathrow on Saturday. Protesters donned masks of the Prime Minister along with fake ears to demonstrate their anger at the expansion proposals
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Putney surveyor shot in Mumbai terror attack
A chartered surveyor from Putney was shot in the Mumbai massacre earlier this week. Intelligence services believe that around 10 men, armed with Kalashnikov rifles, grenades and plastic explosives arrived in the city on Wednesday. Harnish Patel
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EALING: Man charged over murder in West Ealing
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a young father in West Ealing last week. Dale Ebanks, 19, of Crane Court, Gurnell Grove, Hanwell, appeared as Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday morning accused of shooting dead Jason Johnson
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BARNET: Colindale police trainees arrested
Two trainee police officers based at the Met training centre in Colindale have been arrested in connection with alleged drugs offences. One of the women was taken to hospital on 1 November and later arrested on suspicion of possessing a Class A drug
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Bigger, better trains promise
Commuters could get some relief from overcrowded trains with the Government promising 400 extra Thameslink carriages across the south east. The new fleet of trains will provide an extra 14,500 seats on spacious, longer and more comfortable trains
