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Specs looter jailed
A man who looted thousands of pounds worth of designer glasses has been jailed for 20 months. Ahmed Ebrahimi forced entry into the Boots opticians in London Road, Croydon on the night of August 8. Once inside, the 24-year-old ransacked
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Bees fall to Addicks’ smash n’ grab
Brentford fell to the narrowest of defeats against league leaders Charlton Athletic, losing 1-0 at Griffin Park on Saturday. Despite an impressive first half display, when they were the better side, the Bees fell behind midway through the second
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Reperietis partem nova latina Pupils coegi ut proventus studium classica.
Reperietis partem nova latina Pupils coegi ut proventus studium classica. For those not up to scratch on their Latin, that is 'pupils will learn Latin as part of a new drive to increase interest in the classics.' Wallington County Grammar School
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Hansel and Gretel make a trail to Thames Ditton
Theatregoers can take to the stage in a hands-on production of Hansel and Gretel at the Vera Fletcher Hall in Thames Ditton on Saturday, November 28. The new musical adaptation of the classic fairytale is being performed by Image Musical Theatre. Children
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Petititon launched to save Battersea's park police
Campaigners have launched a petition to save the borough's park police, following council plans to axe the service. Wandsworth Council want to replace the existing 16 parks police service with 12 Metropolitan police officers to patrol parks and open
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New town centre let welcomes 800 workers
The biggest new town centre let for a generation will see up to 800 workers come to Kingston. Oil giant ENI will move its UK base to King’s Place and Conquest House, in Wood Street, opposite the station, by the end of 2012. The extra workers are
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St Helier unit opens
A new endoscopy unit at St Helier Hospital has reopened after a multi million pound revamp. The newly refurbished unit, which uses fibre optic cameras to examine patients' digestive and respiratory systems, was given a £1.4 million refurbishment
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June Sampson: Former chief sub-editor was a “living legend to everyone who met him”
Late in the 1960s John Vivian limped into the Surrey Comet and asked the then editor, Brian West, for a job. As was his custom, he had no socks, no tie, and wore a woolly hat jammed down on grizzled curls. Mr West said: “On the face of it,
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Council leader to shave off moustache for charity
Regular readers may have noticed the council’s top politician pursuing his own growth strategy as part of a charity effort. Since August, Merton Council leader Stephen Alambritis has grown a fully fledged moustache, which he will have shaved
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Young fashion designers cut above the rest
Aspiring fashion designers have created cutting edge clutch-bags to make it to the final of a national competition. Westwood Girls College in Spurgeon Road, Upper Norwood, is providing a fifth of the finalists at the Clothes Show Live with
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Downton Abbey star to light up Thames Ditton
A star from hit costume drama Downton Abbey will light up Thames Ditton at its Christmas light switch on. Lesley Nicol, who plays Mrs Patmore in the award-winning ITV show, will switch on the lights in Thames Ditton High Street at 6pm on Thursday
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Wimbledon hosts London's best homebrews
Bedroom brewers served up their finest efforts in the hunt for glory. Amateurs put forward their best bitters, lagers and stouts at the London and south-east craft brewing competition in Wimbledon. The event has been running for more than 10 years
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Man paralysed after drug-fuelled beating
A drug user left his victim in a wheelchair for life after he beat him viciously. After smoking heroin, Lewis Patey, 28, of no fixed address, became convinced David Whibley, 43, had robbed his grandmother. Patey then launched a violent attack
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Festive filled shoe boxes to raise spirits of troops this Christmas
Over 40 shoeboxes filled with festive treats will be raising the spirits of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq this Christmas. Operation Shoebox, a national campaign which sends thousands of care packages to troops serving in warzones, began collecting
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Baroness pops in for school's politics chat
Sixth form students got the scoop from a Westminster insider when she visited their school. Baroness Hollins talked to students at Raynes Park Sixth Form as part of a project to help young people engage with politics. She answered questions and
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Whyatt out to emulate Lenny Daws
Craig Whyatt plans to be the next big punching machine from Morden to wear the Lonsdale belt. Whyatt makes his professional debut on manager Mickey Helliet’s show at The Coronet this Friday and has been inspired by his fellow Morden boxer Lenny Daws.
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Student funds university studies with own business
A student with his own business has made £40,000, which he plans to use to fund his university studies. Fillip Mazurkiewicz, 18, a second year business student at Saint Francis Xavier College in Malwood Road, Clapham, set up website cdkeysdiscount