A group of Rotary clubs has launched the second phase of a scheme to support the unemployed and those at risk of losing their jobs, whilst redundancies skyrocket due to the pandemic.
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The award recognises the positive contribution young people make to their local community whilst developing their own skills.
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Johnny Paterson, founder of Dr PAWPAW, created the skincare line in 2013 to provide a natural remedy for his daughter’s eczema instead of using a steroid prescription cream.
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Lily the Penge East station cat died recently, and local people are fundraising for a commemorative statue to be made in her memory.
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Three South London staff have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours for their service to London Fire Brigade.
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Bromley have postponed all of their Christmas fixtures after positive Covid-19 cases in their playing squad.
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Gloria Florzani, 92, from Selsdon, and June Prideaux , 91, from Anerley, met at a youth club in 1944 when they were both 16.
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Two lifelong friends in their 90s have won a national award for their 20-year commitment to the UK’s biggest cancer charity.
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Kenneth Coley, 98, and Ann Russell, 80, were among the first patients to receive the Covid-19 jab on the first day of the roll out.
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The vaccination of hundreds of thousands of residents in South London and Kent will be staffed by thousands of students from colleges in the area.
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A pop choir has written and released an original Christmas single to raise money for charity – which reached number 52 in the UK iTunes charts on its first day of release.
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Chelsea Maffia, 24, who lives near Bromley, decided to start the fundraiser on platform Gofundme after she was shocked by a video of a young girl nearly abducted by an alleged rapist while on her way to school in Mitcham.
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Shoppers using AmazonSmile can now ask for 0.5 per cent of their purchases to go to the Freddie Farmer Foundation, a Bromley-based children’s charity which provides specialist physiotherapy programmes for disabled children aged three to 16.
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Two Chislehurst medical centres will merge into one huge new facility, local ward councillors have confirmed, under plans which include the rebuilding of Chislehurst Library.
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Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 24 years after they were caught with £1million worth of cocaine.
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A man who attempted to smuggle 1.5kg of cocaine from Jamaica to the UK to pay off a £6,000 debt has been jailed for more than eight years in prison.
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The closure of some roads in the area to through traffic was introduced three months ago with the aim of encouraging more people to ditch their cars for short journeys and stop drivers from using side roads as a cut-through or ‘rat runs’.
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The Open Our Roads campaign, battling road closures around the Crystal Palace Triangle, has applied for a judicial review of Croydon council’s decision to implement them.
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It comes despite calls from Bromley’s Labour group to follow the lead of other local authorities, including neighbours Greenwich and Lewisham, to step in and provide meals for children who may otherwise go hungry during the school break
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A woman attempted suicide and was left thousands of pounds in debt after Bromley Council failed to give her appropriate guidance in finding a suitable carehome for her elderly mother, the local government watchdog has found.
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Police are keen to hear from anyone who has information concerning a Chinese man found wandering in Bromley.
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Tuesday night saw councillors reject revised plans by Lidl to demolish the once-loved boozer for a new supermarket, at a special meeting of Bromley’s development control committee.
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Comedian Tom Allen, 37, who lives in Bromley, is to host the Spooktacular quiz night at 7.30pm on Facebook and YouTube.
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