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22 January 2025 @ 7:30 am
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London woman with 16 reborn dolls urges people ‘stop calling Katie Price crazy’
22 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
A woman from London with 16 reborn dolls is urging people to 'stop calling Katie Price crazy'.
Catford locals fear people prefer Lewisham after another venue closure
22 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Catford residents fear people are ditching the town centre for Lewisham after the closure of the fourth prominent venue in two years.
Fears for Blackheath farmer's market as new homes planned for station car park
22 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Neighbours say they have concerns about the future of a popular Blackheath farmer’s market under plans to build homes on a station car park.
Bexleyheath burglar terrorised Broadway shops brazenly nicking tills and tip jars
22 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Bexleyheath burglar Paul Stone has been jailed for stealing tills and tip jars.
Beloved Sidcup cinema’s future saved after operator goes into liquidation
21 January 2025 @ 8:00 pm
A much-loved Sidcup cinema is set to enter a new chapter of its life after the council stepped in to safeguard its future.
Man, 70, dies after being found unresponsive in Eltham car park
21 January 2025 @ 7:38 pm
A 70-year-old man has died after being found unresponsive in a car park in Eltham.
Major disruption at busy central London station after person hit by train
21 January 2025 @ 7:00 pm
A person has been hit by a train at Stevenage which is causing major delays at London King’s Cross.
EastEnders praised for ‘responsible’ Phil Mitchell suicide storyline
21 January 2025 @ 6:00 pm
BBC soap EastEnders has been praised for a storyline focusing on Phil Mitchell and a suicide attempt.
'My dad was brutally killed while helping his neighbours - it's barbaric'
21 January 2025 @ 5:00 pm
Ian Fowler, from Basildon, says his father Bernard's "barbaric" killing at Harold Wood station should result in "a long sentence" for killer Sekai Miles.