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Our new Chamber Director Iain has been out and about and you'll see we have a number of new members.

We've a date for your diary November 12th, not to be missed, the Autumn visit of the Bank of England. See the newsletter for details and don't leave it too late to book a place.

HEADLINE NEWS - Updated Daily!

Click on any of the links below to read articles published by the press. It's really a 'What the Papers Say : Headline News Items about Swanley and District' !

 

HEADLINES FROM THE NEWSHOPPER

SHORTLANDS: 'Outstanding' charity chief exec wins award
A CHARITY leader has paid tribute to her colleagues in the third sector after receiving an accolade for her outstanding work in helping young people.

BROMLEY: Family in sit-in protest against car clampers
A FATHER-of-three was today battling with a clamping company to prevent his car being towed.

VIDEO - ERITH: Cross Keys loses licence after horses taken into the pub
A TOWN centre pub shut down by police after more than 100 travellers and their horses caused mayhem, has now lost its drinks licence.

DARTFORD: MP welcomes wheel clamping ban
A DECISION to ban wheel clamping on private land has been welcomed by an MP.

NEW CROSS: Surrey Canal Road station will not get government funding
FUNDING for a new £10m train station will not be granted by the government despite the area “crying out to improve”.

POWER CUT: Decision on EDF fine delayed by two months
A DECISION on whether to fine a company for a power cut that plunged 94,000 homes into darkness has been delayed by two months.

BROMLEY: Man jailed for Richard Price manslaughter
A FATHER of two convicted of the manslaughter of 23-year-old Richard Price has today been sentenced to eight years in prison.

SIDCUP: Woman condemns clampers' behaviour
A CLAMPING firm has been accused of “appalling and devious behaviour” after charging two motorists nearly £800 to release their cars.

SIDCUP: Battle of Britain veterans delight the crowds
CROWDS have flocked to an increasingly rare opportunity for the public to meet and talk with veterans of the Second World War’s Battle of Britain.

SYDENHAM: Library users petitioning to fight closure
LIBRARY users have been campaigning to fight their proposed closure.

HEADLINES FROM OTHER SOURCES

 Chamber Newsletter - eNews

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SWANLEY: Demolition of "iconic landmark" leaves residents distraught

THE demolition of an "iconic landmark" has worried residents who fear their heritage is being destroyed.

SWANLEY: Hundreds pay respects to 'lovable rascal' soldier

HUNDREDS of people lined the streets to pay their respects to a "lovable rascal" fallen soldier.

SWANLEY: Residents blast council for refuse collection changes

RESIDENTS are slamming a council for changing their refuse collections. Sevenoaks District Council has changed the weekly refuse collection days in the district and is asking residents to put out their sacks for 7am.

Funeral tributes to 'cheeky hero' Mark Smith

Hundreds packed into a church to pay tribute yesterday to a "hero with a cheeky grin". Colleagues of Sapper Mark Smith, 26, of 36 Engineer Regiment, wept speaking to the congregation in Eynsford, Kent.

Funeral for 'friendly fire' death soldier

The funeral of a Kent soldier killed in a suspected "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan will take place.

Veolia guilty over cleaner's death

A waste management company has been found guilty of health and safety offences over the death of a young road cleaner.

AGidney updated Next month sees the Labour leadership vote and in an ...

Next month sees the Labour leadership vote and in an unexpectedly close battle local Labour Party groups are split over who to back.

Boot fair thief tried to peddle asbestos trailer

A crook who tried to sell a stolen decontamination trailer used for asbestos removal at a boot fair has been spared a jail sentence.

SWANLEY: Porsche crash at A20 petrol station

A PORSCHE crashed into a petrol pump at the BP petrol station on the A20 Swanley By-Pass this morning.

London's Top 10 Most Depressing Street Names

Patrick Hamilton's Hangover Square might be fictional, but London certainly has its fair share of addresses you perhaps wouldn't want to live at.

SWANLEY: Brother and sister distraught after church rejects mum's gravestone

A BROTHER and sister are distraught after a church refused to let their mum, who died in April, have the gravestone she wanted.
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