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Monthly Archives: January 2011

News story (Barking and Dagenham Post): Chinese New Year celebration at the Broadway Theatre

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Why The Lion Danced is coming to the Broadway Theatre to celebrate the Chinese New Year

British East Asian theatre group Yellow Earth is celebrating the Chinese New Year in a true mix of Chinese and Western performance at the Broadway Theatre on February 10. Read more of this post

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News story (Barking and Dagenham Post): Hospital parking fees for disabled

Leave a comment Posted by on January 30, 2011

Blue Badge holders will have to pay for parking at Queen's and King George

Plans to charge disabled drivers for parking in some spaces at King George and Queen’s Hospitals have come in for strong criticism. Read more of this post

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The Post – Rubbish Royal Mail gets a visit from local MP

1 Comment Posted by on January 27, 2011

Mail box - the equivalent to a rubbish bin?

Simon Hughes and Ed Davey have united to tackle the problems at Mandela Way sorting office. Read more of this post

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The Post – Troublesome services part one: Royal Mail

4 Comments Posted by on January 22, 2011

Post is chucked, often only metres away from the delivery address

South-east Londoners are up in arms over a postal service they call ”shoddy” and ”ridiculous”. Read more of this post

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