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Burley ready for rollercoaster ride

GEORGE Burley has warned Crystal Palace s season could well mirror last Saturday s victory over Leicester City, with undulating fortunes to test supporters nerves at Selhurst Park. The Eagles looked to be cruising to a comfortable opening-day win over Pa... » MORE

Lions maul sorry Robins in league opener

MILLWALL made a triumphant return to the Championship with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Bristol City. England goalkeeper David James was making his debut last Saturday at Ashton Gate, but the Lions were in the mood to spoil the party with goals from Darre... » MORE

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MELODY FOREMAN Weekly Column

Why the planets make us jump every fourteen years...

BIG life-changing events on all sorts of levels are in the air this summer and according to the astrologers (love them or loathe them) we ve got to pull in on our inner resources and cope with this with patience and resolve. They reckon a seismic T-junc... » MORE

Watch out, watch out there's a Prime Minister about...

THE minute we saw the picture of David Cameron striding along the pavement with the city crowds a savvy news room colleague declared it a fake . M15 wouldn t allow that! He couldn t dare just pass himself by as one of us, and not get noticed, gushed... » MORE

BOB OGLEY TIMES PAST

Prizefighters battled it out on banks of Thames

I must apologise to Christine Burgess, who wrote to me some time ago to ask if I knew anything about Sidney Robert Howell, a well-known bare-knuckle fighter who met his opponents on the banks of the Thames – and always managed to escape when police appear... » MORE

Escape to Blighty

A few weeks ago I wrote about the soldier rescued from Dunkirk who amazed all the authorities because he was accompanied by his wife of just a few days. He was Private Bill Hersey of the 1st East Surrey Regiment and she was Augusta, a pretty French girl f... » MORE

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THAMES TRAVEL

TRAVELLING the Thames will be simplified with the touch of a button as London s oldest thoroughfare is brought into the 21st century. Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced ferry timetables for services running along the full stretch of the river wi... » MORE

Festival fantastic

THOSE seeking to escape football mania should head to the river to enjoy an action packed month of watersports and festivals. The action kicks off in Gravesend this weekend with the first of three town regattas. Races run along the promenade which will... » MORE

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