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Council paid social care boss £205k-a-year in “shock” revelation
LEWISHAM Council forked out more than £205k – or roughly £1,000 a day – on its head of adult social care and health last year, we can reveal. Our Freedom Of Information request discovered the council spent the whopping sum on Denise Radley through the agency Client Directs Limited. She was by far the most… Click here to read the full story
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Dog trainer brags about her “absolute beast” before Deptford attack
A GUARD dog trainer shared terrifying footage of her dog viciously barking just months before it savaged a detective in Deptford. Shayla Dalligan, who owns the dog, bragged about the Belgian Malinois being an “absolute unit” in the caption of her post, which was shared on her training firm’s Instagram page. The dog – which… Click here to read the full story
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Mum blasts council for failing to test KFC chicken “mouse dropping”
A MUM has blasted Lewisham Council for failing to test her KFC chicken after she complained about a suspected rodent dropping and “undercooked meat”. Terri was shocked by what she saw when she started eating the Family Feast chicken meal she bought for her family from KFC in Lewisham High Street. The 34-year-old immediately stopped… Click here to read the full story
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‘Fraudster’ posed as another woman to pass visa test, court hears
A MUM-of-five has been charged with fraudulently posing as other women to take “Life in the UK” visa tests at centres in Lewisham and elsewhere. Judith Meta-Mbombo Mintosha, 44, allegedly pretended to be Martha Atakorah to take the test at PDA (Training) Limited in Lewisham High Street. Prosecutors say Mintosha pulled the same trick at… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham nurse “abducted” girl, 4, to Ghana without dad’s consent
A LEWISHAM nurse “abducted” her four-year-old daughter and dumped her in Ghana without her father’s permission, a court heard. The mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been fighting a long-running legal battle with the dad to bar the child’s return to the UK. She even questioned the paternity of the child last… Click here to read the full story
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Child cruelty mum caught applying for care worker job despite ban
A MOTHER convicted of child cruelty has breached a barring restriction prohibiting her from working with children and vulnerable adults. Jasmin Hossain, 50, of Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, applied for a job as a care worker, despite being banned from the sector due to a conviction for child cruelty. She was added to the… Click here to read the full story
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Mouldy fish and unfit “blood tofu” found in Chinese supermarket
A FOOD hygiene inspector found mouldy fish and unfit “blood tofu” in a Chinese supermarket in Deptford. The inspector handed Anything Chinese Supermarket, in Deptford High Street, a one out of five food hygiene rating after the visit. Among the shocking findings were mouldy smoked fish, unfit cooked “blood tofu” – blocks of coagulated blood… Click here to read the full story
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Office supplies boss facing trial after worker hurt falling through roof
AN OFFICE supplies firm boss is facing trial after a worker was injured falling through the roof of his building. Charles Mather, the owner of Vitesse, has been charged with health and safety offences after the incident at the firm’s warehouse and office space on Bellingham Trading Estate. Prosecutors say Mather’s “odd-job men” James Nicholls… Click here to read the full story
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Dirty conditions at Lewisham chicken shop exposed in new pictures
THESE pictures show the dirty conditions inside a Lewisham chicken shop blasted by a food hygiene inspector. The images, which were taken by an inspector during a visit to Hi Five Chicken and Gourmet Burger, in Lee High Road, show a dirty chopping board, open containers of raw and cooked chicken and dirty surfaces and… Click here to read the full story
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Shocking moment predator caught stalking woman in NRG gym
THIS is the shocking moment a convicted sex offender was caught on camera stalking a woman working out in a Lewisham gym. Mohammed Aminu, 28, can be seen sitting behind the victim, watching her as she exercises at NRG Gym in Lewisham High Street. Aminu pursued the woman around the gym after accessing the facility… Click here to read the full story