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BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO RUNNING
IF YOU'RE tired of paying out for gym memberships but never having the energy or willpower to go, or you can't be bothered to do your old workout DVD yet again, then there is another option open to you. What's more, it doesn't cost a penny.

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
WRITTEN BY Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty) and directed by Boyle (Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Trainspotting) this cool, slick account of an impoverished Indian teenager is a real treat.

News

SOLDIER WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR ENGLAND PASSES AWAY AT NINETY
A BERMONDSEY granddad who played football for England while fighting in World War Two has died aged 90...

SOUTHWARK IN 2008
THE 'NEWS' gives you a review, month by month, of the year we just left behind us. ..

BISCUIT FACTORY ASKED FOR THEIR PEEK FREAN MEMORIES
BERMONDSEY'S FAMOUS Peek Frean biscuit factory will be recreated later this month, as an exhibition opens celebrating its role in the area's history...

Sport

2009 - A YEAR OF PROMISE
AT THIS time of year we all look back on the year which is ending and forward to the one which waits just around the corner. As I do this I have a very strong premonition that for us punters at the News it will be the Tale of Two Easters. I will explain...

ALEX SUITS COBBLERS
LEAGUE ONE rivals Northampton Town are reportedly mounting a bid for Lions striker Gary Alexander in a deal close to £150,000 with Kenny Jackett expected to reject it immediately...

MOURINHO COULDN'T SAVE US NOW SAYS FISH BOSS MEHMET
FISHER MANAGER Dave Mehmet says his side "need a miracle" to avoid relegation and has admitted that he may not be the man to make one happen...

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Food & Drink

THE WINE THEATRE - SE1
THE LATEST edition to Southbank’s restaurant scene, The Wine Theatre, is set to revolutionise the idea of 'bar snacks'.

OLD COUNTRY RECIPES
CHRISTMAS IS well and truly over...

THE LOBSTER POT - SE11
I SKIPPED across the Lambeth border to test-run one of the most talked about fis...

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Arts & Listings

NATHANIEL MELLORS AT THE SOUTH LONDON GALLERY
THIS IS the first presentation in London of Nathaniel Mellors' recent major work The Time Surgeon.

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Cinema

FAMILY UNWRAPPED
A CHRISTMAS Tale makes for the season's most tasteful cinematic treat. Starring the irresistibly beautiful Gallic ice maiden, Catherine Deneuve, in an exceptionally first-rate performance, director Desplechin, a mastermind, also manages to get more star rated performances.

WORLD CINEMA GEMS
ROXY'S REGULAR Sunday cinema screenings of cult and classic films continues with...

SUMMER (15)
ROBERT CARLYLE shines again as the intense best friend to a crippled helpless al...

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Health & Fitness

GET A BODY MOT
EVER WONDERED why your back aches in the morning, or why that ankle you injured playing 5-a-side three years ago still twinges? Well now you can get an answer to these questions and more.

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Shopping

OLDIES BUT GOODIES
HIDDEN AWAY not far from Tower Bridge is a veritable Ali Baba's cave of antique furniture, writes Emanuel Nordrum.

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Kids

BRAINY ST MICHAEL'S KIDS GET TOP SCHOOL QUIZ PRIZE AGAIN
SOME CLEVER tactics enabled four students at Bermondsey’s St Michael's Catholic School to retain the crown at the annual secondary schools' quiz.

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