(VERY) ROUGH GUIDE; Travel writers send American tourists over to London's rundown Deptford.Byline: MATT BLAKE FORGET Stonehenge and York Minister - South East London South East London is a name commonly given to the south eastern part of London, England on the south side of the River Thames. Definition of the area South east London is made up of the following London boroughs which are Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark is Britain's latest must-see tourist hotspot. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times dubbed the deprived districts of Deptford and New Cross as "London's Wild West" and urges Americans to visit the area's gritty attractions. Readers of the respected newspaper are told that Deptford has "that most heady of urban ingredients: an edge". That edge includes being the tenth most violent place in the country, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest Home Office crime figures. There were 8,376 violent offences committed against people in Deptford's borough Lewisham. The figure includes four murders, 1,674 robberies, 135 gun crimes and 101 rapes. But the article praises the area's indie club scene where "rude boys and art students with asymmetric haircuts party side by side to raucous live acts". And Deptford Broadway's Bunker Club also gets a special mention as a place where "drinks, in cans and plastic cups are served to sweaty, indie night owls by a couple well into their 50s". Despite the praise, locals were left puzzled by the paper's claims. Barmaid Sandra White Sandra White is a Scottish politician. Born on August 17, 1951 in Glasgow she was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate to represent Glasgow in 1999. , 41, said: "With Americans so concerned about their security, you'd think this would be the last place they'd want to come. "All I can say is I hope they like hoodies, muggers and junkies - there are enough of them here." Even Deptford councillor Heidi Alexander admitted: "It does seem a bit bizarre." |
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