Social enterprises like Eco-Computers in Deptford, south London can create work for people.

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Mr Wanoghu, of Gisterwood Street, Deptford, south-east London, had denied shooting Mr Cope.

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North Wales Wildlife Trust is now working to maintain the site and extend the area where the Deptford Pink grows.

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Among the other London figures on the list is Deborah Glass, a commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission, who is appointed OBE, and the Labour MP for Lewisham and Deptford, Joan Ruddock, who becomes a CBE.

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