Archive
-
Date
National glory for Bromley & Beckenham boys
BROMLEY and Beckenham Hockey Club’s U16s won the inaugural club indoor competition with the same squad which won the U15 national outdoor title last season after beating Havant 7-3 in the final. A man of the match performance by Bromley &
-
Date
BLACKHEATH: Nurse forced patient to eat excrement
A NURSE has been found to have forced a paranoid schizophrenic to eat his own excrement. This afternoon the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) decided the allegations that Abraham Olaniyan had threatened to make a patient eat his own faeces and forced
-
Date
Eagles book finals spot
THE Crystal Palace Ladies Priory School football team reached the final of the Kent Silver Jubliee Cup after a handsome win over Sevenoaks School. This is the second year in a row the team from Orpington has reached the final and they will
-
Date
Impressive results at indoor event
ATHLETES from the News Shopper region took on the best in the country at the recent London Indoor Games at Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Following on from last year’s inaugural meeting which proved such a success in the athletics community, the multi-event
-
Date
LONDON: Arshile Gorky exhibition at Tate Modern
TATE Modern will present the first major retrospective of Arshile Gorky to be seen in Europe for 20 years. Celebrating one of the most powerful and poetic American artists of his generation, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective will examine the extraordinary
-
Date
GREENWICH: Residents offered £1 entry to British Music Experience at O2
TO CELEBRATE the first birthday of the British Music Experience all Greenwich residents can gain entry to the exhibition for just £1. This exclusive offer will run until March 7 and tickets will be issued with a proof of address. The
-
Date
BECKENHAM: Man missing from Bethlem Hospital found
POLICE have found a 35-year-old man who went missing from a secure unit. Colin Coakley absconded from Bethlem Hospital in Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, on February 6, and police launched an appeal to find him. However, in the last couple
-
Date
SWANSCOMBE: Cafe owner fined for bright red shutters
A CAFE owner who painted his shop’s shutters red without permission must pay £3,280. Planning approval had not been given to Malvin Brown, the owner of Uncle’s Cafe in Milton Road, Swanscombe. Dartford Council served enforcement notices following
-
Date
Bird pleased to make point at Dorchester
BROMLEY assistant boss Hayden Bird believes Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Dorchester was a more than useful result for the Hayes Lane outfit. The Lillywhites are 10th in the table following the long trip to Dorset, but still only three points behind
-
Date
Sutton inflict rare defeat on Dartford
THE last time Dartford and Sutton United met, it was the home side who were beaten as Sutton went down 3-0 in a game which included a spectacular headed own goal. Since then, Sutton have added a lot of height to their rearguard and indulged
-
Date
BECKENHAM: Women's Institute hears about local celebrities
For our first meeting of 2010 members of Beckenham WI welcomed the speaker Marie Louise Kerr from the Bromley Musuem. She told us about the famous Victorians who had lived in Bromley. They included Enid Blyton, WG Grace, Thomas Crapper, HG Wells and
-
Date
NORTH KENT: Police link child accostings to silver car driver
POLICE have renewed an appeal for information after reports of a fourth incident of a child being accosted in north Kent. Kent police are linking all incidents to the same silver car being driven by a white man in his 30s. The latest
-
Date
CATFORD: Lewisham Council buys Catford Shopping Centre for £11.52m
LEWISHAM Council has finalised the purchase of Catford Shopping Centre for £11.52m. Regeneration company St Modwen, which has owned the shopping centre since 1993, has agreed to sell it to the council, which will run the centre through a wholly-owned
-
Date
MINSTEAD: Night Stalker accused Delroy Grant in court again
A 52-YEAR-OLD man accused of being the Night Stalker appeared via videolink at Maidstone Crown Court today (Feb 8). Delroy Grant, of Brockley Mews, Brockley, was arrested on November 15 and has been charged with five rapes, six indecent assaults and
-
Date
Exiles edge to victory over Club in thriller
THIS was an absolutely outstanding match and a huge credit to both sides who looked to play open and attractive rugby throughout. Ironically though, in such a game, it was a penalty, courtesy of Exiles’ fly-half James Brown, that clinched it,
-
Date
Whitnell's brace thwarts league leaders
DESPITE going two goals behind at runaway league leaders Newport County, Welling United’s never say die attitude and the clinical finishing of Tommy Whitnell earned the Wings a fully deserved point. It was to their credit that they won
-
Date
Parky defends tactical overhaul
CHARLTON boss Phil Parkinson believes the changes made for the 1-1 draw with Swindon were for the best, despite the side taking a while to find their feet. Parky fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation for the first time this season, with Jonjo Shelvey
-
Date
PENGE: First order closure for flat
POLICE have successfully obtained Bromley’s first three-month closure order on a flat. Bromley Magistrates’ Court imposed the order on after the persistent disorder and serious nuisance caused by a woman who lived in Upton Court, Blean Close
-
Date
BROMLEY: Residents asked to drop off scam mail
PEOPLE in Bromley are being urged to drop off scam mail. The four ‘Scamnesty’ drop in bins will be in the borough up until February 26. It has been organised by Bromley Council’s Trading Standards team, with the aim of gathering useful
-
Date
GRAVESHAM: Budget plans council tax rises and job cuts
COUNCIL tax will be raised by an average of £4.06 and less spent on housing if a council’s proposed budget is approved. Gravesham Council’s draft budget for the next three years, expected to be approved on March 2, includes measures to make
-
Date
BICKLEY: Youngsters raise cash for Haiti
YOUNGSTERS have helped to raise cash for disaster-struck Haiti. The pupils have raised a total of £236.61 by holding a cake sale, having a general whip-round and one young boy being sponsored for wearing a mohican at school for the day.
-
Date
GRAVESEND: Tickets on sale for mayor's ball
TICKETS are now available for a mayor’s annual ball and dinner. The mayor of Gravesham, Councillor Bronwen McGarrity, is hosting the black tie event from 6.30pm at the Woodville Halls, Woodville Place, Gravesend on March 5. Entertainment comes from
-
Date
ANERLEY: Memory test for prayer reading finalist
A PRAYERFUL youngster is preparing to fight it out in a prayer book reading competition. Sam Pearce-Davies, of Croydon Road, Anerley, has reached the finals of the Cranmer Awards, which is run by the Prayer Book Society. It aims to introduce
-
Date
DARTFORD: Wheelchair user to help improve theatre's disabled access
A PARAPLEGIC man who threatened a theatre with legal action is to have a say in improving disabled access to its newly-opened restaurant. Wayne Evans, who is wheelchair-bound, wanted to dine at The Circle Restaurant at the Orchard Theatre in
