Archive
-
Date
Royal Oak set the standard
With just over a quarter of the summer season completed Week 4 saw the Royal Oak strengthen their position at the head of the Tier 2 East division of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance. They have opened up a six point lead at the top of
-
Date
BEXLEYHEATH: Youngsters encouraged to cycle to school
SUSTAINABLE transport charity Sustrans joined neighbourhood police officers on a visit to a Bexleyheath school to talk about cycling. PCSOs Claire Dunmall and John Cullingham from the Brampton ward police team joined Andy Casson from Sustrans on the
-
Date
BEXLEY: It's back to wartime, but without the rationing
WITH the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings looming and VE Day’s 65th anniversary last month, wartime nostalgia is very much in vogue. Hoping to revive those 1940s memories is Bexley Heritage Trust at its Forties Festival at Hall Place
-
Date
HITHER GREEN: Police investigate stabbing of 21-year-old
POLICE have launched an investigaton after a 21-year-old man was stabbed. The incident is believed to have happened at a flat in Nightingale Grove, Hither Green, at around 11.50pm on Monday (May 17). Police were called to Lewisham Hospital at 12.10am
-
Date
REVIEW: Violent Universe at the Royal Observatory's Peter Harrison Planetarium, Greenwich
MATTHEW JENKIN reviews the latest planetarium show Violent Universe and discovers the perils of space are closer than you think. AS IF there wasn’t enough doom and gloom already with one of the worst financial crises in history, the Royal Observatory
-
Date
Thamesmead's Got Talent
Some familiar faces have cropped up on ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent over the last two weeks. Week four of the auditions saw street dance act and one-time winner of Trust Thamesmead’s T Factor talent contest Myztikal, followed by week five’s performance
-
Date
FARNBOROUGH: Missing rivet head may have led to plane crash
A REPORT into a plane crash which killed all five people on board has found a missing rivet head may have led to the shutdown of an engine. On March 30 in 2008, a Cessna Citation private jet came crashing down into an empty house in Romsey
-
Date
VIDEO: Snow White On Ice comes to The Churchill theatre
SUMMER may have finally arrived, but the Russian Ice Stars are bringing a touch of winter to The Churchill theatre in Bromley with their spectacular production of Snow White. Featuring a cast of more than 20 performers, including the
-
Date
DVD REVIEW: One Night in Turin ****
THE story of the 1990 World Cup isn't really the story of a football tournament. OK, we remember with a smile Roger Milla’s bum-wiggle, we recall with joy Gary Lineker's inane grin as he mounted David Platt after his winner against the Belgians and
-
Date
SHOOTERS HILL: Memorial Hospital launches therapy service
A THERAPY service has relaunched after its headquarters was renovated. Based in the Rowntree Centre, Shooters Hill, the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust service forms part of the Memorial Hospital’s £15m makeover. Staffed by a team of psychologists and
-
Date
THEATRE REVIEW: Elephant at Greenwich Theatre ****
SINCE the National Theatre's acclaimed War Horse, life-size animal puppets have been popping up like daisies in productions on and off the West End. Among the myriad of theatre companies jumping on the puppet band wagon, Dodgy Clutch have joined
-
Date
BROMLEY: Vicar of Baghdad to visit borough
THE Vicar of Baghdad is paying a visit to a church during a trip to the UK next month. The Rev Canon Andrew White, who as well as a dog-collar wears a bullet-proof vest, will be sharing some of his experiences from Iraq with an audience at
-
Date
What to do in Karlsruhe?
I’m sure I had some free time after getting back from Australia, but right now I’m struggling to remember it! Preparations for Vancouver carry on relentlessly and with the European club season in full swing, it’s hard to find time to catch your
-
Date
FOREST HILL: Neighbours object to Forest Hill School plans
PLANS to host late night music, drama and film screenings at a school have run into opposition from its neighbours. Forest Hill School in Dacres Road has applied to Lewisham Council for a new premises licence allowing entertainment until 11pm. The
-
Date
HAVE YOUR SAY: Sport rant - what now for the Addicks?
Welcome to this week's News Shopper Friday sport opinion column. Read our rant and join the debate by adding your comments. WHAT now for Charlton after Monday’s heartbreaking play-off penalty defeat at the hands of Swindon? The Addicks
-
Date
NORTH KENT: New Kent police Chief Constable appointed
A POLICE officer with more than 30 years experience has been appointed the new Chief Constable for Kent. Kent Police Authority announced 52-year-old Ian Learmonth as the new head of Kent police today (May 21), after previous Chief Constable Michael Fuller
-
Date
GREENWICH: Fears over future of Matter nightclub at O2
A SUPERCLUB which launched just two years ago and hosted performances by stars like Mark Ronson and Supergrass has made a sudden decision to close for the summer. The Matter nightclub, based at The O2 arena in Greenwich, made the announcement
-
Date
INTERVIEW: Singer Katy Shotter returns to her roots for her gig at Croydon's Fairfield Halls
CROYDON student Katy Shotter rose to fame as winner of reality TV show Chancers in 2007 and toured with none other than R&B diva Beyonce Knowles. The 21-year-old returns to her roots on May 29 to play a homecoming gig at Fairfield Halls. “It’s
-
Date
GREENWICH: University of Greenwich nurses raise Help for Heroes cash
UNIVERSITY staff and students raised £500 for wounded servicemen and women at a networking day. The University of Greenwich held the event to welcome students who had signed up to its adult nursing course. Money raised from a book and cake sale
-
Date
BLACKHEATH: Women urged to sign up to 5km Race for Life
WOMEN are being urged to sign up to a 5km run to raise money for Cancer Research UK. There are 3,500 places left to fill for the Race for Life event, which is being held on Blackheath on July 4. So far, 7,500 women and girls have entered
-
Date
CHARLTON: Woman in court after Irene Barrett murder
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court yesterday following the killing of great grandmother Irene Barrett. Mrs Barrett, 88, was found with multiple stab wounds at her 15th-floor flat in Valiant House, a high-rise block overlooking Charlton Athletic's
-
Date
BROCKLEY: Polling night queues could have caused 'flashpoint'
POLICE were concerned that problems at a polling station on election night could have caused “a flashpoint”, according to a report. The finding was made by the Electoral Commission watchdog in its damning interim report into the country’s polling
-
Date
COMPETITION: Win House of Fraser fashion show tickets
House of Fraser Bluewater is offering one lucky reader and friend VIP front row tickets for its race day themed fashion show on the 29th May, so you can be first to see the hottest trends on the catwalk. 'Styled by Bluewater', which launched
-
Date
BROMLEY: Youngsters take part in apple bobbing
THEATRE staff have held a fun event to “meet people”. Workers at The Churchill in Bromley High Street organised the day, which took place on May 15. It included competitions, games and tours of the nearby Churchill Gardens. Some
-
Date
ST MARY CRAY: Roadworks bollards on fire
PLASTIC bollards around roadworks in a St Mary Cray street were set fire to earlier today (May 21). Firefighters from Orpington were called to a series of small fires in Sandway at around 4am. It took them around 30 minutes to deal with the incidents
-
Date
BELVEDERE: Surrey connections to industrial estate break-ins
POLICE are appealing for help following two break-ins on the Belvedere industrial estate. The thieves stole a van, a flat-bed truck, power tools and equipment on May 10. The van was recovered by Sutton police in Wallington, Surrey, on
-
Date
ST MARY CRAY: Fire in Hockenden Wood beaten out
A TRACKSIDE fire was beaten out by firefighters in St Mary Cray last night (May 20). The location of the blaze at the edge of Hockenden Wood meant the crews from Swanley and Orpington had to get there on foot so could not use the hoses from their fire
-
Date
LEWISHAM & NEW CROSS: 19 charged over Sofyen Belamouadden stabbing at Victoria station
SIX more teenagers have been charged with murdering a teenager at Victoria Tube station. Aspiring footballer Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed several times in the chest at the station on March 25. Nineteen people have now been charged
-
Date
BECKENHAM: Health centre celebrates first anniversary
STAFF and patients have come together to mark a health centre’s first anniversary. Beckenham Beacon, in Croydon Road, is a £23m development offering a seven-day walk-in general practice and an urgent care centre, as well as a range of services
