Archive
-
Date
CATFORD: Police appeal for missing 11-year-old girl
POLICE are appealing for information to help find a missing 11-year old girl. Sarah Kabasele was seen yesterday (June 2) in Catford, as well as around the area of Mountsfield Park. Sarah has not been seen or heard from since then. She has not
-
Date
GRAVESHAM: Council wins business award
A COUNCIL has received an award for its efforts to help small businesses during the economic downturn. Gravesham Council is one of five local authorities in the south east to be given the Federation of Small Businesses in Kent and Medway’s Small Business
-
Date
Archway to Austria
Fourteen young people from the Archway Project based in Harrow Manor Way in Thamesmead have today set off for the Austrian Alps. The Londoners will spend the next seven days travelling through Europe to the famous motor-sport event Erzberg
-
Date
Kingsdale do charities proud at Charlton
KINGSDALE FC recently raised £2,200 for Demelza House and Bowel Cancer UK in a recent charity game at The Valley. The Bexley side played London City FC in the inter-club Charity Shield at the home of Charlton Athletic on May 22. More
-
Date
SIDCUP: College to offer to groundbreaking post graduate courses
A SIDCUP college is to launch two new groundbreaking courses in conjuction with Manchester University. Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, in Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, already offers degree courses in all aspects of theatre and acting
-
Date
BEXLEY: Footie name could net you a free meal
IS your name Glen Johnson, or maybe Robert Green or David James? If it is, or your name is the same as any other member of England’s World Cup squad, you could be enjoying a free meal for two at the Brewers Fayre restaurant at Sidcup Place in The
-
Date
SWANSCOMBE: Free guided tour of marshes
A HISTORIAN will lead a guided walk across marshes to discover the past and folklore of the area. Christoph Bull, the district manager of Gravesham and Dartford libraries and author of books on the history of north Kent, will guide walkers
-
Date
PLUMSTEAD: IPCC condemns Nickell case 'errors'
A REPORT has revealed a "catalogue of bad decisions and errors" by the Metropolitan Police left Robert Napper free to kill Rachel Nickell. Napper, aged 43, who used to live in Plumstead High Street, killed Miss Nickell on Wimbledon Common
-
Date
NORTH KENT: Fastrack bus service honoured at international awards
A BUS service which unites north Kent communities has been honoured at an international public transport awards ceremony. The Fastrack bus service between Dartford and Gravesham was joint runner-up at the International Public Transport Union
-
Date
BEXLEY: Part-time soldiers honoured by mayor
A TERRITORIAL Army medic who has just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, was a guest of honour at Bexley Council’s civic reception. Captain Sean Wardle , 45, from Bexleyheath, was among four TA members of 265 (Kent and City Yeomanry
-
Date
BROMLEY: Rambler is 'first' blind man to walk coast to coast
A WALKING fanatic believes he is the first blind man to trek 192 miles coast to coast across northern England. Dick Groves walked from St Bees in west Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in north Yorkshire over 15 days, a route which usually takes
-
Date
GREENWICH: New acts announced for Summer Sessions music festival
WITH I Am Kloot, Sunday Girl and Tape The Radio added to the list of acts joining headliners Jools Holland and Athlete at the Greenwich Summer Sessions music festival, the four-day event next month promises to be hot even if the weather is not. The
-
Date
PETTS WOOD: Incident near Daylight Inn pub
AN AMBULANCE needed to be called after a man collapsed in a public toilet in Petts Wood. The crew treated the man at the toilets near the Daylight Inn in Station Square after being called to reports there was a man who had been taken unwell
-
Date
SYDENHAM: Award winning garden from Chelsea Flower Show on display
AN AWARD winning garden from the Chelsea Flower Show is now on display in the borough. The gold medal seaside garden, which was designed by Adam Woolcott and Jonathon Smith in 2008, has been recycled and rebuilt in Mayow Park, Sydenham. A community
-
Date
INTERVIEW: Garden guru Charlie Dimmock talks about baring all in Calendar Girls
Matthew Jenkin talks to Charlie Dimmock about her acting debut and performing nude in Calendar Girls. IF THERE is one thing Charlie Dimmock would love to forget, then it’s the media attention given to her ample assets on the hit BBC gardening show
-
Date
GRAVESEND: Controversial sheltered housing scheme decision deferred again
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build sheltered accommodation flats on green space have been deferred again. Sanctuary Housing Group has applied to replace the current 31-flat sheltered accommodation scheme on land between Taunton Vale and Truro Road in Gravesend
-
Date
Bryant storms to victory
OLIVER Bryant dominated the weekends second world sportscar masters race on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit on Bank Holiday Monday. He won by more than 25 seconds from Steve Tandy in second place, with Richard Meins placed third. There was early
-
Date
HAVE YOUR SAY: ‘Stupidity levy’ for preventable emergency calls
In this week's News Shopper Thursday Issue discussion we ask whether there should be a charge for emergency services' time and skill when people get themselves into danger. Have your say and add your comments below. The Thursday Issue is
-
Date
GRAVESEND: £75m transport overhaul plans given permission
PLANS for a £75m town centre transport hub as well as new homes and offices have been given permission. Gravesham Council’s regulatory board granted outline planning permission to the Gravesend Transport Quarter scheme at a meeting last week. It
-
Date
NEW CROSS: Public garden revamped as part of Mayor's city-wide green scheme
A PUBLIC GARDEN has reopened as part of a scheme to improve the capital's green spaces. Hatcham Gardens in New Cross has been revamped as part of Mayor of London Boris Johnson's Great Outdoors scheme aiming to transform London's public places. The
-
Date
VIDEO - BROMLEY: Builders' England World Cup song
AN ENGLAND World Cup song by a group of builders is being re-released due to popular demand. Young Stanley are back with Sing it for England, which they say is currently getting on average 5,000 hits a day on video website Youtube. The
-
Date
ELTHAM: Children's charity says big thank you to volunteers
A CHILDREN'S charity says volunteers are saving it around £12m a year. Barnado's, which has a branch in Eltham High Street, has 2,980 volunteers in the London, East and South-East region, but is always keen to recruit more. The charity, which
-
Date
SOUTHFLEET: Brothers celebrate anniversary of farm shop
TWO brothers have celebrated the 20th anniversary of their farm shop. Mark and John Harris marked the birthday of Broadditch Farm Shop in Southfleet with a tasting session open to the public over the bank holiday weekend (May 29 - 31). More than 600
-
Date
DEPTFORD: People invited for tour of the area
PEOPLE are being invited to learn about the borough with a new tour guide company. Cultural Snap is launching its services on June 17. It is based at The Albany in Douglas Way, Deptford, and is made up of nine young tour guides aged 18 to 27.
-
Date
Keddles duo shine at contest
A PAIR of young fighters from Keddles ABC in St Mary’s Cray put on impressive displays for the club in its first ever amateur boxing show. The open competition was being staged by the famous Fitzroy Lodge club which produced David Hay at Earlsfield
-
Date
BELLINGHAM: Abuse bus to offer advice to elderly
A BUS will be parked outside a leisure centre with information and advice designed to help the elderly stay safe. As part of national Elder Abuse Awareness Day a Lewisham Council bus will be at Bellingham Lifestyle Leisure Centre in Randlesdown Road
-
Date
THAMESMEAD: Gang jailed after botched £1m cocaine haul
FOUR men have been sentenced to a total of nearly 40 years in jail for their roles in a £1m cocaine haul. One of the men, 24-year-old Abrahim Abdul Wahid, of Battery Road, Thamesmead, pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and was sentenced
-
Date
ELTHAM: Families invited to Father's Day World War Two event
FAMILIES are being invited to celebrate Father’s Day at a World War Two event. It takes place at Eltham Palace in Court Yard, Eltham, from 10am until 5pm on June 19 and June 20. The English Heritage event includes battle re-enactments, weapon displays
-
Date
OLYMPICS: News Shopper takes tour of half-built 2012 site
With just over two years until the biggest show on earth, reporter DAN KEEL took a tour of London's Olympic site to check on its progress. NOT a lot of people know this - but nine miles of new roads and 22 miles of cycle paths and footpaths
-
Date
Scribe lives Valley dream with Football Aid
NEWS Shopper’s regular Charlton correspondent Liam Happe got the chance to strut his stuff on the hallowed Valley turf recently in the annual Football Aid game at the stadium. Here is his account of his debut in SE7. I was invited
-
Date
MOVIE REVIEW: She's Out Of My League **
THE bloated romantic comedy genre gets another addition to its roster with She’s Out Of My League but while it raises the occasional smirk, it’s not funny or original enough to make anything other than the faintest of dents in your memory.
-
Date
LONGFIELD: Primary school celebrates 40th anniversary
A PRIMARY school will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a summer fair. Hartley Primary School will entertain families with stalls, live music and refreshments on June 12 from 12pm. The school, on Round Ash Way, Longfield, has enjoyed
-
Date
BEXLEY: Borough gears up for World Cup fever
A CAMPAIGN is under way to make sure things do not get out of hand in Bexley during the World Cup. With the tournament due to kick off on June 11 and England’s first game against the USA on June 12 at 7.30pm, the borough police and Bexley
-
Date
BROMLEY: Pensioner suffers heart attack after purse stolen
A PENSIONER suffered a heart attack after having her purse stolen. The 76-year-old woman was shopping at The Glades shopping centre in Bromley when a group of five people followed her into a lift. The three men and two women distracted
-
Date
KESTON: Libby Lee's family exceed £72,000 after fundraising for operation
THE FAMILY of a little girl who suffers from cerebral palsy is still counting the pennies after exceeding their fundraising target. Libby Lee’s family have so far raised £72,000, which will pay for her to have a selective dorsal rhizotomy operation
-
Date
WEST END: Scare your pants off with Ghost Stories at The Duke of York’s Theatre
HAVING broken all box office records and following sell-out seasons at the Lyric Hammersmith and Liverpool Everyman, Ghost Stories will be terrifying audiences at The Duke of York’s Theatre in London from the June 25. The show comes from
-
Date
LEWISHAM: Free swimming sessions for families
FAMILIES are being offered free swimming sessions at weekends. Participating pools are Bridge Leisure Centre in Kangley Bridge Road, Sydenham and Downham Health and Leisure Centre in Moorside Road, Bromley. Ladywell Leisure Centre in Lewisham High
-
Date
ELTHAM & BEXLEY: A2 closed after crash
AN ACCIDENT involving four vehicles on the A2 has led to it being closed westbound in Eltham. The crash between a motorbike, a van and two cars at the junction of Westhorne Avenue has led to congestion at the Black Prince Interchange.
-
Date
Plumstead brothers pile up golds in Birmingham
FOUR students from Grand Master Frank Massar’s martial arts school in Plumstead enjoyed gold medal success in Europe’s biggest kicking and sparring competition at the NEC Birmingham. Three of the four winners are brothers, making it a day to
-
Date
SIDCUP: Another summer of gas works misery
RESIDENTS and businesses are settling in for another long summer of delays as gas works began again in Sidcup. Busy Station Road, which was partially closed from May to October last year while the Victorian gas mains were replaced, face similar
-
Date
DARTFORD: Fuse box causes house fire
AN ELECTRICAL fault in a fuse box is being blamed for a house fire in Dartford last night (June 2). The fire in the end of terrace property in The Brent started around 5pm. Three crews were called to deal with the blaze on the ground floor and the
-
Date
THAMESMEAD: Council probes newly dug marsh ditch
A TEAM from Bexley Council’s planning enforcement is investigating work carried out by a Thamesmead landowner in a sensitive area of the town. Tilfen Land has dug a large deep ditch close the the fence which separates its land from Southmere
