Watford 0 v 0 Crystal Palace (3-0 on agg.) Championship Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg CRYSTAL Palace will spend another season in the Championship despite holding Watford to a goalless draw at Vicarage Road. The damage had already been done when
An exhibition of Dartford's archaeological discoveries is running at Dartford Museum, Market Street, until June 17. The exhibition Under Your Feet Archaeological Discoveries in Dartford Borough highlights investigations which have taken place in the
According to one young people's charity there is lots to be learnt from crime prevention methods of the past. KERRY ANN EUSTICE peeks into the Rainer charity's archives. When looking at its archives in preparation for its 200th anniversary, young people's
A HOMEOWNER is throwing in a free Ferrari with the sale of his house. Mike Odysseas, from Durham, felt his home was not standing out enough by being advertised through a selling agent, so he has decided to give his sports car to the lucky buyer.
THE Neighbourhood Watch scheme is in need of a makeover, according to research by Zurich Insurance. The company's Way We Live Now study, which asked 1,344 UK homeowners about their neighbourhoods and wider communities, found 83 per cent of them would
DESPITE previous attempts by high street chains to sell property proving unsuccessful, supermarket group Asda is to provide an estate agency service through its stores. Asda will advertise properties for sale on touch-screen terminals which will allow
MANY young people struggle to carry out the most basic household tasks, according to research from Direct Line Home Response 24. Almost half of those under 40 were found to struggle when wallpapering a room, 27 per cent have difficulty when sewing
ACCORDING to the London Fire Brigade, spring is the most popular time to carry out DIY activities. Its statistics also show at this time of year there is an increase in emergency calls, which are caused by activities associated with home improvements
MORTGAGE lenders across the country are being invited to help reduce the number of fraudulent mortgage applications being made through brokers. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has teamed up with mortgage lenders to spot advisers who submit fraudulent
With UK house prices still rising, it comes as little surprise investors are looking further afield when expanding their property portfolio. With many holiday hotspots such as Barbados, Florida and Bulgaria in the middle of a property boom, there is
MAUREEN UPTON 13th May 2000 6 years have passed, but happy memories remain. Lots of Love Terry & all your family and friends.
In Loving Memory of a dear Son & Brother' DEREK WEEDON 3/12/58 - 11/05/05 There's a bridge of golden memories From here to heaven above It keeps us very near to you It's call the bridge of love'. They say it's a beautiful journey From the old world to
Rembering ELSIE MAY TONKS Who passed away 10th May 2005. Sadly missed by her daughters Linda, Pamela, also their families. Heartbroken, locked in our hearts forever .
REMEMBERING JACK BROOKS 2/3/1915 - 13/5/2004 It has been 2 years since you sadly fell asleep and we miss you so much every day. Always in our thoughts. Love always, Your wife Doll and all the family.
In loving memory of GEORGE CHAVANNES Husband, father and grandfather who died 4/5/05. Sadly missed by his many relatives and friends.
In Loving Memory of Paul Martin Walsh Your memory is our keepsake with which we will never part, God has you in his keeping and we hold you in our heart. Love from, Mum and all the family. x.
In Loving Memory of our dear Dad DEREK WEEDON A year has passed since you were taken away. Many tears were shed, all our hearts were broken. Not a day goes by without us thinking of you. Wishing for just one more moment. We love you Dad. Kara, Karyn
In Loving Memory of GLADYS GANDER Who passed away on May 2nd 2006 aged 90 Loving Mum of Joan, Jackie & Peter, Nan of Peter, Gemma, Nicola & Laura and Gran-Nan to Thomas & Joseph. Sadly missed by all family and friends. Forever in our hearts. Funeral service
Remembering ADAM CHRISTOPHER HEATH 28-11-1980 On the 6-5-1999 our shining light was extinguished. He is sorely missed by all who were privileged to know and love him. We cherish his memory. Love always, Mummy, Dad, Charlotte, Patrick, Nanny and Grandad
GLENDA HEATHER WATTS 12th May 1999 To our special Mum A time came, when we had to part memories are safe within our hearts. Lots of love and kisses we send to you Mum, our best friend. Lots of love, always Peter, Lisa, Mandy, Shirley and Danny. x x x
Remembering GEORGE FREDRICK RINGER who passed away on 8th May 1999 "You are not just a memory or part of the past but ours to remember as long as life lasts." Love Ellen, Geraldine, Terry, Georgina and families.
Matthew Kenneth Stembalski Dear Matthew A little message with all our love Now that your birthday is here 12th May We think of you every day Ever since you passed away Quietly with love Your memories we treasure Missing you always Forgetting you never
Following the news Kent's only self-referral rape centre is under threat, reporter ALISON WHITE visited the facility at Darent Valley Hospital to find out more about the care on offer at the "one-stop shop". THERE are only 14 sexual assault referral
With the axe falling on jobs and wards closing, health bosses at Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth hospitals already have a lot on their plates. But as they battle to make savings, yet more challenges are rearing their head. CHRIS JOHNSON reports. BY 2008
CROWNING ceremonies have been taking place across the borough this month. Seventeen-year-old Louise Hadley from West Wickham has been chosen as the next Miss Bromley. The Hayes School pupil beat five other girls in the final at Bromley Little Theatre
LABOUR retained its majority following elections in Greenwich but a close result in two wards led to a recount on Friday afternoon. Despite losing 14 of London's 32 boroughs to the Conservatives at last Thursday's election, Labour is still going "strong
ANXIOUS hospital bosses fear a "devastating" impact on patient care if they are forced to implement additional cost-cutting measures. The Trust Board at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, is facing a tense wait to hear if a new regional health authority
DEFIANT Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock says he will still demolish Ladywell Leisure Centre despite his party taking a battering at the ballot box. Mr Bullock lost more than a third of his councillors during last week's elections, including all three from
TRAINING CENTRE: A new vocational training centre has been opened at Northfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Gravesend. The £250,000 centre, funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, offers courses in subjects including engineering at BTEC
WE are giving you the chance to experience the flight of a lifetime in a 1930s biplane at this year's News Shopper-sponsored Biggin Hill International Air Fair. The News Shopper has teamed up with classic flying company Air Atlantique to offer a flight
ROBBERS jailed for targeting students on trains are "cowards" says a teenage have-a-go hero who stepped in to save his classmates. Liam Melly spoke out after eight of 10 gang members were jailed for almost 20 years after targeting his Dartford Grammar
FIREARMS officers were called in amid reports a gunman was firing from a block of flats. Specialist officers surrounded a top-floor flat in Harmer Street, Gravesend, after reports a man was firing an air rifle out of a window. Eye-witnesses noticed
THERE are major concerns new estates of flats in Erith have become the target for organised and widespread mail theft and identity fraud. Residents say the case of Bamidele Odunlami, jailed last week for nine months for a series of thefts of chequebooks
A MOTHER who "lost everything" in a house fire says the safety of her children is all that matters. Ann Parker was putting her feet up last weekend when she had to grab her children and flee her home of eight years in Wisley Road, St Paul's Cray. The
A DECISION to save an "important historic landscape" from development has been hailed as evidence democracy works. Residents hit out after Kent County Council (KCC) sought outline planning approval to redevelop Mount Nod, a green area off London Road
EDUCATION in Greenwich is set to get a multi-million pound cash injection. Greenwich Council's cabinet committee has rubber stamped a spending package which will see £14.4m invested in education over the next three years. About £9m of this money will
A RESPITE centre which has offered a lifeline to disabled children and their parents for 25 years is set to close. The 21 children who use the Eastcombe Avenue Respite Centre, Charlton, will now be turfed out of their "second home" and sent out of the
HIGH-KICKING action and Latin American-style music is on the cards at an annual summer event. This year, the Brockley Society Midsummer Fair will take place at Hilly Fields Park, Hilly Fields Crescent, Brockley, on June 24. Highlights in store will
EXPERIENCE the flight of a lifetime in a 1930s' biplane at this year's News Shopper-sponsored Biggin Hill International Air Fair. News Shopper has teamed up with classic flying company Air Atlantique to offer a flight in a Dragon Rapide. One lucky winner
OPINIONATED pupils have used the power of the pen to defend the town dubbed Crapford. The Year 5 class at Holy Cross Primary School, Culverley Road, were angered by residents branding Catford with its new, unflattering title. So the 35 pupils decided
A LOLLIPOP lady has received a fond farewell after clocking up more than 19 years of service. Jackie Gibbs, 58, of Derry Down, Orpington, patrolled the roads outside St Philomena's Primary School, Chelsfield Road, Orpington, before retiring this year
EXPERIENCE the flight of a lifetime in a 1930s' biplane at this year's News Shopper-sponsored Biggin Hill International Air Fair. News Shopper has teamed up with classic flying company Air Atlantique to offer a flight in a Dragon Rapide. One lucky winner
MILLENNIUM Dome bosses are giving youngsters the chance to lay the foundations for the future of the new-look attraction. AEG Europe, which is turning the Dome into a major entertainment and sporting arena, wants to invite schoolchildren to witness
A RUBBISH dump's neighbour has slammed the Government for letting the site operator breach its licence. Veolia Environmental Services (VES) is only allowed to pile rubbish up to 3m high at the dump in Waldo Road, Bromley. A line marks out this height
A MUM-OF-TWO says a landlord dropped a boob by asking her to stop breastfeeding her baby in his pub. Laura Crocker decided to give her one-month-old daughter Georgia a meal of her own after enjoying lunch at the Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, Greenwich.
PAST PUPILS: Downe Primary School, High Elms Road, Downe, marks its centenary from June 24. The school wants to borrow old photographs and speak to past pupils. Call 01689 853916. AIDS HELP: Smile International is holding a sponsored sleepover on June
CHILDREN with special needs are to benefit from entrepreneurial pupils. Representatives from young enterprise company Polka Dot have donated £2,000 to the Petts Wood Playgroup for children with special needs. Polka Dot, made up of pupils from Bromley
STOP ATTACKS: An MP is backing a drive to stop firemen and ambulance workers being attacked while out on call. Eltham Labour MP Clive Efford suppors the parliamentary Emergency Workers Protection Bill, which proposes fines of up to £5,000 for anyone
JEWELLERY worth £6,000 was stolen from a church fair. The theft happened as a stallholder packed up unsold items after the event at the United Reform Church, Widmore Road, Bromley. She realised the man standing by her stall had taken some jewellery
A MASKED gunman who threatened to kill a shopkeeper as he raided a store has been given a nine-year sentence. Vincent Stickings, aged 18, has been locked up for holding Masum Ahmed at gunpoint in his shop in Wickham Lane, Plumstead. Blackfriars Crown
A PARENT is pleading for co-operation after receiving two parking tickets within a fortnight while she collected her children from school. Hannah Moodey, of Adam Close, Catford, drives her two children and a friend's child to Bromley Park Infant School
TRAVEL MOVE: London Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced the abolishion in September of bus and tram fares for under-18s in full-time education. People will need to apply for a 16/17-year-old's Oyster photocard to qualify for free travel. All 16 and 17
YOUNGSTERS are benefiting from a new adventure fitness area, funded by a Lottery grant. The area, which includes a chain-walk bridge, a balance beam and stilt stepping-stones was created for the children at Chelsfield Primary School, Warren Road, Orpington
RESIDENTS have one month left to have their say about a housing policy. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott wants Bromley Council to increase house building in the borough to 50 houses per hectare instead of the current average of 33 houses per hectare
A JUMBLE sale in aid of a new children's hospice has raised more than £400. Demelza Hospice Care for Children saw around 100 people attend the nearly new Bargain Scramble held at St Mary Hall, High Street, Chislehurst. All proceeds from the fundraising
A POTTER is holding a picnic in honour of a friend who died 39 years ago. Andrew Appleby, who runs a pottery studio in Orkney, is planning the event to commemorate the death of his friend Christopher Jones. Mr Jones was killed after a trench collapsed
CRICKETERS put down their bats and picked up tools for a DIY day. More than 50 members of Old Elthamians Granby Cricket Club did various tasks to improve the clubhouse and playing facilities. These included repainting the outside of the clubhouse in
A CADET has been praised as "first rate" following a week of work experience at an RAF station. Alex Sadler, 15, from 2427 Biggin Hill Squadron Air Training Corps, spent a week with the Aircraft Support Section at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland. His work
PUPILS are being given the chance to put down their pens and take up meditation classes to clear the mind. Children at the Pendragon School, Pendragon Road, Downham, are being offered the free classes as part of an ongoing drive to promote health and
POLICE cadets marched to their annual presentation ceremony. The evening at the Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Croydon Road, Hayes, consisted of drill displays, award presentations and a salute to dead police officers. Twins Sally and Rachael Turner
PLANS are under way to inscribe a war memorial with the names of those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The Farnborough War Memorial in St Giles The Abbot churchyard, Church Road, Farnborough, currently features the names of those who died
FOUR-LEGGED friends stole the show at a charity fundraising event. Chelsfield Riding School, Church Road, Chelsfield, hosted its 30th Fun Dog Show in aid of Sevenoaks-based charity Rescued Animals in Need (RAIN). Show catagories included dog with the
A DRINK driver already banned from driving has been jailed for 20 months after stealing a car and crashing it into another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries including a broken arm when David Maslen drove
A BIRTHDAY celebration turned to horror when a young man dressed as a mummy was set alight in a pub toilet. The 20-year-old was drinking with friends at the Admiral Hardy, College Approach, Greenwich, when a woman followed him into the gents and set
