Thankfully, our blog friend Sunny is making a good recovery after her recent ordeal and will return to the fold soon. All her friends on the Erastus blog have wished her well and given their support in her hour of need, offering encouragement and letting
Thankfully, our blog friend Sunny is making a good recovery after her recent ordeal and will return to the fold soon. All her friends on the Erastus blog have wished her well and given their support in her hour of need, offering encouragement and letting
A FORMER professional footballer from Sidcup is preparing to launch a new career as a personal trainer. Rob Quinn, 31, began his career in the youth team at Crystal Palace and was a member of the 1996 play-off winning squad which lost in the final
FA TROPHY goal hero Chris McPhee will not be returning to Ebbsfleet United after rejecting a new contract at Stonebridge Road. Head coach Liam Daish was desperate to retain McPhee's services, but the man who scored the winning goal at Wembley last
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Climate change was at the top of a national agenda last Thursday for World Environment Day. The day was created by the United Nations to generate worldwide awareness of the environment. This year New Zealand hosted the celebrations and the theme was
Shoppers who only want to buy environmentally friendly office supplies can purchase them online. At easycrane.co.uk you have the option of only looking at green products such as recycled paper or pens. The company was set up in Lee by Michael Crane
The UK could face fines from the EU if it does not increase recycling rates of batteries. By 2012 an EU directive wants countries to recycle up to 25 per cent of used batteries. At the moment the UK only recycles three per cent. Britain does not currently
A NEW initiative to encourage people to recycle rubbish when outside was launched this week. The Recycle on the Go campaign is a nationwide effort to turn recycling into a natural part of everyday life and offers advice and information for people about
SINGER of British rock band Razorlight Johnny Borrell was joined onstage by a group of politicians for a climate change concert at London's Science Museum on June 3. The gig was part of Friends of the Earth's Big Ask campaign to introduce legally binding
A CABLE car is among the green ideas being put forward by London Assembly Green Party members as an alternative to the proposed six-lane Thames Gateway Bridge. Other alternatives in a new report commissioned by the Greens and funded by Transport for
YOUNG volunteers are being called on to work on the capital's waterways. Environmental charity Thames21 hopes to get more than 2,500 volunteers aged 16 to 25 working on London's neglected rivers and canals over the next three years. They will be trained
YOU'VE heard of white weddings, but now they're about to turn green. A new book giving advice on how to have an ethical and environmentally friendly wedding is set to be launched. From using local and organic food for the catering to opting for a vintage
A HUGE thank you to Mr Ellul, his team and all the staff in surgical wards five and six for the outstanding attention and care given to our father during his stay at the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough. There was such warmth and professionalism
THANK you for the interesting story highlighting the risk of strokes (Simple Steps To Avoid Stroke Risk, News Shopper, May 21). Stroke care has been noticeably missing from the recent discussions in stories about the proposed reorganisation of health
THE letter I wrote (Cyclists Must Obey The Rules Of The Road, News Shopper, May 14) is my personal opinion. To agree or disagree with me is your option. Thanks to newspapers such as News Shopper, we are given an outlet to let others know our views,
IN REPLY to Joanne Boxall's letter (Fed Up With Foxes, News Shopper, May 21), why doesn't she buy a bin with a lid with an in-built clip. It is not that difficult to keep foxes out of your rubbish. Why are people so intolerant towards our beautiful
THE latest plans regarding the NHS is threatening the very existence of our GP practices. In the case of the London Borough of Bromley, the number of people over 65 is very high and it is this age range which is dependent on seeing their own doctor on
WITH reference to the letter from Angela Johns (Concerned By Parking Plans, News Shopper, May 28) about the Chatterton area parking charges, I have lived in a nearby road since 1995. It has seen an increase in the number of residents with two cars, vans
I AM writing in regard to the state of our streets at the present time. Over the past few months I have witnessed an increase in litter on the streets and find it sad and upsetting people do not have the respect and sense of pride in their environment
I WAS shocked and upset to hear about the recent stabbings, but I also feel pity for the ones who have done this to people. To take someone else's life shows not only do you have no respect or value for another's life, but also for your own. It makes
A REWARD has been offered for information about the killing of two swans. The Kelsey and Eden Park Safer Neighbourhood Team is offering £600 if those responsible for the killing and mutilation of two seven-month-old cygnets are convicted. They were
RESIDENTS' associations are being asked for their opinion about introducing 20mph limits on many of Bromley's roads. The survey put together by Palace Estate Residents' Association was handed out at a meeting of the borough's Road Safety Consultative
PUPILS helped shoppers pack their bags at the weekend to help raise cash for a music tour. Boys from Langley Park School joined the workforce at the Sainsbury's store in Beckenham town centre on Saturday and Sunday. They helped pack shopping bags while
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former nurse who died after colliding with a car on her way to the supermarket. Ewan Scott says his grandmother, Nancy Cassell, of Porchester Mead, Beckenham, lived a very full life and loved nothing more than visiting London
A CONSUMER watchdog has praised the council's seatbelt advice centre. Bromley Council runs a child car seat centre in the Civic Centre, Stockwell Close. Safety officers provide advice to parents and retailers on how to install a children's car seat.
CYCLISTS have successfully completed a 640km charity ride across the Pyrenees. Twenty-three riders plus three drivers with support vans took seven days to ride from Biarritz in France to Barcelona in Spain. The cyclists, who range in age from their
ILDEPHONSE Bakundukize is a busy working father and a part-time student, which makes finding time to spend with his children very difficult. In between studying electrical engineering, Ildephonse works as a taxi driver to support his full-time student
THE full details of the new selective tests available in Bexley for entry to the borough's four grammar schools and the selective stream at Erith School, are now available to parents. The tests have changed this year and have been cut from four tests
A NEW scheme to help older and more vulnerable people to feel safer in their homes has been launched in Bexley. The Nominated Neighbour scheme hopes to save these people from becoming victims of rogue traders and distraction burglars. People in the
IT was the clash of the titans at the final of this year's Matthew Clarke memorial football tournament. Two past winners of the tournament, held annually for primary schools in Thamesmead, slugged it out on the pitch for the honour of the 2008 crown.
BEXLEY could get its first taste of pole dancing when a town centre snooker club branches out into a "gentlemen's club". Sidcup Snooker Club, in Sidcup High Street, has been granted an entertainment licence to allow pole dancing in a designated area
THE NSPCC is inviting people of all ages to take part in one of three sponsored bike rides along the river on the morning of July 5. All the rides start either at the O2 Arena in Greenwich or the Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich High Road and are
A COUNCIL has ruled out any plans to use lie detectors to catch benefit cheats. Greenwich Council says it already has an "excellent track record" in dealing with fraudsters. Last month, the Government announced it was providing funding for 15 more councils
STUDENTS put their media skills to the test with two days of producing their own TV channels. More than 300 young people took part in the Rave On Air event at Ravensbourne College, Walden Road, Chislehurst, which specialises in design and communications
SEVEN people were injured after a bus collided with a tree and a fence in Grove Park. The incident happened at around 11am in Baring Road near the junction of Coopers Lane. Four people were taken to Lewisham Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
RESIDENTS in north Kent are being encouraged to submit their ideas to help make health services more equal for all groups and backgrounds. The West Kent Primary Care Trust, which is responsible for health services across Dartford and Gravesham, is looking
KEEN historians have attended the unveiling of two plaques dating back to the 1900s. The plaques at Gravesend Library, Windmill Street, Gravesend, were originally unveiled on September 28, 1905. This was when eight-times mayor of Gravesend George Matthews
YOUNGSTERS have created an art exhibition to go on display at a park. Posters created by the children at Thorntree School, Thorntree Road, Catford, went on show for an open day at the Maryon Wilson Park. Their posters were put on display on the school's
FIREFIGHTERS are to use pedal power to help tackle fire risks this summer. London Fire Brigade will be launching its Community Safety Cycle Team in the borough following a pilot in Hounslow. The scheme will see a cycle team operate across Greenwich,
As you know, news came to us yesterday that friend of the blog, Sunny, was attacked by a vicious thug after she refused to buy him cigarettes. Thankfully, Sunny will make a full recovery and thank God I am not on here writing that she received fatal
As you know, news came to us yesterday that friend of the blog, Sunny, was attacked by a vicious thug after she refused to buy him cigarettes. Thankfully, Sunny will make a full recovery and thank God I am not on here writing that she received fatal
A CHARITY has launched its summer programme of courses for young offenders and children excluded from school. Streetvibes Youth, based in Lewisham Road, Lewisham, also targets youngsters aged from 13 to 16 who are struggling with their studies. The
TEENAGER Rochelle Holness was murdered in September 2005. The 15-year-old left her home in Nelgarde Road, Catford, to make a phone call to her boyfriend. Four days later her dismembered body was found dumped in four bags near rubbish chutes on the Milford
THE News Shopper's circulation area has had to bear more than its fair share of killings, particularly in the past five years. Anyone can recognise carrying a knife or gun is wrong - that's the easy part. What's more difficult is doing something about
It has been almost a year since 16-year-old Ben Hitchcock was murdered. SCOTT MULLINS speaks to his devastated mother as she backs our Voices for Violence campaign and continues her own fight for justice. A PARENT should never face having to outlive
OUTLINE plans to build houses and flats on a former industrial site have been blocked because of inadequate access. Bexley Council's highways experts argued the existing access into the Riverside Works, off Bourne Road, Bexley Village, had been good
EDNA Paton had a stroke five years ago but still lives at home thanks to a team of carers. Her carers, and many others employed by the not-for-profit Care Trust Plus in Bexley, received their own vote of thanks at the trust's awards ceremony for long-serving
A SUMMER school for students with learning disabilities has been awarded a £10,000 grant. The scheme run by charity Bromley Mencap is seen as a lifeline to the 36 families involved and for many it is the only respite they will get. It runs for six weeks
This year's Greenwich and Docklands International Festival is bringing the arts to a new ball park. Kerry Ann Eustice finds out how and why the event is bringing sport and art together. Large scale venues - think The O2, Millennium Stadium and Wembley
TWO men have been charged with sexually abusing children at a home in Lewisham borough more than 25 years ago. The case concerns eight children, mainly boys, who were at the children's home between 1971 and 1983. John Darby, aged 71, from Norfolk, was
Thamesmead Town Football Club is hosting a charity football match at their grounds in Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, 3:00pm on Sunday 20 July. Celebrities and Arsenal ex-professionals will be taking on Eltham Royals FC, who are reuniting especially for
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TWO thugs who attacked a taxi driver when he tried to stop them running off without paying have been jailed. Wayne Gunn, aged 31, and Estan Bygraves, aged 27, got in the cab after a drinking session. When driver Homayon Ahmadi tried to stop them escaping
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A 49-YEAR-OLD woman caught with £1,000 of fake banknotes stashed in her handbag has avoided jail. Pamela Wilson was approached by police while sitting in a friend's Vauxhall Vectra in Plumstead on July 10, 2006. When they searched her, officers found
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TWO nursing homes are appealing for volunteers to help create sensory gardens for its residents. Abbotsleigh Mews Residential and Nursing Home in Old Farm Road East, Sidcup, and Elmstead Residential Home in Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, want helpers to
DESPITE a depleted turnout for what is always a popular event, Cambridge Harriers' men still took the team prize on a glorious Sunday for the fifth year in a row at the Eltham Park five-miler. Emeric Hurault stormed home in fifth place and was the
CAMBRIDGE Harriers' senior men's ambitions for a third consecutive southern men's title were dented at Battersea on Saturday as arch-rivals Bournemouth knocked them off the top of Division One. With decathlete Tony Tipping and two of their top jumpers
BICYCLE polo teams from England, France, Ireland and Scotland arrived at Vigo Rugby Club last weekend to compete in the first round of the 2008 European Cup. The competition was organised by the Meopham-based Oakenden Pedallers Bicycle Polo Club and
FIVE decayed trees in Shortlands have been cut down after concerns over safety. A row of horse chestnut trees in Bromley Road, Shortlands was felled following tree care surveys that were carried out by Bromley Council tree experts. The trees, between
A 46-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after police uncovered a suspected cannabis factory. The Swanley man was arrested on Monday (June 9) after police found around 1,000 plants at various stages of growth in a house in Margate the day before. A Kent Police
A 'SIEGE' has ended peacefully more than 32 hours after an armed man clambered onto a Bexley rooftop. He went up on to the roof of his house in Wansunt Road after the police arrived wanting to speak to him about his non-appearance at Blackfriars Crown
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed some fun in the sun at the weekend. More than 6,000 people attended the Gravesend Summer Regatta at the Gordon Promenade on Saturday and Sunday. Attractions on offer included boat races and charity stalls. Children from
HE may not have sent us on a family thrills-and-spills ride for 15 years, but, as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull proves, the magic is still there for maestro Steven Spielberg. The comeback of iconic academic swashbuckler, Indiana
A FURIOUS swimmer has hit out after the public was not told about potentially deadly bacteria at a swimming pool for two months. Max Calo says it is "criminal" Lewisham Council did not warn people about the legionella bacteria at Ladywell Pool as soon
A BEXLEY man is one of three UK nationals accused of involvement in Ireland's biggest ever offshore seizure of drugs. The plot went wrong when the men's boat sank in heavy seas off the Irish coast and one of them had to be rescued by the Irish coastguard
A RECRUITMENT open day is being held to attract occupational therapists to the borough. The event aimed at experienced staff as well as recent graduates is being held by Bromley Council from 10am to 2pm today at Yeoman's House, Croydon Road, Penge.
On this day in... 1509 - Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Arragon. 1939 - King George V became the first English king to taste a hotdog, when he was served one at a party thrown by President Roosevelt. 1947 - The youth council of the
