Local teams had mixed success at the first week of the Regional League competition held at Brunel University, Middlesex on 20th September. In Division 1 AquilaTel took on the Lewisham based netball club Raiders. The two teams were happy to give
MEDIUMS THAT MANIPULATE AND MATRICULATE MEMBERS OF THE MASSES. CLAIRVOYANTS THAT COYLY CONNIVE AND CONVINCE WITH CLANDESTINE CUNNING. TANGIBLE TAKERS TAKEN OFF ON A TANGENT OF TALK. At a blog near you soon ... Blog fan, Tigs, mentioned on Excalibur's
A COUNCILLOR who has "gone swanning off to Australia" for six months has sparked outrage. Tory councillor Spencer Drury has blasted Councillor Daniel Thorpe for not having attended a Greenwich Council meeting since March 27, claiming he has been backpacking
ALAN Pardew has been given a defensive headache ahead of Saturday's game with Sheffield Wednesday after discovering Jon Fortune could be out for up to six weeks. Fortune returned from last Saturday's 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest on crutches and the
ROADWORKS on both carriageways of the A2 at Ebbsfleet mean the road will be closed at weekends in October. The resurfacing and waterproofing work will begin on October 3. Between 9pm on October 3 and 5am on October 6 there will be a complete closure
PARTS of a housing estate built by German prisoners of war could become Grade II listed. The Excalibur estate in Catford contains 185 prefabricated houses which were built in 1946 to overcome a shortage of houses after the Second World War. They were
A BROKEN-hearted husband is appealing to thieves for the return of mementoes left by his dead wife for her son and grandchildren. Caroline Mantle, 46, died yesterday (September 24) after a five-year battle against ovarian cancer. But as her husband
MAJOR work is underway to improve pathway connections in a park. A project to connect Dartford's Central Park to Brooklands Lakes by diverting part of river Darent away from a tunnel under Princes road, began earlier this month. The project which will
Nominations for the RBS South London Business Awards 2009 are now open - and companies large and small have the chance to publicise their achievements, scoop a top award and get free expert feedback on their company. The Brit Oval's roof terrace was
STUDENTS aged 14 have improved their chances of succeeding at their GCSEs by completing an IT course. This month 25 pupils at Dartford Grammar School for girls in Shepherds Lane achieved an Ingot gold qualification from The Learning Machine (TLM). TLM
A SCHOOL has installed solar panels in a bid to conserve energy and cut electricity bills. Lucas Vale Primary School, Thornville Street, Deptford, had £30,000 worth of panels installed on September 16. Headteacher Alexandra Hardy says they will also
A BOARD set up to manage waste across the capital has put up £1.5m to fund a 12-month recycling campaign. The London Waste and Recycling Board is made up of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and representatives from the capital's borough councils. It
FREE plastic carrier bags are becoming a thing of the past in Sainsbury's supermarkets. The company has announced from October 1, bags will no longer be automatically available at the checkout. Instead any shopper who needs a throwaway bag will have
THREE more Bexley primary schools have received bronze awards for their efforts to reduce the numbers of children travelling to school by car. Nine Bexley schools have now achieved the Transport for London award, but three of them were unable to attend
THE first major attempt to create sustainable yet colourful municipal flowerbeds in Bexley has been pronounced a great success. Global warming and the need to preserve water, peat and energy has led to a rethink by many councils of their tradition of
I WAS pleased to read your front page story denouncing the sex trade industry and your reiterated decision to remove all adult service advertisement from print and online (True Cost Of Prostitution, News Shopper, September 10). As a mother of two young
IN REGARD to the story True Cost of Prostitution (News Shopper, September 10), what a shocking report. I want to thank News Shopper for doing something. Deciding to remove all adult service advertisements from print and online publications may cost
BRIDGE GRIPE: I recently wrote a letter to Clive Efford regarding the problem of traffic speeding over the narrow railway bridge in Green Lane, New Eltham. The pavement on this bridge is extremely narrow and when two vehicles pass one another at speed
WASTING CASH: In regard to the regeneration of Belvedere Village, as a resident I am very concerned that under this proposed scheme Nuxley Road, the main road through the village, will be resurfaced/reconstructed. It was resurfaced within the past 18
I ATTENDED the general meeting of Bexley Care Trust on September 9 and stayed for the afternoon session. This comprised informative large display boards, many with large print exhibits. Each display had one or more experts available to discuss any concerns
I MUST congratulate local Conservatives for their efforts to stop essential services from being taken away from Queen Mary's Hospital. But it was they who started the downward trend of our NHS. It started when Mrs Thatcher became prime minister. Her
IN REGARD to Ann Stewart's letter (Waste Overload, News Shopper, September 10), I can see the point she is making. However, buying meat from the butcher, fish from the fish counter, fruit and veg from a greengrocer and milk from the milkman is far more
I AM trying to find information on a football player, Geoffrey Cecil Arthur Reynolds. He was on Torquay United's books, but also played for York City and Charlton Athletic. He was highly popular with York fans and played his last game for York in March
READING stories about Crayford Town Hall has prompted me to write. I lived in Crayford for more than 50 years before moving to other pastures. I was born in Crayford in the old Maiden Lane nursing home. When I was a boy the town hall was the centre
A MOVIE made by youngsters will be shown at a film festival. The Greenwich Young People's Council youth organisation will have its film Gangs in London screened at The Co-operative Young Film-Makers Festival on October 9 and October 10 at Bradford's
TWO 16-year-old boys were arrested for smoking cannabis in Green Street Green yesterday. Police received reports that six youths were smoking drugs in Worlds End Lane at 4.45pm on Wednesday (September 25). When two police cars arrived on the scene officers
Great great great grandmother Alice Edgeway has celebrated her 100th birthday with five generations of her family. MARK CHANDLER went to meet her. ALICE Edgeway, whose carers call her "the queen", has four children and three great great great grandchildren
EVER fancied trying your hand at bellringing? People will get the chance to learn more about the art of campanology and take a turn themselves when the Charmborough Ring visits Bexleyheath Broadway on Sunday (September 28) between 10.30am and 4pm. The
The big films of the year were Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Hook, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Silence of the Lambs, with the latter winning the best picture Oscar. In music Bryan Adams' single Everything I Do (I Do it For You) from the Robin
IN 1991, News Shopper pages were full of killer crackers, a survey claimed romance was dead and a battle for power resulted in hideous crimes of fashion. Pulling a cracker at Christmas can be life-threatening, especially if your girlfriend finds out.
A CHURCH is hosting an art exhibition as part of a campaign to spread kindness. St Paul's United Reformed Church, Singlewell Road, Gravesend, will display work by amateur art groups in the area on October 18 and October 19. The exhibition is part of
A COUNCIL wants to make in-car CCTV compulsory for all new cabbies after the brutal murder of a taxi driver. At a cabinet meeting on September 15, Gravesham Council agreed to consult with the public on new taxi regulations. If the initiative is given
RESIDENTS got to show off their handiwork at the first-ever Celebrate Bromley awards. Organised by Bromley Council, the competition recognises the work residents, businesses and community groups do to improve the borough's green spaces. The event offered
AUTUMN FAIR: Buy home-made cakes, arts and crafts and second-hand treasures at the autumn fair in St Paul's Church, Brackley Road, Beckenham, on October 11 from 10.30am to 1.00pm. Entry is free and refreshments and light lunches will be available at
A MONTH-LONG consultation has been launched to find out which services residents would like to see at a planned new hospital. Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) wants to hear people's views on Eltham Community Hospital, which it hopes will
FALCON FEATS: The Chislehurst Parents Group has organised a falconry display at Chislehurst Village Hall in Church Lane on October 1 at 1.45pm to 3pm for parents and children aged up five. Refreshments will be available. Call 07871 391266 or e-mail
A CAR crunching kerb has been removed despite developers telling angry motorists it complied with building regulations. The towering concrete kerb in Orpington's Nugent Shopping Park was planted in the shopping centre's car park, which opened in 2006
BEXLEY'S award-winning film club for teenagers has moved to a new home. After five years at Welling School, in Elsa Road, Pointless Taxi Productions is now based at St Catherine's Catholic Girls' School. The school in Watling Street, Bexleyheath, is
QUEEN Mary's Hospital slashed its overspend last year but there could be testing times ahead for its finances. At the hospital trust's general meeting last week, finance director David Price warned Queen Mary's could be more than £14m in the red by the
THE third in a series of Question Time-style open forums is being held in Welling tonight. Meetings, one in each area of the borough, have been organised in the wake of the killing of teenage actor Rob Knox outside the Metro Bar in Station Road, Sidcup
A COUPLE have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. Ronald and Dorothy Cunningham, of Carisbrooke Avenue, Bexley, celebrated being married for 60 years on September 18. Father-of-two Mr Cunningham says on the day of their anniversary their daughter
PARENTS and their children have a new fun way to learn about healthy food and getting fit. A free 10-week programme, MEND, has been launched at Erith leisure centre, in Avenue Road, Erith. The programme, being run by leisure operator Parkwood Leisure
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AN INQUEST has been unable to determine the cause of death of a former paratrooper who was found dead in scrubland. David Warren's body was found by a member of the public inside a ramshackle hut in an overgrown area of Beachlea Lane, Swanley, on May
POLICE are repeating an appeal for information about violence at a Millwall game in April. CCTV images of nine men have been re-issued by police investigating disorder after the Millwall v Leeds United match at the New Den on April 19. The men pictured
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QUEEN Mary's Hospital is hosting an information day about aftercare tomorrow (September 26). Patients and carers will be able to find out what support is available for patients once they leave hospital. People will be able to speak to hospital staff
THE Olympics may have ended but two Eltham women still have their sights firmly set on China to raise money for the National Deaf Children's Society. On October 4, Kim Bryant and Rachael Burt, from Specsavers in Eltham, will trek 60km across the Great
THREE groups have been given more than £29,000 in lottery cash. The grants are from the Big Lottery Fund, which makes awards of from £300 to £10,000 for community and voluntary groups. Overall, 83 London groups have been given a total of £648,141
ARMED police were called after a man was stabbed and a child was kidnapped. The 21-year-old stab victim was taken to hospital by his family after the incident in Manor Drive, Hartley. He is not thought to be seriously injured. The kidnapped child
RESIDENTS and businesses will have their say on the feasibility of a booze ban after council bosses approved plans for a consultation. The Orpington Safer Neighbourhood team applied for an alcohol control zone in Orpington high street after 31 reports
GROUPS of youths under the age of 16 face being moved on by police after a dispersal order was renewed. Police will have the right to break up groups of youths congregating and intimidating members of the public. Biggin Hill's dispersal zone covers
After the indifferent weather over the last week – and with more unseasonably good weather forecast for the end of this week - it seemed to me like a good time to raise the issue of so called 'Global warming' - or 'Climate change' as it's called when
POLICE are searching for a man in connection with an indecent assault on a schoolgirl on a bus in Bromley. The 13-year-old victim caught the 119 bus in Wickham Road in Croydon at 11.35am on September 2. A man - who had previously got off a 194 bus -
TWO people had to be taken to hospital after a three-car collision this morning (September 25). The incident happened in Lewisham Way, New Cross, at around 12.50am. A 30-year-old woman was taken to Lewisham Hospital suffering from head injuries and
THERE was an exciting climax to the 2008 south east of England racketball league campaign at Bexley tennis squash and racketball club yesterday. The last match of the season paired reigning champions Bromley Canons One against current league leaders
A BUCKET of balls was delivered to a council by golfers to show their concern over a park's future. Members of Braeside Golf Club also delivered a petition to Lewisham Council containing more than 4,000 signatures against proposals to reduce the Beckenham
GOLFERS have taken part in a tournament to raise cash for a charity. The event took place at Lullingstone Golf Course in Chelsfield, Orpington on September 5. It raised over £5,000 for The Parents Consortium, a registered charity based in Hextable.
MUSIC skills in the borough are set to soar as a year of drop-in workshops for young people is kicking off. Sessions are underway now for youngsters wishing to learn how to DJ and MC, write lyrics and use music software to make their own tracks. Bromley
BRITAIN'S first individual Olympic gymnast winner in 80 years will be at the O2 Arena on Wednesday for the official launch of next year's World artistic championships at the Greenwich venue. Louis Smith, 19, claimed bronze last month in the men's pommel
A PENSIONER is seriously ill in hospital after being trapped under his van for several days. The man, who is believed to be 65 years old, was pulled out by firefighters at around 7pm yesterday (September 24) after a neighbour in Northlands Avenue, Orpington
A BURGLAR was caught hanging upside down from the top of a window after getting stuck while trying to break into a home. John Pearce pleaded guilty to the break-in in Fulwich Road, Dartford, and asked for 12 similar matters to be taken into consideration
How nice it is to be back at Piggott Place after spending the last few days with our dear friends, Lord and Lady Seymour-Clout. It is wonderful to see how the blogs have flourished and particularly gratifying to see Naq back in the fold. Unfortunately
A YOUNG member of Royal Blackheath Golf Club has won the men's open at Chart Hills GC. England under-18 player Jonathan Bell had a bogey free first round of 67 five under par to take the lead going into the afternoon round. The course played much
A CAR crashed through a newsagent's window last night (September 24). The accident happened at the junction of Lewisham Road and Lewisham Hill, Lewisham, at around 11pm. Firefighters from Greenwich and Lewisham were called to the scene but the people
On this day in... 1513 - Vasco Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. 1818 - The first blood transfusion using human blood took place at Guy's Hospital in London. All previous attempts used animal blood. 1995 - A survey showed that
Thamesmead Town 2-3 Brentwood Town Thamesmead experienced a very frustrating night in a defeat against league leaders Brentwood, in a well contested match at Bayliss Avenue. The Ryman League 1 leaders gained two early corners and wasted opportunities
