Walking through Slade Green to the station on a Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I saw a group of boys in the distance. They were sitting at a bus stop, messing around, swearing loudly and play-fighting. The other people waiting for the bus
TEN shops have been caught illegally selling knives to teenagers. The Greenwich borough stores were found selling blades including craft, kitchen and steak knives, to undercover police cadets as young as 14. Despite public concern about increasing
LIFE sentences have been given to a pair of thugs who killed a man by kicking him, stamping on him and jumping on his body. The Old Bailey was told today (September 26) that Dennis Hind and Tutu Kabalika seemed to find their attack "amusing", circling
Allied soldiers were forced to go on 'death marches' during the Second World War. ALEXIS THOMPSON speaks to a former PoW who survived the ordeal. BILL Carter can vividly remember his struggles as a prisoner during the Second World War. At the age
A RETIRED railway engineer died after being run over by a train - but how he got on to the tracks remains a mystery. Bernard Keogh's body was found between the tracks at Swanscombe station at just before midnight on April 28. His injuries showed he had
A CORRUPT immigration officer from Belvedere who tried to sell a seized passport has been jailed. Folobi Babs Oluwaseum Carew of Parsonage Manorway, was given a three-year sentence at Blackfriars Crown Court today and will serve a minimum of 18 months
MODEL train enthusiasts flocked to Bexley to view the latest layouts at Erith Model Railway Society's annual show. Held in Freemantle Hall in Bexley Village High Street, the show was a collaboration with Kent Garden Railways. Two of the large train
A FATHER-OF-TWO who took part in a ram raid has been given a six-year jail term. The raid using a stolen digger targeted a Nationwide cash machine in Longfield on August 1. Drug addict Henry Dunn, of Barnfield Park, South Ash Road, New Ash Green, pleaded
A PARTIALLY sighted man is planning to trek across the Sahara desert to raise cash for research into the disease which is gradually robbing him of his eyesight. Mark Baxter, 26, suffers from the inherited disease retinitis pigmentosa, and has problems
AN AUDIENCE in London's West End had a shocking time when a Bexley-born film-maker premiered his latest chilling creation. Mumtaz Yildirimlar debuted his feature-length film Quanna to a packed audience at the BAFTA Theatre in Piccadilly last Tuesday
PET owners and their dogs took part in a sponsored walk to raise money for the RSPCA. The annual walk, organised by the RSPCA's north west Kent branch took place at Shorne Wood Country Park in Gravesend on September 20. Branch Chairman Eric Grover who
School dinners? They're not all lumpy mash and cold custard these days. It seems that every day we hear more and more about the obesity epidemic' and how children should be eating healthily to give them the best start in life. However, as many families
AN ITALIAN market will bring a taste of the Mediterranean to the high street. The food market will be held on October 3 from 9am to 4pm at the High Street in Dartford. Shoppers can browse around the colourful stalls selling fresh produce including olive
FOUR out of five primary care trusts in the News Shopper area have been judged among the worst performing in the country by the healthcare watchdog. The Healthcare Commission's survey of emergency care services assessed the system for delivering urgent
A THIRTEEN-year-old boy has landed a role as one of the Von Trapp children in the West End's Sound of Music. James Meaden, who is head boy of years 7, 8 and 9 at Ravensbourne School in Hayes Lane, Bromley, will play Frederic at the London Palladium for
A HELICOPTER made an appearance at a school for spectators to view its capabilities. Cadets from the Biggin Hill Squadron Air Training Corps were shown how the Met Police Service helicopter is operated and got a chance to speak to the pilot and crew
THE time has come to vote for your favourite in News Shopper's Our Young Stars competition. Over the past two months we have been inviting nominations for youngsters who are doing good things, the ones who are making a success of their lives
THE theme tune to TV soap EastEnders is more recognisable to people than the National Anthem. Have your say. A survey has found the EastEnders theme was the most recognised out of four popular tunes, including the National Anthem. More than a third
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a lorry fire at the entrance to the Dartford Tunnel this morning. The lorry which was heading north, pulled into a lay-by after a fire started in the engine at about 5.30am today. Fire crews from Dartford were also called
1887 - Emile Berliner patented the first gramophone. 1957 - Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story opened on Broadway. 1961 - Bob Dylan made his live debut in New York's Greenwich Village. 1984 - Britain agreed to transfer full sovereignty of Hong Kong
VANDALS started a fire in a children's playground in Gravesend last night. Firefighters were called to Cedar Avenue in the Kings Farm area at 9pm (September 26). Soft matting used to protect children while playing had been set alight.
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a TV caught fire in her flat in Greenwich. Firefighters were called at about 9.30pm yesterday to Haddow House in Greenwich. A woman, believed to be in her early 20s, raised the alarm and managed to close the doors
