There has been a spate of overnight break-ins in the Bexley area recently. The frightening thing is that they have occurred in the early hours whilst the homeowners have been fast asleep upstairs. The police have stated that these burgling
YOUNGSTERS will have a chance to touch slimy snakes and swooping owls this Halloween as well as experience driving an F1 car. Animal Encounters, who are regulars on TV’s CBeebies, will be in New Road, Gravesend, between 10.30am and 3.30pm on October
YOUNGSTERS will have a chance to touch slimy snakes and swooping owls this Halloween. Animal Encounters will be in New Road, Gravesend, between 10.30am and 3.30pm on October 28. All kinds of traditional Halloween animals will be on show including
A SERIAL flytipper has received a six month suspended jail sentence and must pay costs of £2,300 after pleading guilty to dumping controlled waste. Along with the jail sentence, which was suspended for two years, Alan Richard Yarlett, of Mill
STAFF at a clothes store gave out balloons and leaflets as part of a fundraising day. For Girlys by Tracey Baker, in New Road, Gravesend, held the event on Saturday. They raised more than £100 for Cancer Research UK’s breast cancer awareness campaign
A HAIRDRESSER helped to disguise a gang of violent robbers in Britain’s biggest cash robbery, a court has heard. Michael Demetris, aged 32, of Bromley Common, Bromley, helped eight accomplices carry out the £53m raid at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge
YOUNGSTERS have been celebrating winning prizes in a tallest sunflower competition. Schools, pre-schools and children in Gravesend entered the competition organised by Gravesham Council. Prizes were awarded to the winners by mayor of Gravesham Councillor
FOUR projects around the borough have been earmarked for almost £30,000 in lottery funding. The Friends of St.George's Bickley School, a parent’s group at the school in Tynley Road, Bickley, received £10,000, along with the charity Bromley
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed a morning of free activities during a pirate-themed event celebrating National Bookstart Day. More than 1,000 parents and children under the age of five visited the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and sang pirate songs, played
A 62-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in 1980. Geoffrey Stoneham, of Alamein Road, Swanscombe, appeared before Wycombe magistrates this morning (October 15) charged with rape. Stoneham did not enter
PUBLIC MEETING: The Friends of Cator Park and Alexandra Recreation Ground will be holding a public meeting on October 28 at 8pm to update residents on what the group has been up to since it was formed in February. It will be held at Holy Trinity Church
INTEREST in Scouting is on the rise in Bromley. The Greater London South East Scout county has launched a new phone hotline, where people can find out more information about Scouting in their area. The county covers the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley
RESIDENTS from a village are to benefit from free lifestyle advice and support. A team of fitness experts will be visiting Hextable to give advice on losing weight, cooking healthier food, and how to feel more energised and alive. The Get S.O.R.T.E.D
A SECURITY firm thinks students need to be searched for weapons because “the rise in knife crime has made it necessary”. In the coming months Ward Security will offer to search students at north Kent schools and colleges for weapons and drugs
POLICE were called to one of Bexley's premier open spaces this morning after a member of the public discovered a man's body. Part of Lesnes Abbey Woods in Abbey Wood, near the ancient abbey ruins, was cordoned off while the emergency services
AN MP has urged the Government to help a 31-year-old man imprisoned in India. In July 2006, former Dartford resident Patrick Malluzzo was convicted of smuggling cannabis and jailed for 10 years. He launched an appeal against the conviction in August
PLANS to expand the use of the former Millennium Dome have been approved. Greenwich Council has granted the owners of The O2 in Greenwich Peninsula outline planning permission to develop an extra 24,000 square metres of the landmark building
A TEENAGER is in custody after a late-night car chase through Orpington yesterday (Oct 14). Police were on patrol in Court Road at 11.04pm when a black Vauxhall Corsa jumped a red light and then failed to stop for the pursuing officers.
Too Far South is a group exhibition at Deptford APT Gallery which explores how artists engage with urban culture and environment through photography. Goldsmiths graduate Michael Wayne Plant is taking part and will exhibit work created for a project
BEXLEY Council has moved to reassure council taxpayers none of the borough’s cash is tied up in Icelandic banks nor any of its UK subsidiaries. Neighbouring Bromley and Sevenoaks councils both deposited money with Landsbanki and Glitnir, along with the
INTEREST in Scouting is on the rise in Bexley. The Greater London South East Scout county has launched a new phone hotline, where people can find out more information about Scouting in their area. The county covers the boroughs of Bexley and Bromley
THOUSANDS of new Nintendo games have been stolen overnight from a parked lorry. The 5,000 games worth an estimated £200,000 were taken between 9.30pm on October 1 and 7.30am on October 2. The lorry was parked outside Europa Worldwide Logistics in
A TALENTED young weightlifter has won £500 after being declared Erith’s most improved young sportsperson. But the award to Jack Oliver, 17, had to be delayed because he was one of a number of young British 2012 Olympic hopefuls picked to travel to Beijing
A SIDCUP-BASED cage fighter has been named at the Old Bailey as the “leading light” in planning Britain’s biggest ever cash robbery. Lee Murray was living with his partner and two children in Onslow Drive, Sidcup, when the Securitas depot in Tonbridge
A DANCE teacher has donated the proceeds from her summer school to a group which works with children with Down’s syndrome. The Topaz Dance Academy runs classes in the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich. Owner Lucy Beecham raised £300 from classes she
YOUNG gardeners got their hands dirty when they planted daffodil bulbs, while helping to raise money for a children’s hospital. Breaside Preparatory School in Bromley invited all of its 250 pupils to make a £1 donation and plant a spring bulb
YOUNGSTERS were paid a visit by a children’s author as part of their school’s book week. Writer Denis Bond came along to read to pupils and run writing workshops at Castlecombe Primary School, Castlecombe Road, Mottingham. He gave the
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy who died from sudden cardiac death is featured in a campaign to prevent others being killed by the condition. Charlie Morettes’ heart suddenly stopped while he was playing rounders at his school in Sutton-at-Hone on May
RESIDENTS in north Kent can take part in a weekly health walk. The first health walk in Hartley will take place on November 4, starting at 10am outside Hartley Library in Ash Road. The walk will run every Tuesday and last about an hour. It will be
POLICE are appealing for information about thieves who stole copper cabling worth £100,000 after abducting its driver. Thieves targeted a parked heavy goods lorry and its driver in Sandpit Road, Dartford, at around 11.15pm on September 30.
A VOLUNTARY group that serves the community has been raising money in a supermarket. Eight members of the Biggin Hill and Westerham Lions Club collected £400 from shoppers at Sainsbury’s in Otford as part of Lions Awareness Week. Money will go towards
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT AND REGULATIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT AND REGULATIONS 1990 (Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT AND
Over the years pole dancing has twisted its way into dance studios and gyms, and it’s all been in the name of fun and fitness. On October 14 I went along to Claire’s Pole Fitness in Charles Street, Greenhithe, to see just what the fuss was
We have all heard of recent weeks how manufacturing industries are falling over because of the credit crunch meaning that we, the spending populace haven't got as much ready spondoolicks to flash about Apparently the motor industry is being
TWO Bromley men have been jailed after police operations stopped more than £280,000 of drugs hitting the streets. Robert Walker, 54, was caught last June with a kilo of cocaine and two bags of cannabis when police swooped on his home in Overhill
TWO fraudsters have admitted cheating the council out of housing and council tax benefits. Leigh Hughes, aged 34, of Southlands Road, Sydenham pleaded guilty to defrauding Bromley Council of housing and council tax benefits totalling £4,417
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY The Bromley (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 2003 (Amendment No. **) Order 2008. (Various Locations) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Bromley
M&S Bexleyheath’s redesigned store will be revealed in full tomorrow and to celebrate, the store has teamed up with News Shopper to offer readers the chance to win a Marks & Spencer Gift Card, for a share of £500. The first-prize winner will get a £250
The big films of the year were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paint Your Wagon, Easy Rider and Midnight Cowboy, with the latter winning the best picture Oscar. In music the big singles were Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds, The Rolling Stones’ Honky
I AM doing some research about Jimi Hendrix and his appearances at Chislehurst Caves back in the 60s. If you were simply there or have any memorabilia, such as entry ticket stubs, advertising posters or such like, I would be very interested
BEXLEY Council has conceded defeat in its efforts to persuade a village to accept a 1.3m “improvement” scheme. Belvedere residents and traders were branded by one councillor as “ungrateful” for turning down the Transport for London (TfL) cash, which
THIS week Retro takes a look at the last year of the swinging sixties, when south-east London saw some free music and probably a lot of free love. In September 1969, Bromley hosted its first-ever open air concert, and the journalist at the free gig made
WASTE OF MONEY: In regard to the letter about the traffic lights in Chinbrook Road (Little Thought Put Into Traffic Lights, News Shopper, October 1), I have lived in Grove Park for the past 20 years and traffic has always been a problem. It seems to
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY The Bromley (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 2003 (Amendment No. **) Order 2008. (Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough
FEARS of a massive increase in low flying planes across parts of Bexley have prompted calls for the Government to intervene. Angry Bexley councillors are calling on Communities and Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears to call in the decision by Newham
THE last in a trio of new public sports facilities in Bexley has been formally launched by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson was given a tour of Sidcup leisure centre in Hurst Road, Sidcup, and unveiled a plaque during a visit to the borough
I AM researching the life of Kenneth Findlater Campbell, who died in Beckenham in 1939. He was borough engineer for Huddersfield from 1897 until 1921. He designed a number of buildings in Huddersfield, including my local branch library. A booklet is
WHAT a shame positive steps we have taken in offering free computer access to elderly and disabled people was presented in a negative manner by the writer of the star letter headed Online GP Booking Unfair On Elderly (News Shopper, October 1). I feel
I AM writing in regard to the letter Online GP Booking Unfair To The Elderly (News Shopper, October 1). I do not usually write to newspapers but after reading that load of unsubstantiated and misinformed twaddle, I feel I must comment.
OPPONENTS of plans to turn a yacht club into a community sailing centre have failed in their bid to stop the project. A motion of no confidence, put to a special general meeting demanded by members at Erith Yacht Club, off Manor Road, has been narrowly
Insert Headline By: ggarlick with pics sent to subs by helen THE Book of Rubbish Ideas is a room-by-room guide to reducing your personal and household waste. From bedroom to bathroom and study to shed, Tracey Smith shares a host of tried,
GREENWICH Council has been told to pay residents compensation after it failed to follow planning application procedures for a school extension. A report by the Local Government Ombudsman, who investigates complaints against local authorities
A FAMILY acquaintance who committed a “despicable” crime against a disabled man has been jailed. Unemployed Stephen Sims, aged 43, of Tavy Bridge, Thamesmead, was invited into the home of a 64-year-old Erith man in June this year. He had recognised
“THIS has nothing to do with corporate social responsibility, going green is good business sense.” This was the key message from Peter Pledger, chief executive of South London Business, to business leaders from its exclusive Celsius Club, which gathered
AS HALLOWEEN approaches police and Bexley Council have been working to make sure elderly and vulnerable people in the borough are not frightened by the festivities. People who do not want young people trick or treating at the doors can get a free poster
POLICE are hunting a man who used children as part of his bid to steal from two people’s homes. They want to find the man, who they believe to be local, after the incidents in Erith on September 13. Aged between 38 and 40, the man had two children with
A GOLF day has been held in memory of a 17-year-old who died in a car accident. George Mosedale, who lived in Palace Road, Bromley and went to Hayes School, was killed when his car collided with a tree in West Common Road, Keston on June 17. Family
THEY were downing coffees as if the coffee bean was about to become extinct. But the caffeine overdose was all in a good cause. All over Bexley groups were taking part in the biggest coffee morning in the world to raise cash for Macmillan
STINK BOMB: Crossness Industrial Museum, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, is celebrating the 150th anniversary of The Great Stink of London and Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the man who cured it. The Victorian steam engines which pumped London’s sewage into the
PUBLIC NOTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 AS AMENDED - Section 14 TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC CAMBRIDGE ROAD BROMLEY NOTICE OF MAKING AN ORDER 1. The Council of the London
CALLS from the public during the summer about Bexley Council’s new rubbish collection service rose to more than 700 a day. At its peak, in the days following the two-day council workers’ strike, extra calls reached more than 1,000 a day. Temporary
GROUPS of youths under the age of 16 face being moved on by police after two dispersal zones were renewed. Police will have the right to break up groups of youths congregating and intimidating members of the public in Chislehurst and the Farnborough
ADVICE on preventing crime was given to residents when a mobile police station visited a high street. North Kent’s mobile police station was in the car park of the Black Horse pub in Bean on October 11. Residents were able to meet their neighbourhood
When firefighters arrive at the scene of an incident they normally have basic first aid training to deal with casualties. But all that is about to change as crews receive more training to save even more lives. Scott Mullins investigates.
Shop lifting is a disease that's rife in this country. There is no justification for it - not even for the NIMBYs who claim that the homeless have a right to steal - no they don't! No one does! In 2006 the security company ADT produced figures
FIREFIGHTERS were called when a car and a van were set alight in a driveway in Eltham. A fire crew was called to Appleton Road at 1.30am this morning (October 15). Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
On this day in... 1520 - King Henry VIII ordered bowling lanes to be built in Whitehall in London. 1839 - Queen Victoria proposed to Prince Albert. 1917 - Dutch spy Mata Hari was shot in Paris. She had been found guilty of spying for the Germans.
