THE number of teenagers killed or seriously injured on Bexley’s roads last year has fallen to its lowest level since 2005. The latest figure from Transport for London (TfL) show the number of casualties among young people aged between 13 and 19 fell
OFF to the wilds of Mongolia next month are Sidcup brothers Iain and Dan Bull. They will one of 300 teams hoping to drive across Europe and Russia to Mongolia, in the Mongol Rally, raising cash for charity. Iain, 34, an assistant buildings
A SPECIALLY-built mobile heart screening unit will be in Blackfen this weekend aimed at young people who may have undiagnosed heart conditions. The free screening has been organised by the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) and electrical
CHILDREN in Bexley primary schools have been issued with “passports for health” to help them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The children have been encouraged to complete a different task each day, and for each task completed, they got their “passport
A BEXLEY artist is hoping to win a free trip to paint and sketch in his dream location of New York. Adebanji Alade, 37, from Waterfield Close, Belvedere, has been shortlisted in the British Airways Great Britons competition, inspired by the airline’
POLICE in Bexley will be using new technological developments to identify people driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Electronic screening devices will be used in the borough during the Met-wide summer crackdown on drinking and driving
TOWNSPEOPLE have chosen a charity which helps people come to terms with bereavement, as the winner of a £500 community grant. Organised by the Riverside Shopping Centre in Erith town centre, a shortlist of five local charities was chosen by
THE retiring Bishop of Rochester, the Right Rev Michael Nazir-Ali has been visiting Bexley to conduct a confirmation service. It may be one of the last times he visits the borough as he announced in March that he will stand down on September
BUSINESSES in Bexley are being invited to a seminar to hear how they can cash in on contracts for the development of the Thames Gateway. The event, being held at the Thames Innovation Centre in Veridion Way off Yarnton Way Thamesmead, tomorrow
CONTROVERSIAL cleric Bishop Jonathan Blake was outside New Scotland Yard on Monday to launch his national campaign against police violence and malpractice. Mr Blake, 52, set up his When No One’s Watching campaign earlier this year after being
THE families of two French students murdered in New Cross last year are planning legal action against the British authorities. Two men were found guilty today (June 4) of killing Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez in Sterling Gardens on June
Generally speaking there aren’t that many good sports movies; they’re often riddled with cliché and plot ground so well trodden you could mistake it for a ploughed field. And when was the last good film about baseball made? Field of Dreams in 1989
MOTHERS will run a stall at a summer fete to raise money for their campaign to fund a playground for their community. Kelly Hazeldine and Jennifer Tremain will sell doughnuts and run a tombola at the Hawley Fete in Hawley Road from 11.30am
A SPECTACULAR hat-trick by former Manchester United star Teddy Sheringham sealed a glorious afternoon at a sun drenched Eden Park Avenue on Sunday. It was an opportunity for the Beckenham community to savour football legends in the flesh, including
CHILDREN at a primary school are ‘devastated’ after vandals stole 30 goldfish and destroyed their wildlife garden. The vandals struck St Philomena's Roman Catholic Primary School in Chelsfield Road, Orpington, during the half term leaving the youngsters
THE parents of murdered French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo have described their grief. In impact statements read out in court before killers Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer were sentenced, the students' parents talked of their pain
BAND/ARTIST NAME: Nikki Felle TYPE OF MUSIC: A fusion of Pop, Jazz & Country. Somewhere between Duffy and Norah Jones. LINE UP: Just me. I am a solo singer-songwriter. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: I live in Shortlands, Bromley but
A PAIR of drug-crazed thugs who murdered two French students have been given life sentences. Dano Sonnex, aged 23, of Etta Street, Deptford, must serve a minimum of 40 years in prison. Nigel Farmer, aged 34, of no fixed address, must
RELAY FOR LIFE -Cancer Research UK - Dartford Local Committee invite you to join us at Dartford Central Park on Saturday 27th June,2009 3pm start for 24 hours.> Can you form a walking Relay team from work colleagues,friends and family members
RELAY FOR LIFE - Cancer Research UK - Dartford Local Committee invite you to join us at Dartford Central Park on Saturday 27th June,2009 3pm start for 24 hours> Can you form a walking Relay team from work colleagues,friends and family members
UKIP says it has been “innundated” with calls from voters complaining the party is not on the European election ballot papers. The party, which wants Britain to pull out of the EU, says it has received reports from Dartford, as well as Carlisle, York
RELAY FOR LIFE -Cancer Research UK - Dartford Local Committee invite you to join us at Dartford Central Park on Saturday 27th June,2009 3pm start for 24 hours> Can you form a walking Relay team from work colleagues,friends and family members or we
THE mother of murdered French student Laurent Bonomo has revealed how she desperately tried to call her son on the day he died. Mr Bonomo and friend Gabriel Ferez were stabbed 244 times at his bedsit in Sterling Gardens, New Cross, on the morning
MUMS say they will fight to the end against a council’s decision to close a primary school. At a Greenwich Council meeting on May 19, cabinet members decided Charlotte Turner School, in Benbow Street, Deptford, will shut in August. But angry mothers
PLANS for a multi-million pound redevelopment of a housing estate have been given the go-ahead by the Mayor of London. On June 3 Boris Johnson approved proposals for a radical revamp of the Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke, one of the largest and
A CHOIR is putting on a concert to raise money to get a minibus for a group of air cadets. On June 13 The Beckenham Ladies Choir will be performing a range of songs from Bach to the Beatles at Penge Congregational Church in the High Street.
FAMILIES will be running up to 10 kilometres to raise money for charity this weekend. The Wellness Run will take place at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in Ledrington Road, Crystal Palace on Sunday (JUNE 7) British athlete
THE family of killer Dano Sonnex played a major role during his trial for murder. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were tied up and stabbed a total of 244 times in Sterling Gardens, New Cross, on June 29 last year. Sonnex, aged 23, of Etta
THEY were two brilliant students with bright futures ahead of them, but their lives were to end when two sadistic thugs, high on drugs, burst into their world. Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were stabbed to death at Mr Bonomo's bedsit in
VOLUNTEERS have praised the work of Mary Portas after she changed the fortunes of their struggling charity shop. Save the Children in Orpington High Street invited the business guru, nicknamed Mary Queen of Shops, to run the second-hand store
A WOMAN accused of lying in court to protect murderer Dano Sonnex has named her newborn baby after him. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were tied up and stabbed a total of 244 times in Sterling Gardens, New Cross, on June 29 last
A DISABLED pensioner has been left housebound after an access ramp was stolen from the entrance of her home. Police were called to the property on Dermody Road, Hither Green, on May 29, at 10.50pm, after 66-year-old Fredena Bailey noticed her wheel
NIGEL Farmer, convicted of murdering two French students in New Cross, lost his “moral compass” after breaking up with his partner and mother of his twin sons. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were tied up and stabbed a total of 244
DANO Sonnex murdered two French students in New Cross just months after spending five years behind bars for a string of other violent crimes. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were tied up and stabbed a total of 244 times in Sterling
JUSTICE Secretary Jack Straw has apologised to the families of two French students murdered by a pair of sadistic thugs, as one of the killers should have been in custody. Speaking after Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer were convicted of the murders
AFTER briefly being named hottest place in Britain in 2003, Gravesend is hoping to reclaim the crown this summer. A temperatue of 38.1C was recorded in the town on August 10, 2003, making it the hottest place on record in Britain. However
MORE than 700 competitors took part in Sunday’s annual Crystal Palace Triathlon at the Crystal Palace Park and National Sports Centre. It is the fifth consecutive year Crystal Palace Triathletes Club have hosted the race. The contest was also open
AN INQUEST has heard how a 90-year-old woman died following a fall while in hospital. Lillian Spear, of Hollywell Park residential home in Hodsoll Street, Meopham, was admitted to Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, on April 3 last year after
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VOTERS are going to the polls in European and Kent County Council elections which could hasten Gordon Brown's departure from Number 10. The Prime Minister is braced for disastrous results after recent opinion polls suggesting support for Labour
A CAR passenger is seriously ill in hospital after a crash in Biggin Hill. The man was travelling in a black Vauxhall Corsa when it was in collision with a silver Ford Ka in Main Road. He was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel,
A 20-YEAR-OLD man is due to appear in court this morning (June 4) charged with murdering a teenager at a block of flats in Deptford. Adam Pervaiz was found in a communal stairwell in Shearwater Court, Abinger Grove, at around noon on May 7. The 18
TURKISH residents are calling on a council to provide them with a permanent site for their community school. The Turkish Supplementary School, in Lewisham, provides members of Lewisham’s Turkish community with classes in various subjects, including
A MOTHER of two plans to donate unwanted school uniforms to children in Africa. Alison Rouse of Oaklands Road, Dartford has written to 80 primary and secondary schools in the Bexley borough to see if their pupils would consider donating any
A HIGH Court judge has rejected a council’s bid for an injuction to prevent a hostel opening in Gravesend. Gravesham Council applied for the injunction last month (May) after inspectors discovered developer HFHA was turning former office block Cygnet
Graham Styles is currently on a mammoth 18-month motorcycle journey through every single country in North and South America. Reporter DAN KEEL spoke to him about his trip which has featured road accidents, deadly spiders and sacrificial rituals
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for manslaughter after his conviction for murdering a teenager at a bus stop in 2006 was quashed. In July 2007 Jordan Mayers, of Birch Grove, Lee, was jailed for murdering 19-year-old Emmanuel Odunewu after
A NUMBER of free events will take place in Bexley next week to mark national carers’ week. National carers’ week (Monday June 8 until Sunday June 14) recognises all the hard work carers have put into looking after ill or disabled relatives
A RESIDENTS’ association will quiz council officers about road safety at an open meeting later this month. Shortlands Residents’ Association has invited Bromley Council’s road safety officer Derrick Holmes and highways project engineer Naeem
A POPULAR car show will return this summer to celebrate its 28th anniversary. Organisers of Ravens Wood School’s Custom and Classic Car Show and Fayre say there will be more than 450 custom and classic cars at the school on June 21.
THE OPTION of paying for parking using a mobile phone may soon be rolled out across the borough. Following a trial in Orpington, council officers now want to offer drivers across the whole borough the chance to use their mobiles to pay for
YOUNGSTERS and staff at a nursery school brought cartoon characters to life at their Disney themed fun day. All 107 children aged from three months to five years, and the 32 staff at Kids Inc Day Nursery dressed up as their favourite characters from
LONDONERS are being warned by the police against buying motorcycles containing stolen parts. The warning comes on the back of an investigation by the Met which found stolen bikes are being given new identities and resold to unsuspecting buyers.
