PEOPLE have until the end of this month to make their comments on the future of south east London’s Green Chain Walk. The 16.5 mile walk stretches from Erith to Crystal Palace, taking in ancient woodlands, historic parks, heaths and farmland and is
WITH the increasing popularity of grow-your-own fruit and vegetables, now is the time to think about creating your own compost to grow them in. Everyone has kitchen rubbish, such as vegetable peelings, teabags and eggshells and many people
CHILDREN and those who care about the environment will get a chance to find out more and do their bit as Bexleyheath’s Mall shopping centre launches its EnviroMall week. The event, which began on Monday runs through until Sunday (30th) One of the
With the August bank holiday looming people are reminded in the week after a public holiday, rubbish and recycling collections normally run one day late. But the borough’s reuse and recycling centres at Thames Road, Crayford and Maidstone Road,
A STORY with Scousers singing and dancing evokes one of two images - The Beatles or a Liverpudlian adaptation of Oliver. Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is somewhere between the two, with worse songs but better hair. The Liverpool-set
The winners of the High Skool Musical competition are: Mrs C Holder, Gravesend; Indigo Star, Charlton; Miss L Winfield, Stone; Mavis Gill, Orpington; Rachel Matthews, Erith. Ian Ferguson, Beckenham; Mrs J Law, Beckenham; Maria Adams, Welling; Mrs J
A BICKLEY councillor is standing down at the next election so he can concentrate his efforts on becoming the next Erith & Thamesmead MP. Conservative parliamentary candidate Colin Bloom has been a member of Bromley Council for eight years
MURDER squad officers are asking for witnesses to come forward after a 27-year-old Orpington man was shot in a street. Three hours after Daniel Herbert had spoken with his mother Androulla, of Holywell Close, he was found after having been shot in the
The surge of line-drawing traffic management games for the iPhone and iPod Touch is showing no signs of slowing down. The latest one, Heli Rescue, will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has played these games. Luckily there are enough original features
It’s quite unusual that a games company’s boast of offering a “unique concept” is actually true, but in the case of Tattoo Mania it really does apply. The forthcoming title from German publisher HandyGames will really put players in touch with their
REVELLERS will have the quiet pleasure of listening and dancing to their own choice of music without being slapped with an ASBO at the Greenwich Comedy Festival’s very own silent disco. With the aid of a pair of wireless headphones, you can
The recent road works taking place throughout Dartford has made it almost impossible for traffic to flow with ease. The one way system through the town centre often suffers problems with traffic and the current road works are simply just adding
Eating a potato with a fig roll on your head is not everyone’s idea of funny, but comedian John Hegley is tickled pink by the thought. The performance poet tells MATTHEW JENKIN why. POET, author, comedian and broadcaster John Hegley seems impossible
BIKES, shopping trolleys and traffic barriers were all found by volunteers helping to clean the foreshore around the River Thames. Around ten people came along to New Ferry Approach in Woolwich on August 22 as part of a series of clean-ups organised
RESIDENTS can enjoy a series of walks around the area’s Green Chain, as part of a festival. The walking festival runs from September 12 to September 20 across Lewisham and Greenwich and includes woodland rambles, park walks, a tree trail, storytelling
A GLAMOUR model from Bromley needs you – to vote for her in a bikini babe competition. Kelly Cooney is in the August heat of the UK Bikini Babes and is hoping to go through to the final in October. The Tweedy Road resident, who has appeared
STONE Lodge Indoor Bowls & Halls Bowls Club in Dartford will be hosting a free event next month as part of a Dartford Borough Council initiative to encourage more people to play the sport. The club, in Cotton Lane, will stage the session
NOVICE driver Robert Springate gained pole, third and first positions at the RSA round at Brands Hatch, as well as the two fastest laps. In his first race, a slow start by the Bromley ace resulted in an initial drop to fifth. But he moved up the field
A CROWD of around 100 people watched Ebbsfleet Ladies make their Stonebridge Road debut in Sunday’s season opener against MK Dons. The squad has recently increased after the Fleet announced five new signings for the coming season, all experienced quality
FIVE members from Gravesend CC took part in the annual gathering of French cycle touring clubs, the Semaine Federale. More than 13,000 cyclists from France and neighbouring countries took part in a series of organised rides during the week over a range
A NEW golf course in Orpington has a name, thanks to a News Shopper competition. We ran a contest asking for suggestions for what the nine-hole course being opened at Chelsfield Lakes golf centre should be called. More than 50 ideas were sent in and
WINNERS have been announced in a borough’s gardening competition and one couple is celebrating their second victory in a row. The Greenwich in Bloom competition featured four categories including front gardens with colourful summer plants, front gardens
A FORMER nurse has admitted stealing £72,000 from an Alzheimer’s sufferer who was under his care. Abdool Hamuth, aged 65, pleaded guilty yesterday (August 24) at Southwark Crown Court to obtaining money transfer by deception between June 10
FRAZER Richardson and Christian Dailly both picked up minor hamstring injuries in Saturday’s win against Walsall. But the pair should be fine for the trip to Tranmere Rovers on Saturday, according to manager Phil Parkinson. The win against
A COACH from Blackheath Cricket Club has been recognised for outstanding services to grass roots game by Sky Sports presenter Michael Atherton at the fifth Ashes Test match at the Oval. Christopher Swadkin was presented with a coaching certificate
A GARDENER has thanked the British weather for her batch of monster marrows. Jenny Wan, 60, used to work in the rice fields of Hong Kong when she was growing up but has never seen vegetables the size of the ones in her Lee Green garden. The former
FIREFIGHTERS were forced to cut the roof off a car last night (August 24) after a crash in West Wickham. Emergency services were called to West Wickham High Street at around 8.30pm after reports that a car and van had crashed at the busy junction
WHEN Bexley Heritage Trust unveiled the new-look Hall Place following a £5.5m renovation, it was hailed as a triumph. The 18-month project on the part Tudor/part Stuart house in Bourne Road, Bexley, created a new visitor centre and gallery,
A MOTHER has been forced to decamp from her bedroom after hundreds of maggots breeding in uncollected rubbish threatened to invade her home. Samantha Sansom, 37, has described how wriggling fly larvae frequently swarm through overflowing rubbish
WITH the new school year around the corner, police are being sent out on bikes to educate children about road safety. Over the next two weeks, around 200 officers from Kent Police will be out giving advice to children who walk, cycle or take the bus
A NURSERY worker accused of assaulting babies is to face trial next year. Laura Pettitt, of Thayers Farm Road, Beckenham, faces 10 charges of assaulting, ill treating or neglecting children. She pleaded not guilty to all the charges
A PENSIONER who was robbed and left with a broken cheek bone says he is still suffering from the assault following the conviction of his attacker. Gurdial Matharu, aged 67, says he was on his way home from Dartford Working Men’s Club when he was kicked
