CHARLTON missed out on the chance to gain top spot in League One when they were held by a goalless Valley draw by Oldham. The Addicks knew they would claim pole position from Leeds, who were without a match today, if they won this game by two clear
PUPILS at one Bexley school are now enjoying a meat-free Monday encouraged by the PETA Foundation. Townley Grammar School in Townley Road, Bexleyheath, is taking part in the project which is part of a worldwide effort to reduce carbon emissions by cutting
A FAIRTRADE fashion show with a cultural twist will mark the end of Black History Month. Greenwich Heritage Centre will host the show on October 30 as part of Greenwich borough's month-long black culture celebrations. Fashion students
PLANS for a new centre for young people has been described by the Children’s Commissioner for England as “the best and most exciting” he has seen. Sir Al Aynsley-Green was in Thamesmead with his deputy Sue Berelowitz, to talk to children and young people
SHOPPERS stepped back in time and got a taste of what they could buy 100 years ago. A three-day exhibition was held at Marks and Spencer at Bluewater in celebration of the store’s 125th anniversary. On display was a selection of merchandise
A PETITION listing hundreds of signatures is objecting to plans that could see the closure of a cash office. Bromley Council says it is looking closely at proposals to shut its cash office in Orpington because it wants to make "effective
THE woman victim of an horrific domestic violence assault has discovered her attacker will be freed from jail on Christmas Eve. Maria Tume, 40, from Bexley, says she was shocked and appalled to find out her former boyfriend Andrew Lammy had
WHEN it comes to extreme fundraising, two staff members at Bexleyheath’s shopping centre take some beating. Christine Barton, marketing manager at the Broadway Mall and its operations manager Sue Wilders, 52, went diving with sharks, to raise cash for
AFRICA comes to Gravesend next week, with an evening to celebrate the continent’s culture, history and literature. An Africa Evening is being held at Gravesend Library in Windmill Street from 6 to 8pm on Wednesday (October 21) as part of Black
IN A new initiative, students from a Bexley school have come face-to-face with bus drivers and transport officials to debate the issue of school bus services. A 200-strong audience of boys from Beths Grammar School in Hartford Road, Bexley Village,
IT WAS a celebration of autumn and rural Kentishness when the National Trust-owned Red House celebrated Apple Day. The garden of the house, once owned by artist and socialist William Morris, and its orchard were opened up for local families
A HORTICULTURAL society has had fun celebrating its 50th year. Mottingham Horticultural Society held the event on the Widecombe Road Allotments. The group celebrated by having tea and refreshments. They also paid tribute to John
COUNCILLORS were left red-faced after 34 invoices demanding a total of more than £2.5m were sent to a new cafe. On October 7, the postman delivered a mountain of 35 letters to the Tudor Barn cafe in Well Hall Pleasaunce, 34 of which were from
KNIFE crime in Bexley has nearly halved in the last six months, according to the latest figures for Bexley, released by the Met. Police . Between April and September this year, crimes involving knives dropped to 60, from 104 for the same period
Week 3 of the winter season of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance saw the both teams based at the Coach & Horses in Lewisham open up a 2 point lead at the top of their respective divisions. In the MWS Premier Division the Hotshots benefitted from
