I sometimes ask myself the above question. I think it is important to keep the Piggott Blog up-and-running but sometimes nothing inspires me. I must admit the news of Boris The Spider running after some iron bar wielding hoodlums down an alleyway caught
BECKENHAM endurance athlete Nick Kinsey has just returned from competing in the Ford Ironman world triathlon championships in Hawaii. It was the first time he had appeared at the event in four years and here he spills the beans to News
I was somewhat amused by the letter Pensioners Clog My Weekends. To some extent I would agree, but bearing in mind the fact during the week these old (quote) shuffling duffers with blue rinses (I have not been aware of the latter for some years) are
I felt sad and sorry for the person who thinks all over 65s should not use shops, precincts or Costas at weekends. Yes I can shop Monday to Friday but I have a working daughter and we love to spend weekends shopping together and popping into Costa.
In regard to the Blue Rinse Brigade letter, the irritated person who objects standing behind the old duffers on Saturday should try to remember it was the old duffers who allowed them to express their freedom of speech by laying down their lives
WHEN Bexley’s Tudor mansion underwent a £5.5m restoration last year, it freed up new space within the house for the borough’s museum. Now Hall Place, in Bourne Road, Bexley, is hosting its first museum exhibition in its new surroundings.
In reply to the letter Blue Rinse Brigade, I for one should like to speak up for the so-called blue rinse brigade. It might come as news to this person but we have not always been 65 and over. Most of us have brought up our families in between holding
In regard to the letter Blue Rinse Brigade Clogging Up Shops, how dare this person have the nerve to say people over 65 years of age should not go shopping on Saturday. Many of the people this person finds so annoying fought and nearly died to give
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in South Hill Road, Gravesend, this morning. Firefighters from Thames-side station were called to the house at around 5.40am and found two people inside. A firefighter on the
MARTIN Hayes admits he would like to succeed Andy Ford as Welling United manager. The former Arsenal star is no stranger to the Conference South from his time in charge at Bishop’s Stortford and is eager to get back in the thick of it again
Seventeen year old central defender George Mitchell has been put forward for the England Schoolboys’ side following some impressive performances for his Kent County schools side. The six foot two classy defender has been nurtured at VCD by
A MEETING to allay public fears will be held tomorrow night (November 4) following the murder of a man in Thamesmead on Friday night. Moses Nteyoho, aged 22, of Chalcombe Road, Abbey Wood, was found suffering from stab wounds by police officers
Saturday saw Bromley and Beckenham on the wrong side of a five-one score line as they lost out to high-flying Canterbury. Having lost six nil to the same opposition on the opening game of the season, BromBeck knew that it was going to be a tough game
SHOOTERS Hill Cricket Club recently held their annual awards ceremony for the colts. The colts play in North Kent Junior League at U15 and U13 level, in U12 and U14 cup games and U11 friendlies. With 35 colts on the club’s books, it was a busy evening
ISTEAD & Ifield Harrier Jeannette Giles finished as the first over-70 lady at the Derwentwater 10-mile race on Sunday for the second consecutive year. The main problem was not the run but the rain, which according to locals the worst there had ever
BEXLEYHEATH & Belvedere HC travelled to the deepest south west to play Devon side Dart HC in the second round of the Hockey Association Trophy. The game got underway with early pressure from BBHC as a run from Jamie Perfitt down the by-line saw him
STUART Oliver signed off a successful 2009 British Truck Racing Association Championship campaign by clinching his second victory of the weekend at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Oliver, who secured his ninth British title last time out at Pembrey, was pressured
Sometimes you get a video game based on a TV show, or a brand of toys, or a comic book franchise. In Marvel Super Hero Squad’s case you get all three. Way back in the mists of time the Marvel Comics universe was born, giving rise to Hulk, Spider-Man
PHIL Parkinson put pen to paper on an extension to his contract last Friday, the day before the match against Carlisle United. The Valley boss agreed a new one-year deal that takes his contract to summer 2011. CHARLTON responded to injuries to Frazer
A FREE insulation scheme for homes in the area has been suggested by a council committee striving to cut carbon emissions. Lewisham Council's sustainable development select committee has suggested a three-year programme which would insulate around
SAXON Crown Masters Swimming Club capped their most successful season by becoming the top club at the recent Medway Open gala. A full strength team of 23 swimmers from the Ladywell-based club beat off tough competition from Kent’s biggest masters outfit
CULVERSTONE surrendered the First Division leadership when they went down to their second consecutive defeat at home to The Rising Eagles. Joe Cooke hit a hat-trick as the Eagles found the net six times, with Ross Penrose, Sam Potterton and Ben Giles
A 42-YEAR-OLD man who was taken to hospital yesterday after a road crash has died. The motorbike rider collided with bollards at the side of Lee High Road at the junction of Brightfield Road in Lee during the early hours of yesterday (Nov2)
COLCHESTER manager Aidy Boothroyd admits his side could be on the end of a shock FA Cup exit at Bromley on Saturday unless his squad take the game seriously. The Essex outfit caused one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history when
A COUNCIL'S garden waste service has been extended until the end of the month. The service, which gives residents the chance to have their autumn leaves and garden rubbish taken away by Lewisham Council, was due to end on November 1. But due to
THE Woodlands Farm Trust celebrated the harvest of apples from its fruit orchard by hosting an Apple Day at the farm on the borders of Welling and Shooters Hill. It has been holding the celebration for the past four years and this was the biggest
A FATHER who was part of a burglary in which a man was hit on the head with a golf club has avoided prison. Billy Simpson, of Leechcroft Avenue, Swanley, was given a one-year jail sentence, suspended for two years, at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday
A UNION is to seek an injunction to stop Royal Mail using agency workers it claims are being used as strike-breakers. Royal Mail has recruited 30,000 temporary workers, which the Communication Workers’ Union says have been brought in to do
I don’t know much about basketball. As far as I am aware, it’s a bit like netball, except that it features mostly 8ft tall men and not girls in short skirts. It’s a sport I have paid minimal attention to and, as a result, my knowledge of basketball
A PEDESTRIAN knocked unconscious by a car in Beckenham at the weekend is still in hospital, police say. The 48-year-old was walking along Beckenham Road on Saturday night (October 31) at around 11.30pm when he was struck by a grey Fiat Punto. He suffered
A 23-YEAR-OLD man seriously assaulted outside a cinema at the weekend has died. Richard Price was found in an alleyway between the Empire cinema and Dini’s cafe, in Bromley High Street, on Saturday night (October 31). He was suffering
POLICE want to speak to a man in connection with an alleged attempted sexual assault. A 20-year-old woman was walking in Alkerden Lane, Swanscombe, in the early hours of Saturday morning when she was grabbed from behind by a man, however she
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a suspected arson attack this morning. Two engines from Thames-side station were called to Southfleet Road, Gravesend, at around 5.40am. A firefighter who was on the scene said they found the occupier of the house inside
Blackheath & Bromley's Senior men enjoyed their best result for some years when they finished second in the National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield. To add to the celebrations Michael Skinner and Scott Overall ran the first and second fastest times
PEOPLE with any policing concerns can go to a police surgery at Vigo Library in Erskine Road, Meopham, between 3pm and 4pm on November 10. The following day another surgery will take place between 2.30pm and 3.30pm at St Albans Church, St Albans
Hi Kent is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising in the Dartford and Gravesend areas. The charity for the deaf and hard-of-hearing needs people who can spare a couple of hours each week, for tasks such as delivering charity boxes to businesses
YOUNGSTERS are delighted at moving into a new building for their nursery. As part of a £6m revamp at Oakfield Community Primary School, more than 100 children aged three and four can now boast of having fantastic new facilities. The
SKATERS kept themselves busy during the half-term break by washing cars to raise money to renovate their skatepark. Around a dozen youngsters got soaking wet washing 30 cars and raised £100. So far they are £300 short of their £1,000 target amount
UNANSWERED questions remain for the friends and family of a biker who died of injuries sustained in a police chase. Lennie Gray was being pursued by officers in a patrol car as he rode along Leaves Green Road, Biggin Hill, on a green Kawasaki
A HAPPY Halloween was had by youngsters in north Kent as they enjoyed treats without any tricks. Children were shown how to turn an ordinary vegetable into the stuff of nightmares at a pumpkin carving masterclass at the John Lewis Foodhall
