The semi finals of the team knockout and the promotion/ relegation playoff provided Thursday night’s entertainment at Riley’s in Woolwich for the participants in the South London & Kent Pool Alliance. O’Connors B put paid to the Hotshots
A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after the car she was driving exploded in Vigo. People in cars nearby, including two children, were not hurt following the blast at 1.10pm today. The woman’s injuries are not
NEIL Sedaka made a surprise appearance last night at the world premiere of a musical based on his life. The pop star, who had hits with Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, joined the cast of The Churchill theatre’s Laughter
A THUG who knifed a student to death after being mocked about his weight has been given a life sentence. On May 7 last year Ahmed Mire, 20, attacked 18-year-old Adam Pervaiz in Abinger Grove, Deptford, using a kitchen knife with a 13-inch blade.
TWO of the professional stars of Strictly Come Dancing will be performing and answering questions in a new show visiting Dartford next month. Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff (above) will quick-step and jive into The Orchard theatre, giving
A WATCHDOG is investigating after a teenager fell through a shop window while police dealt with an incident in Bromley town centre. Police were called to Bromley High Street at around 11.30pm on Saturday (February 27) after reports of a disturbance
A CAR crash in a supermarket underground car park has left an elderly man with spinal injuries. Three fire engines and two ambulances attended an incident at Morrisons in Queensway, Petts Wood, at around 1.45pm today. A shopper, who
WHEN it’s raining, as it often is, the last thing I want to do is laugh. But for rock ‘n’ roll legend Neil Sedaka, the pitter patter of rain drops is an opportunity to go outside and enjoy a good giggle. Which probably explains why the Brooklyn
MOTOWN was certainly alive with my latest visit to The Churchill theatre, Bromley with the touring show Dancing In The Streets. Packed with Motown favourites and tributes to all the greatest stars, a fine cast of 11 with a fantastic live band took
NEXT month sees the release of the much anticipated Dreadzone album Eye Of The Horizon. Reflecting the band's illustrious past and innovative releases the album firmly picks up where their popular top 20 chart hit Little Britain left off. It reinvents
FOLLOWING their display at the Kinetica Art Fair in Marylebone, James Irwin has installed two recent works at Greenwich's experimental art gallery Goth On Bus. Monument to the Alphabet consists of 16 flourescent fixings mounted on the wall, replacing
AN ELDERLY man was airlifted to hospital after he was struck by a car in Northfleet. The 89-year-old pedestrian victim was involved in a collision with a black Ford Focus car in Perry Street at around 9.20am on Wednesday (Mar 3). Police attended
THE Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said on television he does “not want to build an airport in the Thames Estuary”. Mr Johnson has previously proposed building a £40bn airport dubbed Boris Island as an alternative to having a third runway
A CREDIT union has been set up to help north Kent residents struggling during the economic downturn. Kent Savers was launched on yesterday and is based at the Old Town Hall in High Street, Gravesend, and will help people on low incomes avoid
A BOOKMAKER has been given the go ahead to open just yards from a school in Mottingham, despite fierce objections from a former headteacher. Today (March 5), Bromley Council approved an application from Ladbrokes to open a betting shop despite
AN ‘AQUARIUM’ has been installed in a hospital corridor to make children’s visits less frightening. The colourful window display at the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, aims to distract patients on their way in to the children’s ward
A DOG owner has been reunited with her pet pug which was snatched by a pair of robbers. Linda Dingley, of High Grove, Plumstead, was walking her two pugs, aged two and six, along Flaxton Road when two white men sneaked up from behind and grabbed
I think I was about 11 or 12 when the Transformers reached their heyday in the mid-80s so I was slightly too old to be swept up by the ‘more than meets the eye’ phenomenon. Besides, computer games and football were what I was into during my
A 62-YEAR-OLD man has been given a police caution after engaging in sexual activity in a public toilet. Officers caught the Biggin Hill man performing a sex act in toilets in Leaves Green Road, Keston. After being arrested, the man fainted
THE President of South Africa made a visit to Catford as part of his state visit to the UK. Jacob Zuma attended Lewisham Town Hall in Catford yesterday (March 4) to join a round table discussion about Lewisham Council’s youth projects.
IF YOU want more proof that children are evil soulless monsters, then look no further as Case 39 provides more than enough reason to stay sprog free. Social worker Emily (Renee Zellweger) is buried in work, so she’s none too pleased when yet
KEEN gardeners can get some free advice about orchids. The event takes place this weekend at Keston Garden Centre on Oakley Road, Keston. Advice will be given about caring for the plants and there will also be a range of 12 orchids on display.
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FIREFIGHTERS spent four hours battling a roof fire in Welling this morning (March 5). Fire crews were called to Axminster Crescent at around 11.45pm last night and discovered the roof of a family home was on fire. A middle-aged couple
A THAMESMEAD shopkeeper has appealed to Bexley Council not to forget the town. Large amounts of resources, people and high profile visitors have poured into Thamesmead in the wake of the murder of Moses Nteyoho in October last year.
THE first step in a journey which will see a slice of River Thames history disappear from UK shores, was taken at the weekend. Almost on the stroke of midnight and under generator-powered lights, Erith Yacht Club’s last water-borne clubhouse
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Mottingham appeared in court yesterday (March 4) charged with GBH and drug possession. Wayne Gordon, of Beaconsfield Parade, Mottingham, has been charged with GBH with intent in connection with an alleged assault in Marvels Lane
TORY leader David Cameron is digesting another poll blow after a survey showed the Tories' lead in key marginal constituencies, including Eltham and Dartford, has been slashed. Research by YouGov in 60 crucial seats put the Conservatives just
ALARMED Bexley councillors have threatened to stop the planned closure of the accident and emergency department at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup. They fear the necessary expansion of other A&E departments, promised as part of A Picture of Health
THE number of local authorities installing microchips in rubbish bins, including Bexley Council, has increased by nearly two thirds in a year, a campaign group has said. At least 2.6 million households now have microchips in their bins which
A BEXLEY councillor has slammed the “I know my rights” society, claiming the demand for CCTV is driven by a lack of community responsibility. Councillor Alex Sawyer claimed CCTV would not be so widespread if everyone played a part in making
