3,000 people attended Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice's first major outdoor event of 2010, the annual Easter Fair, on Monday (5 April). The event, which ran from 1.30pm - 4.30pm, raised over £5,000 for the Hospice. Fun and games included
A HOSPICE has secured government funding of almost £500,000 to improve its day care facilities and equipment. EllenorLions Hospices, based in Coldharbour Road, Northfleet, is one of 123 hospices across the country to be awarded part of a £40m
SWAN Honda’s James Ellison took the second win of the day at Brands Hatch following an incident-packed 30-lap race ahead of Tommy Hill, who now leads the British superbike championship after the opening round. Ellison had got off to a flying start
THE first final of the Gravesend League season took place on Saturday with the Dampier Palmer Hospital Cup up for grabs in the meeting between Joydens Wood and Oakfield. A good sized crowd saw a keen contest with Joydens first out of the traps when
Pat Katnoria’s life changed forever when her daughter took her own life. She speaks to DAVID MILLS about a support group she organises for those bereaved by suicide. PAT Katnoria’s daughter Julie tragically took her own life in August 2005
SOUTHBOROUGH Primary School in Bromley has received lottery funding to run three after school clubs in basketball, athletics and lacrosse. The £9,920 award will be used over three terms to deliver the extra curricular sports offer to encourage children
ROAD repair crews are continuing to fix potholes left by the worst winter in 30 years. Kent County Council has hailed its success at filling 45,300 potholes since the beginning of the year, which is double the amount during the first three months of
THE gloom of yet another overcast sky was lifted when Dartford charmed two second-half moments of pure football joy to overturn a one goal deficit against Canvey and end the afternoon requiring just three points from seven fixtures to land a second
LEARN more about cancer screening programmes as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bromley NHS Primary Care Trust has organised a presentation at Community Halls in South Street, Bromley, on Monday (April 19) to help visitors learn more
Following their disappointment when the snow forced the cancellation of GRFC's under 12s, visit to the Stoop, they will now form the guard of honour at the Harlequins v Leeds Guinness Premiership fixture on 10 April. Wearing their full Gravesend kit
CHELSFIELD’S Shaun Hollamby was decidedly upbeat at the progress made despite his AmD Milltek Racing team suffering two driveshaft failures in the first round of the British touring car championship at Thruxton. In mixed weather conditions on Saturday
THE battle to win the Watson Trophy took place at Dartford Golf Club recently, where the home side’s Michael Saunders eased to victory. This competition is for Kent club champions only and one of Kent golf union’s key fixtures on the calendar. Against
LANCE Cronin claims Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes inspired him to pull off a crucial penalty save in Ebbsfleet’s 3-2 win over Eastbourne yesterday. Cronin played a big part in grabbing the victory after blocking a Simon Weatherstone spot
LIAM Daish hailed two players who were key to securing Ebbsfleet’s vital 3-2 victory over Eastbourne Borough on Easter Monday. Moses Ashikodi will no doubt grab the headlines for his two goals and man of the match performance in the win which
IF YOU are in need of the perfect hair makeover for this season or simply want to keep your new spring colour and style looking beautiful, Lookfantastic hair salon in Gravesend is offering readers the chance to win a treatment and Redken hair products
FUNDING has been announced to improve road networks across the area as part of the largest single regeneration project in Europe. An investment of £23m by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), which is funded and sponsored by the government, means
EBBSFLEET could yet pull of an escape that Harry Houdini would be proud of after beating Eastbourne Borough on Easter Monday. Fleet would be relegation certainties had a victory not been secured yesterday with the teams around them picking
STUDENTS from Blackheath theatre school Step Up are celebrating after they wowed judges from nationwide talent contest UK Unsigned. The school in Kidbrooke Grove was overjoyed to hear its students were selected for the semi-finals to be held
Welcome to this week's News Shopper Tuesday entertainment opinion column. Read our rant and join the debate by adding your comments. AS I rapidly approach the big three-zero, I find myself engaging in a new morning ritual. Like a gorilla picking
A GUN supplier who ran a firearms conversion business from his living room is among a gang of criminals sentenced to a total of 43 years in prison for weapons offences. The six men were arrested and charged following an operation by the Met Police’
MONTY Python fans rejoice as the West End smash hit and award-winning musical Spamalot hits the road, visiting The Churchill theatre in Bromley this summer. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot
CRYSTAL Palace manager Paul Hart has urged his players to hold their nerve from now until the end of the season after an important 3-1 victory over Preston lifted the Eagles out of the relegation zone. Palace’s woeful recent home form looked set to
SIX people were taken to hospital over the weekend following two road traffic accidents in Orpington. A silver Ford Fiesta and a red Renault Clio collided in Cray Avenue on Friday (April 2) at around 7.35pm. The Clio ended up on its
A 19-YEAR-OLD passenger has died and four others were injured following a car crash in north Kent. The crash involving a silver Citroen Saxo happened on the A227 Gravesend Road near Wrotham shortly after 3am on Saturday (April 3). No
GORDON Brown has called the general election for May 6 - heralding the start of what is set to be the hardest-fought campaign for many years. The Prime Minister had an audience with the Queen, before returning to Downing Street to announce
The magnificent sum of £322.00 was collected at Sainsburys, Dartford Store, for Cancer Research UK, in spite of the credit crunch,on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd April,2010 Dartford Local Committee are also pleased to announce that their next
A 20-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition after being stabbed. Police were called at 3pm yesterday (April 5) to reports of a man being injured in Lee High Road, Lewisham. He was taken by air ambulance to a south London hospital suffering
CRYSTAL Palace striker Calvin Andrew is relishing the chance to impress when Neil Warnock returns to SE25 for the first time since leaving for QPR. The Eagles face Warnock’s Hoops on Saturday and with Palace’s recent resurgence leaving them only two
If you want to step into spring with a healthy outlook, it’s time to ditch picking on left-over food. It’s surprising how quickly the calories mount up grazing on left-over food. A nibble on a fishcake, a few chips or a chicken nugget can add about
BROMLEY’S dismal form since the turn of the year continued at the Dripping Pan on Monday afternoon when relegation-threatened Lewes won far more easily than the score suggests. In what was a very poor game, Bromley’s makeshift side lacked cohesion
A COUNCIL leader has missed 35 out of 54 meetings in the past year - one of the worst attendance records for the whole authority. Over the past 12 months, Cllr Chris Roberts has missed 10 planning board meetings - including the highly controversial
SAM Sodje is catching up brother Akpo in Charlton’s scoring charts after his only goal sunk Carlisle at The Valley. Sam, 30, now only trails his younger sibling by four goals to five this season, with Akpo’s advantage of playing up front balanced
TRAGEDY struck in Charlton over the Easter weekend when a man died in a flat fire. Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters attended the blaze in Rectory Field Crescent in the early hours of Saturday morning (April 3). The London
A CHARITY’S dance troupe was treated to a visit from an ex Eastender to celebrate their achievements. Each year, Magpie Dance helps more than 150 dancers with learning disabilities from across south-east London and north Kent. The charity
Cray produced their best win and best Ryman Premier performance of the season to stun play-off chasing Sutton United at Gander Green Lane on Easter Monday. Playing his second game for the club, Lewis Perkins found the net after 4 minutes to
