A CHARITY which provides breaks for carers has been given a grant to pay towards a new service for dementia sufferers. Crossroads Care Bexley, based in Erith, has been given £120,000 by the City Bridge Trust which will pay for a part-time dementia development
WITH 15 routes and five distances to choose from, there is no excuse not to sign up for this year’s Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice walk. The walk, on May 3, takes in picturesque parts of the Green Chain Walk and the Thames Path such as Lesnes
MEMBERS of Bexley’s Sikh Temple were pretty in pink as they hosted an event to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. The Guru Nanak Darbar, in Mitchell Close, Belvedere, asked everyone who attended, including the temple priests, to wear something
SCHOOLS across Bexley celebrated St George’s Day with a variety of activities, from a proper English school lunch to the St George’s cafe at Barrington Primary School in Barrington Road, Bexleyheath. Grandparents were invited into the school for teas
A HANDCUFFED and partially naked man woke up a pensioner to claim he had been kidnapped. Thelma Connolly, of Brockwell Close, Petts Wood, was woken up at 4.15am on April 29 when a man banged on her front door. The 73-year-old got out
A DISTRAUGHT cat owner is appealing to News Shopper readers to help find her beloved three-legged animal. Shirley Palmer’s four-year-old black and white cat Bert went missing from Ark Cattery in Swanley at the end of February. Bert,
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing 49-year-old man. Lee Knowlden was last seen by his wife on Monday (April 26) around 11am at his home in Plumstead. He is known to work on a scaffolding site in the Wembley area. He also visits
AS THE weather turns nasty and the bank holiday weekend begins, the Empire Cinema in Bromley will be putting on special late night film screenings. Marvel's blockbuster comic book adventure Iron Man 2 (12A), starring Robert Downey Jr, will
WITH the release of Centurion, Agora and Clash Of The Titans, historical epics are very much the vogue of the season. Nicholas Winding Refn brings another take on a period of history shrouded in mythological origins, this time serving up an
IRON Man 2 has a lot to live up to. The first movie was a bombastic, fun and witty movie which re-established Robert Downey Jr as a big league player in Hollywood and is still far and away the best adaptation of a Marvel comic. Iron Man
TO CELEBRATE the 25th anniversary tour of Stepping Out, News Shopper is giving readers the chance to win tickets to see the comic play when it comes to Dartford next month. Four lucky people will each win a pair of tickets for the performance
TO CELEBRATE the release of the action adventure film Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, News Shopper has teamed up with the Odeon cinema in Beckenham to offer a handful of exciting prizes. One lucky reader will win tickets for two luxury
NINE people have been arrested in recent weeks on the Larner Road estate in Erith, for drugs offences. Colyers ward Safer Neighbourhoods policing team have targeted drugs as a priority on the estate after requests from residents. They
TWO men have been jailed for a minimum of 30 years each today (April 30) after murdering a 35-year-old drug dealer at his flat. Sunny Eze was stabbed four times at his home in Vyvyan House, Campbell Close, Shooters Hill, on March 4 last year
THE charity which supports carers in Bexley is relaunching its Carers’ Network. The network aims to provide carers with information about new developments, national and local, which could affect carers and the person they care for, as well as details
THIS week's winning numbers in the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery. The Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice lottery provides a great way for people to donate to the hospice and at the same time have the chance of winning a top prize
TWO armed robbers have struck at a travel agent in West Wickham. Flying Squad officers are at the scene following the robbery at Thomson in the high street at around 1pm. It is not yet known whether the two black men escaped with any cash. This
A MOTHER repeatedly broke down in tears at the Old Bailey today (April 30) as she denied murdering her baby. Bobby Louch died on December 29, 2008 after suffering injuries to his head and body allegedly caused by punches and kicks in the two
Welcome to this week's News Shopper Friday sport opinion column. Read our rant and join the debate by adding your comments. CRYSTAL Palace could drop into the third tier for the first time since the 1970s this weekend if they lose at Sheffield
PEOPLE with time on their hands who would like to do some volunteer work can now visit a drop-in centre to find something to suit them. The drop-ins are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath from 10am until noon and at the Central
At about this time of the year, as in several years past, Greenwich Rotary Club gets together with the nationwide effort on STROKE AWARENESS DAY - to raise public awareness of the dangers of untreated high blood pressure. The general idea
PUT on your dancing shoes, the Big Dance Bus will be in town for this year’s Danson Festival. The bus aims to prepare people for the Big World Dance on July 10. It will feature spectacular dance routines performed by professional dancers from stage
DECOR ** (drab and soulless) DRINK **** (good range of beers and ales) PRICE *** (reasonably priced) ATMOSPHERE ** (frosty) STAFF * (service with a scowl) THEY say Helen of Troy’s face was so beautiful it launched a 1000 ships, but the look
A CLAIRVOYANT is urging people to vote for him to become the next mayor of Lewisham. Graham Dare is standing as a candidate for the English Democrats and says it is time for a minority party to run the council. He said: “It’s a winnable
GORDON Brown has acknowledged that Britain could have a Conservative government next week after he was seen as the worst performer in last night’s television debate. A combined series of snap polls taken after the debate declared David Cameron
FOLLOWING its huge success last year, the Bex Factor competition is back for another talent search. The hunt is on again for 20 of Bexley’s most talented musicians and 20 outstanding dancers. Live auditions will begin next week for individuals
POLICE are investigating after a man was allegedly kidnapped and then taken to a house in Petts Wood. The partially dressed 32-year-old man was found by officers in Brockwell Close following reports of a disturbance at around 4.20am yesterday
FIREFIGHTERS from New Cross and Old Kent Road were called to a van fire this morning (April 30). It took them around 30 minutes to deal with the blazing vehicle near the BP Connect petrol station in New Cross Road. The front of the van was destroyed
HEAT from a spotlight caused a roof fire in Orpington last night. The flames were spotted by a neighbour while in his back garden at around 9.45pm and he called 999. Fire crews from Orpington and Sidcup arrived at the property in Kevington Drive
PATROLS of the landings in Coralline Walk, Thamesmead, and the surrounding areas have been launched by officers from the Lesnes ward Safer Neighbourhoods policing team. They have conducted multiple stop and searches in the area in a bid to
