Paranoia is sweeping the nation. Many people wonder, in two years’ time I we really are still going to live here on planet earth? The latest controversy of world apocalypse ruling the nation is that on the 21st of December 2012 the world is going to
Until a while ago, politics to me did not seem appealing at all. At the simple mention of the word, all that came to my mind were people disagreeing about subjects that did not interest me in any way. Looking back, I was a bit ignorant in some ways because
A DRAMATIC 88th minute winner kept Charlton’s automatic promotion hopes alive by sealing victory over second-placed Leeds. Akpo Sodje’s header appeared to take a deflection off a Leeds defender before hitting the back of the net but most of
A DEVELOPER’S appeal for permission to open a town centre pub or nightclub has been rejected. DaVinci Properties had appealed to the Secretary of State after Gravesham Council rejected its application to turn the former cinema and bingo
POLICE have hailed an almost 10 per cent reduction in overall recorded crime in the last year. There were more than 2,500 fewer crimes in the borough between April 1 last year and March 31 compared with the same period for the previous year
PEOPLE have been urged to "check before you travel" by Transport for London ahead of May engineering works. Residents using New Cross station and Lewisham DLR station over the bank holiday weekend as well as May 8 and 9 could be affected.
PLANS to build new homes on one of Sidcup town centre’s most prominent sites have been rejected. Bexley councillors unanimously refused the proposals for the former Toyota dealer’s site at the top of Sidcup Hill, ignoring a recommendation to
SHOPPERS have been ambushed by teams of green pupils as part of a school eco-challenge. Students, aged nine to 10, from Cherry Orchard Primary School in Marlborough Lane, Charlton, quizzed shoppers in Charlton's Co-operative store about their
The summer season of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance commenced on Thursday night in what promises to be the most competitive season in the league’s history. In the Elite division newly promoted Summerfield, inspired by Ben Beaver’s 3/3, played
A MUM has launched a parents’ petition after her son was turned away from school for wearing red and white on St George’s Day. Luisa Wilfort, 32, says she already has 200-plus signatures on the plea to governors at East Wickham Junior School, for children
A BACKPACKER jailed in India for drug smuggling is applying to be transferred to a UK prison after giving up hope of winning an appeal against his conviction. Patrick Malluzzo and his family have always maintained the former City worker’s innocence
Families can give themselves a chance of winning a trip to Disneyland Paris by telling Kent County Council about their fun activities during National Family Week from May 31 to June 6. For details on how to enter, go to kent.gov.uk/nationalfamilyweek
