YOUNG people keen on film making are being offered the chance to join the borough’s popular film production club. Pointless Taxi Productions, aimed at 13 to 19-year-olds, is holding a recruitment session at Rose Bruford College in Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup
UNCERTAINTY continues to hang over the future of Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and its emergency services. Tory Parliamentary candidates in the area announced before the general election the now Health Secretary Andrew Lansley had pledged,
POLICE in Belvedere are stepping up their patrols of parks and open spaces to try and head off anti-social behaviour problems over the summer. Belvedere recreation ground in Albert Road will be one of their particular targets and officers from the ward
TWO Bexley Explorer Scouts were among several chosen by the Scout Association to take part in the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday (May 25). Lewis Baird, 17, a pupil at Bexleyheath School and Ben Smith from Tomahawk Explorer Unit in Belvedere
CARING for a sick, frail or disabled loved one can be hard, and three in five people in the UK will be a carer at some point in their lives. But caring can take its toll, leading to poor health, financial problems and social isolation.
POWERS intended to help catch terrorists, have been used by Bexley Council to gain evidence against people for graffiti and flytipping. In the last two years Bexley has used the powers, under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA
IT will be a testing time for four students from a Bexley school as they compete in the national finals of a maths competition. Victoria Butterworth, Michelle Vero, Tanya Nour and Juliet Evans from Townley Girls’ Grammar School in Townley Road, Bexleyheath
FOOTBALL fans are being invited along to an annual football festival. The Lovefootball Festival features a variety of tournaments for people of all ages and abilities as well as music and food from across the continents. This year the event will
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to abduct a 15-year-old girl from a recreation ground. Kent police arrested a 40-year-old man from Gravesend this morning (May 27) and took him to north Kent police station, where he is being questioned
POLICE have identified the body found in a woodland in Higham last month as 46-year-old Colin Barnes from Croydon. Mr Barnes' remains were found in woodland off Canal Road on April 7. A Kent police spokeswoman said officers have "ruled out that his
TWO men who asked a teenager to turn his music down on a train were subjected to homophobic abuse and attacked. British Transport Police are appealing for information about the incident which happened on the 7.32pm Southeastern service from Charing
NIGHTBIRDS turned out in large numbers for a walk to raise money for a hospice. Around 160 people stayed up until the small hours to take part in St Christopher’s Hospice’s first ever Midnight Walk, sponsored by News Shopper. Money raised from the
YOUNGSTERS are being urged to send a text message to Crimestoppers if they know somebody who is carrying a knife in their school. People can pass on information by anonymously texting 88551 and should include the name or nickname of the person
KENNY Jackett says the Lions will play on their underdog status if the club are promoted to the Championship. Millwall aren’t even one of the biggest spenders in League One, so competing with second tier sides next year if they beat Swindon in Saturday
A 58-YEAR-OLD man has avoided jail after a £32,000 benefit fraud. Peter Brook, of Gravel Road, Bromley, defrauded the Department for Work and Pensions out of £28,408 in income support from February 2006 to September last year. He also illegally
A CONSULTATION has been launched on merging a primary school with an academy. Lewisham Council is proposing that Merlin Primary in Ballamore Road, Downham, should become part of Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy, Launcelot Road. The plan would
BEXLEY’S libraries are going green and are now lending smart meters provided by the Energy Saving Trust. The meters which can be borrowed for free from any of the borough’s libraries, enable people to see how much energy they are using in their
STUDENTS and staff have continued their fight against cuts to college courses with a sit-down protest. The action comes after Greenwich Community College announced it was closing its Meridian Music Centre at East Greenwich Library and ending its A-Level
A MUM has won her campaign to have a Facebook group which promoted eating children banned. The social networking site has removed the group 'I Love Eating Children' after 39-year-old Tammy Cornelius from Darenth spearheaded a campaign to have it banned
POLICE have dropped an investigation into an alleged kidnapping. An inquiry was launched after a 32-year-old man claimed he had been tied up in a house in Brockwell Close, Petts Wood. He was handcuffed and partially dressed when he banged on a
AS the television search for talent goes on across the UK, Thamesmead has been making its mark on the programme. Two acts from the town have so far appeared on the show and both are through to the second round. Street dance group Myztikal
WHEN it comes to pulling on a rope, Territorial Army soldiers from Bexley take some beating. The TA Signallers, from 71 Signal Regiment, based in Watling Street, Bexleyheath, heaved their way to winning the tug-of-war contest which is part of the annual
FAMILIES across the borough are being urged to reap the health and fitness benefits of swimming. Bromley Mytime’s Swimming Academy has more than 6,000 members and is encouraging people of all ages and abilities from babies to nervous adults to sign
In this week's News Shopper Thursday Issue discussion we ask whether holiday companies should be stopped from raising their prices out of school term times. Have your say and add your comments below. The Thursday Issue is very simple. Each
A COUNCIL is urging people to think carefully about buying a pet after rubbish collectors found a rabbit dumped in a bin. Lewisham Council’s refuse crew spotted the three-month-old bunny in a rubbish bin in Amersham Road, New Cross, on May
POLITICAL heavyweights will do battle in Gravesend tonight as BBC Question Time is in town. Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour big-hitters will answer questions from the audience at a venue being kept secret by the BBC for security reasons.
FAMILIES are being invited to take part in a theatrical walk based on the life and times of Dick Turpin. Company of Shadows received funding from Lewisham Council to hold the walk on Blackheath at the Bike and Kite festival on June 12 and June 13.
PEOPLE have been celebrating at a week long community festival. A barn dance, tea dance, historical walk and an open garden day were just some of the events during Hither Green Week. More than 300 people attended a Spring Fayre which included arts
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car fire in New Cross this morning (May 27). The crew from New Cross fire station took around 20 minutes to deal with a Renault Clio which was alight in Briant Street at 2.45am. It was completely gutted
TWO motorists needed to be cut from their cars after a crash in Biggin Hill yesterday (May 26). The accident between a blue Audi convertible and a black Toyota Rav 4 happened at around 4pm in Main Road at the junction of Sunningvale Avenue. Firefighters
A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been found dead in a house in Beckenham following reports of an explosion. Firefighters were called to a car fire in Gainsborough Close at 2.55pm yesterday (May 26). Arriving at the scene they saw smoke coming from
MICHAEL Skinner has been selected to represent Great Britain in the European Cup 10,000m at Marseilles, France on June 5. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete is part of a strong British quintet, which includes the nation's number one male endurance
