The first colour print competition of the new 2011 season for the Orpington Photographic Society welcomed judge Mike Gleave ARPS DPAGB from Bromley Camera Club. With three classes Mike commented on every print and gave the following top (20
Superb finishes by Tyrone Sterling and Jack Clark saw Cray ease through to the second round of the Kent Senior Cup against a young Dover side who ran out of steam in the second half. Even though Cray manager Ian Jenkins took the opportunity to rest
KNIFE death victim Nicholas Pearton tried to fend off his attacker with a bike saddle, a court has heard. Nicholas, 16, was stabbed to death on May 5 last year after being chased through Home Park Recreation Ground in Sydenham. Six boys
TWO men aged 78 and 55 have each been fined £100 after being caught having oral sex in a public toilet. Two police officers found 78-year-old James Watson performing oral sex on 55-year-old Robert Brown in the public toilet in Ashmore Lane
A FALLING tree was like a ‘two second hurricane’ as it crashed down on to cars parked at Ravensbourne station this afternoon. The 35ft tall tree caused untold damage to a white BMW 316 and a black Jaguar as it toppled over from Beckenham Place
A WITNESS appeal has been launched after a man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Gravesend in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The 20-year-old victim was walking home along Parrock Road when he was attacked by three people he believes
Kevin Bryan reviews this week's latest album releases, from Aussie band The Church to 70s glam rockers T.Rex. The Church: Deep in the Shallows - The Classic Singles Collection **** EXISTENTIAL Aussie rockers The Church could never have been described
A BOY accused of stabbing Nicholas Pearton said he wished the victim would die, the Old Bailey heard today. Nicholas was stabbed to death aged 16 on May 5 last year after being chased through Home Park Recreation Ground in Sydenham.
AS THE curtain closes on those dark winter nights, Greenwich borough-based music and dance college Trinity Laban present a season of musical spring treats. Appearing in venues around the capital, upcoming highlights include the Trinity Laban Symphony
AWARD-WINNING family show Mischief will be providing some half-term magic at Laban in Deptford next month. Bursting with energy and fun, Theatre-Rites and innovative choreographer Arthur Pita's production is a fantastic mix of dance, visual
GREENWICH Theatre will open their new season this week with an acerbic comedy about society's obsession with youth and beauty. Pulling Faces, which heads to the venue in Crooms Hill on Friday, sees former Doctor Who and EastEnders star Louise
GREENWICH'S 1930s Borough Hall will once again be the stylish setting for an evening of live cabaret. Greenwich Dance’s CitytoCity Cabaret on Friday will be showcasing a line-up of acts with a distinctly European flavour, featuring the award-winning
Gravesham Council is set to take its shared services with Tonbridge and Malling Council one step further - by combining their chief executive. In a press conference today, Gravesham Council leader Councillor Mike Snelling introduced David
AN Old Bailey jury has retired to consider its verdict on whether a 26-year-old man is guilty of the manslaughter of Richard Price. The 23-year-old died after he was beaten up in an alleyway near the Swan & Mitre pub in Bromley High Street
A 24-YEAR-OLD man filmed kicking a puppy in a park has been jailed for eight weeks. Arthur Kent, of Langley Road, Welling, told News Shopper last year he gave four-month-old lurcher Thumper “a bit of a kick and a yank” because it urinated on
POLICE sealed off an area in Gravesend this morning following the discovery of a man's body. The man, thought to be in his eighties, was found by The Overcliffe, Gravesend at around 7am today. The area was sealed off until 10.15am and
WELSH tenor Wynne Evans, better known as the moustachioed singer from the Go Compare adverts, will join the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when they return to Fairfield Halls next month. Here Come The Classics, at the Croydon
SIGNS are looking positive for businesses across Bromley following the release of figures revealing that 2,920 new business accounts were opened from January to November 2010 across the borough. Data from BankSearch, who provide information
POLICE have been clamping down on drivers who pretend they are disabled to get a parking space. Officers and Greenwich Council parking attendants swooped on cars in Woolwich Town Centre which were displaying blue badges for disabled people
WITH critics falling over themselves to sing its praises, Darren Aronofsky's intoxicating psycho-thriller Black Swan is one of the must-see films of the year - and we're barely a month in. Set in the cut-throat world of professional ballet,
THE wife of Moses Devall seemed surprised to hear he had been stabbed despite later claiming she was speaking to him on the phone when he was killed, a court has heard. Traveller Mr Devall was stabbed to death outside his home in Swallowtail
BROMLEY manager Mark Goldberg has quit the club after two-and-a-half years in his second spell in charge. Goldberg rejoined the Lillywhites at the start of the 2008/09 season and leaves the Hayes Lane club fifth in Blue Square Bet South.
MAYOR of London Boris Johnson is once again looking at plans to expand London’s air base into the Thames Estuary. A new report overseen by Transport for London deputy chairman Daniel Moylan and released today has Mr Johnson’s backing.
A HEADTEACHER says a government blunder which underestimated her school’s achievements has been “very upsetting”. Tables for Blackheath High School claimed the school had 50 per cent more pupils taking their GCSEs last year than the real figure
A COUNCILLOR and former local authority leader has died after a battle with cancer. Bellingham ward’s Cllr Ron Stockbridge died at the weekend after a long illness though colleagues said he had remained active in the borough right up until
LEWISHAM’S schools are bottom of the class in the capital, according to government league tables. Statistics from the Department for Education show just 48 per cent of the borough’s GCSE students achieved five A* to C grades including English
ARE you a singer or a musician looking for a big break? Or are you in a band and want to get your songs heard by a wider audience? The News Shopper website’s Your Music section showcases the talents of singers, bands and musicians from around
DARWIN is officially the safest ward in Greater London, according to the latest crime figures. The ward, which is the largest in the capital at 11.2 square miles, had the fewest reported crimes between April and December last year, with 207
A TIP off about stolen metal and deactivated weapons led to two people being arrested in Erith. The 36-year-old woman and 16-year-old boy were arrested at a house in the town after police discovered four deactivated assault rifles in a laundry
A WITNESS appeal has been launched after a woman was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Bexley while on her way home. The 28-year-old victim was walking along Crayford Way, Bexley, at around 12.30am on Sunday (January 16) when a man approached
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the New Cross fire which claimed 13 lives and for which no explanation has been given. NINA MASSEY revisits the events and speaks to the father of a victim. THIRTEEN young black people died when a devastating
SIX people, including a one-year-old baby, evacuated their home in Kidbrooke last night due to carbon monoxide. The two men, two women and two children left the property in Langbrook Road at around 7.20pm yesterday (January 17) after a carbon
