The South London & Kent Pool Alliance first team trophy of the season was clinched by Pickwick Academicals as they beat closest rivals Greenwich Town Social Club Reserves 9-3 to form an unassailable lead at the top of the experimental Reserve League.
A SWANSCOMBE man has been arrested on suspicion of exporting waste tyres illegally into Hong Kong and Vietnam. The 61-year-old is accused of a series of fraud offences alongside a 60-year-old from Chelmsford, Essex and a 32-year-old from Spalding
TWO children were among the injured after a crash in Biggin Hill last night (January 20). Emergency services were called to the scene in Westerham Road at the junction of Heathfield Road at around 7pm yesterday after a blue Audi and what is believed
PLANS to revamp Dartford Railway Station have been given the preliminary go-ahead. Members of Dartford Council’s Planning Development and Control board approved plans by Network Rail, who will now submit detailed plans for final approval.
A 25-YEAR-OLD man convicted of murder in his absence has been arrested in Kosovo, police have revealed. Gerald Mitre, 25, also known as Aldo Aliaj, was convicted when jurisdiction of the case was transferred from the UK to Albania. Mitre
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Michael Ofori. Mr Ofori, 35, was shot in the head in Oslac Road, Catford, on June 23 last year at around 12.15am. Residents found the victim covered in blood still seated
A BELVEDERE road has been closed to traffic after fire gutted a derelict house in the early hours of this morning. Five fire engines and 20 firefighters were called to Gilbert Road, Belvedere, just after 6am and found the two storey building
Justice has finally been served as a Gravesend man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the brutal murder of Kamaljit Kalon almost eight years ago. Baljinder Singh Kooner, 35, also known as Jindi, pleaded not guilty to murder and stood trial
Andy Coulson has quit as Downing Street communications chief, saying the continuing row over phone-hacking when he was editor of the News of the World was distracting from his job. In a personal statement issued by Number 10, Mr Coulson, who
DARREN Aronofsky explored the pressures of performance, sacrifice and psychological introspection in 2008’s The Wrestler which followed the life of over-the-hill professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson. Black Swan, although set in
VINCE Vaughn stars as Ronny, a car engine salesman who seems to have everything. He’s got a job he loves with Nick, his best friend from college (Kevin James), and a beautiful girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly). But when he catches Nick
FOUR people are in custody following a flat fire in Orpington. The occupants of the flat at Lenham House in Lamberhurst Close, two men aged 56 and 27, and two women aged 52 and 18, have all been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent.
A FORMER deputy headteacher has pleaded guilty to possessing and making indecent images of children. Ken Browne, aged 60, of South Row, Blackheath, was arrested on July 29 last year in Brighton where he taught at Dorothy Stringer High School
Everywhere you go today, you hear such terrible stories about the younger generation, the troublesome teenagers, me and my friends. But as I look around I can’t help but think that maybe this unruly label is more than a bit unfair. We all know how
THE Eagles plan to move to a new 40,000 seater stadium in Crystal Palace Park by 2015. Plans include a new aquatic centre, athletics track and an indoor sports complex. The move means the club will leave Croydon, however Jon Rouse, the
This is Chris Streather, chief executive of the South London Healthcare Trust. The trust’s changes to healthcare in south London have left Bexley as the only London borough without an A&E and Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s A&E department in Woolwich
CHRIS Powell confesses he hasn’t even considered what kind of reception awaits him at The Valley tomorrow in his first game in charge of the Addicks. The new manager is promised a welcome return to SE7 from supporters before the game with Plymouth,
THE coalition government’s new “growth tsar” Michael Heseltine has been in Bexley to talk about investment in the borough. Lord Heseltine has just been appointed to chair an independent advisory panel which will make recommendations on bids
THE first stage of a £25m cable car project across the Thames has been approved. Newham Council’s planning committee has agreed the plans which will see a system stretching 1,100m over the river to the North Greenwich Peninsula. Taking
A HOSPICE charity is inviting nominations for its annual business awards. Demelza Hospice Care for Children, which runs a centre in Eltham, will hold the ceremony on March 4 at the Marriott Tudor Park, Maidstone. It is calling for businesses
FOLLOWING a series of strikes by drivers affecting Tube services in London, Bexley’s London Assembly member has backed the idea for more driverless trains. London Mayor Boris Johnson has alread said once new technology is installed on the network
THAMES Water has declared a six-week amnesty for those people who use water but have never received a bill. The company says many older properties have been divided up over the years and in some cases no-one has informed the company of the
