In every pay and display parking bay in Bromley, it is free to park on a Sunday. This can act as a little relief for the general public, after having to pay every other day in the week to park their car for what can sometimes be a very short time
LAURA Hamilton has secured a place at the top of the Dancing on Ice leader board, with a routine that saw her do a dangerous back flip over her partner's head. The kids' TV presenter impressed the show's judges, landing a score of 25.5, joint
ONE of the boys on trial for murdering Nicholas Pearton denies being the person who stabbed him, a court has heard. Nicholas was stabbed to death on May 5 last year after being chased through Home Park Recreation Ground in Sydenham.
POLICE have been using sniffer dogs to teach north Kent children about how they search for drugs. Dog handler PC Andy Hill gave years five and six at Rosherville Primary School in London Road, Northfleet, a presentation on the consequences
A FORMER bomb disposal expert accused of booby trapping his wife’s car with a grenade told police, “I can’t believe it. I didn’t do it. I love her to bits.” Nicholas Fabian, 33, a reservist soldier from Highview, Vigo, allegedly tried to kill
FRUSTRATED with how filthy Gravesend railway station is, conservation campaigners have taken the law into their own hands to get it cleaned up. Instead of sending a red rose and love letter today, members from Campaign to Protect Rural England
CCTV images of murder victim Samuel Guidera in a shop minutes before he was stabbed have been released by police. Mr Guidera was found collapsed in the street in Newlands Park, opposite the junction of Bailey Place, at around 9.55pm on Saturday
TWO senior athletes from Dartford Harriers took part in the British masters’ combined events championships at Lee Valley on Sunday. Teresa Eades and Gary Capon both competed in the O50 age group, with Eades jumping in four events and coming first in
JAZZ musician Big Timothy has just released his debut album No Strings and is one of many artists to have uploaded an online profile of themselves to the News Shopper website. The Your Music section showcases the talents of singers and bands from
By Mike Attewell WESTCOMBE Park lost at home against runaway league leaders Ealing Trailfinders at Goddington Lane on Saturday, despite playing with a good deal of panache and a huge amount of grit. Combe missed a penalty early on but after 20 minutes
A WANNABE radio presenter is one step away from achieving her dream - but needs the support of News Shopper readers to make it come true. Maisy James, aged 18, of Southborough Lane, Bromley, has made it through to the final shortlist of 10
Kevin Bryan reviews this week's latest album releases. James Findlay: Sport and Play **** DORSET-BASED singer, guitarist and fiddler Findlay was the winner of Radio 2's Young Folk Award in 2009,and he now makes his Fellside debut with a CD of rare
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BROMLEY manager Hayden Bird has told his squad to buck their ideas up quickly after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Staines. The Lillywhites are still in the play-offs after the loss but it was the manner of Bromley’s performance
SIMON Pegg and Nick Frost return in yet another bromance buddy movie but without the whip-sharp editing and direction of Edgar Wright, it doesn’t quite live up to the high-expectations we’ve come to expect from the pair after Shaun Of The Dead
A team of 14 volunteers have been trained to offer a telephone bereavement support service to family and friends of patients who have died under the care of Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice. The service was formally launched at the Hospice
POLICE are appealing to help find a missing 38-year-old Romanian man. Costel Moldovanu was last seen by his family mowing the lawn outside his home address in Bromley Road, Catford, on May 7 in 2010. He is described as 5ft 6in tall and
LOST star Matthew Fox and Olivia Williams play troubled siblings in the world premiere of Neil LaBute’s new dark comedy, In A Forest Dark And Deep. To celebrate the play’s opening at the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre, News Shopper is giving away five
POLICE remain at the scene where Samuel Guidera was killed, with a forensic team at the spot where he was stabbed and officers carrying out door-to-door enquiries. Mr Guidera was found collapsed in the street in Newlands Park, opposite the
LEWISHAM Healthcare Trust has launched a 12 week public consultation on becoming a foundation trust. Its campaign to gain members and improve local NHS services has won the support of Millwall Football Club. Millwall player Neil Harris
A MAN shot dead by police in Brighton had a previous conviction for conspiracy to murder a woman whose body was found buried in a garden in Bromley. Michael Fitzpatrick, known by the nickname Killer Mick, was wanted by Sussex Police for a string
Beckenham were overwhelmed by an extremely useful London Irish Amateur side in the second half to register only their second home defeat of the season. Beckenham started strongly but got little change out of an impressive Irish defence and
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a 39-year-old woman was murdered in Anerley. Emergency services were called to the flat in Kendall Court, Tudor Road, on February 7 by Siobhan Kelly's relatives who were concerned because they
EBBSFLEET United continued their good away form with victory over Havant & Waterlooville at Westleigh Park. A heavy pitch meant the match was played at a slow pace, which hampered both teams’ play. Ebbsfleet manager Liam Daish made three
CHARLTON manager Chris Powell is delighted to have kept up his 100 per cent record as boss but is hoping his side can start playing better from the opening minute. The Addicks ran out 3-2 winners over a Peterborough side who looked well in control
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a hospital to cut off a patient’s wedding ring. It took them around 30 seconds to remove the woman’s ring in A&E at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough at around midday yesterday. The woman
WITHIN the space of less than two weeks, leg-weary Darts took four points from run-away league leaders Braintree. Saturday’s draw came at the end of eight days in which Darts travelled more than a thousand miles without the suspended Lee Noble
BROMLEY slumped to their fifth home league defeat since Christmas on Saturday in what was their worst display of the season so far against Staines. Mid-table Staines fully deserved their win as Bromley failed to register a worthwhile shot
Shauangh Brown came away from the European Indoor trials at Sheffield with a silver medal in the shot putt. The Blackheath & Bromley threw 14.91 to beat some of the best athletes in the country including Great Britain's top multi eventer Jessica Ennis
PAWEL Abbott revealed he had no plans to leave Charlton in January after beginning his battle to win over the Addicks fanbase against Peterborough on Saturday. The striker hadn’t had the best of times at The Valley since his move from Oldham
Hundreds of protesters with pots and pans are expected to descend on Lewisham this weekend for a noisy demonstration against the council’s cuts. Reporters KELLY SMALE and NINA MASSEY find out more. THE Carnival against Cuts, which has been
YOUTHS in Lewisham will be alerted by Blackberry if police are planning a stop and search operation in the borough - a first for the capital. Supporters of the scheme say it will cut down on the amount of weapons carried in the area but the
