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  • Welling run ended by Dorchester

    DESPITE entering the game high on confidence following four consecutive league victories, Welling United were brought back down to earth at home to an uncompromising Dorchester Town. Andy Pugh tested out Magpies goalkeeper Regan Coward early

  • Strength or character sees Gravesend home

    Trailing 7-20 at the interval, Gravesend slipped further behind as Kyte put over an early penalty chance for Havant. Twenty-two second half points to three in reply brought off a superb come back to win 29-23. A first forty minutes strewn

  • Eagles suffer more away misery at Hoops

    CRYSTAL Palace slumped to another away defeat against table-toppers QPR in a game which saw defender Paddy McCarthy shown a straight red card. Loftus Road's highest attendance of the season was treated to another masterclass from Moroccan Adel Taarabt

  • Bees sting Addicks with late winner

    LEON Legge's 89th minute winning goal piled on the misery for Charlton at The Valley this afternoon. The match looked like it was heading for a draw until Legge stepped up to head home the only goal of the game from a corner to stun the home

  • Free business show comes to Lewisham

    A FREE event has been designed to help connect businesses across southeast London and provide practical tips on ways of keeping businesses going. The southeast London Business Growth Show will take place on March 16 from 10am to 1pm at Twin

  • Council asks for feedback on climate change strategy

    RESIDENTS are being invited to give feedback on Greenwich Council’s plans to tackle climate change. The council’s Climate Change Strategy, published this week, sets out a range of proposed measures and recommendations designed to reduce the

  • Free weekend garden waste recycling

    LEWISHAM Council is offering free weekend garden waste recycling to its residents. From March 19 until November 27, residents can dispose of their garden waste at four sites in different parts of the borough. The four locations that

  • Hundreds of books gifted as part of World Book Night

    WORLD Book Night was celebrated in Lewisham with over 100 books being gifted to readers. Over 50 people celebrated the UK’s first World Book Night at Forest Hill Library in Dartmouth Road last Saturday (March 5). Over 100 books were

  • What great fun – Bromley’s 5K Parkrun!

    As the cold Winter weather slowly creeps towards the bright sunshine of Spring, the thoughts of dreamy days spent relaxing on the beach are forefront in many of our minds. However, for some this thought goes hand in hand with the dread of knowing

  • Council offers advice on Royal wedding celebrations

    Greenwich Council is offering advice to its residents who are organising celebratory events for the Royal wedding. Residents who want to mark the Royal wedding with a street party can find out what procedures they need to follow on the council

  • Mayor launches grime crime reporting tool

    LONDONERS are being urged to help keep the capital tidy by using technology to report ‘grime-crime’. It will be possible to report grime crime such as graffiti, litter and fly tipping via the Love Clean London reporting tool that was launched

  • MP opens extension to Shooters Hill Medical Centre

    AN MP has opened the extension to a new GPs surgery branding it as what is needed in the future. Eltham MP Clive Efford officially opened the extension to Shooters Hill Medical Centre in Holbourne Road on March 9. He joined the Chairman

  • Olympic ticket applications due to open on Wednesday

    OLYMPIC ticket applications are set to open later this week. It is estimated that about 8.8 million tickets will be available for the Olympic Games with another two million available for the Paralympic games. Applications for tickets

  • Greenwich smokers receive quit smoking advice

    ADVICE was available on national No Smoking Day for Greenwich smokers looking to “quit the habit”. Charlton Athletic Community Trust and NHS Greenwich teamed up with a Boots pharmacy in Greenwich Shopping Park, off Bugsby’s way in Charlton

  • Daniel Morgan murder trial collapses

    THREE MEN due to stand trial for the murder of Daniel Morgan have been acquitted after the trial collapsed. Twenty four years after Mr Morgan was found dead with an axe in his head, the case has collapsed following 18 months of legal argument