On Thursday 17th March at Bromley High School there was a very interesting, one-off talk about the Velodrome Cycling Track at the 2012 Olympics Grounds. Two speakers from the company that worked with the Velodrome came to Bromley High School and told
PEOPLE interested in becoming the “voice of equality” in Bexley are being asked to volunteer for the borough’s new Single Equality Group. The new group will replace Bexley Council for Equality and Diversity which loses its funding at the end
SPRINTER turned athletics coach Linford Christie was one of the guests at the opening of a new facility in Bexley Village which will also offer help to children with disabilities. He joined Olympic hopeful Laura Turner, one of his athletes,
A LAW centre in Erith is one of a number of law firms supporting the It’s Not Just Peanuts campaign. The campaign involves solicitors donating amounts of money less than £50, they have sitting in client accounts where they cannot now trace the owners
BIGGIN Hill Airport will not appeal against Bromley Council’s decision to reject its application to extend opening hours during the Olympics. On Monday, the council turned down the airport’s request to change its lease so it can stay open
STUDENTS and their families are being invited to an open day at The University of Greenwich. The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Avery Hill campus in New Eltham and the Medway campus at Chatham Maritime, will be open from 10am to 3pm
STAND-UP star Michael McIntyre will be hitting the road with a new tour next year, playing six nights at The O2 arena. The winner of last year's British Comedy Award for Best Male TV Comic will be filling the Greenwich venue with the sound of laughter
A FORMER Dartford mayor has passed away and is remembered for years of serving the community. Former councillor Keith Thurlow, 79, died from a stroke at Darent Valley Hospital on March 14. He leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Patsy, two children and
THE Hangover was one of the biggest comedies of the decade, The A-Team promotional ads were everywhere and he’s appeared in numerous romantic comedies but people still don’t seem to know who Bradley Cooper is. All that looks set to change
CRYSTAL Palace stars will be signing autographs and posing for photos during a football roadshow at The Glades this evening (March 24). Kicking off at 6pm the event will provide footie fun with giveaways, competitions and prizes. Stars
THE Rock’s taken a break from action films of late, deciding instead to concentrate on family comedy (last year’s surprisingly decent Tooth Fairy and Why Did I Get Married Too?). It’s something that all muscle-bound leading men go through
LAST year, there was a spate of sword and sandal adventures. From the woeful Clash Of The Titans to the rather decent Centurion, it seemed that everyone was queuing up to strap on some leather armour and wave a sword about. That genre saturation
A GROUP of Commonwealth MPs and officials have been given a tour of Bexleyheath by the local MP. David Evennett, who represents Bexleyheath and Crayford, hosted the visit by eight delegates from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, comprising
LAST year was one of the best years ever for animation. With the likes of How To Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist and the irresistible Toy Story 3 raising the bar, 2011 has a lot to live up to. A Turtle’s Tale falls someway short of the mark
A SCHOOL has been awarded for the wonders of its teaching by TV science buff Professor Brian Cox. Sydenham School was awarded the National Specialist Schools and Academies Trust award for the most effective practice in science, technology,
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was assaulted on a night out in Dartford. The 36-year-old was attacked in Spital Street near to Crush Bar at around 2.30am on March 12. He was left with fractures to his face, which have since required
AN exercise studio is celebrating its third birthday by organising a 12-hour exercise class in aid of Cancer Research. The Pilates Body Shop in Bexley Village has already signed up players from Cray Wanderers FC for its marathon pilates session on
Before Delroy Grant was arrested in connection with the Night Stalker offences, reporter Linda Piper looked into the Operation Minstead investigation. IT IS nearly 18 years since the Met Police began their search for serial sex attacker who
BEXLEY Care Trust is the best performing trust in London and the second best in England for uploading patient record summaries. A summary care record gives important basic medical information such as medication, allergies, adverse reactions
A PRISONER ran a criminal empire from his cell with help from a prison officer, police officer, police staff worker and a 27-year-old man. Robert Talbot from Farnborough organised drug dealing and the theft and ringing of luxury cars worth
PLAIN clothes ticket inspectors have beeen introduced on public transport across London, in a crackdown on fare dodgers. Transport for London (TfL) is stepping up the pressure on people who avoid paying their fares, and who cost TfL around £75m in
A COMMUNITY plagued by noise from a flyover bridge has had its “worst fears come true” after repairs to alleviate the noise made it worse. Residents of Littledale, Dartford, campaigned for more than two years before the Highways Agency addressed
A CHARITY table sale is being held to raise money for the Japan tsunami appeal. The table top fundraiser will take place on April 2 at Eltham Park Methodist Church in Westmount Road from 1pm to 4.30pm. Kyoko Leadlay of Dunvegan Road,
POLICE missed an opportunity to catch Night Stalker Delroy Grant sooner following a poor response to a burglary at the home of an elderly woman in Bromley. An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints' Commission has found that confusion
A TEENAGER whose last Facebook status seems to be a chilling insight into what was to come has pleaded guilty to arson. At 8.48am on January 20 Rachel Sroka posted: “u either love some one or u hate them” on her page. And less
NIGHT Stalker rapist Delroy Grant has been told he will receive a "very long" sentence for carrying out a 17-year campaign of sex attacks and burglaries on pensioners across south east London. Grant was convicted of 29 offences including 16
VICTIMS of Night Stalker rapist Delroy Grant have spoken of their 'humiliation' and fears they were going to be murdered. Grant, from Brockley, preyed on elderly men and women in a string of sex attacks and burglaries during a 17-year campaign
POLICE have apologised for missing an opportunity to catch Night Stalker rapist Delroy Grant more than 10 years ago. Former minicab driver Grant was responsible for some of the most "awful and disturbing crimes" ever investigated at Scotland
STRIKING lecturers have effectively closed Orpington College and disrupted teaching at Bromley College in a row over pay and pensions. No lectures are taking place at Orpington College today (March 24) because of the action by members of the
Delroy Easton Grant was born in Kingston, Jamaica on September 3 in 1957. When Grant was four, his father George moved to the UK leaving him with his grandmother. Grant never knew who his biological mother was nor did he ever try to
A SERIAL rapist known as the Night Stalker has been found guilty of carrying out a string of sex attacks and burglaries on pensioners over the course of 17 years. Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court today convicted Delroy Grant, of Brockley Mews
LECTURERS from the University of Greenwich are going on strike today as part of a nationwide protest against worsening pay and conditions. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are manning picket lines across the UK in protest at
IN the latest of his online columns, DANIEL GRIGG weighs up the implications of last Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Derby for Crystal Palace. AGAINST Derby at the weekend, Dougie Freedman gave striker Steffen Iversen the rare chance to play alongside James
TWO burglars have been locked up after admitting 65 offences which they committed across Bromley. At Croydon Crown Court Sam Holmes, of Queenscroft Road, Mottingham, was sentenced to three years in a young offenders instution.
A TEACHER from Orpington who is caught up in the devastation of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami is helping out with the relief effort. Adam Pearson, 30, has advertised his home in Noda, near Kuji in north east Japan, as a shelter for those who
