The hot gossip on everyone’s lips locally is “have you tried the ‘new’ Bickley”, so I thought it was about time I should check it out. As I understand it, the aim was to turn this beautiful old Victorian building, previously Chislehurst’s first
A COUPLE whose home was destroyed when a plane crashed, killing the five people onboard, have spoken of their mixed feelings after the disaster. Ed and Pat Harman’s house in Romsey Close, Farnborough, was wrecked when a private jet en route
STEVE Morison has been given the green light to hold discussions with Norwich City after Millwall this afternoon finally accepted an improved bid from the Canaries. Morison made his intention to quit The Den clear last week by handing in a transfer
LEWISHAM has taken on 40 people from ethnic minorities to promote the virtues of civic life. It is part of the council’s Civic Leadership Programme, which aims to nurture the borough’s future leaders. Through the scheme, they will learn about the
A TEENAGER who was arrested following a double shooting has had his bail extended. The 17-year-old was arrested in April after the incident in Dawson Close, Plumstead. At around 6pm on April 4, a 23-year-old was shot in both legs while
A 35-YEAR-OLD accused of murdering an alcoholic could not have been at the scene because he "is a black man". Marvin Service denies killing Ted Shaxted who died on December 16 in 2007 - two weeks after an assault in his bathroom in Wallis Park
A POLICE officer is on trial charged with wasting police time after claiming she was beaten unconscious during a routine vehicle check. Kent Police’s PC Frances Croucher, aged 28, from Maidstone, denies enhancing her injuries with make-up after being
A CONCERT is being held to raise money for a charity setup by a teenage poet to help youths affected by violence. Student Marie-Solange Ndeley, 19, of Brownhill Road, Catford, began writing at the age of eight and had a poetry book published when she
A SLIPPERY character is at large in Bromley but rattled neighbours are being warned not to get too hissterical. Households in Bishops Avenue adder shock earlier this week when they spotted a 4ft snake slithering along the road. Police
A LATE four-wicket burst from Leicestershire’s veteran left-arm spinner Claude Henderson could not prevent Kent from posting their first home County Championship win in Tunbridge Wells this week. Having enforced the follow-on with a 208-run
THE fight against metal thieves and illegal waste carriers in Bexley continues with another swoop by various authorities. Roadside checks were carried out in Ray Lamb Way, off Manor Road, Erith, one of the main route’s to the borough’s scrapyards
A BUS firm wants budding photographers to submit their snaps showing the role of transport in their community. Arriva wants people across Dartford to send in their photos of life on or around buses as part of a national competition to win a digital SLR
PARENTS who want their child to attend a grammar school must register this month to sit the Kent Test. Registration for the year six exam closes on Friday July 1, and tests will be held in September. Kent County Council cabinet member for education,
Just like the perennial glitzy party dress at Christmas time, nautical fashion is a guaranteed fixture on the summer style calendar. Every year this trend sails into the shops with a new twist and 2011 is no different. Gone are the novelty
A YOUNG boxer from Eltham is set to make his professional debut at the spiritual home of the noble art on Saturday. Billy Joe Cayzer, 19, will fight in the middleweight division at York Hall in Bethnal Green as he bids to make a winning start to life
GREEN-FINGERED thieves have been caught on CCTV stealing plants and ornaments from gardens in a crime called “ridiculous” by the victim. A man aged around 30 and his female accomplice targeted the gardens of houses in cul-de-sac Thakeham Close
SHOPKEEPERS have paid tribute to a newsagent who died after being hit by a car on his way home from work. Kiran Patel had just locked up his shop The Magazine and was crossing Widmore Road just before 6pm on Tuesday (May 31). A blue
A CHILDREN’S charity is appealing for more volunteers to help in its shop. Barnardo’s, which supports vulnerable children, needs extra volunteers for its store in Orpington High Street. There are currently around 120 volunteers who help in the charity
STAFF from Charlton Athletic took on fans from the weekly Charlton Live radio show in a crossbar challenge at the club's Sparrows Lane training ground recently. Among the supporters taking part were regular News Shopper Addicks contributors
A STORAGE shed was completely destroyed in Penge last night as a blaze tore through the contents. The building in Crampton Road was well alight by the time Beckenham and Forest Hill firefighters arrived at around 10.50pm yesterday (June 1).
A MARRIED woman needed firefighters help this morning (June 2) when her ring finger swelled up. The woman went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, with her husband as her finger was swollen and they could not get her rings off.
MISINFORMATION led to Dartford firefighters being sent to a lorry fire on the M25 this morning (June 2). A crew from the station was called out to the incident which was said to be between the junctions for Orpington and Sevenoaks (junctions
BEXLEY is to received £50,000 from London Mayor Boris Johnson to dress up the borough for next year’s Olympic Games. Every London borough will get a similar sum to decorate key areas with flags, bunting and banners to “spread the look and feel
