COMMUNITY groups willing to run three of the borough’s smaller libraries have been revealed. But the libraries involved include two which were not on Bexley Council’s list of five preferred branches. The shortlisted groups are Bexley
A HARSH lesson in the consequences of drinking too much was played out for some Bexley school pupils and the government’s minister for crime prevention. Smashed is a hard-hitting play about a group of young friends whose misuse of alcohol ends
COUNTERFEIT clothes and shoes worth around £3,500 have been seized from a car boot sale. Bromley Trading Standards and Bromley police officers swooped on the stall run by an Essex man at Flamingo Park in Chislehurst on Sunday (June 5).
Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the leg near Northfleet Technology College. Police confirmed they were called to Park Avenue, Northfleet just after 3pm on June 7. The teenage victim remains in hospital
SIDCUP Eagles JFC have enjoyed a meteoric rise since being formed two years ago. Made up of friends from Fosters School in Welling, the team finished as runners up in the SELKENT Youth League at U10 level in their debut season. This
GREENWICH’S rowers did the borough proud at the at the London Youth Games regatta on Saturday. Five medals in individual events meant the borough placed second overall in the team competition. Crown Woods School student Jack Davidson, 15,
A DOG has finally been reunited with its owners after being impounded by a council – but at the cost of an 11-year-old boy’s only savings. News Shopper is appealing to readers to help reimburse the £125 release fee which George Callaghan, of
SOUTHERN Cross Healthcare has revealed plans to cut 3,000 jobs in the latest blow to staff at the crisis-hit care homes operator. The company, responsible for looking after some 31,000 residents, said the move is essential to address "staff
GRAVESHAM Fencing Club’s Tyler Lucas continued his impressive season by collecting a silver medal at the latest event in the national Leon Paul junior fencing series. The Gravesham Grammar School pupil was competing in the U13 boy’s epee category
AN INFANT school is taking part in a nationwide synchronised walking bus to raise money for a road safety charity. Pupils and staff at Bromley Road Infant School in Beckenham will join schools across the country at 10am next Wednesday for the
GRAVESEND Rowing Club had several entrants in the Peterborough regatta and sprint regatta last weekend. The racing took place over courses of 1,000m and 500m on the Saturday and Sunday respectively. John McDonald and Matt Johnson entered the intermediate
With a new addition to the kitchens at Chislehurst’s Bengal Lancer, I decided it would be the perfect time to check out the cuisine at this popular eatery. Most evenings the Indian restaurant is buzzing with diners after building up an excellent
A HOSPICE is hosting a weekly schedule of activities to become a social hub for the community. The St Christopher’s Hospice social programme includes events such as a community choir, curry night, quilting group and concerts. A spokesman for the
A PUBLISHER is pleading for Petts Wood people to pick up a pen and produce poetry. United Press Ltd is producing a National Poetry Anthology and wants to include a piece of work by a wordsmith from Petts Wood. It is inviting writers
TEN writers persecuted for their views will have their work put on display in Lewisham. The Beyond Bars exhibition runs at Lewisham Library from June 14 until July 8. Organised by the English Pen group, it has been staged to mark the
KENNY Jackett says he was extremely impressed by David Forde’s international debut in last night’s stunning 2-0 win for the Republic of Ireland in Italy. Millwall’s number one always looked extremely comfortable when called upon to make a save
KENNY Jackett admits Steve Morison will be a hard act to follow after his departure earlier this week to Norwich. The striker was instrumental in Millwall’s resurgence since his arrival from Stevenage in 2009, finishing as top scorer at The Den in
NEW members have been flocking to the new £1.5m Orpington Library since it opened last month. The library registered 539 members in the first 10 days after it opened its doors on May 16, which is around 10 times more than the same period last year.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a dog-loving pensioner who was found dead by police in her home. The funeral of Jean (also known as Pat) Jobson, of Oakridge Road, Downham, took place at Hither Green Crematorium yesterday. A murder investigation
MORE than 1,800 items of lost property were found on public transport in Bromley last year. Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that 1,863 items were left on buses, trains and trams in the borough between April 1 last year and March
WHILE London's West End sees Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon star together in Pygmalion, another of George Bernard Shaw's plays, Candida, is presented at The Greenwich Playhouse by CandyKing Productions. Transposed to the 1940s, a clergyman
PROPOSALS for Bromley to share library services with Bexley will lead to a “jobs massacre”, according to workers. Bromley currently employs 36 people in back office and management posts whereas Bexley has 35. Yet under plans to merge
CARL Jenkinson has finally completed his drawn-out move from Charlton to Premiership giants Arsenal. The highly-rated defender has been a long-term target for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger but the transfer has dragged on over the close season
Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice is supporting this year’s Carers Week (13-19 June) by organising a carers information bus to call on Bexleyheath town centre (by the Clock Tower) bringing useful advice and information to shoppers. The bus will
A GOLDEN torch will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 torch relay, it has been announced. The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent
THERE was joy for Bexley canoeists as they paddled their way to medal glory at the London Youth Games regatta on Saturday. In the kayak slalom senior male event, 15-year-old Beth Grammar School student Lewis Hammond took silver. He was
MARTIN Brundle and his son Alex claimed victory at the MSVR Brands Hatch Grand Prix weekend. The GT Cup Championship, Radical UK Cup, Radical Clubman's Cup, MINI Challenge, Champion of Brands, Project Eight Racing Saloons and the Production BMW championship
A FORMER BNP councillor who was accused of “doing nothing” for his constituents is launching his own nationalist party. Paul Golding, who stepped down as a Sevenoaks District councillor for the Swanley St Mary’s ward in February, is now director
Matthew Jenkin looks ahead at this week’s TV schedules. SO FAR, June is turning out to be a month of sad endings. As well as saying goodbye to the Glee club, we also see Clark Kent finally trying out the oh-so-sexy underpants over tights look
SMOKE was billowing out of every available gap in a derelict building when firefighters arrived last night (June 7). The crews were called to Queen Street, Gravesend, at around 8pm and had some difficulty getting into the boarded up building
A SINGLE father says the council is keeping his dog "hostage" by demanding more than £100 for its return after it was found yards from his home. Distraught Robert Callaghan, 50, bought King Charles Cavalier Tilly for his 11-year-old son George
A DRIVER escaped without serious injury after their car overturned in Gravesend last night. Firefighters were called to Thong Lane at about 7pm yesterday (June 7) but the motorist had managed to get out of the vehicle on their own. The
IT was fire station against prison, gym staff against a 40th birthday party; it was a fundraiser, but not as we know it. The fun was fast and furious as 12 teams from all walks of life were prepared to make fools of themselves in front of hundreds
