A HOMELESSNESS charity is working with Greenwich and Lewisham Councils to help people find homes. Thames Reach supports homeless, vulnerable and isolated men and women through a range of services, activities and accommodation projects.
KENT Police is appealing for help in tracing a missing 64-year-old man. Robert Breen lived in the Walderslade area of Chatham in Kent until around January this year. He was last seen in the Newquay area of Cornwall on July 3 and it is believed he
CYCLISTS have set off from the O2 for a charity bike ride to Paris. More than 250 people are taking part in the 300 mile route to help raise around £800,000 for children’s charity Action Medical Research. The first wave of riders left on Wednesday
PUPILS from a Thamesmead school have received awards from a former Olympic Champion for their work in transforming a nature reserve. Olympic Gold medallist Jonathan Edwards attended Woolwich Polytechnic School, in Hutchins Road, to present
PEOPLE are being invited to quiz Olympic agencies about what is happening in Greenwich during the Games. Representatives from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will be in General Gordon
UNIVERISTY of Greenwich staff, students and alumni have completed a 10km run in Hyde Park. Runners took part in the Asics British 10km London Run to raise cash for the university’s Alumni Fund. The Fund assists students in various ways
A HOSPITAL has gone cuppa crazy to raise cash for a charity. Patients and staff at BMI The Blackheath Hospital, in Lee Terrace, Blackheath, baked hundreds of sugar free cakes and brewed gallons of tea and coffee to support Diabetes UK’s Care
SPORTS fans who missed out on Olympic tickets are being given a second chance thanks to a new Lottery game. More than 3.5 million tickets have been sold for the 2012 London Games but millions of people have been left empty handed. Now
STUDENTS in north Kent are being reminded they do not have to pay tax on money they earn from summer jobs. Provided they do not earn more than £7,475 in a tax year, students can keep the cash they make but must fill out a P38 (S) form. The form can
GREENWICH residents will go without remembrance Poppies this year unless people volunteer to distribute them. The Royal British Legion is looking for a team of people to get involved in coordinating the Poppy Appeal across the borough following the
MENTORS are needed to help train people to become volunteers. Greenwich Council, Volunteer Centre Greenwich and Greenwich Association of Disabled People have launched a new scheme to help residents with additional needs become volunteers
LEWISHAM Deptford MP Joan Ruddock is battling to change the law on betting shops taking over the High Street. On July 19 she presented a bill to the House of Commons proposing to change the planning class of betting shops and allow councils
BLACKHEATH station has undergone a £1.1m upgrade creating step free access between the entrance and both platforms. The project which was funded by the government’s Access for All scheme, included the installation of a new lift with CCTV and telephone
A ROCK band from Bromley launched their debut EP at a world famous London venue last night. Six-piece group Van Susans followed in the footsteps of the Rolling Stones and Oasis when they performed at the 100 Club in Oxford Street. Their gig at the
