BRADLEY Wright-Phillips’ first two goals of the 2011/12 season made it three wins out of three for Charlton as they defeated Colchester 2-0. His pair of strikes in the first half at the Weston Homes Community Stadium set Chris Powell’s side
IT WAS almost a decade in the making. Now, eight months since it opened, reporter ABIGAIL WOODCOCK takes a look at the role one of the biggest temples outside India plays in Gravesend’s community. NAMED after the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak
CHILDREN at a hospice have enjoyed a magical time thanks to their charity’s summer pantomime. Demelza youngsters saw a special performance of Alladin by the Starlight Children’s Foundation at the charity’s Eltham hospice in Wensley Close.
EBBSFLEET United’s Craig Stone and Giannoulis Fakinos have been helping youngsters develop their football skills. The Fleet have been developing community programmes and the pinnacle of this project is the reformed soccer schools, which run during
BROMLEY’S Thomas Wright remains on course for U12s AEGON junior national championship title after reaching the finals in Bournemouth today. The 12-year-old ended second seed Joe Tyler’s championship challenge 7-5, 6-2 in the semi-final on court one
POLICE are appealing for information over the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl from Thamesmead who had been using dating websites. Amna Ali has not been seen by her family since 3pm on August 10 when she left her home. She is described
BROMLEY slipped to fourth after suffering defeat at the hands of Bexley in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division on Saturday. Hosts Bexley remain fifth place for the second consecutive week despite their 40-run victory. The home side won the toss
A TRIO of Dartford Harriers represented Kent at the U17 inter-county track & field championships on Sunday in Kingston. Lucy Hickmott continued her season's excellent form with a win in the A string 300m hurdles in 46.04s. Hickmott also ran in the
A POLICE community support officer has been praised for his bravery after he was assaulted during last week’s riots. Bamidele Bolarinwa from the Lewisham Safer Transport Team was in Lewisham High Street near the Natwest bank, trying to stop
Embracing the summer months while they last, News Shopper has got hold of 20 pairs of tickets to give away for the Weald of Kent Craft Show at the beautiful Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge. Showcasing some of the finest handmade crafts to spruce
SIX office workers from Bromley will climb Britain’s three highest mountains to raise money for a cancer charity. They will trek a total of 26 miles up Scotland’s Ben Nevis, Wales’ Snowdon and England’s Scafell Pike, as well as covering 450 miles between
Joe Turley parties until the early hours at the Sensation White party at The O2 arena and dances the post-riot blues away. AFTER the week we have had in London I was slightly apprehensive about my trip to The O2 arena. What would the crowd be like?
POLICE trying to identify a mystery dead man found in bushes on a New Cross estate have been using dogs trained in sniffing out human remains. A dog walker made the grisly discovery at 7.45am on August 10 in Lovelinch Close. The badly
YOUNGSTERS feeling bored during the long school summer holidays are being urged to take up golf at Dartford Golf Club. The course, which begins on August 22, will be presented by Dartford GC’s PGA professional John Gregory. He said:
THREE teenage boys have denied murdering 16-year-old Yemurai Kanyangarara in Welling. Two 15-year-old boys from Peckham and a 14-year-old boy from Camberwell appeared at the Old Bailey today(August 16) to deny the murder charge. The
A YOUNG swimmer from Bickley is hoping to represent Great Britain at the Down’s Syndrome World Championships. Billy Birchmore, 15, is in line for a place at the competition in Italy next year after winning gold at the London Youth Games when representing
PROVING great things come in small packages, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is the heartwarming story of a shy reclusive girl with a surprising talent for singing. The Hull Truck Theatre’s touring revival of the play comes to Croydon’s Fairfield
A GRANDMOTHER says she was left “shocked and disgusted” after seeing a naked man with a horse as she walked her dogs. Linda Hogg, of Townshend Close, Sidcup, had taken her Yorkshire Terrier dogs Douglas, 11, and Billy, 10, to a field off Watery
TOM Stoppard’s multi-award winning modern classic The Real Thing will open Erith Playhouse’s autumn season. The play runs from September 5 to September 10 and is a passionate and poignant drama which focuses on the relationship between Henry and
GREENWICH Comedy Festival returns next month, bringing with it another incredible line-up of stand-up greats. But why give the big shots all the limelight? The festival, which runs at the Old Royal Naval College from September 5 to September 11, is
A BODY has been recovered from the River Thames following a search for a missing crew member from a tugboat that capsized. The Port of London Authority confirmed it recovered the body of a male near Deptford around 5pm yesterday (August 15)
A disabled children’s charity is appealing for runners to take part in a sponsored run. The Parents Consortium is hosting a 10km run and a 5km walk in Joyden’s Wood, Bexley, on September 18. Money raised by the event will be used to
“SOMEBODY will be killed” - the words of a woman who fears a fatal accident will happen at a “dangerous” roundabout unless safety is improved. Katrina Cummins wants the mini-roundabout at the junction of Beckenham’s Pelham Road and Birkbeck
THE scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz may have wished he had a brain, but gardeners in West Wickham had the brains to make super scarecrows. Members of the West Wickham Allotment Society made special scarecrows - including one that looked like wizard wonder
SHOULD Charlton reach the second round of the Carling Cup, the club’s match against Preston North End will take place at The Valley on September 13 (7.45pm). The potential fixture was originally planned to take place in SE7 on the midweek of August
OLD people in Bexley have been left angry and confused after the council introduced a pay-by-phone only parking system. New meters forcing drivers to pay for parking with their mobile phones have been installed at most on-street bays across
EAGLES columnist DANIEL GRIGG was a happy man after Saturday's 2-0 win over Burnley. SELHURST Park may not have been packed to the rafters but just nine minutes into the first home game of the season, Crystal Palace supporters found a new fan
IF you do like to be beside the seaside be sure to visit Bexleyheath. Broadway Shopping Centre has been transformed into a beach with sand pits, deck chairs, inflatable sea creatures and a traditional Punch and Judy show. The sand activity zone is
PROPOSALS which could spell the end of youth centres in north Kent are under consultation. People have until October 29 to have their say on Kent County Council’s (KCC) plans to change the way youth services are provided by September 2012
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who nearly died after a boat accident on holiday is planning to set up an awareness campaign for people travelling abroad. Earlier this month, Adam Rose, of Carsington Gardens, Wilmington, was enjoying a week long holiday
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into the death of a 17-year-old boy who died after being assaulted in St Mary Cray. The teenager is believed to have been the pillion passenger on a motorbike when the attack happened in Star Lane.
AFTER losing on Dutch soil earlier on in the campaign, Kent Spitfires bounced back to beat Holland on Sunday despite a spirited record stand from the visitors. An entertaining stand of 132 between Darren Stevens and Sam Northeast proved to be the difference
A MAN is in a coma after he was beaten up at Shortlands train station last night. The victim was found unconscious and taken to King’s College Hospital with head injuries. A 21-year-old man from Greenwich was arrested in Bromley High
GREENWICH police have released CCTV images showing people wanted in connection with criminal damage and looting last Monday night. (August 8). The 12 images have been released in the hope that the public will recognise someone and come forward
CHARITIES have raised more than £1,000 at a summer fete organised by a veterans’ club in Erith. Bexley Mencap and Headway, a charity that works to improve life after brain injury, were among the 15 charities that held stalls at Erith Veteran
A CONSULTATION into proposals to introduce CCTV cameras in Crayford town centre and Bexley Village is drawing to a close. People have until Friday to have their say on Bexley Council’s plans to install the cameras in a bid to minimise crime and protect
NEWS Shopper online’s Millwall columnist Matthew Little this week takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane by recalling previous first games of the season at The Den and also compares Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest side with the present one.
AMONG the casualties of last week’s riots in Woolwich was the Great Harry Wetherspoons pub on Wellington Street. But the community has pulled together and has been leaving tributes to the pub and the town on boarding that has been put up on
CHARLTON fan and freelance journalist MATT FRICKER is News Shopper online’s Addicks columnist and this week suggests a strong change in tactics will be required to defeat Colchester United tonight. WHEN Chris Powell’s Charlton travel to Colchester
A SUPERMARKET is investigating the claims of a student who says he found a maggot in his chicken and gravy pie. Ben Crouch says he was horrified to find the creature in a £1.66 pie, which his mum had bought from the Asda store, in London Road
RAIL commuters have spoken out against the prospect of season tickets going up by an average of eight per cent in the new year. Speaking at Waterloo station in London, travellers said fares were already expensive and there was little justification
A FIRE at a recycling centre in Swanley is still smouldering, two days after the blaze started. Six crews were called to the scene at Countrystyle, Cookham Road, at around 11.30am on Sunday (August 14) to put out a large heap of, what is thought
