A beautiful pub garden has been transformed with a dramatic makeover in time for the Olympics. The Guildford Arms in Greenwich, one of London’s oldest pubs, now features a stunning 450 square metre garden complete with white birches, tall grasses
A CAR has smashed through a shop window in Locksbottom. It is though the driver pressed on the accelerator instead of the brake, by mistake, and went through the window of a gift store, Heaven, on Crofton Road, Orpington. Alan Potter, 59, is
There is only a week left for one of five primary schools to win a thousand pounds worth of sports equipment, with the help of Bromley shoppers. The Glades Shop for Schools Campaign, run in partnership with News Shopper, sees purchasing power at
GILLINGHAM manager Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen lived up to his nickname at Princes Park on Saturday by sitting in the dugout with his own hound. The League Two side were taking on Dartford in a pre-season friendly and won 1-0 thanks to a 73rd minute winner
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a missing 15-year- old girl from Bexleyheath. Sandra Okoh went missing from her foster home on July 10. Detective Sergeant Dave Williams, of Bexley Missing Persons Unit, said: "We have spoken
FLAMES took over half the roof of a house in Bromley this afternoon. Four fire engines and 20 firefighters attended the scene of the two-floor terraced house in Homesdale Road. The emergency services were called at 3.04pm today (July 23) and
POLICE are still appealing for information after a 15-year-old had his iPhone robbed at knifepoint on a train between Erith and Abbey Wood. Officers have re-released CCTV images of two men they wish to speak to regarding the incident, which happened
THOUSANDS of people gathered in Greenwich and Lewisham to welcome the Olympic torch and join in the historic spectacle. SARAH TROTTER rounds-up the highlights. SUNSHINE greeted the eager crowds who flocked to watch the Olympic flame trail
A BLUNDER has seen residents sent double the amount of Olympic parking permits they wanted, some with printing errors meaning they won't even work. People across Greenwich have been affected by the errors on their visitors' permits, which one angry
LITTLE shoppers enjoyed a sporting fun day and making Olympic torches at Erith Riverside Shopping Centre. Families were able to design their own flags on Saturday (July 21) in preparation for the flame passing through the town the next day.
STUMPED for a summer vacation idea? Soon you may be able to rent a holiday chalet in Charlton. Plans are afoot to turn a brownfield site sandwiched between the back of Fairthorn Road properties and a freight railway line into a row of 10 holiday
A FOUR-YEAR horse ride from one Olympic games to another ended in style with a last-minute welcome party in Woolwich. Megan Lewis, 63, had travelled 10,000 miles over deserts and mountains only to discover her finishing point at Shooters Hill
A great party atmosphere fell over Beckenham High Street this morning with anticipation of the Relay runner and accompanying parade vehicles – flags a-waving, whistles and cheering. The waiting crowds were entertained by Beckenham Junior Choir"
Just hours before seeing Isy Suttie perform in the Little Top at the Greenwich Comedy Festival I bumped into my ex coming out of a newsagent. We had parted fairly well a few years ago and - aside from the odd time in Sainsbury's
West,Bruce & Laing, Why Dontcha **** America's Mountain were one of the early seventies' most potent and compelling rock acts, and when the band broke up in 1972 guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing hit upon the bright idea of reviving
A FAMILY are asking for help after reporting their 14-year-old daughter missing. Shanise Pearce was last seen outside her home in Paradise Place, off Woodhill Road, Woolwich, at around 9.30pm yesterday (July 22). She may have been spotted at
Beloved Black Books star Dylan Moran brought the house down when he closed the phenomenal festival on Friday night. The second this popular Irishman walked on stage, the Big Top erupted with roaring appreciation – the clapping and cheering went on, and
Pant-wettingly funny comics flocked to Greenwich for a star-studded festival which spiralled into uncontrollable hilarity. It was that time of year again when the beautiful grounds of the Old Royal Naval College were taken over by some of Britain’s most
A MURDER investigation has been launched following the death of a 76-year-old woman in Thamesmead. Police were called around 6.25pm yesterday to a house in New Acres Road where a woman had collapsed. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lucky theatregoers will get to see exciting new comedy sketches and one man shows before they hit Endinburgh Festival this year. All this week some of London’s most talented entertainers will by showcasing their festival material from the intimate
A MOTORCYCLIST who died following a crash in Dartford has been named as Brian Reddin. Kent Police was called on July 17 just after 8am to reports of a collision between a white Peugeot 306 and a motorcycle on the roundabout where Princes Road meets
EBBSFLEET United christened the newly crowned Liam Daish Stand with a 1-0 victory against League One Leyton Orient on Saturday afternoon at Stonebridge Road. The visitors fielded a strong starting XI on a day celebrating Daish’s tenure as the longest
GREENWICH Council's leaders have continued their tradition of secrecy by banning questions from their next meeting - claiming to be too busy with the Olympics. The council, regularly blasted by critics for lack of transparency, was due to hold
EBBSFLEET manager Liam Daish says he is “humbled” by the way the club chose to honour him before Saturday’s 1-0 friendly win against Leyton Orient. Having been in charge at Stonebridge Road for seven years, Daish is now the club’s longest serving manager
BENEATH a sluggish, surly sky, the UK has been unusually active and upbeat. Even characteristic grumbles (mostly weather related and severely justified recently) have been good humoured. Our summer programme of events must surely have helped: the
A GROUP of travellers arrived in Keston on Sunday morning but left shortly after intervention from the council. It is thought they moved on to private land. Seven caravans and 10 vehicles turned up at a site by Leaves Green. The council intervened
A LACK of investment in Gravesend’s roads over 12 years of Labour government were a “major factor” in the deterioration which led to a 20-feet deep hole opening up in the town centre, according to the county’s highways boss. A deep pot hole
A MAN was stabbed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Penge. Police were called to Anerley Road at around 4.35am where a man, in his 50s, was found to be suffering stab wounds. He was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in
Going to the hairdresser’s has never been one of my favourite experiences – there have been too many disasters which ended in tears. One stylist hacked my hair to shreds with a razor, another turned it a hideous shade of brown/orange and the
BROMLEY manager Mark Goldberg says he only expects to add one more signing to his present squad ahead of the new season. The Lillywhites have kept the majority of the squad who escaped relegation last year and Goldberg is determined to build success
A WOMAN was killed in a fire in Orpington on Saturday evening. Officers were called at around 10.40pm to the flat above a charity foodbank in Ranmore Path. Both the fire brigade and the ambulance service attended the scene. The body of
FOR years they were seen as pillars of their community, fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities, but these two pensioners had a dirty secret. Behind the scenes, Hardev Singh Dhillon and Makhan Bajwa from Greenwich Council for Racial Equality
ADAM Gemili is the World Junior 100 metre Champion. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete won his title in style in Barcelona crossing the line in 10.05s, a new Championship record beating the previous best of 10.09s set by Trinidad‘s Darrel Brown in 2002
11:47am Take a look at more photos of today's Olympic Torch Relay thought Lewisham and Bromley in our picture gallery . 11:13am That's all from News Shopper's live blog.
