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BROMLEY Council has warned council taxes may rise to cover the expense of running 31 flagship academy schools in the borough.            This week the council’s leader Councillor Stephen Carr

Learn composting tips to nourish your garden and reduce your carbon footprint in Lewisham. From egg shells to tea bags, one third of an average UK household bin can be used as great compost fodder. Cabinet Member for Customer Services 

DARTFORD assistant manager Paul Sawyer believes they have a squad brimming with confidence after a successful Bank Holiday weekend. The Darts had received a baptism of fire in their opening three fixtures losing to Tamworth, Woking and Macclesfield

DESPERATE youngsters looking for full time jobs are being misled into helping set up a Bromley dress shop where they work for free before being told "thanks but no thanks". That is the claim of Sue Lilley, of Bickley Crescent, whose 17-year-old

TIME is running out to enter the Bromley Business Awards. Categories include best small, medium and large business, best business for training and best business for sustainability. The competition, organised by South London Business, in association

SOUTH London Healthcare Trust's website was attacked by hackers overnight. The attack meant the website was out of action for several hours although it is now back up and running. While down, the name on the site read Group HP-Hack and displayed

VISIONARY teenagers have the chance to make life better for young people in Lewisham by standing for the position of Young Mayor. Applications for the prestigious post - which is the longest running of its kind in the country - will close on September

MILLWALL chief executive Andy Ambler has revealed the Lions rejected a bid from Charlton last week to take Dany N’Guessan on loan. N’Guessan has made no secret of his desire to return to The Valley after a successful loan spell with the Addicks towards

THE new term may be just around the corner, but it is not too late to sign up for a college course. North West Kent College is taking late enrolments all next week – Monday, September 3, to Friday, September 7 – from 9am to 5pm. It is open

MOTORISTS heading through the Dartford Tunnel into Essex face long delays on the M25 this afternoon (August 29). A two-vehicle crash on the motorway 17-miles into Essex – which involved a car and a lorry – is currently blocking three lanes.

GRAVESEND Cycling Club’s Richard Bettaney is continuing his successful season by stepping up to the senior second category. Although finding it much harder than previously, Bettaney has finished 14th and ninth in his last two races. As he gets

BOYS and girls in Greenhithe must have been really good so far this year, because Christmas has come early. The town’s Asda is one of just 17 of the firm’s 544 stores to have a temporary Santa’s grotto – a full four months before the big day.

BEXLEY U13 girls’ cricket team enjoyed their best ever season to date. Winning the north Kent junior league ensured qualification for the last four in the county. At the finals day at Hayes CC they finished a creditable third, their best ever position

A LONGSTANDING Liberal Democrat councillor has resigned to teach in India, triggering a by-election. Whitefoot ward’s Councillor Pete Pattisson will lead a school for underprivileged children in Mumbai, India. A parliamentary candidate in 2010

A PAWNBROKER is investing in future Paralympians by holding a fun day in Bexleyheath.   Staff at H&T Pawnbrokers in Broadway will dress up on Saturday, September 1, and invite people to get involved in face painting, bouncy balloons

HARTLEY Country Cricket Club have retained the Kent Cricket League Premier Division title after a five-wicket victory against Sevenoaks Vine in their penultimate game on Saturday. The champions won the toss and elected to bowl first in a match which

A PAIR of cricket officials from the News Shopper region have been shortlisted for the national Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards (OSCA). Bromley Town Cricket Club’s Amy Rowlinson has been nominated for the NatWest CricketForce honour, while Old

LEWISHAM residents are highlighting the positive side of their estate by hosting a mini-Olympics day. The Honor Oak Estate has been in the spotlight for crime in the past but residents now want to celebrate their community and bring it

OLYMPIC excitement has lead to an influx of new members at a hockey society in Beckenham. New Beccehamian Hockey Club secretary Steph Seeney says interest has more than doubled following Team GB’s London 2012 achievements. Ms Seeney said: "

EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS is certainly not feeling glad all over as things go from bad to worse at Selhurst Park. ANOTHER week has gone by and still things are looking pretty dire for the Eagles. There was excitement among fans for the treble signing

Lewis Smith, 22, Brockley Why this design? It's a token to my father - three different portraits representing different points of my life with my father. They are all tied in to finish off my family inspired sleeve. 

MORE than 22,000 homes will be built on a brownfield site in Ebbsfleet during the next 20 years, as a long-term housing development gets the go ahead. Work will begin on the £100 million Kent Thameside scheme as early as next year, with 1,500 homes

PUBSPY'S VIEW Spying suspicious looking gents in flat caps, conspiring couples and elderly ladies in furs all plotting among exotic palms, I thought we’d stepped into an Agatha Christie murder mystery. But alas, it was just a regular ‘Spoons

PLANS to finally ease congestion on the Dartford Crossing are moving closer. Firms are being sought to help deliver a £75m programme of improvements to the M25, of which up to £25m could be assigned to the planned free-flow charging system on the

CHARLTON blogger MATIAS GREZ looks back at the winning 'goal' that never was against Hull and what could lie ahead for the Addicks in this week’s transfer window. THE week started with the match against Hull and the denial of a perfectly good goal,

THE Paralympic torch is travelling across London, passing through Deptford and Greenwich this afternoon on its way to the Olympic Park. However the torch is currently running around 90 minutes late and Games organisers are advising people who want

BUDDING bike mechanics in Swanley enjoyed a treat over the bank holiday weekend. With the Paralympic Games road cycling being held in the district Sevenoaks District Council is promoting the sport and other activities to get residents up and about

CRYSTAL Palace’s disastrous start to the season continued last night when they were dumped out of the League Cup in a heavy defeat at League One Preston. The evening started badly for last year’s semi-finalists as they fell behind in only the second

AN ENTIRE Beckenham family have spoken about their sporting ceremony experiences ahead of tonight's Paralympics opening ceremony. All three family members took part in the Olympics closing ceremony earlier in the month and mum Sally also took part

A LOADING bay at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Pepper Hill, Northfleet, caught fire yesterday evening (August 28). Firefighters were called to an area behind superstore, at Wingfield Bank, at 5:37pm. A loading bay is where stock is delivered

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Longfield this morning (August 29) to extinguish fires in two sheds. Crews attended the domestic sheds, in Essex Road, at 12:47am. They spent just less than an hour at the scene, leaving at 1:38am. The

FIREFIGHTERS have spent the night dealing with two burning haystacks on a farm in Southfleet. Five fire engines and a water unit were scrambled to farmland in Foxhounds Lane at 1:01am this morning (August 29). They used two hydrant units

A SURVEY commissioned by a hospital in Bromley has shown a 20 per cent increase in patients suffering from sports injuries this summer. It is thought the Olympics have inspired people to get involved with sports and some may have over-exerted

A GARDEN society will hold its very own Diamond Jubilee celebration this summer. Eltham and Avery Hill Gardens Society will mark its 60th year with a flower, fruit and vegetable show to be held on September 8 at St Mary's Primary School, Glenure

A BROMLEY animal welfare group is campaigning for people to turn their backs on dairy products once and for all. Passive Pressure handed out information to the public on Bromley High Street on Saturday (25) to try and deter consumers from buying

A POP in parlour for the elderly has seen its kitchen refitted by Trust Thamesmead. The centre, at Evenlode House in Coralline Walk, Thamesmead, is run by dedicated volunteers under the management of Pat and Johnny Thompson. It offers cooked