Week five of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance saw the top two teams in Division Two go head to head, both with unbeaten records so something had to give. The Summerfield played hosts to Rileys Rebels and experience showed as the home side won
School is a word that can be defined as a place which unlocks the doors to children’s futures. A place which strives on the hard work and commitment of both the staff and the students, and a place where children can discover their potential and be
A WOMAN has been arrested in Bexleyheath for allegedly selling illegal fireworks. A Bexley police spokesman said: "We can confirm a 45-year-old woman was arrested on Monday, October 22 on suspicion of handling stolen goods and fraud offences.
OFFICERS have arrested four men in connection with an attempted armed robbery at the Harvester in Gravesend. Kent Police was called to the restaurant in Rochester Road at just after 9am on Monday (October 22) after staff reported being confronted
A CAR caught fire after a head on collision between a black Kia Picanto and purple Volkswagan Golf at Shepherds Lane in Dartford. Two fire engines, two ambulances, police and an air ambulance were sent to the scene at around 1:40pm. A man in
TWO people in a Gravesend household had a close call this morning after waking up in clouds of smoke. They did not have a working smoke alarm. Firefighters have used their example to warn others of making the same mistake. Two fire engines
A PLUMSTEAD commuter was punched repeatedly in the face for walking up the wrong side of stairs at a Tube station. The 46-year-old man was taken to hospital with heavy facial bruising and a split eyelid following the “unprovoked” attack on October
A PLEA deal between extradited Briton Christopher Tappin and US prosecutors is the beginning of his "swift and safe return" to the UK, his wife has said. The retired British businessman is expected to reach a deal with prosecutors on Thursday over
LEWISHAM'S choir of NHS workers have vowed to keep on singing after missing out in the final of Garth Malone show The Choir: Sing While You Work. The group, which spanned the full range of Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust's staff, had been tipped to win
A "FAILING" Catford care home has been slammed after a resident was left exposed on the toilet with the door wide open. People living at Oakcroft Nursing Home, in Culverley Road, were not having their privacy and dignity respected, when Care Quality
MP Nick Raynsford tied the knot with a fellow MP at Greenwich’s National Maritime Museum earlier this month. The Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich married his long-term partner Alison Seabeck - who used to be his parliamentary aide - at a civil
STANDING out from the fried chicken shops and newsagents on Well Hall Road, in Eltham, is Smiffy’s Traditional Pie and Mash. With its black and white sign, tiles and furniture, Smiffy’s is not your run-of-the-mill fast food takeaway. Nor is
MISSING Sidcup teenager Karla Hunter has been found safe and well in Longfield. The 15-year-old was reported missing from her home in Sidcup on the evening of October 19. Last night she was found in Longfield, near Dartford. Bexley Police
A FORMER librarian from Slade Green remembered something special about an old photograph printed recently in News Shopper. Mavis Bradley, aged 79, says the striking image of 14,500 Vickers armaments factory workers on Armistice Day 1918 features
KENT Police has warned people of the risks around at Halloween and Bonfire Night. It has launched a crime reduction campaign called ‘stay safe this autumn’. It is aimed at raising people's awareness of increased anti-social behaviour, criminal
AN alliance of 167 pupils, 150 schools and 42 councils, including Lewisham, have served legal papers on exam regulator Ofqual along with the AQA and Edexcel boards. The papers detail a case for the regrading of GCSE English papers taken in the summer
A SUNDAY bus service operating between Bexleyheath and Joydens Wood may be in the pipeline. Proposals have been drawn up for a bus to follow the route of the Transport for London weekday B12 route between Bexleyheath marketplace and Leyton Cross
BEXLEY police will have a sparky new tool in their kit box next month. Forty officers are being trained in the use of tasers; electroshock devices used to incapacitate violent offenders with a burst of electric current. Four of the devices,
NEW Ash Green residents can have a say in the way their district is run for the next 15 years. The District’s Community Plan sets out the aims and priorities of people running the area. These include district and county councils, the health
AN Eltham teacher from a school in Lee has appeared at Eastbourne Magistrates' Court charged with sexually assaulting two boys. Peter Donoghue, aged 52, of Avery Hill Road, was arrested on May 30 following the alleged incident at an educational camp
Looking for some spooky but fun things to do with the family this Halloween? Here is a selection of some of the best events in south-east London and north Kent. Queen’s House and Cutty Sark, Greenwich, October 28, 11am-4pm: Be prepared to be
AN accident on the Blackwall Tunnel Approach this morning left a car on its roof and traffic backed up around the area. A spokesman for the Greenwich police said the male driver escaped his car with only superficial injuries to his hands. The
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Gravesend this morning (October 26) after an iron was left on. Following the call at 6.29am two fire engines were sent to the smoke filled ground floor of the property in Princes Road after the appliance
RETIRED businessman Christopher Tappin who was extradited to the United States over arms dealing charges is expected to reach a deal with prosecutors next week. The 65-year-old, of Larch Dene, Farnborough Park, was extradited to the US in February
WORK starts today on deconstructing the London 2012 Olympics shooting venue at Woolwich Barracks. The temporary venue will undergo a dismantling programme before the ground is returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by the end of next March.
