POLICE in Lewisham are appealing for help in tracing a teenage girl missing since Tuesday. The girl, 18, was last seen on March 19 at 12pm by staff at Haberdashers' Aske's school, Pepys Road, and failed to return to her home address at Friendly
LEWISHAM Council has put a host of advice about upcoming changes to the benefit system on its website. New web pages outline the changes, providing information and advice, while the spring edition of Lewisham Life will feature an article on money
CHARLTON Lido will reopen next week following its £2m refurbishment. The historic lido, with a 50 metre outdoor heated pool, officially opens again on Monday (March 25). No more closures are expected but work is set to continue behind the scenes
THREE youths from Penge who were accused of attempting to break into the Crystal Palace Park café have had the charges against them dropped. This comes after a 17-year-old teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to attempted
HMV in Bexleyheath’s Broadway Shopping Centre is set to close its doors for good today. The high street retailer announced the closure of stores after the firm went into administration in January. Administrator Deloitte announced last month
FOREST Hill shoppers are hoping to set an indoor cycling world record while raising money for charity - and they need your help. Youth outdoor activity charity Widehorizons has joined up with Sainsbury's in Forest Hill for an attempt on the Guinness
Proprietor Ron Etheridge, is a man ahead of his time. For 18 years he has been making sausages on the premises of Villagers in Beckenham in full view of customers. You can see what meat is being used and there are no artificial flavourings, colourings
Take the evening off and try the award-winning cheese pie nominated on Lorraine Kelly’s Show as Britain’s Best Pie. After a nationwide search of sweet and savoury recipes from viewers, The Shortcrust Pastry Apple, Stilton & Fig Pie was chosen.
If you want the real taste and nectar from the garden of England then Beult (pronounced belt) House Bees brand is it. Michael Cooper sells bottled honey, comb honey in season and produce made from bees wax. The apiaries are based in and around
A GREENWICH betting shop will not open after objections from a neighbouring surgery which treats gambling addicts. Coral had planned a new shop on Greenwich High Road and had put in a licence application to Greenwich Council. But new neighbours
Winterdale Shaw is a wonderful cheddar made at Wrotham by the Betts family using super-fresh, unpasteurised cow’s milk from their own herd. After three days in a traditional wooden press, the cheese is wrapped in cotton and matured for ten months
The Wooden Spoon creates the most marvellous condiments and preserves from its converted oasthouse at Wye. It was hard to choose our favourite, but we have opted for Peach, Apricot and Apple Chutney. The secret is in the balance of flavours, which
Chegworth Valley juices are made with tree-ripened fruit grown at Water Lane Farm, Chegworth. The fruit is pressed in small batches and the juices sold locally. There is a temptingly wide selection and we have chosen the Cox and Bramley Apple Juice
AN ARMY Cadet Force instructor from Thamesmead has won an award for his loyal service. Staff Sergeant Instructor (SSI) Kevin Smith, 32, received the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London’s Certificate for Meritorious Service at a ceremony in the capital
SHORTLY after the chancellor announced this year's budget it seemed only right to go to the pub. As well as celebrating the reduced duty on beer I could also drown my sorrows about everything else to do with the economy. I chose The Blythe
BEXLEY’s MPs have given their reactions to Chancellor George Osborne’s budget. A rise in the income tax personal allowance to £10,000 will take effect next year and not from 2015 as previously planned, it was announced on Wednesday (March 20).
BEXLEY College has been chosen to host a regional brickwork competition. The annual National Guild of Bricklayers competition on March 27 will involve 24 hopefuls from across London battling it out for a place in the national final. Split into
THE post-mortem investigation into the death of a 29-year-old man who was found in a Thamesmead street is due to take place today. (March 21) Emergency services were called to Redpoll Way, on the Parkview Estate, to reports of a man collapsed on
OLD Bexley and Sidcup MP James Brokenshire says he is “delighted” the popular B12 bus route will now offer a Sunday service. Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will provide a new half hourly service for the route running between Joydens
A SERIES of 15 robberies on women in Greenwich and Deptford could be linked, police say. The offences took place from last June to February this year in Deptford Green, in the grounds of St Nicholas and St Luke’s Church, Stowage, Watergate Street
TWO burglars who swiped four pints of milk from a Lewisham primary school and were discovered by police hiding in the playground have been jailed. Officers were called out to St Mary's Church of England Primary in Lewisham High Street at around
Dancing on Ice star Olga Sharutenko dusts off the sequins to talk to Heloise Wood about skating tips, her favourite celebrities and the new show at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford. ‘HOW could you not have fun with Keith Chegwin?’ Olga Sharutenko
THERE will be no late night levy on businesses in Bexley, the council has decided. Licensing authorities are allowed to charge premises selling alcohol between midnight and 6am, a levy towards the costs of policing the late night economy. This
TWO men have been arrested and charged following a day of action by Kent Police in Gravesend town centre. Dozens of officers took to the town’s streets on Tuesday (Mar 19) to speak to the public, arrest suspicious individuals and assist stores
Letter to the editor: The recent attempt to sell a Banksy mural taken from a wall owned by Haringey Council raises interesting issues about changing public perceptions towards urban art and how the finest examples can be protected. In my ward,
GIRLS Aloud have split up weeks after playing their last ever London show at the O2 in Greenwich. The most successful UK girl group ever have called time after their Ten reunion tour finished in Liverpool last night. The band’s official Twitter
Letter to the editor: I am delighted to see Lewisham Council has decided to take the ridiculous decision to downgrade Lewisham Hospital to court (A Fight We Have To Win, News Shopper, March 6). Like many people from Lewisham and Greenwich I will
Letter to the editor: So Gravesham Council is doing its best to get the latest offering from Edinburgh House in shape for its regulatory board to decide on. Strange it should be exerting so much effort on the latest proposal, when it hasn’t finished
Letter to the editor: I moved to the Downham estate just prior to the start of the Second World War from the Vauxhall area and lived at 88 Moorside Road — this was 74 years ago. Next month, I will be 76 and I always think of and refer to Downham
Letter to the editor: Before the axe swings, I will defend councillors Colin Smith and Peter Morgan who both visited my home to discuss problems which affected my community. Cllr Smith’s visit was some time ago and he came after his day’s work
Letter to the editor: Twenty-five thousand people marched through Lewisham in January to say to the government “do not cut the A&E and maternity departments at Lewisham Hospital”. At a meeting on February 27, it was suggested by Labour Councillor
Letter to the editor: I would like to inform the public who take their dogs and children to Scadbury Park in Chislehurst of an incident which happened to my Yorkie Russell. On February 26, at about 11am, my friend and I were walking our dogs when
'Jonathan Creek' will air a one-off special on Easter Monday, April 1 2013. The mystery drama - which stars Alan Davies as the titular investigator - will return to BBC One on April 1 with a 90-minute episode entitled 'The Clue of the Savant's
WHAT an appaling week. First I get hammered at hockey, next England throw in the towel against the arch enemy. Then, to cap it all I lose at cards, to my wife of all people. Thoroughly disgruntled, I decided all I could do was watch Match Of
Letter to the editor: There seems to be a rising epidemic. It’s in Bexleyheath Broadway, the shopping mall and in shops themselves. It’s not a bacteria or even a rodent and it has both male and female versions. It’s the texting pedestrian or shopper
Letter to the editor:Your article concerning parents at Bedonwell School asking for wider pavements raises two points (Parents Chasing Wider Pavements At Schools, News Shopper, March 6). First, if parents walked their children to school, the number
Letter to the editor: I have read many stories in the newspapers about how parking wardens like issuing penalty notices on broken-down buses, horses, hearses, and so on. What I would really like to know is who employs these morons and who trains
Letter to the editor: Could anyone suggest a route from the A2 to Long Lane, Bexleyheath, which avoids roadworks and the delays they cause? I tried going through Crayford and on to Mayplace Road East and there were two sets of roadworks with temporary
Letter to the editor: It is all very well for Nicola Edgington to be branded “manipulative and exceptionally dangerous” but without a doubt she was let down by the society we live in today (‘Manipulative’ Killer Jailed, News Shopper, March 6).
Letter to the editor: Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman killed and the woman wounded by the same stranger, Nicola Edgington, in Bexleyheath in October 2011 (‘Manipulative’ Killer Jailed, News Shopper, March 6). This was
BLACKBIRDS and starlings dominate school grounds in Kent, according to the results of a national survey. More than 3,700 pupils from 59 schools across the county counted the birds they could see outside for one hour in January. The results
THE trial of a Swanley woman accused of causing the death of a shopper at Bluewater has been delayed until May 22. Dawn Chedd, of Cranleigh Drive, is charged with causing the death of 71-year-old Claire Bishop by careless or inconsiderate driving
AN ERITH singer is celebrating “a dream come true” after having a number one on an American radio station and getting through to the regional final of a competition. Wayne Jacobs of Erith will be singing live for the regional final of Britain
CHARLTON comedian Jim Davidson "vigorously denies" allegations made against him after the star was rearrested over further alleged sex offences. The 59-year-old faces allegations from "several women" over offences which date back up to 35 years
THE Mayor of Gravesham demonstrated her exceptional hula-hooping skills as she got involved in a charity Aerobathon. Councillor Lyn Milner was on hand to declare the three-hour Aerobathon at the Cygnet Leisure Centre, in Old Perry Street, open
A FAMILY run business in Crayford has donated more than 50 Easter eggs to a children’s ward at Darent Valley Hospital. Office supplies firm Nico Office Ltd, which is based in Maiden Lane, raised the money by collecting and recycling toner and inkjet
TWENTY five years after a young woman was stabbed to death on a train between Petts Wood to Victoria, detectives are renewing their appeals to try and catch her killer. Debbie Linsley boarded the 14:16 Orpington to Victoria train on March 23, 1988
