The practice of experimenting on live animals is a hotly debated subject. Some people argue that animal experiments are essential for medical progress and for testing the safety of new products. Others say that, as well as being cruel to animals,
Since September 2012, Velocity have been a part of Young Enterprise, creating their own business with the excellent help provided to them by the scheme. The scheme aims at encouraging young entrepreuners to show their skills and what they are capable
Each year, Bullers Wood School for Girls takes part in a huge news event: the BBC School Report. This event is open to all secondary school students all over the UK, and thousands of pupils participate each year. This experience gives teenagers the
A NEW Cross DJ duo are making waves in the Lewisham pub scene. Jo Hogan and Helen Flannery decided to form a musical partnership – The Old Kent Roadies - just over a year ago and have been spinning tunes in nearby pubs ever since. They specialise
A GRAVESEND shopkeeper told a £79,000 lottery winner who matched five balls and the bonus ball he had won just £10, a court heard. Imran Pervais, 26, of Milton Road denied one count of fraud when he appeared on trial at Maidstone Crown Court this
One thing us Brits are known for is our weather and another is for the amount we moan about it! But by now we should be allowed to complain. Considering, as of March 20th, we’re in spring and it’s still snowing we have a right to be annoyed. Last year
A PLUMSTEAD woman would have died in her burning flat if planned fire station closures had already gone ahead, a union claims. The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) claims the prompt arrival of a fire engine from Woolwich station - under threat of closure
A CHARLTON mum's skin was left crawling after discovering a caterpillar as "big as her finger" in a can of sweetcorn. Suna Canatar says she found the giant grub, which she thought was a maggot, in a tin of Princes sweetcorn bought from 99p Stores
TWO months have passed since Nuffield Health asked me to review their health and wellbeing membership and I have lost almost half a stone. In return for a year’s contract, I am writing a monthly blog about my progress. Last month I found out
PLANS to extend Crossrail into Ebbsfleet would be a major boost to north Kent and Bexley, it has been claimed. The £15 billion project will take passengers to and from Abbey Wood into Canary Wharf via Woolwich after its planned finish date in 2018
A GANG of youths who terrified customers of a Charlton mobile phone shop during a spree of raids across London have been sentenced. Thugs targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores across the capital and swiped around £150,000 of goods between July
OLD Colfeians were very unlucky to lose 33-28 to Havant in their London & SE Division One match on the south coast. The Lee side turned in a fine display, with both the forwards and backs taking the game to the opposition. With just a few minutes
THE front counters at Orpington Police Station and Biggin Hill police base will close as part of plans to cut £514m from the Met’s budget by 2015. Under the changes announced by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime on Monday (March 25) Bromley
A 43-YEAR-OLD man is set to appear in court next month after a girl was allegedly molested in a Bromley park by a man disguised as a granny. Kenneth Buffogne is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on April 8 charged with sexual touching
A 13-YEAR-OLD Gravesend boy has died in a crash with a digger on the A2. Steven Perry, of The Avenue, was a passenger in the taxi that collided with an orange Komatsu digger in the early hours of Friday, March 15. Emergency services were called
BORIS Johnson's plans to axe police stations across the area have been given the go-ahead. Following a consultation, Greenwich will lose its front counter, while Thamesmead's day time service will also go and Woolwich station will close. Five
THE return of striker Charlie Sheringham on loan from AFC Bournemouth proved to be the catalyst Dartford needed to put the brakes on their recent loss of form with a comfortbale home win over Gateshead. Although woefully short of match play, Sheringham
A 12-year-old girl was attacked in Shaftesbury Park, Bromley by a male who was described as dark-skinned and about 5’9” tall with dark-brown eyes. The man pushed the young girl off the swings she was playing on and pinned her to the ground
TRAIN passengers face minor delays after a lorry struck a bridge near Hither Green station this morning. Train services between Sidcup and Charing Cross slowed after the vehicle crashed into a bridge off St Mildreds Road around 11.50am. Network
BORIS Johnson said broadcaster Eddie Mair had done a "splendid job" during an interview in which the Mayor of London was grilled over his "integrity", including suggestions he had lied about having an extra-marital affair. In the interview with
A NORTHFLEET man has been arrested on suspicion of trapping live wild birds. Police received intelligence live goldfinches were being used as bait to snare other goldfinches and a 48-year-old man was detained on March 14 at an address in Waterdales
THE body of a 30-year-old man has been found on the riverbank in Erith this morning. Marine Police Unit, Bexley police officers and paramedics were called to reports of a body being found at around 7.15am. Gravesend’s lifeboat was also called
ROCK bands My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez are to headline this summer’s Hop Farm Festival, it has been revealed today. Organisers announced the line-up for the two-day festival at 9am this morning. The annual summer music festival’s future
CHARLTON Lido's reopening has been postponed until Thursday (March 28) due to the unseasonal weather. The lido, which has undergone a £2m refurbishment, had been due to open today. But a spokeswoman for operators Better, confirmed there had
ANGRY pub-goers are protesting against the unexplained closure of a Mottingham pub which is more than a century old. The Porcupine, in Mottingham Road, is rumoured to be replaced by consumer giant Tesco following its closure last week. But,
A SPECIAL school in New Ash Green has leapt on the Harlem Shake dance craze. Around 300 Milestone Academy pupils and staff took a break from Friday afternoon lessons to join in the famous boogie and raise money for Comic Relief. The March 22
Michael Hall from Welling Why this design? Life has been challenging at times. When my father-in-law Kevin Jonus passed away shortly after I got married, I looked at God. Everyone has a guardian angel appointed to them in life. They are a protector
A PROTEST is being staged by a new right wing nationalist organisation over what it describes as "sexist and offensive signs" at a Crayford mosque. Members of the England National Resistance (ENR) are angry the North West Kent Muslim Association
A FORMER Gravesham councillor who only recently resigned his seat has passed away. Colin Dennis had been the Labour representative for Painters Ash ward since 2010 but had been in poor health for some time causing him to step down on March 8.
SHARE an activity photo from a previous holiday or a holiday you’ve not yet had for the chance to win a £300 prize. You and some friends could enjoy adventure and action this summer if your snap wins you a £300 voucher for a YHA (Youth Hostel Association
At ZippyStitch we take in, take out, shorten, lengthen, taper, dry clean, press, patch, invisible mend — you name it, we can do it. We alter, repair, and restyle dresses, jackets, trousers, coats, suits, school wear, bridal wear, curtains and soft
FIREFIGHTERS are still helping to remove 400-tonnes of rubbish a day from the scene of the longest running blaze in Bromley history. A digger is being used to load the waste onto trucks at the recycling plant, St Paul’s Cray, to take away to a
A NEW project will get the go-ahead after the East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust was awarded £32,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund today. As part of the Welling Will Remember Them project in Bexley, community volunteers will be trained
FIRE fighters were called to a house fire on Castillon Road in Catford on Saturday night. The roof of the house was destroyed and part of the first floor was damaged by fire on March 23. A woman escaped before the arrival of the brigade and
FREEHOLDERS of a Thamesmead housing association have been appearing in court for refusing to pay "unjust" maintenance charges. Gallions Housing Association owns and manages much of the area’s housing stock and began levying estate charges on freeholders
SWANLEY’S popular Wednesday market will be run by a new company from next week. Wembley-based firm Wendy Fair Markets have been behind the bustling midweek market for 13 years but entered liquidation in July last year. After Sevenoaks District
Josh Rouse, The Happiness Waltz **** Life must seem to be pretty idyllic for Josh Rouse these days. The gifted Nebraska born singer-songwriter relocated to sunny Spain in 2005, where he built a state of the art home studio so that he could
BROMLEY schools are being encouraged to get competitively environmental by recycling their WEEE. So far 22 schools across the borough have already signed up to the WEEE Free Week competition, with the first 16 schools having recycled nearly eight
LEGISLATION that only affects England should normally need backing from a majority of English MPs, a Government report has said. The McKay Commission was launched last year to consider the so-called West Lothian Question - the ability of politicians
Michael Skinner helped the Great Britain team finish in 11th place at the World Cross Country Championships at Bydgoszcz in Poland. Last year the team finished in 15th place. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete finished in 51st place and covered the 12
The Big Debate Education in its broadest sense was the topic for debate at Hayes School. There are few opportunities for young people to get together with members of the older generation to discuss and plan ideas, and to express opinions, but this
Members of the community battled the wintry weather and Bromley's white canvas of snow, to sample the entertainment that the borough had on offer at the local Arts Festival held at Bromley town centre on Sunday 24th March 2013. The event started at
