On the afternoon of Friday 19th of April year 11 girls boarded the school coach heading for the New Forest where they completed their Duke of Edinburgh Silver practise expedition. This consisted of camping in tents for two nights and walking for two
As part of the Young Enterprise scheme, which allows sixth form students to create their own business and run it, my team and I have had to deal with HSBC more and more in the last few months. Young Enterprise give each team a bank account at HSBC
by JAKE BACON VISITORS were left stranded on the 68th floor of The Shard. And I was one of them. The lifts stopped working after a rogue fire alarm left around 150 people waiting for over an hour. The malfunction happened at the iconic
Numerous members of Blackheath & Bromley were involved in the Virgin London Marathon from those who ran the full distance, to the youngsters who raced the mini marathon; from those who help man the baggage vans at the finish, and those who lined the streets
CHAMPIONS Welling United finished the season with an unbeaten home record following their draw with play-off bound Eastleigh. Having set a league record for consecutive wins, Welling finished the season with the highest tally of goals scored whilst
A 52-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murdering his brother at the family home in Eltham. Mark Hayes will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (April 29) accused of killing 48-year-old Sean Hayes. Emergency services were
THERE are just two days left to vote for Downe model Dominique Wells in a Curvy Kate lingerie competition. If she gets more votes than the other nine finalists by the time voting ends on Tuesday (April 30) she will win a year-long modelling contract
ENVIRONMENT Agency officers are being urged to take tough action over a polluted drainage ditch in a Petts Wood park. The ditch near the Tent Peg Lane car park entrance to Jubilee Country Park was first polluted with oil from the nearby substation
A CRYSTAL Palace supporters bus was raided by police on its way to the Blackburn match. Acting on a tip-off officers arrested two fans after they stopped the coach in South Norwood at around 8am yesterday (April 27). The first man was arrested
HARD hats and high visibility jackets are more commonly sported by builders than musicians. But at Sydenham School, Dartmouth Road, Sydenham, girls donned the clobber to practice for their concert while building works were underway. They then
A full day at school, homework, music lessons, sport, Duke of Edinburgh Award, LAMDA, stage school... the list goes on. The necessities of school life coupled with extra-curricular activities are all problems teenagers face in various permutations
A DISABLED man fears the bedroom tax will force him out of his Downham home as he is being penalised for a bedroom he does not have. Last October Stephen Duffy moved into a two bedroom house in Old Bromley Road well aware he would have his housing
Toddler groups are being asked to show they are ‘Top of the Tots’ by entering the UK’s biggest parenting awards. The prestigious competition, run by Britain’s largest parenting site Netmums.com, will see three local groups scoop gongs before going
A FURTHER four men have been arrested and bailed in connection with the disorder at the Millwall vs Wigan Athletic FA Cup semi-final match. The four men, aged 20, 42 and two aged 28, surrendered themselves at police stations on Friday (April 26
Throughout the past year, Britain has seen some of the worst levels of unemployment to date. Thousands of young people have been unsuccessful in finding work and have therefore succumbed to a bleak outlook. However, this is not the only problem today’
POLICE are appealing for help to find an 83-year-old woman who has gone missing from her home in Honor Oak Park. Thelma Hand was last seen on Friday at around 10.30pm and it is believed she left her home in Ebsworth Street sometime between then
FLORAL tributes have been left near the house in Eltham where a 48-year-old man was murdered yesterday morning. Police were called to the address in Eltham Green Road at around 1.40am yesterday and found Shaun Hayes suffering from stab wounds.
Earlier this week, teen author Beth Reekles saw her debut novel hit the shelves. At 17 years old Beth has written a book read by millions of people on the website, Wattpad – for those of you unfamiliar with the site, users post their own stories and
HAVING fun and making new friends. That summed up a Bishop’s first official Visitation around Deptford last week. The Rt Rev Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Woolwich, started at 9am on April 25 at a service at St Nicholas’ Church, just off Creek Road
