Black hoarding has gone up, a house has been knocked down and the row of small business has been vacated. Construction on creating Bromley’s new cinema complex and residential development, Bromley South Central, has begun. The £80 million scheme will
Ben Sizer, Thamesview School The landscape of Gravesend has recently undergone a huge change. In the past few months four enormous wind turbines have been erected along the Thames Estuary. The people of Gravesham are divided in their opinion of
With the beginning of GCSE and A-Level exams rapidly nearing, the minds of many students are bombarded with stress. Many of us desperately wish we had placed more effort into our revision during the Easter holidays, as we nervously await the start
On Saturday 27th April, the end of a Catholic journey came to an outstanding end with fifty young people and fifteen adult RCIA members confessing their faith in front of Bishop Patrick Lynch. The day was greatly anticipated with high and lows throughout
On the 23rd March 2013, Shirley Cox School of Dance (Biggin Hill) took part in a massive charity show at the STAG Theatre, Sevenoaks to raise money for the London Air Ambulance charity. They raised over £2,000 in an extravaganza that included girls
On Sunday the 21st of April, 2013, Wendy Warnes, 39, ran the London Marathon in aid of a charity which had affected her. A nursery nurse from Bedonwell Infant & Nursery School, she had decided that she would try to make a difference to the life
With spring coming round the corner (we hope!), many of us will start to think about doing some spring cleaning, and whilst many of us decide to take our old belongings down to the dump or try to sell some on eBay, others take theirs to charity
Last week, education secretary Michael Gove proposed that school days should be made longer, and holidays cut shorter, in an attempt to improve student performance whilst making life easier for working parents. The reforms would allow state
Technology; a vital part of everyday life. A luxury, which previous years have gone without. Now, in this day and age technology is advancing at a rapid pace, with new even more developed phones and 3D televisions which can be viewed in the comfort
Is the Sun Finally Here? We had been drowned with rain, snow and sleet. And it's April. We need the beautiful shining sun to gleam out towards us and bright up our days. It's supposed to be spring and over the Easter holidays we saw snow instead of
On Monday 18th March, Beaverwood School in Chislehurst held the Jack Petchey Speak Out! Competition, in which a number of students from a variety of schools participated. Their challenge: present a thought-provoking speech that lasted no more than
POLICE have released 11 new images of people they wish to speak with following disorder at the MIllwall v Wigan Athletic FA Cup semi-final match. There have been 43 people arrested so far after violence at Wembley on April 13 when Millwall fans
THE shortlist of six women who will put themselves forward as Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Lewisham Deptford has been revealed. Long-term MP Joan Ruddock is vacating the seat which is generally seen as one of Labour’s safest
According to the British Beekeepers association, one in three mouthfuls of food we eat is dependent on pollination by bees. A growing concern in Britain is the dwindling numbers of these insects; in the 1950’s it is said there were over 50 native
BROMLEY residents are being warned to keep an eye out for toxic caterpillars. The Forestry commission has issued an alert today to ensure people remain vigilant a year after an outbreak was spotted in the grounds of the Royal Bethlem Hospital in
PEOPLE have been queuing up to defend their community following a week-long media storm branding Lewisham the "least peaceful" place in the UK. Lewisham was in the spotlight last week after being ranked bottom of the UK Peace Index based on stats
AN 83-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in Honor Oak Park has been found. Lewisham Police previously appealed after Thelma Hand was last seen on Friday around 10.30pm.
MORE than 300 staff were evacuated from John Lewis at Bluewater today (April 29) due to a suspected ammonia leak which hospitalised seven people. Paramedics treated more than 20 people at the scene for exposure to the gas leak. Five fire engines
LOOKING over the lake after which Essex’s biggest shopping centre is named is a boat, inside which is the Miller and Carter restaurant. With several of the restaurant’s tables enjoying the bonus of a ‘lake-view,’ this unique vantage point gives
A SERIAL burglar has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he was charged with more than 30 burglaries, two of which were in Orpington. Bernard McDonagh, 48, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to 32 offences at St Albans Crown Court.
DESPITE spending cuts across the NHS, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) will receive an additional £7.1 million funding this year, which will be used to recruit 240 new staff. Increasing demand has resulted in a need for more staff to be trained
A SUTTON-AT-HONE homeowner is calling for someone to take responsibility for a “dangerous” water leak that has created a “lake” on a popular footpath. Up to two-inches of water can regularly be found on the short-cut linking Millstone Mews and
AN UNEMPLOYED woman from Dartford was fined more than £300 for animal cruelty after four goldfinches starved to death. Selena Scamp, 26, of Fairview in Green Street Green Road, was ordered to complete 40 hours of unpaid work and is banned from
haart estate agents will be opening the doors to dozens of homes in Biggin Hill and Orpington as part of its May Day weekend open house event. The UK’s largest independent estate agent is expecting hundreds of people from across south east London
EIGHT canaries have been stolen from the back garden of a house in St Paul's Cray. The birds, some of which are yellow, some of which have brown and green feathers, were stolen on the evening of April 18. Daisy Hall, of St Paul's Wood Hill,
A PAEDOPHILE cabbie has been jailed for nine years after abusing a 15-year-old girl from Bromley and a 14-year-old girl from Sutton. Benjamin Spratt, aged 28, was arrested in November 2011 at his home in Laurel Grove in Chelmsford, Essex. During
A NUMBER of schoolchildren expecting to go to a top New Cross school have been turned away after a Lewisham Council botch-up. The council blamed an "administrative error" for the blunder where "a small number" of families were wrongly offered places
THE EBBSFLEET United chairman is confident of striking a deal this afternoon to avoid the club being wound up. Jessica McQueen has been locked in discussions with the HM Revenue and Customs today to agree a package to the keep the club alive.
Blackheath 43 Old Elthamian 25. Retiring prop-forward (and next season's performance director) Simon Legg brought the curtain down on his playing career with 160 minutes of rugby in a little over 24 hours, culminating with victory in the Kent Cup
Blackheath 25 Loughborough Students 29. Yusuf Ibrahim was seconds away from signing-off his tenure as Blackheath performance director with a win, only to have it stolen away at the last. With the Club desperately defending a one-point advantage
COMMENTATORS are speculating on how Orpington MP Jo Johnson could outshine his brother, the Mayor of London, and become the next PM. Experts are suggesting there is a similar rivalry to that which existed between Ed and David Miliband when they
A GIRL was injured in a crash between a lorry and a car which caused severe delays on the M25 on Saturday afternoon. (April 27) The collision happened on the anti-clockwise carriageway just before the J5 for the M20 at about 12.15pm. Firefighters
BROMLEY’S league season finished on Saturday at Hayes Lane with their second successive home 4-0 reverse, this time against third-placed Dover Athletic. The defeat was the Lillywhites’ ninth in their last 10 Conference South fixtures. Bromley started
A FOOTBALL fun day is being held in Gravesend this weekend in memory of a teenager killed on the A20 in Bexley. Kaine May, who lived in Wansunt Road, Bexley, died after being hit by a car outside Flamingo Park on the border of Chislehurst and Sidcup
WELLING celebrated their Conference South championship success at Park View Road. Click here for pictures from the Wings’ trophy presentation
Kevin Bryan takes a look at this week’s music releases, including Scottish folkies Ceolbeg and Johnny Marr/Bernard Sumner project Electronic. Ceolbeg, "Collected" **** Many of Scotland's finest folk musicians have passed through Ceolbeg's ranks
SWANSCOMBE High Street has been closed after a fire broke out in the basement and ground floor of a charity shop. Firefighters were called to the EllenorLions Hospice shop at 9.45am after reports of a burning smell were received. Four fire
THERE was rejoicing in Joydens Wood yesterday as the popular B12 bus route operated on Sunday for the first time. Following a short consultation, Transport for London (TfL) launched the new half-hourly service for the route running between Joydens
BROMLEY boss Mark Goldberg has thanked the club’s fans following their show of support during Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Dover Athletic at Hayes Lane. Goldberg’s future at the club remains uncertain after he told News Shopper earlier this month he would
By Alex Stedman CHARLTON boss Chris Powell was left a frustrated manager on Saturday evening as he saw his side surrender a two-goal lead at Middlesbrough. The Addicks made a flying start to the game at the Riverside by taking the lead inside the
It’s that time of year again and students everywhere are about to enter that dreaded season….exam season. Students all over the country are preparing to sit various exams in a variety of subjects. Everyone from the age of 15 and over is dreading
AVAST! Grab your cutlass landlubbers, pirates have taken over the Cutty Sark and National Maritime Museum for a bank holiday Pirate Party on Sunday (May 5). There will be swashbuckling activities for buccaneers of all ages from 11am to 4pm across
A CRACKDOWN on crimes relating to licensing issues across Bromley over the weekend has resulted in 30 arrests. Operation Condor involved officers visiting the borough’s licensed premises and scrapyards and volunteer police cadets undertaking test
RAIL passengers across north Kent have been giving their views on the announcement that Gravesend station is to shut for 15 days. Network Rail say the move is to allow a £19m upgrade of the station’s facilities to be carried out. The year-long
IAN Holloway takes charge of Crystal Palace for the first time in a derby against Millwall tomorrow evening already fully aware of the rivalry between the two clubs following a hostile reception at The Den last week. Holloway was in the stands to watch
A 29-YEAR-OLD motorist who was arrested after a crash in Sydenham, where his passenger is believed to have had to have his leg amputated, has been rebailed. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after his Subaru
POLICE forces could save cash by shutting down old-fashioned stations and opening up modern versions of the "Tardis" police box made famous by sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, a centre-right think tank has said. A better service could be offered to
The results from last weeks mini marathon have now been revised and verified after a number of Blackheath & Bromley runners did not appear in original listings. The majority of the B&B athletes were competing for Bromley, helping the Borough to some excellent
CRIMEWATCH will make a fresh appeal tonight (April 29) to catch the men who killed Stephen Lawrence in Eltham in 1993. In the wake of the 20th anniversary of the racist attack, Detective Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll will take the programme’s
