COMEDY, poetry, music and good food will be used to help raise money for a Lewisham community project for young people. No Ball Games Allowed will hold a fundraiser at Mekan Restaurant and Lounge in Bromley Road on Thursday, June 27, featuring
ONE of the men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby has told the Old Bailey: "I'm a man, I'm a soldier, I'm a British citizen." Appearing via videolink from Belmarsh, Michael Adebolajo, 28, interrupted proceedings on several occasions during
A NEW Eltham pub has brought forward its annual Help for Heroes fundraiser following the death of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Staff at The Beehive in Footscray Road say they are expecting 20 soldiers from Woolwich Barracks to join the event
BRITAIN’S most decorated Olympian Sir Chris Hoy made an excellent start to his motorsport career at Brands Hatch last weekend in the MSVR-administered Radical SR1 Cup. In a field of 21 drivers Hoy, who recently retired from competitive cycling, qualified
EVER wanted to know what Sidcup can do for a man? Now you can find out thanks to a new website which allows anyone curious about Bexley’s past to buy snapshots of it online. The site features images from across the borough in times gone by
POLICE say they have found graffiti reading "EDL" on an Islamic centre badly damaged by fire in north London. Specialist officers from the Met’s Counter-Terrorism Command are leading the investigation into the blaze, which caused extensive damage
CONGESTION around Dartford Bridge after a lorry burst into flames this morning has now cleared. Firefighters were called to the blaze at about 11.15am, close to the toll booths on the Essex-bound carriageway between J1b and 1a about 11am. Two
A 22-YEAR-OLD man accused of murdering Giuseppina Fazzani in Deptford has been remanded in custody following his court appearance today (June 5). Mrs Fazzani, known to friends as Josie, was rescued from a fire at the former Lou's Cafe building
Kat Seamon, 22, from Belvedere. Why this design? This is a portrait of my cat Tigger that passed away some time ago. He suffered from chronic renal failure and heart failure and was told when diagnosed that he would only have 6 months tops
STEVE Brown has made a double swoop on former club Dover as the new Ebbsfleet United manager continues assembling a squad at Stonebridge Road. Former Millwall striker Ben May and Daryl McMahon have both agreed to follow former Dover assistant boss
SOUTH East London’s leading estate agency has been confirmed as the headline sponsor for this year’s Crystal Palace Overground Festival. The Acorn Group will sponsor the 7th annual Crystal Palace Overground Festival for the third year running.
Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice is celebrating summer with a Mid-Summer Draw with a top prize of £2000 and five runner-up prizes of £500, £200, a Rollover prize (minimum £200), and 2 x £50. Tickets cost £2 each, or £10 for a book of 5.
A FORMER EastEnders star has bought Bexleyheath’s version of the Queen Vic after recovering from his brush with death. Stuart Antony returned to work as the new owner of the Royal Standard in Lion Road on Monday - just six months after suffering
STEVE Lomas looks set to become Millwall’s new manager after the Lions were granted permission by St Johnstone to speak with him about the vacancy. The Ulsterman is now odds-on to replace Kenny Jackett after the Lions made an official approach to the
BEXLEY girls have made it through to next month’s finals of the London Youth Games volleyball tournament. Bronze medallists last year, the borough looked in great form as they topped their qualifying group with four wins out of four, including a close
IT MAY be facing closure, but Blackheath Bluecoat is a good, improving school according to its latest Ofsted report. The 242-year-old school, whose former pupils include Rio Ferdinand and Stephen Lawrence, closes next August after Greenwich Council
Ask most property experts on the best way of selling your home quickly and they are likely to say make sure it looks clean and tidy inside and out. Now help is at hand for all those hoarders who know they really should get to grips and tidy up
T G Baynes is very upbeat about the state of the local property market. Such has been the group’s sales and letting success during the past year that it has now opened a fifth branch in Mottingham. T G Baynes Estate Agents has rapidly expanded
LEWISHAM-RAISED writer Malorie Blackman is the new Children's Laureate and has promised to defend local libraries. Ms Blackman, bestselling author of the highly-acclaimed Noughts & Crosses teen series, will hold the Waterstones-sponsored post
IT may have grown rapidly since he staged a festival in his parents’ back garden in Beckenham while they were on holiday seven years ago but Lee Denny is still as enthusiastic about LeeFest. The gig now has six stages with music, art, DJs, comedy
OXLEAS NHS Foundation Trust is facing a lawsuit after a woman killed herself by stuffing tissue in her throat. The family of Diana Mager is taking civil action against the mental health trust after an inquest into her death at Croydon Coroner’s
TWO people from Swanley have been hit with driving bans after being caught more than twice over the drink driving limit in the town. Adrian John Thorogood, 39, and Maxine Edmeads, 35, were sentenced at West Kent Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, May
THE London Assembly today held a minute's silence in remembrance of Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in Woolwich last month. At the first full assembly meeting following the killing, members unanimously agreed a motion formally recording its condemnation
Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club are again combining with other Lions Clubs in the South East to send aid to Gomel in Belarus As in previous appeals we are asking for shoeboxes (or any small strong boxes ) of goods to be donated. Alternatively
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a sixth Tesco store in Gravesham are being put on show this afternoon. The supermarket giant is hosting a public exhibition from 4-7pm for residents to look at its proposal to open a store in Wrotham Road. The new
HUNDREDS of people took time out last weekend to sit down and have a Big Lunch with their neighbours. Across Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, roads were closed off and people gathered for a slap up meal. Bryan Pop, 56, said the party in Tyrwhitt
TWO people are due to appear before magistrates today (June 5) accused of attacking a woman in her Gravesend home yesterday morning. Police were called to Medhurst Gardens at 9.50am to reports of a burglary in progress. The victim suffered
LOOKING to treat Dad on Father’s Day (June 17)? Vibe’s Angie Quinn sought out the best ideas in the Bromley area. Tigers head, Watts Lane, Chislehurst Give your Dad a deserved day of rest and celebrate with a special Father’s Day
A LONDON woman has still not come forward to claim her £100,000 Premium Bond prize. Treasury-backed provider National Savings and Investments is urging people to check their forgotten bonds as a whopping £44m in prizes remain unclaimed. These
LAST time I was here I tore this one to shreds. With just two weeks behind the bar the new owner said I should return in six months – and that’s what I did. Could this possibly be the same place? Or had I wandered into a parallel universe?
KENT entertained Leicestershire in a County Championship Division Two encounter at Tunbridge Wells festival week. Sadly, for the second four-day game in a row, bad weather again ensured Kent had to settle for a draw. Despite the absence of Mark Davies
By Ryan Walters NORTHFLEET veterinary surgeon David Mason put the disappointment of last year’s early exit from the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race behind him as he guided his crew over the line this time. Mason and his team were
A TEENAGER is in hospital with a head injury after being hit by a motorbike in Green Street Green yesterday afternoon (June 4). Emergency services were called to Sevenoaks Road near the junction with Oakleigh Gardens at around 2.30pm and treated
A 22-YEAR-OLD man is set to appear at the Old Bailey today (June 5) accused of murdering Giuseppina Fazzani in Deptford. As well as the elderly woman’s murder Tuan Anh Le, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with two counts of arson with intent
Kemnal Technology College, Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, played host to a reunion of old boys who attended the site when it was Cray Valley Technical School, later Cray Valley Technical High School, in the 50es, 60es and 70s. A small number of Cray Valley
European Active Projects Ltd, a marine services company based in Chatham, Kent, has provided a vehicle to a local team who are participating in the Mongolia Charity Rally. Anna Skentelbery, of Lewisham, and Ashley Ferguson, of Rainham, Kent, have
