STEVE Lomas has this evening been confirmed as Millwall’s new manager. The Lions were granted permission to speak with the former Northern Ireland international by St Johnstone yesterday and he has now agreed a 12-month rolling contract with the Championship
A THAMESMEAD community centre has won a national design award. The Link Thamesmead picked up the gong for best design in the way-finding and environmental graphics category at the Design Week Awards on Tuesday (June 4). The centre in Harrow
A SERIES of supper clubs are taking place in Sydenham this month as part of a campaign to get people back to the High Street. The SEE3 Portas Pilot group announced the dinners, the first of which was Kitchen Disco on May 21, and returning June
A SHORTLANDS woman is signing copies of her children’s book about a girl who makes friends with a guinea fowl this Saturday (June 8). Joy Hartley wrote and self-published Harina: The Special Girl to encourage children to be more kind to each other
A SERIES of events to give carers a break while celebrating the vital work they do has been organised for this year’s Carers Week. The programme of activities, organised by Carers Bromley, is a mixture of fun relaxation like an art taster workshop
TAKE up the challenge to discover bowls is not a game just for oldies by going along to a taster session. Belvedere Social Bowls Club meet from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesdays at West Heat Recreation Ground, near Clovelly Road or Heath Avenue in Bexleyheath
THIS former fast food junkie from Northfleet has shed a staggering 11 stone in just 18 months after realising he was eating his way to a heart attack. Father-of-two Steve Mills weighed almost 27 stone and could not even get off the sofa without
IS PHYLLIS Gardner the oldest lady in Bexley? Having celebrated her 105th birthday at the end of last month, she's definitely a contender for the crown. Mrs Gardner, who celebrated the big day with a party at Adelaide Care Home, in West Street
WILDLIFE officer at Bexley Police, PC John Horton, is appealing to readers to help him track rare wildlife across the borough. News Shopper reported last week how a pair of peregrine falcons – one of just a handful of pairs in the capital – is
BIRCHWOOD Park Golf Centre is offering people who have never played before the opportunity to try the sport for free with its new coaching programme. The Learn Golf initiative offers a relaxed and informal introduction to the game, which is ideally
AN award-winning market will bring international flavours to Bromley at the end of the month. The Continental Market will be in the High Street from Thursday, June 27, to Sunday, June 30. On sale will be exotic meats such as ostrich, impala
A £6 MILLION investment at a troublesome Erith road junction could see more than 1,000 new jobs created. Plans to build a dual carriageway over the railway line on Bexley Road at its approach to Queen’s Road have received a boost as the Mayor of
Tom O’Neil, 44 years old, from Halstead Why this design? Paddy was our family dog. The kids grew up with him, they loved riding on his back. Unfortunately, Paddy died long before his time, breaking many hearts when he went. This tattoo, I
A HAND grenade was found in a Bexleyheath back garden this morning. Police received reports of the discovery in a back in West Street at 11.13am. The owner of the property was temporarily made to leave the house until a bomb squad arrived.
WICKHAM Park Tennis Club will be holding an open day at the end of this month to coincide with the Wimbledon championships. The West Wickham venue, which is located at 228-230 Pickhurst Rise, will be throwing its doors open between noon and 4pm on
SHREWSBURY Park in Plumstead will host its annual summer fete and dog show on Saturday (June 8). The fete runs from 12pm to 4pm with dog registration taking place from midday to 1pm. Categories include fancy dress, fastest dog, best biscuit
MORE than 90 arts events will take place in two weeks in Sydenham and Forest Hill at this year’s Sydenham Arts Festival. Most of the events from June 29 to July 14 are free, including music, dance, theatre, film screenings, comedy and other family
LEIGH Technology Academy U14 girls’ rugby league team will battle it out with Cumbrian side Southfield School in August’s national finals. The Dartford youngsters have already defeated St Peter’s School (Manchester) 18-6 and Outwood Grange School (
A 160-YEAR-OLD building at Goldsmiths University is about to undergo a £1.4m renovation. The Richard Hoggart Building on Lewisham Way, named after the college's former head, is the main building on Goldsmiths’ 16 acre campus in New Cross and the
LATEST Ebbsfleet United signing Aiden Palmer believes promotion is the number one priority for next season. The 26-year-old ex-Leyton Orient left-back has signed on the dotted line at Stonebridge Road after agreeing to join Steve Brown’s Fleet revolution
LEWISHAM'S apprenticeship programme has advertised more than 70 new vacancies online. The roles cover areas like finance, plumbing, social work, coaching, IT, admin, youth work, carpentry, catering, animal welfare, and many others. Employers
GREENWICH and Woolwich will be filled with artists at London’s largest outdoor performance festival later this month. The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival from June 21 to June 29 is co-ordinated by Bradley Hemmings, who was co-artistic
Latest in the impressive list of releases Capcom have brought us this year is third-person action-adventure Remember Me. With a complex battle system involving devastating combo moves, this will certainly leave button-bashers dumbfounded and often
A PRIMARY school has officially unveiled its new site in Abbey Wood. Once at full capacity, Bannockburn Primary School will educate almost 900 pupils across its two sites on Plumstead High Road and its new three-storey site in Church Manorway,
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man in his 40s from a car following a crash in a busy Gravesend road this morning. (June 6) Two fire engines were called to Valley Drive at 7.50am to reports of a crash between a Peugeot Partner van and a parked blue Mitsubishi
IT WAS a case of man versus machine for Dartford sprint star Adam Gemili as he took on a robot over 100m. The 20-year-old Olympian accepted the challenge of racing BRIAN the robot but struggled with the nuts and bolts of beating his challenger.
A GREENWICH company has been nominated for a top business award. Greenwich Communication Centre has been selected as a finalist for the inaugural London Business Awards 2013 hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses The Trafalgar Road IT
A THREE-VEHICLE crash in Dartford caused rush hour chaos yesterday afternoon. (June 5) Police were called to Princes Road at 5.15pm to reports of a crash involving a silver Vauxhall Astra, a grey Peugeot 306 and another vehicle. The collision
MILLWALL and its fans have helped raise £12,000 towards a judicial review against the government's proposed downgrade of Lewisham Hospital's A&E and maternity services. Along with the council's legal challenge, the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign
A BOMB squad performed controlled explosions on two unexploded bombs in Erith yesterday afternoon. The police first received reports of two unexploded shells at a tarmac site in Church Manorway at 3.08pm. A cordon was put in place and the road
IT'S the time of year when Lewisham gardeners start digging for victory, creating a horticultural nirvana for the annual In Bloom competition. The Lewisham Council contest is open to residential gardens, schools, churches, pubs, restaurants, hotels
DAVID Cameron's former spin doctor Andy Coulson, from Forest Hill, has appeared in court to formally deny charges of conspiracy relating to phone hacking and alleged illegal payments to public officials. Coulson, aged 45, of Wood Vale, appeared
THE family of a mentally ill man who died after being restrained by police at a Beckenham hospital are taking their fight to have his death investigated to the High Court. Olaseni Lewis, 23, died after he was restrained by up to seven police officers
A CAR caught fire while on a recovery lorry on the A2 near Dartford. Kent Fire and Rescue was called at 5.38pm on Tuesday (June 4) and two fire engines were sent to deal with the incident on the London-bound carriageway near the Dartford Heath
The Link Thamesmead received an award at the Design Week Awards 2013 which took place at The Artillery Garden on Tuesday. As well as winning the award for the best design in the Way-finding and Environmental Graphics category, The Link’s brand was also
A WOOLWICH musician who witnessed the Lee Rigby attack and turned down huge offers from national newspapers for his story has made a film about the area for Channel 4 News. Boya Dee became a sensation on Twitter with his graphic description of
A BEXLEYHEATH schoolgirl has died suddenly after suffering a suspected epileptic fit at her home. Jamie-Leigh Lynch, 15, was rushed to King’s College Hospital in Southwark by ambulance yesterday afternoon (June 5) but sadly passed away last night
BROMLEY have signed midfielder Ashley Nichols from Dorchester Town. The 31-year-old began his career at Ipswich Town but failed to make the first team at Portman Road before going on to play for a host of non-league clubs. Nichols represented Dorchester
AUTHOR Tom Canty was born in Dartford and grew up in Swanley. After an English degree he worked as a stag weekend tester before writing his debut novel Clapham Lights (out now). He is currently working on his second novel and a sitcom. Vibe asked
VIBE’S garden guru George Long, of Well Grounded Gardens, shares his tips for gardening with a conscience. Ethical gardening can divide the horticultural community – on a small scale it can be effective and easy, but on a larger scale it can be
A TEENAGER rushed to hospital after being hit by a lorry in Dartford was George Stringer. The 18-year-old Dartford Grammar School student suffered a head injury in the collision in Princes Road on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to
GRID 2 then, the sequel to Race Driver: GRID – holy cow, that was released in 2008… It doesn’t seem that long ago. Maybe I’ve been used to seeing so many DIRT games also released by Codemasters that they’re mentally blurring into one in my mind.
THIS week the madness began with a lump of cheese and ended up with an infestation of mice. First, it was the turn of the PC brigade who visited 86-year-old cheesemaker, Diana Smart, to warn her she would be held responsible for injuries at the
THERE is plenty going on for Dads on Sunday, June 17. Vibe’s Angie Quinn sought out the best Father's Day ideas in Lewisham and Greenwich. See Angie's guides for north Kent and Bexley and Bromley too. Frankie and Benny’s at the 02
Letter to the editor: I know the Woolwich area very well and my family association with the area goes back two centuries. I live abroad in a country where both Christians and Muslims live side by side. But extremist elemements mobilise hatred
Letter to the editor: I refer to Former Electrician Now Current Mayor (News Shopper, May 22), regarding the incoming mayor Councillor Derek Sales. While wishing him a successful term of office I must disagree with his comment where he describes
Letter to the editor: I am just one of many people who feel angered and saddened by the news our swimming pool is due to close in July. I swim regularly, with my daughter, at Body Matters pool based at North West Kent College in Gravesend and we
Letter to the editor: Why have the road improvements in Parrock Street taken so long? It took several weeks to complete the alterations on the junction with Lord Street and now the road has been blocked for nearly two weeks below the junction with
Letter to the editor: Some people in Mottingham will welcome and use the Lidl store when it opens. As a single elderly person living on a small pension and with the threat from the Conservatives to stop our bus passes, I will need all the shops
Letter to the editor: This is a messsage for all the young, would-be hardmen, parading around with their status dogs. Real men do not require an aggressive dog to do their work for them. Then again, real men do not feel the need to intimidate
SHOW Dad some love this Father's Day. Vibe's Angie Quinn has been busy finding the perfect treats. Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford Children can prepare for Father’s Day at The Orchards Shopping Centre from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, June
Letter to the editor: Your recent letters on fires and the one which destroyed High Elms mansion (pictured circa 1880) in 1967 (When Raging Infernos Hit Town, News Shopper, May 1) reminds me of a strange coincidence. In July of that year, I attended
By Ric Sumner GREENWICH’S Tim Jeffrey enjoyed the experience of a lifetime after sharing the waves with four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. The 53-year-old architect was part of a
Letter to the editor: Following on Jonathan Barker’s comments (And Here Is Another Mysterious Blaze From Borough’s Past, News Shopper, May 22), it is interesting to reflect upon the colourful history of the home of Bromley’s theatre. Following
Letter to the editor: As an avid reader of lads’ magazines and general soft pornography (not hard), I would like to launch a stoic defence of an industry which is under a sustained attack from nimby do-gooders. Feminists have apparently teamed
Letter to the editor: Reading the story We’ve Lost Heartbeat (News Shopper, May 22) has made me so cross. It’s easy to blame the hotel but who leaves a five-year-old unattended, let alone in a swimming pool? They went off to get drinks and
Letter to the editor: The murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, less than a mile from where I lived for many years, was heartbreaking and disgusting but the public outcry will hopefully put an end to Britain tolerating further abuse by terrorists
Letter to the editor: In reply to the letter from Councillor Gareth Bacon (Driver Only Has Himself To Blame For Fine, News Shopper, May 15). OK, the driver was at fault for the trivial offence of parking in a loading bay for just three minutes,
Letter to the editor: With the recent terrible events that took place this week in Woolwich, I would like to propose a permanent memorial be set up in Woolwich at the spot where Lee Rigby was killed, as was set up for Stephen Lawrence. It would
AN ELDERLY pedestrian is in a stable condition in hospital this morning after being hit by a car in Sidcup yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the A222 Chislehurst Road following the incident outside Queen Mary’s Hospital shortly
Letter to the editor: I am wondering whether the Woolwich attack was just a local issue. I was at Embankment last Friday on a social and I could not help but notice the number of police officers outside Charing Cross. This surprised me as the
MUSLIM groups have called on authorities to take serious action against anti-Islamic attacks and say they fear a wave of reprisals in the wake of the Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. Counter-terrorism police are investigating after a Somali
A 30-YEAR-OLD man charged with terror offences as part of an investigation into a friend of one of the suspected Woolwich killers is due to appear in court. Shah Jalal Hussain, who was arrested at an address in east London yesterday morning (June
A PEDESTRIAN who died after being hit by a lorry in Blackheath has been named as 82-year-old Ronald Hollingsworth. It appears Mr Hollingsworth, from Blackheath, was attempting to cross Blackheath Hill when he was in collision with the vehicle.
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a teenager was stabbed by a gang of youths in Forest Hill. The 17-year-old boy was in Dacres Road when he was approached by a group of between 10 and 15 teenagers. They stabbed him in the back
Letter to the editor: Pratts Bottom has a small children's play area with ancient swings, roundabout and seesaw. Until last February there was also a small but well used climbing frame and slide. This was removed by the parks and green space dept
