Having guaranteed mathematical safety on Saturday, Welling United supporters hoped to see their club pushing on for a top half finish. That seems less likely now after another disappointing home performance against a physical side. Over the
Charlton gave their Championship survival hopes a huge shot in the arm with a 3-2 home triumph over fellow strugglers Yeovil Town. Astrit Ajdarevic gave the Addicks a dream tenth minute start but Liam Davis put the visitors back on terms just two
Learning charity Springboard Bromley is to close after 33 years of providing support to thousands of the borough's young people. Since 1981 the charity, based in Beacon House, Old Homesdale Road, has helped around 300 people a year, aged 14 and
An Abbey Wood headteacher received a surprise visit from one of his favourite authors during an assembly last week. Laurence Cawthorne has overseen Alexander McLeod Primary School in Fuchsia Street for 27 years but retired on Friday. Knowing
A bungling burglar who twice stole from his own Catford block of flats before taking police on a tour of his crime scenes has been jailed for a total of five years. At Woolwich Crown Court this month, Maurice Cadogan, 48, admitted six burglaries
Police in Bexley have discovered a cannabis factory in Belvedere. Following an anonymous tip-off, officers from the Bexley North Neighbourhoods Policing Team (NPT) executed a search warrant on a property in Coleman Road, Belvedere earlier today
Work has begun on a new construction skills and training centre in Kidbrooke. The Construction Skills Centre will offer Greenwich residents construction courses from kerb laying to traffic marshalling. Training at the mobile building, which
A woman was 'violently mugged' in Bromley town centre last Thursday, while around 40 bystanders stared and did nothing. Little did they know the incident was part of an experiment set up by makers of a Channel 5 documentary, and the victim and
Bestselling author Louisa Young is coming to Bromley Central Library this week to talk about women and the war. It comes as the capital’s residents are encouraged to pick up the same book and read together as part of Cityread London, a month-long
A Lewisham mayoral hopeful has been charged with criminal damage and is set to appear in court. John Hamilton, 58, is running as the mayoral candidate for People Before Profit in next month's elections. But the activist, of Pendrell Road, Brockley
SPORT IN BRIEF ATHLETICS: Bromley High School produced two national champions at Saturday's pentathlon GB national schools biathlon championship at the Olympic Park. Imogen Meers won the U12 age group and Sabrina Sinha triumphed in the U15s. Hannah
By Ryan Walters Welling United’s Jake Gallagher has impressed for club and country this season and his new-found maturity could land him one of non-league football’s biggest prizes, according to England C boss Paul Fairclough. The 21-year-old
Police uncovered a haul of heroin, crack cocaine and a wad of cash on a man during a Lewisham street stop. Officers from the Ladywell Safer Neighbourhood Team stopped the man in Ermine Road during an intelligence-led stop on April 2 at around 12.45pm
An illegal tofu factory in Erith has been busted by Bexley Council twice in a month after it was found to be infested with mice. Food safety officers first visited the business, Soy, in Hailey Road on March 18 following a tip-off and found the
A 62-year-old Penge man has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Richard Ruffell has been volunteering at the Croydon branch of the BHF for 22 years. He has supported a wide range of fundraising
Youngsters from across the News Shopper area have been doing their boroughs proud in the annual London Youth Games. The Year 8 sportshall athletics final at Crystal Palace was dominated by Abbey Wood’s St Pauls’ Academy of Greenwich who won gold in
The Mayor of Lewisham has given £9,237 raised from the council’s joint legal victory over Lewisham Hospital to a Catford children’s charity. Residents donated the funds to aid Lewisham Council’s challenge against the Secretary of State’s decision
Two Bromley girls have run and swum their way to UK titles at one of the first events at London’s Olympic Park since 2012’s games. Imogen Meers and Sabrina Sinha, from Bromley High School, were competing in the Pentathlon GB National Schools Biathlon
Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the attempted theft of a cash machine at Bexleyheath station. British Transport Police officers are appealing for the public’s help to catch the suspects following
One of the two murderers of soldier Lee Rigby has launched an appeal against his whole-life prison term, the Judicial Office confirmed today. Michael Adebolajo, from Hither Green, was sentenced at the Old Bailey in February alongside Michael Adebowale
AN Eltham children’s choir is celebrating after drumming up £5,000 from the community to take their place at a top global singing competition. Deansfield Primary School’s choir feared they might not be able to raise funds for travel and accommodation
A Deptford stalker who was found hiding under his ex-partners bed, is one of the first people in the country to be jailed under new harassment laws. Kevin Rainbow, 28, of Evelyn Street, was described as "relentless and manipulative" by Judge Shani
Where is the justice? Yashika Bageerathi, despite pleas from influential parliamentary committees, her distressed mother, and 177,000 votes from the general public on change.org, was deported at 9pm on the 2nd of April. Yashika was accompanied on
Students with learning disabilities have graduated from a year-long gardening course and gained a horticulture qualification. The Bromley Council project, called Thyme Out Too, helped trainees get to grips with gardening activities - with the view
A 25-year-old man from Erith has been charged with robbery after a cash box was taken from a security guard at Natwest in Northumberland Heath. Aaron Phillips, of Austen Road, was charged just hours after the incident on Thursday after being arrested
A Dartford burglar who swiped the belongings of children at schools in west Kent has been jailed. Darren Dixon, 34, formerly of Browning Road, stole mobile phones, watches, wallets and school bags on a burglary spree in 2012. On January 27,
A memorial day has been held for Orpington teenager Paul Bagnall, who died in a tragic accident earlier this year. The 18-year-old Darrick Wood School pupil was found hanged at his home in Dryland Avenue on January 7. His mother, Sandrine,
An Eltham MP held a jobs fair which brought in more than 150 young people last Friday (April 4). Labour MP for Eltham Clive Efford hosted the event, which had 50 potential employers all with job vacancies, at Greenwich Community College. It
In search of love 295ft in the air... Ascending into the smog, the cabin had an air of nervousness and excitement. I was one of six strangers led 295ft above London on new-fangled speed dating venture ‘Love is in the Air’, confined to my surroundings
A ghost ship believed to be full of rats has not been spotted drifting towards the UK, say coastguards. The abandoned Russian cruise liner, named Lyubov Orlova, has been missing since it was cut loose while being towed from Canada almost a year
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering 15-year-old Lee Boxell, who went missing after setting off to watch Millwall play Charlton at Selhurst Park 26 years ago. Lee went missing in 1988 and, in February, police offered a £20,000
Greenwich museums have seen a record-breaking number of visitors in the past year. The National Maritime Museum, Queen’s House, Royal Observatory and Cutty Sark have welcomed 2.8 million people in 2013/14, the highest ever achieved in their 80-
The chairman of Greenwich Liberal Democrats has left the party - with just weeks before the local elections. Greenwich Lib Dems made the announcement yesterday (April 7) saying Chris Smith had resigned "for personal reasons and with immediate effect
Eagles columnist WILL TAYLOR reflects on how Saturday’s 3-0 win at Cardiff shows how far Palace have come since their tame 2012 League Cup semi-final display at the same stadium. I was in Cardiff two years ago when Palace suffered their demoralising
Bromley businesses could benefit from thousands of pounds made available to access high-speed broadband, the council announced today (Tuesday April 8). Rolled out by The Mayor of London as part of a countrywide government plan, the new scheme allows
A pair of racing karts modified specially for use by war heroes, have been stolen from a garage in Foots Cray. The £4,000 twin-engined racers have hand controls so they can be operated by amputee veterans and were meant to be racing in Middlesborough
The University of Greenwich is calling on employers to participate in a graduate recruitment event. On May 21, employers will attend the event to give help and advice on CVs and job hunting from 10.30am at the Greenwich campus. The event is
A cute dog handed in at Beckenham police station has been reunited with its owner. News Shopper reported on Saturday how this doe-eyed pooch was dropped off in Albemarle Road by a concerned Bromley resident. We are pleased to announce it is
A rape victim has been left devastated and terrified at news her attacker is being released from prison back to an address near her home. Moses Aghedo, now 22, was just 16 when he brutally raped two 14-year-old girls - in Plumstead High Street
A campaigner for the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign from Bromley has announced he is to stand at the upcoming European elections. Consultant in emergency medicine at Lewisham Hospital Chidi Ejimofo said his experiences in the campaign inspired
More than 2,700 schools - around one in three assessed so far - will have to improve their kitchen facilities if they are to provide free meals for infant school children, figures revealed. Some require a complete refurbishment, while others need
Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has been found dead at the age of 25. The mother-of-two body's was found at her home Fairseat Lane, Wrotham at around 1.35pm yesterday. The death is being treated as
It was quite an adventure, journeying out to distant Bexley from deep south-east London. A map was required after alighting from the train from London Bridge. It was nice though, taking the time to seek some semblance of serenity. Often steak houses
