RESIDENTS in a run-down tower block estate are set to benefit from a £6m investment programme to spruce up their homes. The news comes following a ballot by tenants on the Lewisham Park estate, Rushey Green. Residents overwhelmingly voted yes to a stock
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman who fraudulently claimed £7,200 in housing benefits has been jailed for six months. Bernadette Anyakwo, of Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of dishonestly claiming housing benefit at an earlier hearing last
A HUSBAND charged with murdering his wife by stabbing her to death has appeared before magistrates. Unemployed My My Nguyen, aged 57, appeared in custody at Woolwich Magistrates' Court on October 21. He is charged with murdering his 54-year-old wife
VCD Athletic 3 v 0 Erith Town Kent Football League Premier Division VCD Athletic climbed to third in the Kent League Premier Division with a comfortable win over Erith Town. Goals from Brad Ryan, Darren Thomson and Paul Foley did the damage at
CLIC Sargent fundraiser Dan Powell received a cheque for £300 from children of Wickham Court School. Parents from the West Wickham school held a coffee morning as part of the national charity's Yummy Mummy Week fundraising effort. The cheque was presented
Eltham Phoenix Rotary Club held a delicious tea party in a garden in Sidcup. It involved members making plenty of cakes, biscuits and preserves. The club also organised a raffle on the day. Fun was had by all and plenty of people had to loosen their
In celebration of CSV Make a Difference Day 2006 disability charity Leonard Cheshire's St Cecilia's is calling on eager volunteers to support its work with disabled people in Bromley. Make a Difference Day on October 28 is the UK's largest single day
Ben Shrimpton, 31, of Manor Way, Beckenham, has agreed at very short notice to run the New York Marathon for the charity MIND. Unfortunately one of the MIND team had to drop out and Ben has stepped into the breech and will run 26 miles on November 5
Jusb, a youth initiative for the Bromley North area, is holding a table top sale on November 11 at St Mary's Church Hall, College Road, Bromley. Doors open at 2pm. Admission is 30p. All welcome.
Setting a light to shine in the dark is a special way to remember someone you have loved and lost, or who cannot be with you at a notable time of year. Families from Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark can show how much they care for someone
LIFE Pregnancy Care Centre has moved from west Dartford to its new premises at Hubert House Community Project, Mallard Close, Temple Hill. LIFE offers free, confidential pregnancy testing and advice at its drop-in on Tuesdays from 10am to 12noon. Appointments
Members of the communities of West Wickham, Shirley and the surrounding districts will be holding a Think Pink Day on October 27 in West Wickham High Street to raise monies for Breast Cancer Research UK. Retailers will be supporting the event by dressing
NEWS Shopper readers have given massive backing to the idea of patients being charged for missing hospital appointments. In the past year 35,490 people have not turned up to outpatient appointments with Bromley Hospitals' NHS Trust - costing the trust
AN MP has made calls for a £2,000 on-the-spot-fine to be imposed on shop owners caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers. Eltham MP Clive Efford says shops which sell drink to those under 18 are helping fuel anti- social behaviour. Since the new
FAMILY activities were arranged in a marquee in the town centre to celebrate the end of Family Learning Week. The event was organised by Lewisham Council and the BBC's Breathing Places campaign, which inspires people to care for green spaces. Activities
IAIN Dowie believes his side need to reward loyal Addicks fans with a positive performance against Watford. Dowie's men have lost all but one of their eight Premiership games this season and have lost three on the trot since beating Carlisle in the
A DISTRAUGHT mother told an inquest how her two-year-old son died just 24 hours after doctors told her he was recovering. Aaron Asikhia had severe breathing difficulties after being born 12 weeks premature. Southwark Coroner's Court heard how the brave
