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I apologise for the late blog... Please remember, I'm writing this in secret, from my family, friends, and colleagues. Only when it is a save time, can I write this.

I apologise for the late blog... Please remember, I'm writing this in secret, from my family, friends, and colleagues. Only when it is a save time, can I write this.

I think to myself, when I decide to take the pills, shall I take patch with me too. These nightly visits that Roy has been paying me, I now have decided not to wash..down below. hopefully this will deter him. But no it doesn't Nothing changes, I'm still

I think to myself, when I decide to take the pills, shall I take patch with me too. These nightly visits that Roy has been paying me, I now have decided not to wash..down below. hopefully this will deter him. But no it doesn't Nothing changes, I'm still

FREE kitchen caddies are being delivered to homes affected by new recycling collections. All the caddies will be delivered by Sunday. From January 21, Greenwich Council will be introducing weekly kerbside recycling collections of food and garden waste

AIR cadets proved they were high flyers after picking up a series of qualifications and awards. Several members of 1921 (Lewisham) Squadron were presented with their BTECs in Public Services and Aviation Studies at a prize-giving night. Ten more were

ALAN Pardew has revealed Danny Mills is unlikely to be coming back to The Valley. The full-back returned to Manchester City earlier this week after completing a four month loan deal. His last appearance for the Addicks came on December 22 against

Jalsha Tandoori is a well established restaurant in the Sidcup area. It is the ideal venue for all occasions, having a Banqueting hall which can be booked for private parties. The décor is light and airy, giving the restaurant a spacious feel. Every

Sultana is a well established award winning restaurant in the Sidcup area, which specialises in dishes from Bangladesh. Entertainment nights are held once a month, with guest singers (such as Gary King the Elvis Tribute singer) or a Karaoke evening and

A FIREFIGHTER has been praised by the Prime Minister for saving a man's life. Michael Coleman, 27, of Mount View Road, Orpington, was given a Vodafone Life Savers award by Gordon Brown at Downing Street over Christmas. In November 2006, Mr Coleman,

A £1.3m funding package for young people in the borough announced by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will include £349,000 of new money, according to the council. Mr Livingstone and children, young people and families minister Beverley Hughes announced

Bay of Bengal is a well established Indian restaurant in the heart of Blendon Sidcup.Under new management and recently refurbished it makes this establishment an ideal place to spend an evening wining and dining with friends. The staff at the Bay of

A HEALTH trust has won an award for its financial management. Bromley Primary Care Trust, which provides NHS services across the borough, has been awarded the Health Financial Management Association's Financial Management Award. It fought off competition

A £13m scheme will see more than 30km of water mains being replaced. Thames Water is to replace 150-year-old cast iron mains pipes, running through an area including Blackheath and Charlton, with modern plastic pipes. Work started last November and

A BALLROOM which was under threat from developers has been given listed status. News Shopper reported last month the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley Road, Brockley, had been put up for sale by its owners. But the building has now been given Grade II listed

A CHILDREN'S hospice is halfway to being completed. The hospice, being built by charity Demelza Hospice Care for Children, is due to be completed in time for an opening ceremony this Christmas. It has now had a roof added, been made watertight and is

THREE men fled empty-handed after they failed to steal cash and a mobile phone from an engineer in Swanscombe. The 32-year-old Swanscombe man was walking home after a night out when three men got out of a green or beige-coloured people carrier outside

AN ELDERLY pedestrian who died 10 days after she was in collision with a white van has been named by police. The 85-year-old woman, identified as Winifred Turner from Lee, was taken to Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, after the incident in Burnt

A COUPLE are calling for action to deal with sewage which floods their garden. Heather and Brian Barlow are kicking up a stink after gallons of sewage containing condoms, human waste and tampons poured into their garden - for around the 40th time. Along

A COUNCIL leader has criticised the grant it has been handed by the Government for this year. Gravesham Council leader Councillor Mike Snelling says the settlement is the worst deal for local authorities in 10 years and makes the council's job very difficult

An area used for testing air quality has been expanded after recent tests found high levels of nitrogen dioxide in a major road. Sevenoaks District Council made the decision after tests revealed levels of the toxic gas exceeded Government targets in

KEEN walkers enjoyed a historical journey around Kent's countryside. The five-mile winter warmer walk, which started in Chalk, near Gravesend, attracted 51 people. They walked for two-and-a-half hours and visited places such as the Chalk marshes and

A PARK has been made an alcohol control zone - meaning police can order drinkers to pour their booze away or take it home. North Kent police were given the powers on December 21 to deal with drinkers who misbehave in Dartford's Central Park, in Princes

GRIEVING friends and relatives visiting the spot where three teenagers were killed in a car crash are being offered a retreat to come to terms with their loss. St Luke's Church, in Charlton, is opening its doors tonight so people leaving tributes at

AN UNEMPLOYED man has appeared in court charged with possessing firearms and class A drugs. Ian Pearson, aged 38 of Sherard Road, Eltham appeared at Woolwich Magistrates' Court yesterday (Jan 2) charged with possession of firearms with intent to cause

It's New Year, and to many people that means making resolutions. Most will be broken before long but it is still useful to think about them, as youth editors Alison Mouolds and Josh Tate discuss. Alison's views In a culture where the forced, mechanical

I AM appealing to the owner of a large, beautiful ginger cat which lives somewhere in the vicinity of King Harold's Way, Bexleyheath. The cat seems to be shut out at night, and in a desperate attempt to find shelter has broken into my house by forcing

AS LANDFILL sites are filling up could this government use all the rubbish to build aircraft runways into the seas as they did in Hong Kong. If they were to build such runways at the mouth of the Thames there are already rail links into London. There

THE 35 per cent cut in funding Bexley has received from Transport for London (TfL) is very disappointing and will have an immediate effect on the council's plans. It is not just because the amount has been slashed from £4.1m to just £2.6m, but because

SO BEXLEY Council thinks by changing the frequency of collections we can somehow find more to put in our recycling boxes. Most of us are diligent recyclers and items not collected one week are held over until the next rather than be put in the general

ONCE more the matter of a referendum for Europe is in the news. But this time it really is only a matter of months before it will be too late for discussion: the EU Treaty will have become an accomplished fact. Unless, that is, we get together to

CAMPAIGNERS anxious to save St Mary's Hospital A&E department have launched an e-petition on the Downing Street website. The petition, submitted by Glen Scott, reads "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop proposed closure of Queen Mary's

FOUR care home staff members have been honoured at their employer's annual regional awards. The employees of Shaw healthcare - which is contracted by the council to run care homes in the borough - received their awards from regional manager Martin Prive

A GROUP of people had an arresting time to raise money for a charity which cares for people with life-threatening illnesses. Bromley police locked up a group dubbed the HospisCare 6 and refused to release them unless each prisoner raised a minimum of

A FORM of cautioning has been introduced into the Bromley borough by police. Conditional cautioning gives offenders the chance to avoid being arrested by atoning for their offence. If they fail to meet the conditions imposed by the caution they can

PEOPLE are being urged to return their self-assessment tax returns online and on time. With the January 31 self-assessment filing deadline only weeks away, HM Revenue and Customs is anticipating more people than ever will complete their tax returns online

MY COLLEAGUES and I on Bexley Council share News Shopper's concerns about the future of Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. Back in January last year, I announced our campaign to save Queen Mary's in the chamber of Bexley Council and since then we have been

I THINK a petition should be done to stop Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, from closing. Where else are we to go? I was born there, and so were my two children. My baby girl is now 14 weeks old. When I was pregnant I received the most brilliant care,

I AM writing in an attempt to raise Bexley residents' awareness of the backhanded way our hospital is being downgraded. For the past few weeks full page advertisements have been appearing in the press informing us of the new services now on offer for

ISTEAD & Ifield Harriers runners were out in force on Sunday at Avery Hill Park. Despite the weather, the day turned out to be dry and not too windy and fortunately it was reasonably dry underfoot. This led to some good times on the five and a quarter

Ornate design, views across London and a ghost with wandering hands - there's plenty to celebrate at Charlton House, as reporter THOM KENNEDY discovers. WHILE Christmas and New Year provide plenty of reasons for celebration, Charlton House had an extra

Dogs are man's best friend but for a policeman they are his best asset. DAVID MILLS visits the Met Police Dog Training Centre to find out more. DOGS have been helping police fight crime for more than 100 years. Their use by the police dates back to

THE deadline is fast approaching for the South London Business Awards 2008. Businesses are being offered a chance to win some of the most prestigious awards in South London. The South London Business Awards were launched in November and the deadline

A UNIT set up to take pressure off A&E staff is celebrating its first year in operation. West Kent Primary Care Trust's Urgent Care Centre, based within Darent Valley Hospital, opened its doors on January 2 last year. It provides a 24-hour service to

CHRISTMAS trees can be turned into compost thanks to a council collection service. Residents in Swanley are being urged by Sevenoaks District Council to leave their trees on the kerb the night before their fortnightly garden waste collection day. Trees

Cray Wanderers 4 Chatham Town 1, Ryman Division One South, Wednesday 2.1.08, Cray began the new year 2008 with a good win against Chatham Town to cement their third place in the table and extend their unbeaten run to twelve games. Ryan Royston and

POLICE are advising people to be prepared for the wintry conditions forecast for today. Met Office reports suggest there could be up to two centimetres of snowfall in the News Shopper area and have issued a severe weather warning. Kent Police has