Dorking 59-10 Gravesend. The final score-line did not reflect the effort and possession that was shared by Gravesend during the periods of deadlock during both halves of this game. Dorking showed why they are a force to be reckoned with once the ball
Wharfedale 31 Blackheath 30. A creditable but deeply frustrating Saturday afternoon high up in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales, as Blackheath found themselves on the wrong side of the narrowest of margins. In the end, however, and despite outscoring
A FLAT fire in Crystal Palace which was so hot it caused the windows to break left three people needing hospital treatment earlier today (January 15). Emergency services were called to the scene in Crystal Palace Park Road at about 11am and
A GRANDMOTHER hopes to carve out a new career in carpentry after retiring from an accountants firm. Joan Fosten has left McBrides Chartered Accountants, in Cray Road, Sidcup, after 23 years of service. The 68-year-old worked as a secretary
PEOPLE in Bexley are being encouraged to become a blood donor. The National Blood Service will be at Our Lady of Angels RC Church, in Bexley Road, Erith, for four days from January 24. You can donate blood from 1.45pm to 4.30pm and then 5.30pm
TEA dances are set to return to Greenwich’s Borough Hall this month with themed events. Greenwich Dance’s home, the 1930's Borough Hall on Royal Hill, has played host to tea dances for several decades. On January 28, a Stars and Stripes dance will
SHOPPERS visited Erith in their droves during December, according to new figures. Footfall reports indicate a 23 per cent rise in people going to Erith Riverside Shopping Centre from the same period in 2010, resulting in shopper numbers reaching 295,000
A FATHER’S memories of his baby who died of an exceptionally rare genetic disorder will spur him on as he completes an extreme version of the three peaks challenge. When Joshua Cullinane was born his parents Lawrence and Kelly, both aged 32
A LIFEBOAT crew member is celebrating after being named a winner in a Photographer of the Year competition. Helmsman Dave Parry, who is in command of the lifeboat at Gravesend RNLI station, won the rescues category, one of four different categories
BEXLEY Council has given planning permission for a 12.5m high phone mast to be built in Bexleyheath. At a planning committee meeting on Thursday (January 12), councillors unanimously approved the plans. The proposals were put forward
A CHARITY is celebrating after being recognised at the Bexley Environmental Challenge Awards. Thames21 was awarded a gold certificate and £50 after taking part in the Green Projects category. The environmental charity holds clean up events at the
RECONSTRUCTION work at the Chislehurst Road bridge is set to enter its night-time phase. Material is now ready for the installation of a temporary deck, which will effectively create a bridge underneath the existing weak bridge and enable work
AN EXPLOSION rocked the bathroom of a flat in Swanscombe last night (January 14). Crews were called after an aerosol can exploded and blew out the partition walls of the room at about 8.30pm. They led the occupant, who is believed to
A PUB in Sole Street had to be evacuated when a fire started in the cellar last night (January 14). Firefighters were called to the Railway Inn, Sole Street, at around 8.20pm and went down into the cellar to tackle the blaze. They found it had been
A CANDLE is being blamed for causing a fire in a bedroom in New Ash Green last night (January 14). The tealight had been left unattended on a bedside cabinet in the home in Punch Croft at about 7.40pm and it caused the surrounding items to catch light
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a fuseboard caught fire in a house in Swanley last night (January 14). The crews from Dartford and Swanley arrived at the scene in Waylands at about 7.10pm and turned off the power so they could fight the flames. They
HOUSEHOLDERS will no longer face fines for making "innocent mistakes" when putting out their bins under plans being announced by the Government this week. Ministers are launching a consultation on moves to prevent councils from imposing bin fines of
DISJOINTED Welling United stumbled to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at in-form Weston-super-Mare. After a bright opening, Welling conceded in the 16th minute and rarely looked like getting anything out of the game after that against an uncompromising home
