FORTY-SIX arrests have been made across Lewisham and Greenwich in a crackdown on suspected gang members. The three-day-operation which started in the early hours of February 8, was spearheaded by a newly formed Trident Gang Crime Command.
IN what should have been the twilight years of his retirement, grandfather Christopher Tappin will in the next few days be manacled in leg irons and extradited to the US. Mr Tappin, 65, and his wife Elaine, 62, were planning their holidays
Celebrations are in full swing as The FA Tesco Skills Programme hits its milestone of filling 3 million places. The programme, which hosts football skills sessions for five to 11 year old children across England, has teamed up with
AFTER months of protesting, it is nearly D-day for Horton Kirby fire station. Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) members will decide whether or not to close the station at a meeting held at their headquarters, in Tovil, near Maidstone, on
Unwanted items worth £346 sit in every Dartford household according to a Dartford pawn broker. Reporter ALAN WOODS put this stat to the test by valuing the leftover junk in his home. THE snow has come and the big freeze has set in -
PEOPLE are being invited to take part in a pancake race to raise cash for charity. Fundraisers from Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice are inviting teams to navigate a route around Bexleyheath Broadway while flipping pancakes. Winners will be
SCHOOLCHILDREN have celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens by dressing up as characters from his novels. Pupils at Riverview Junior School, in Cimbar Wood, Gravesend, spent a week learning about the famous author by studying Victorian
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with being in possession of a dangerous dog. Nathaniel Francis, aged 24, of Trundleys Road, in Deptford has also been charged with three counts under Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act. Police were
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a post office in Hartley. The incident happened at a post office and newsagents in Ash Road, shortly after 10.25am on February 6. Three men entered the store armed with bats or
A RETIRED businessman from Orpington will be extradited to the United States within 10 days after failing in his latest attempt to block the move, his lawyer said. A last-ditch plea by Christopher Tappin to the European Court of Human Rights
To mark Dignity in Action Day on Wednesday, February 1, Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice in Abbey Wood, South-East London held a staff training session on Dignity during a national day of action to promote Dignity in Care. The one-hour session
The Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Lottery Rollover draw has rolled over for another week which means there’s a guaranteed £10,000 to be won in this Friday’s (February 17, 2012) Rollover Draw. In the weekly Hospice lottery rollover draw,
A JURY of six men and six women have been sworn in to try the case of a former EastEnders extra accused of murdering a pensioner. Karen Williamson, of Rangefield Road, Downham, denies murdering Pat Jobson last February. The 86-year-old’s body was
A CRIMINAL gang has been jailed for a total of 20 years in one of the biggest-ever alcohol smuggling frauds uncovered in the UK. The scam, worth £50 million a year in unpaid duty and VAT, allowed the fraudsters to live a lavish lifestyle of
CHILD of the Year 2012 is up and running and this week our photographers are providing free sittings in both Charlton and Dartford. Take your little angels along to Asda Charlton Superstore in Bugsby Way, or Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford
LIMITED Edition has been invited to an exclusive sneak preview of Vitality, the UK’s largest beauty, health and wellbeing event for women. We've already had a peep at how be can all look more beautiful and how to stay healthy and keep fit. Now
Talented teenagers christened their school’s new theatre by taking on ambitious roles usually played by actors twice their age. Sixth Form students at newly rebuilt Langley Park School for Boys in Beckenham delighted audiences with their American
Corrie’s loveable joker Craig Gazey has returned to treading the boards in a raunchy comedy he describes as “Open all Hours on acid.” The former Weatherfield resident is baring all as Trevor Tinsley in the hilariously sexy Funny Peculiar at
OFFICERS are still hunting a man in connection with a pickpocketing offence in Orpington. At 2.55pm on August 31 last year a man standing behind a 31-year-old woman in F Hinds Jewellers at The Walnuts Shopping Centre removed jewellery worth
The Australian accent is my favourite when it comes to comedy – there’s just something unbeatably hilarious about insults from down under. Summer Heights High never fails to make me cry with laughter and my best friend and I cannot have a phone
CAPTURING close up images of rioters and helping build a skatepark are just two of the reasons people have been given prestigious community awards. At the Safer Bromley Awards five winners in three categories were honoured for their contributions
BLACKHEATH & Bromley Harriers sprinter James Alaka ran the third quickest 200m time of the year by a Brit at the Bronco Classic at Nampa, Idaho. The Penge Olympic hopeful ran 21.47s, a time he described as “lacklustre”, but it was still the third
FIGURES have been released showing the extent of drink driving in Bromley over the Christmas period. A total of 26 people were arrested in the borough after failing a breath test. Twelve of those arrested were aged 25 and under.
