Over the half term whilst talking to my friends about holidays with my family we were surprised with the price that is had to be paid for myself. Being fourteen years of age, I would have been expected to pay the same amount of money for my flight as
AN 86-year-old pensioner who was "brutally murdered" in the "sanctity of her own home" was bludgeoned to death with a hammer and glass jug, the Old Bailey has heard. Pat Jobson’s body was found in her house in Oakridge Road, Downham, on February
MOTORSPORT Vision Racing, the racing division of MSV, announced their busiest season of motorsport to date at the annual Brands Hatch media day on Tuesday. Europe's fastest growing race organiser will enter its seventh season in 2012 with an
HOPE Powell was back in Greenwich this week to promote a community sports programme. The former international footballer and England women’s national football team returned to the first place she played sport, Harriott Close in Greenwich.
STUDENTS from Tan’gun Taekwondo academy in Bexley competed at the BTCB British national championships in Sheffield and returned home with five medals. This was the first time Tan’gun has fielded an entire squad at such a prestigious competition
A legendary rock and roll icon who shot to fame after winning the “original X Factor” in the 60s, is set to make a special appearance in Dartford. Star of stage and screen Jess Conrad OBE will be rocking the crowd at The Orchard Theatre in
A GRANDMOTHER-OF-EIGHT is hoping to gather 10,000 bikers to ride through Royal Wootton Bassett for the last time in honour of armed forces. Julia Stevenson, of Coopers Close in South Darenth, has organised the annual Ride of Respect since 2010 raising
LAST night’s FA Trophy third round tie turned on a sixth-minute hamstring injury to Darts’ inspirational skipper Elliot Bradbrook. His replacement, Lee Noble, shows the strength in depth of the squad and the wee fellow buzzed all evening.
HONOURS were shared in last night’s relegation battle at Ship Lane as Bromley and Thurrock fought out a draw. Both goals came in the second half, although Bromley will rue the four or five good chances they had in the first 45 minutes when
BEXLEY schoolchildren look set to have helped break the Guinness World Record for the most people signing and singing a song simultaneously. Youngsters from all over the country and overseas took part in the event, including pupils from Upton
PLANS to close Horton Kirby fire station will go ahead as planned, despite more than 2,500 homeowners signing a petition in objection. Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority members voted on the proposal at a meeting this morning (February
LIONS columnist MATT LITTLE is looking forward to putting one over Bolton chairman Phil Gartside if Millwall can knock the Trotters out of the FA Cup this weekend. I CAN’T even be bothered to comment on the league this week. The dour
KIDS have today been flocking to Asda Charlton Superstore and Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford to enter this year's Child of the Year competition. Fraser Portraits’ photography stand will be at both venues until 4pm but if you can't make
EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS feels it was the same old story last night after Palace’s strikers again failed to find the target in the 2-2 draw at Bristol City. CRYSTAL Palace were denied an important three points in their quest for a play-off push last
A BAKER’S wife has hopped into a bath of chocolate covered Brussel Sprouts to promote a new sweet. Tania Wren who runs The Granary bakery in New Ash Green with her husband, Grant, teamed up with farmers from Southfleet’s Broadditch Farm to
Police are investigating after a man was killed at a Lewisham brothel. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to the flat above a row of shops in Loampit Hill at around 2.25am following reports of an injured man. On arrival
DANNY Haynes is asking people to lay off fellow striker Bradley Wright-Phillips after Charlton’s laboured victory over MK Dons at The Valley. The Addicks’ top scorer hasn’t netted since November 19 and Charlton needed two penalties from Johnnie
HAVE you ever given a second-thought about who just served you at your favourite store, or pondered what the guy cleaning the loos does in his spare time? A semi-retired artist who works part-time at Bluewater has completed 25 portraits of
CHARLTON manager Chris Powell was left thanking the Addicks’ first half display and captain Johnnie Jackson for their 2-1 win over MK Dons on Tuesday night. The League One leaders failed to increase their 2-0 half-time lead, which they had
DETECTIVES are looking for a man in a distinctive wooly hat after more than £10,000 in cash was swiped from an Eltham bank customer. On February 1at 4.15pm, the 51-year-old man entered Lloyds TSB in Eltham High Street carrying an orange plastic
UNION members in Greenwich will consider striking following a decision to transfer management of the borough’s library services to Greenwich Leisure Limited. At a Greenwich Council cabinet meeting last night, councillors voted unanimously in
A BUILDING contractor put his horsepower to good use to rescue a distressed animal trapped in a drainage ditch. A dozen firefighters were helped out by a good Samaritan with a crane on his truck in a two-hour rescue of horse in Ray Lamb Way, Slade Green
THE Mayor and Cabinet meeting tonight (February 15) will discuss budget savings for the next year. One of the proposals includes the closing of the Rushey Green, Ladywell, and Honor Oak early years centres. Emma Timmins of Blagdon Road, in Lewisham
A CHISLEHURST action group is asking local residents for their views on a new youth shelter in the area. The Edgebury Action Group want to build a new shelter in the green space opposite Edgebury School. The shelter would be a place
HEARING tweeting birds led to councillors narrowly rejecting a £6.2m restaurant expansion plan by The Glades. Under the plan, the shopping centre’s owner Capital Shopping Centres had wanted to build two separate buildings on the terrace at
BEXLEY Council is urging people to stay off ice covered lakes in the borough. Despite warning signs, youths have been seen cycling on the frozen lake at Lamorbey Park in Sidcup. Dog owners have also been seen throwing objects out onto the ice
A FORMER restaurateur cleared of threatening to blow up Bromley Council offices and stab an employee says he now wants to be an airline pilot. Nasir Uddin, aged 43, had been accused of threatening a council worker when she visited his restaurant
A CARPENTER’S retirement dream of running an animal sanctuary has been put on hold after thieves stole the wood he was going to build it with. Danny Day spends his days working to renovate the house of the Rolfe family in Downham Way, Downham
BLUEWATER has unveiled plans for its redesigned Wintergarden fast food and family dining area. Designed by Leslie Jones, the Greenhithe shopping mall said the space will be more contemporary and will offer an addition two freestanding concessions and
A MAN has been left seriously injured after leaping from a third floor window to escape a fire in his flat early this morning. He suffered burns to his hands and several broken bones as he jumped from Gooding House in Valley Grove, Charlton
A LIFEBOAT crew got called out twice yesterday to the same man who jumped into the River Thames. Gravesend RNLI launched its boat at 3.40pm after reports of a distressed male threatening to jump into the river at Erith. Once the lifeboat
LIONS boss Kenny Jackett was disappointed his Millwall side failed see the game through after conceding a late equaliser against Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday evening. Kazenga Lua Lua crashed home a powerful free-kick through David
BIKE shops have lost thousands of pounds worth of bikes after a man claiming to be a police officer takes them for a test ride and never returns. When the grey-haired man visited Giant Bromley in Widmore Road to look at racing bikes the staff
THE Government is braced for more bad news on the jobs front with new unemployment figures expected to show another increase, sparking fresh calls for action. Analysts are predicting the number of people out of work will increase by more than 80,000
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people to take care when cooking after being called to a kitchen fire in Thamesmead. Crews wearing breathing apparatus took around an hour to tackle the blaze in a house in Templar Drive. Around half of the kitchen was damaged
FUNDING of £580,000 for a series of festivals has fuelled debate over the way Greenwich councillors are approving, behind closed doors, millions of pounds in spending. Greenwich Council cabinet members are increasingly using a change in their
A PERVERTED bus-driver has been jailed for nine years for having underage sex on-board his double-decker bus. Jason Mutimer, 39, of Parkside Avenue, in Barnehurst, pleaded guilty to two counts of underage sex and two counts of rape at Woolwich
IN 2009, an Irish dance spectacular, brought to The Orchard in Dartford by top UK promoters Entertainers, earned a rapturous standing ovation. This year Entertainers brings its new production to Dartford — international smash-hit Celtic Feet
TOMMY Whitnell's hat-trick saw Cray move up to fourth and back into the play-off zone after seeing off Tooting & Mitcham United 4-1 at Hayes Lane. That completed a home and away double for Cray against Tooting this season, with the Wands netting
