THE woman accused of murdering a Downham pensioner told a neighbour she was afraid she had been the last person to see the 86-year-old alive, a jury has heard. Pat Jobson’s body was found in her house in Oakridge Road, Downham, on February 20 last
Audiences rarely get the chance to join in with musicians at jazz concerts. But adults and children alike got the opportunity to shake their maracas and mini-tambourines along with the pros at a unique improvised show last weekend. Organised
CHRIS Powell wants his table-topping side to equala club record he was part of when Charlton visit Tranmere on Saturday. If the Addicks pick up three points on Merseyside it will match the 12-game record of away wins achieved by Charlton during
AN ORPINGTON firefighter has been confirmed as the highest-ranking woman in the service after being appointed to a new post. Dany Cotton has been appointed as assistant commissioner of London Fire Brigade, making her London’s top ranked operational
Black leathers, blood, brutality and a female Caesar are set thrill audiences in a gritty production of a Shakespearian classic. The unique and gothic version of Julius Caesar, in which many of the male roles have been replaced with women
A WASTE company previously in charge of the site where a fire burned for three days causing the closure of a busy road has been prosecuted again. Sitec Limited, formerly of Cornwall Drive, Orpington, was found guilty in its absence at Bromley Magistrates
TWO women arrested over the murder of a Lewisham brothel owner have been released without charge, police say. Officers were called by the London Ambulance Service to the flat above a barbers shop in Loampit Hill at around 2.25am yesterday.
JASON Euell’s short-term future remains unclear after the end of his initial loan spell at Wimbledon. The veteran attacker is back at The Valley after completing a stop-start five-week temporary stay with the Wombles. Euell played the entire game
BEXLEY Council is inviting mums to swap their maternity and baby wear wardrobe with other mums to get a new look. It will hold the event on February 28 from 2pm until 4pm at Falconwood Community Centre in Falconwood Parade Welling. Mothers can bring
A HOSPICE is inviting people to take part in a quiz night. EllenorLions Hospices will be holding the fundraiser on February 24 from 7.30pm. It will take place at the hospice, in Coldharbour Road, Northfleet. Tickets must be booked in advance
A PIZZA restaurant which people claimed would see noisy motorbikes causing mayhem on quiet streets has had its appeal turned down. Four hundred people signed a petition last year to stop Domino’s Pizza opening up a branch at the Old Bank Italian
CHRIS Powell has backed Danny Haynes’ suggestion fans should hold back on criticising Bradley Wright-Phillips after his recent barren spell in front of goal. Wright-Phillips began the season with a bang and struck his 14th goal of the campaign in the
A CRACK addict was high when she bludgeoned to death a Downham pensioner in a frenzied attack, a court has heard. Pat Jobson's body was found in her house in Oakridge Road, Downham, on February 20 last year. Karen Williamson, aged 46, of Rangefield
SKIPPER Johnnie Jackson is still waiting to discover if he will be fit enough to face Tranmere on Saturday. Jackson scored both of Charlton’s penalties in Tuesday’s 2-1 win over MK Dons but was replaced in the second half after suffering a calf/Achilles
ELEVEN people have appeared in court following a Valentine’s Day immigration protest. The group included James Ellison, aged 24, of Africa Road, Brockley, along with 22-year-old Elizabeth Walsh and Marie Guizetti, aged 24, both of Orchard Grove
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy is celebrating after becoming a champion in Muay Thai. Riley Smith, of Sedgebrook Road, Eltham, has been taking part in the combat sport, which is similar to kickboxing, since he was three-years-old. Last month he was awarded
CHRISTOPHER Tappin will be extradited to the United States next Friday (February 24), his lawyer has said. The retired businessman, who lives in Farnborough Park, Orpington, has been asked to attend Heathrow police station on February 24, when
A SLASH in funding means a popular classical music festival which has been running for 13 years will not go ahead this summer. Around £6,000 has been cut off the Sydenham International Festival’s grant from Lewisham Council – 38 per cent of
ELECTION campaigners are looking for people who turn 18 on the day of this year’s poll. One teen from each London borough who reaches the milestone age on May 3 is needed to help encourage other young people to vote. Sarah Garrett from the London
VOLUNTEERS at a Bexleyheath charity have transformed a pocket of derelict land into a peaceful ‘eco-therapy garden.’ The re-vamped garden at ‘Mind in Bexley’, in the Broadway, was officially opened on Wednesday (February 15) by Bexley Councillor
A hairdressing salon group are offering to give kids a break with the launch of a student card with a difference across all branches in south east London, Kent and Essex. GWI managing director Jed Hamill came up with the idea after noticing
PLANS for new community facilities to regenerate Slade Green are being considered by Bexley Council following a public consultation. The council showcased its proposals, which will replace the Howbury Centre in Slade Green Road, at an exhibition before
A CAMPAIGN to get faster broadband in Kent has been started by the council. Kent County Council wants people to sign up to the Make Kent Quicker campaign in order to show internet providers there is sufficient demand for high-speed technology
KENNY Jackett is unwilling to speculate on what kind of team Bolton will field in this weekend’s FA Cup tie at The Den. This is the first time since reaching the final in 2004 Millwall have progressed as far as the fifth round of the competition and
A SOLDIER from Gravesend swapped Afghanistan for the Alps to take part in an Army skiing contest. Former Gravesend Grammar School pupil Captain Craig Graves competed in Exercise Pipedown in the French Alpine town Les Contamines de Montjoie, near Mont
A SECURITY guard who was stabbed at a supermarket in Lewisham shopping centre has been released from hospital. Police were called to the centre on February 13 at 11.09am following reports of the attack. Officers arrived to find the Sainsbury's
AS expected, last night Lewisham’s mayor decided against building a gypsy and traveller site at the end of a residential street. It followed a report by officers confirming that Church Grove in Ladywell was too narrow for caravans with their
THE number of homeowners caught watching their television without a licence in Gravesend and Dartford increased in 2011. TV Licensing clamped down on residents breaking the law, detecting 705 television-users illegally watching their set in
AN UNPOPULAR yellow paving scheme has been ditched after members of the public voted with their feet. The brightly coloured paving slabs were part of all three test panels for the Bromley North development which people were invited to walk
ARMED with just a fake brick wall and some animated projections, girls rocked their way through a futuristic adventure. Set in 2304, the Bromley High School production of West End hit Queen musical We Will Rock You involved almost 200 pupils
MORE than 70 per cent of families are financially "on the edge", according to new research. They are teetering on the brink of poverty and could face ruin if hit by further price increases or falls in their income, the study by parenting site Netmums
