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  • Winter Wonderland or Annoying Frozen Water?

    As we experience one of the coldest patches of weather I can remember the age old question has arisen again. Snow: magical or pure evil? For the first time in my life I have found myself on the “evil” side of the fence. As I stumbled out of a cinema,

  • Brett powers Club to bonus point victory

    Blackheath 48 v Cambridge 33. The final result of this contest was never in much doubt once Blackheath carved out a 24-0 lead on 25 minutes, but financially troubled Cambridge will take much credit for their five tries which kept them nibbling away

  • Forty year celebration for Bromley Friends of the Earth

    Bromley Friends of the Earth is celebrating 40 years of helping protect the environment. DAVID MILLS looks at the work it does. THE word green has firmly established itself in our lexicon as meaning more than just a colour. Being "green

  • Man seriously ill after stabbing in New Cross

    A 20-YEAR-OLD man is seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed in New Cross. Police were called to Shardeloes Road at about 4.20am where paramedics were treating a black man who had been stabbed. The victim has been taken to a south

  • Murdered teenager named as Kwame Ofosu-Asare from Catford

    A TEENAGER who was murdered in Brixton has been named as Kwame Ofosu-Asare from Catford. The 17-year-old was stabbed in Adelaide Close, Brixton, at about 5.50pm on Friday (March 2). He was being taken to hospital by ambulance when he

  • Boris Johnson pushing for job-boosting budget

    LONDON mayor Boris Johnson has called on the Chancellor to offer national insurance holidays to create jobs, investment in infrastructure and a crack down on stamp duty avoidance in the budget. The Tory mayor - currently running in a close

  • Mayor enjoys 'karneval' in Bromley's twin town

    IT was 'karneval' time when the mayor of Bromley paid a visit to the town's twin in Germany. Councillor David McBride went to Neuwied in the Rhineland for the colourful occasion, accompanied by a small group from the Bromley Town Twinning Association

  • Hospice launches Easter knitting appeal

    WITH Easter round the corner, a hospice is calling out to the knitting community to provide their nifty knitting skills. Harris HospisCare in Orpington is working on its Easter campaign to knit chicks and bunnies so they can be filled with small chocolate

  • Revival secures Gravesend’s National status

    Gravesend 37-18 CS Rugby 1863. Not before time did Gravesend deliver what they have promised for so long as they powered back with their first win of 2012 to secure their future in rugby’s National league 3. With the usual Saturday attendance boosted

  • Carers get spiritual healing to help them relax and unwind

    SPIRITUAL healers have paid a visit to carers to help them relax and unwind. Four healers from Bromley Healing Centre went along to Carers Lewisham in Forest Hill to provide the one-to-one sessions to 18 carers and staff. The process works whereby

  • Saunders seals it for Cray

    A solitary goal by Chris Saunders saw Cray overcome a battling Hastings team whose left back Ross Sutton had to play in goal after their regular 'keeper Matt Armstrong-Ford reported sick. On 18 minutes Sutton pushed out a searching cross from Cray's

  • Foxes steal promotion in final game

    In the final game of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance Winter league season there were still five teams looking for promotion to the Premier Division but it was Fox under the Hill who just squeezed through with a 12-3 victory over Bellegrove Sharks