When I agreed to take part in a boot-camp training session, visions of myself dressed as Private Benjamin, getting screamed at by an angry sergeant raced through my mind. Pushing these scary thoughts aside, I plucked up the courage to give
DANCERS will be shaking their stuff in a seven hour salsathon for charity. Bromley Salsa group will be dancing for seven hours straight as they try to raise money for charities the Burgess Autistic Trust and Bromley Mind. More than 50 people will
CORRUPT businessman Kautilya Nandan Pruthi, who duped celebrities, sports stars and hundreds of other victims out of £115 million in Britain's biggest "Ponzi" investment scam, owned the plane involved in the Farnborough air crash. Indian-born
PEOPLE are being invited to become a tourist and explore the attractions and historic buildings of Eltham. Greenwich Council's annual Be a Local Tourist Day takes place on March 18. Activities range from a free tour of the town centre at 2pm starting
Walking into the smoky, low-lit space at the Brockley Jack, we are immediately immersed into a dirty, gothic underworld. As we take our seats, the haze, the low key music and the leather-clad plebeians lying scattered around the edges of the
PESKY trips to the doctors’ just to pick up a repeat prescription are a thing of the past. Bexley is the first London borough and the second area in the country to introduce an Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which means GPs can send
A snake charming, guitar slamming fire-breather is set to dazzle crowds with her extraordinary band Carnation Twink. Blonde bombshell Georgina Leahy, who is fresh from touring with Adam Ant, promises not just a live gig, but a theatrical show
ONE of the most details surveys ever of Kent’s libraries has been carried out to help the council decided on their future. Discussions about the service in each district and how else it could be delivered will begin in the next few months, Kent County
THE UK lawyer for the retired businessman Christopher Tappin, who was extradited to the US last month, has renewed calls for the government to intervene in his case after a Texas judge refused him bail. Mr Tappin, 65, from Farnborough Park
THREE youths who are suspected of stabbing a student in the buttock at Bromley College have been rebailed. The teenagers, aged 16, 17, and 18, from Lewisham, were arrested shortly after a 19-year-old man was stabbed at the college in Rookery
A 13-YEAR-OLD ballet dancer from Bexley has won a role in a prestigious West End show. Ria Marsh, of Cross Lane in Bexley Village, was chosen from more than 600 auditionees to perform in A Little Princess at the Peacock Theatre. The youngster, who
AN 18-year-old girl fled barefoot after being sexually assaulted in Dartford last month. The victim was walking along Rochester Way on February 18, at around 12:15am when an unknown male approached her. He sexually assaulted her but
Polo is often considered an elite sport only for royal princes, rich oil Sheiks, City gents and Katie Price. But thanks to a thrilling blend of international polo matches, live music, food and wine tasting in one unique Argentine festival at
A SUSPECTED ticket tout from Erith has been charged following arrests by Met Police at the Arsenal vs AC Milan UEFA Champions League match. Peter Lester Hall, aged 45, is charged with one offence of offering to supply a ticket (to a designated
A MOTORIST had to be taken to hospital after crashing into a doctor’s surgery in Bexley last night. The driver was said to be suffering from slight injuries after their car hit the building in Summerhouse Drive at about 7.20pm. There
