Life is the Suburbs has always had one constant: an abundance of cars and moving vehicles. No matter how many times our country has encouraged us to use ‘greener’ methods of transportation, the convenience of using a car has always won. Now it looks as
Well, its official we will have a hose pipe ban this summer, that’s right kids put away the paddling pools and slip and slides and enjoy the wonderful British summer without them. But not only is this gonna potentially upset those kids planning to have
PEOPLE and businesses will be “hit hard” after Royal Mail announced a rise in the price of stamps. From April 30, the price of a first class stamp for a standard letter will rise by 14p from 46p to 60p. Meanwhile, the price of a second
BEXLEY Council will be scrapping parking charges at 12 car parks during Easter weekend. The free car parks will be available for four days from Good Friday to Monday (April 6 to April 9). Councillor for Town Centres, Linda Bailey, said
A VINTAGE fair held in Gravesend’s historic Old Town Hall pulled in hundreds of visitors. Stalls selling retro clothing and accessories, a vintage-style tearoom and live entertainment throughout the day pleased crowds. One of the highlights
POLICE in Lewisham are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 42-year-old woman with Down's syndrome who has gone missing today (March 29). Jackie Exon was last seen at around 8am at her home address in Marsala Road, Lewisham.
By Samuel Lo-Pon CHRIS Powell is determined Leyton Orient will not become the only team in League One to complete the double over Charlton this season when they meet on Saturday. The Os became only the second side this season to
Wild horses couldn’t keep me from seeing Star Quality when I heard about the play’s cuddly leading lapdog Lola. So off we went to The Churchill Theatre, Bromley to see legendary Noël Coward’s last play – and I’m sorry to say, although the doggy diva
SALES of petrol and diesel have increased dramatically as motorists flocked to garages to fill up following controversial advice from the government ahead of a possible strike by fuel tanker drivers. A Greenhithe petrol station temporarily
A PAEDOPHILE who indecently assaulted a seven-year-old boy in Northfleet says he “hates himself” for what he has done. Jason Love, 41, from Ipswich, was jailed for two years after admitting 11 counts of abuse from more than 20 years ago.
MAYFIELD Grammar School’s U13 girls' tag rugby team have been invited to play in an exhibition match at Twickenham after being crowned south east champions. The squad secured their spot in the regional final after winning the Kent heat at Medway RFC
PENSIONERS and people on benefits will be hit hard by a whopping rise in first and second class stamp prices. Royal Mail has announced prices will soar from the current 46p and 36p, to 60p and 50p from April 30 , showing increases of 30 per
By Samuel Lo-Pon KENNY Jackett has denied the poor state of The Den pitch is a big factor in Millwall’s poor run of home form. The Lions have yet to pick up three points on their own patch in 2012 and were beaten yet again last Saturday
POLICE are making a fresh appeal for information to find the driver who left a grandmother paralysed after being run over in Bromley town centre. Carol Bright, 58, was left paralysed from the neck down after she was run over by a Mercedes sprinter
Sponsored silence In March, I did a sponsored silence for a whole day. Yes a whole day. I was raising money for a trip to Kenya. The one month expedition offers us life changing experiences by working on a range of sustainable and meaningful community
A FOUR-vehicle crash on the M25 in Essex is causing long delays on the motorway in Kent. Traffic is currently grid-locked for six miles between the Dartford Tunnel and junction 3 of the motorway at the Swanley Interchange. The M25 was
TWO men have been arrested by British Transport Police officers after a disturbance in Petts Wood today. They were said to have been making trouble in a pharmacy in Queensway at around 12.20pm before going in to several of the shops in the
KENT Police is appealing for information to help trace two missing 16-year-old girls from Northfleet. Natalie Kelly and Rosina Lee were last seen at their homes on March 23. They are believed to be travelling to London to meet men they
By Samuel Lo-Pon Millwall manager Kenny Jackett says he doesn’t want to think too far ahead after chairman John Berylson this week revealed plans to strengthen the squad in the close season. Berylson is confident the Lions will
Three talented playwrights are about to see their winning stories acted out professionally after being chosen from nearly 100 hopeful authors. Jessica Brown, Melissa Bubnic and Carol Vine were among a host of writers aged between 18 and 65
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are currently on scene at the site of the Greenwich Wharf development where human remains were discovered yesterday. Workers on the site discovered the skeletal remains at around 7.30am and the police were called. The
FEARS of being killed by bullying yobs have led to a kidney transplant patient pleading to be moved from her home. Since Shirley Morris says she has been terrorised ever since she moved in to her home in Wellington Road, St Mary Cray, in October
A DRIVER had to be cut out of her car after a crash at a mini-roundabout in Bromley yesterday (March 28). The woman, who is in her 20s, was driving a Renault Clio along Hayes Lane at around 11.20pm when it was in collision with an Audi A5 Sport
A HEARTBROKEN couple have begun a campaign to outlaw a drug their vet has stopped prescribing following the death of their dog. Robin McGibbon and his wife, Sue, 56,have written to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons urging it to warn
