By Jack Zorab BROMLEY teenager Akina Gondwe-Onobrauche admitted she had to pinch herself after captaining her borough to gold at last week’s Balfour Beatty London Youth Games sportshall athletics finals. The 13-year-old was in action
BEXLEYHEATH welterweight Patrick Fielder insists he is ready to put on a fight of the night performance next month. The 30-year-old personal trainer captured the vacant title back in September after an epic battle with Lee Dalglish, which produced
By David Jordan BIGGIN Hill athlete Rachel Dickens has been hand-picked as a future British Olympian after being chosen to be part of the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. The 17-year-old will receive a cash injection of £1,000 towards training
Lucky readers are being extended a special offer to see one of America’s top comics Doug Stanhope for half the price. News Shopper has teamed up with The Orchard theatre to offer a two-for-one deal on tickets to the outlandish comedian’s show on Wednesday
THE 2012 British Superbike championship kicks off this Easter weekend at Brands Hatch in Kent, as Tommy Hill returns to defend his title with the Swan Yamaha team against a line-up filled with international stars. Last October Hill won the 2011 championship
A BUNNY rabbit is hop-ing to bounce back to its owners this Easter after escaping the jaws of a fox. At around 9pm on Sunday evening (April 1) Acting Police Sergeant Terry Meegan was in his car patrolling Sidcup. When he got to Burnt
TEN Dartford Harriers took part in the annual Hercules Wimbledon young athletes meeting at Crystal Palace on Sunday. This popular starter to the outdoor track and field calendar attracted its customary large entry. Medals are awarded to the first
KENT Exiles’ senior and junior teams both took part in their final pre-season games on Sunday before the big kick-off. The junior team, which is for players aged 16 to 19, hosted the Hampshire Thrashers in a controlled scrimmage, which gave both sides
After years of Defying Gravity, one green witch is getting ready to tackle terrifying aliens in a brand new version of mega musical The War of the Worlds. Kerry Ellis, impressively nicknamed First Lady of the West End, has been announced as
TOP Draw have progressed to the Powerade Fives regional finals after winning their heat at the Goals Soccer Centre in Beckenham. They will now compete in the south east England finals which take place at Goals Eltham on April 29. Sixteen
JASON Plato gave MG a win on its return to the British Touring Car championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday, with Andrew Jordan and Dave Newsham completing the podium in the third and final race. Plato's race three victory came after a restart
TRANSPORT for London has released details of how bus routes in Woolwich will be affected when Olympic test events take place later this month. There will be temporary changes to services during the test event at the Royal Artillery Barracks
SHOOTERS Hill recovered a 20-12 half-time deficit to defeat Cranbrook. Their first time scorers were No 8 Dave Viney, who drove over, and scrum half Harry Barham, who jinxed his way across the line. Cranbrook’s backs ran well but were countered with
BEXLEY District girls’ U15s indoor cricket team ended the winter season in style with a comfortable 115-run win over newly-formed Streatham & Marlborough CC. Following this match there was an under 12s ‘in-house’ pairs game involving youngsters from
BECKENHAM Town enjoyed a 3-0 home win over Erith Town last night at Eden Park Avenue. From the start, the game was played at a high tempo with the home side creating all of the chances in the opening exchanges. Becks took the lead after 20 minutes
DARTFORD drag racer Steve Hall begins his second season in the MSA British drag racing championship this weekend with high hopes. Like most of his peers in the pro-modified class, Hall endured a tricky first year, blighted by engine damage
THE jury in the trial of a millionaire's daughter accused of taking part in last summer's riots has retired to consider its verdict. It is alleged Laura Johnson, 20, of Sheepcote Lane, Orpington, acted as a chauffeur for looters during the
A TEENAGER accused of murdering 16-year-old Yemurai Kanyangarara was given a lift home by a policeman on the day of the killing, a court has heard. Two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, all deny murdering
A MAN who made nearly £80,000 from online gambling after using fraudulent passports, identity cards and false utility bills to open various online accounts has been jailed. In the first prosecution of its kind, 35-year-old Andrei Osipau, from
VOTING gets under way on Easter Monday for the 2012 Charlton player of the year. Volunteers will be located around the ground prior to kick-off for the games against the Saddlers and Wycombe Wanderers on April 21 and fans will also have the opportunity
EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS explains why he wants to see more of youngster Stuart O’Keefe in the first team now Crystal Palace’s play-off challenge is over. SATURDAY’S 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest was a miserable day for Palace fans but one the Eagles
LIONS columnist MATT LITTLE pays tribute to Millwall legend Barry Kitchener, who died last Friday at the age of 64. THE sad and far too early passing of Lions legend Barry Kitchener has really struck a chord with me, as I am sure it has with all Millwall
A LUSCIOUS Lee babe is hoping to strut her way to glory in a legendary beauty pageant. Growing up, Cherelle-Rose Patterson of Jevington Way wanted to be a singer, but when her mum told her she couldn’t sing, she set her sights on becoming a
GREEN-fingered homeowners are encouraged to embrace the jubilee celebrations in this year’s Bexley in Bloom competition. The annual content is encouraging gardeners across the borough to ‘fly the flag’ by planting their gardens, hanging baskets
Bromley’s eating and drinking out scene received a boost with the opening of a Henry’s Café Bar, on the site of the former Ivory Lounge in Ringers Road. The stylish new café bar and restaurant has received a refurbishment to create a fresher
In this week's A Man About A Dog column, Peter Singh explains why our four legged friends have a lot to teach us. The world at the moment seems to be filled with much negative energy. War, fighting, killing, anger, greed, stress, I could go
COVERT cameras and forensic tests are needed to flush out the culprit who has been pooing, urinating and vomiting in lifts on an almost daily basis this year. That's the call from people living in a block of flats in Eltham who are fed up with
EGGSTRA special headgear was on display when pupils paraded their cracking creations in their school’s Easter bonnet parade. The Bromley High Junior School girls and their parents had spent days putting their creative talents to the test by
SPITFIRES are the pride of Bromley once again thanks to one man’s efforts to keep Biggin Hill on the vintage aviation map. The planes are not based there in the numbers that Biggin Hill airfield saw during and after the Second World War but
AN 88-year-old war veteran who liberated a prison rescuing thousands of Britons faces being "homeless" while he remains stuck on a housing waiting list. Swanley-born and bred Albert Richards applied to West Kent Homes for sheltered housing
