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  • Welling unbeaten home record ended

    EASTLEIGH’S 1-0 victory at play-off assured Welling United gave them the honour of becoming the only club to record the double over their North West Kent hosts. Wings supporters were disappointed by the meek manner in which their club surrendered

  • Wright-Phillips books Championship return for Addicks

    CHARLTON secured promotion back to the Championship this afternoon with a 1-0 win at Carlisle. Sheffield Wednesday’s draw at Colchester was enough to earn the Addicks their third promotion at Brunton Park in the last 50 years. Bradley

  • Kane and Keogh secure Championship status

    TWO goals from Harry Kane and Andy Keogh were enough to gift Millwall all three points with a 2-1 win over Leicester City at The Den this afternoon. Kane smashed home from close range in the first-half, while Keogh sent a cheeky penalty

  • Baha'i community to host Ridvan festival

    THE borough's Baha'i community is coming together next weekend to celebrate the most important time in the faith's calendar. The Festival of Ridvan takes place at 6pm on Sunday, April 22 at Beckenham Public Hall in Bromley Road, Beckenham.

  • Children celebrate spring with feathery friends

    SPRING arrived in style at a nursery last week with the visit of some chickens. Sugar and Spice met the children at Little Stars Day Nursery in Martins Road, Shortland as part of their spring-focussed curriculum. The youngsters, aged

  • Detectives hunt 'weasley faced' teen over robbery

    A ‘WEASELY faced’ teenager is being hunted by cops after a woman’s bag was taken in a street robbery. As a 53-year-old woman was walking along Hawthorne Road, Bickley, she was threatened by four girls who grabbed her shoulder bag. They

  • LA Fitness to partially reopen following fire

    A HEALTH club is to partially reopen three months after a fire forced its closure. LA Fitness in Sandy Lane, St Paul’s Cray, opens its doors on Monday (April 16) for the first time since the blaze in the sauna and the swimming pool area on

  • Biggin Hill Spitfire hangar set to open next month

    A HERITAGE hangar which will see Spitfires return to Biggin Hill is to be officially launched next month. It is hoped the hangar, opening on May 2, will put the former RAF fighter station back on the aviation map following the demise of the

  • Kitchen fire caused by overloaded electrical socket

    A KITCHEN fire in Sutton-at-Hone this morning was caused by an overloaded electrical socket. Kent Fire and Rescue are using today's incident as a warning to other households, following the blaze at around 2.30am in Devon Road. The occupants

  • Time running out to enter Bromley Environment Awards

    THE closing date for the 2012 Bromley Environment Awards is just days away and the council wants to hear about the great things you are doing for the environment. Sponsored by News Shopper and Coolings, the awards recognise and reward all sorts

  • Police appeal to find missing Charlton man

    POLICE are appealing for information to trace the whereabouts of a vulnerable missing man from Charlton. Damian Justin Wall, aged 32, was last seen at Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill at around 12 noon on April 1. Mr Wall is described

  • Police watchdog investigates Woolwich tower block fall death

    A POLICE watchdog has launched an investigation after a teenager fell 17 storeys to her death at a Woolwich tower block when officers arrived to arrest her. Shanice-Paris Goff, aged 18, of Beddington Road, St Paul’s Cray, fell from a bedroom

  • Smoke alarm saves mum and son from kitchen fire

    A MOTHER and son were saved by their smoke alarm in the early hours of this morning after a fire broke out in their kitchen. Firefighters were called to their home in Devon Road, Sutton-at-Hone, at 2.30am. The fire was contained within