It was just a regular afternoon, preparing for a relaxing day out at the cinema with family, when all of a sudden traffic. We’d only just reached the end of our road, to turn onto the main road when we reach a traffic jam. There had been no way to foresee
A NURSE has been accused of a catalogue of blunders, including failing to call a doctor when a patient stopped breathing. Phillip Abayomi Adewale Aderinola allegedly made a string of errors at Sidcup's Queen Mary’s Hospital between January
NEARLY 2,000 unemployed Greenwich residents have been given jobs supporting the Olympics, the council says - with more up for grabs. Recruitment has been made by the Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB) organisation and has found
HISTORICALLY Dartford have usually struggled to get the better of Boreham Wood and Saturday was no exception as the visitors denied Tony Burman’s side with an equaliser in the final minute of the final home league encounter of the regular season
AN ONLINE fish salesman who “posted” fish and terrapins has been banned from keeping or trading aquatic animals for ten years. Mark Freed, of Salem Place in Northfleet, was disqualified from keeping the animals at Dartford Magistrates’ Court today
AS the area's favourite ship is reopened this week, further details have emerged of how the capital's first cruise liner terminal could make Greenwich 'the gateway to London'. Preliminary work on the landmark development, approved last summer
DARTFORD manager Tony Burman believes his side can maintain their momentum going into the play-offs and earn promotion. Speaking after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Boreham Wood, the Darts chief believes going up would be a terrific achievement for his
Keen eyed walkers will have noticed several tents and a tepee pitched near Keston Ponds. ROBERT FISK had a cup of tea with the campers to find out why they are there. COPIES of a court order saying there is an eviction hearing at Bromley County
BISHOP Justus student Jessica Frankland swam her way to become top girl at Petts Wood Swimming Club. She excelled in the recent Kent county championships, winning 10 medals, including a trio of championship titles in the 100m backstroke, 50m
AN Eltham man has been jailed along with four others following the seizure of around £1m worth of high purity cocaine. Daniel McNeill-Duncan, aged 26, of Prince John Road, Eltham, was handed a five-year sentence after he and the other four
EAGLES columnist SAM ROSS has revenge in mind ahead of this weekend’s meeting with play-off hopefuls Cardiff, the side who beat Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup semi-final. SATURDAY’S meeting with Cardiff will be the last game of the season
Soulful singer Ruby Turner is to be supported by a local up-and-coming band when she performs in Dartford this week. The former Culture Club singer will be appearing at The Mick Jagger Centre on Friday (April 27). And warming up the
LIONS columnist MATT LITTLE this week examines the online stereotyping which makes up a large proportion of posts about opposition teams and their followers on internet football forums. ONE of the interesting knock on effects of technology
SHOOTERS Hill delivered a great end of season performance with a 25-22 home success over Dartfordians. They outplayed the visitors in the forwards and Shoots’ tries came from Dave Viney, Peter Evans (2), Pat Beale and Glen Miller. Darts had much
A 91-YEAR-OLD former Bromley and Blackheath harrier who competed in the 1948 Olympics after travelling to Wembley by bus has spoken to News Shopper about his memories. There are less than 100 days to go before the London Games kick off,
BRITAIN’S last registered sail-only commercial cargo ship has been the first to moor up at the recently-installed Town Pier pontoon in Gravesend. Cambria, now a training barge on the Thames, was built in Greenhithe in 1906 and was in service
Ellen and the Escapades, "All The Crooked Scenes" **** The members of this Yorkshire based quintet first met when they were studying at Leeds College of Music, and the past few years have seen them building a growing reputation on the strength
SIGNIFICANT improvement has been made at Bexley College, according to inspectors. Ofsted rated the Tower Road-based college at having made “significant progress” in three of six categories – self assessment and action planning, numeracy and
TEENAGERS from Thamesmead have learnt about school-life in Holland as part of an exchange visit. Youngsters studying at the Business Academy Bexley socialised with students from the United World College, in Maastricht, where pupils originate
AN ORPINGTON couple on board the packed Virgin Atlantic plane forced into an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport has described scenes of "complete mayhem" as passengers trampled over each other to exit the aircraft. Mandy and Ricky Whitton
A cerebral palsy sufferer’s mother is urging people to boycott clothes banks after cash-strapped Bromley Council turns to a private company to run the service. RACHEL CONNER finds out more. THE charity Scope, which provides support for cerebral
Charlton House’s promenade production of Alice in Wonderland, as part of Greenwich Children’s Festival over Easter, allowed the audience to become part of Lewis Carroll’s immortal story. The show is created by Teatro Vivo, a theatre company of writers
APRIL showers failed to dampen spirits as hundreds turned out in Dartford and Gravesend to celebrate Saint George’s Day. Thousands of school children paraded through both towns as patriotic supporters lined the streets waving the flag of Saint
THREE tries were not enough to prevent a 21-17 defeat for Westcombe Park at Redruth and the Orpington side now stare relegation in the face. Playing with the wind in the first half, Combe took almost half an hour before they were on the scoreboard,
BECKENHAM Town completed their home matches with a 3-1 victory over Woodstock Sports at Eden Park Avenue on Saturday. Becks, who have lost only once in the league this season to champions Herne Bay, started in a bright enough fashion. Leading marksman
A DISABLED great-grandmother is calling for a change to the law after her kitten was killed by an "out of control dog". Brigit Compton, 70, is angry after her kitten was killed by two German shepherd dogs which attacked it while it was playing
POLICE are treating the death of a 39-year-old man in Keston as a potential suicide. Bromley police and London Ambulance Service were called to farmland off Layhams Road at 7.11am today. A spokesman said the man's death was not suspicious
A COLLECTOR is agonisingly close to getting his hands on an elusive brewery tray. Breweriana collector Richard Percival, 50, is hunting for an alloy brewery tray issued by Reffells Bexley Brewery Ltd, based in Bourne Road until the 1950s.
Comedy fans are being invited to a night of hilarity in Bexleyheath. With a trio of top stand-up comics appearing at The Comedy Club, there is sure to be something to suit everyone’s sense of humour. The event on Friday April 27 takes
BROMLEY’S failure to convert chances throughout the season came back to haunt them again in their final home game of the season when already relegated Thurrock held the Lillies 0-0 draw on Saturday. In a poor game not helped by a very uneven
Artistic shutterbugs with an eye for stunning composition are being invited to show off their picture-perfect talents through our exciting competition. Vibe has teamed up with Aperture Woolwich Photographic Society in a quest to find the best
FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus tackled a house fire in Deptford last night (April 23). The living room of a home in Albery Street was completely destroyed by the blaze but the four crews managed to stop it from spreading. It
A COLLISION which saw a 25-year-old woman killed by a bus has shocked people living nearby and lead to renewed calls for an overhaul of the "dangerous" junction. People living in Greenwich Millennium Village say they have seen numerous incidents
THE family of a retired businessman who has been granted bail after being extradited to the United States over arms dealing charges plan to visit him as soon as possible, his wife said. Elaine Tappin said she was relieved and "grateful for
