Britain is currently in a drought, and to make up for it, rain has conquered the country! It has been raining on and off again for the past week and it is said to be raining even more in the next week! There are advantages and inconveniences to this situation
Budding Lewisham business people looking to break through in the retail marketplace may find just what they are looking for with the launch of a new shop space scheme. Lewisham shopping centre is launching a retail entrepreneur scheme which will see
THE DTM German touring cars return to Brands Hatch next month. Regulars Audi and Mercedes-Benz have sleek new coupés to replace the previous saloon racers and will be joined this year from May 18 to May 20 by series returnees BMW for an intense
THE EX-WIFE of a man standing trial for attempted murder told “wicked lies” during police interview, court hears. Sukhuinder Kaur, who was previously married to defendant Girdaware Singh Basra, told jurors she was pressured into lying to police
TIME is running out for people to apply for Bromley Council’s trial garden waste collection scheme. For just over a pound a week, residents can get their garden waste collected directly from their home, without having to book a collection time
By Nate Saunders SYDENHAM’S Michella Obijiaku played a starring role last weekend after emulating the likes of Olympic medallists Kelly Sotherton and Mark Lewis-Francis by finishing second in the all-rounder rankings at the Aviva Athletics
A DARTFORD man has appeared in court accused of possessing a stash of child porn videos. John Anthony Newton, 36, of Hardy Avenue, is charged with six counts of making indecent photographs of children between September 2009 and August 2011.
ELTHAM Town FC won the London FA Senior Challenge Cup with a 2-1 final success over FC Tripimeni at Wingate & Finchley FC. Keeper Nicky Blue, who went on to be named man of the match, made some excellent early stops before Callum Comerford
CHARLTON may have had four players named in the League One PFA team of the season but the absence of Chris Solly and Yann Kermorgant raised a few eyebrows. Ben Hamer, Rhoys Wiggins, Michael Morrison and Johnnie Jackson were the quartet recognised but
CHRIS Powell is prepared to give his League One winning squad the chance to prove themselves in the Championship but also expects to make a few additions in the close season. The Addicks boss made wholesale changes last summer and the decision
THE mother of murdered schoolboy Yemurai Kanyangarara has described her son's killers as "evil individuals". Today (April 26) Osman Bangura, of Wilmot Close, Camberwll, was found guilty of murder and 15-year-old Isaac Walters, of Marchwood
A WOMAN has been locked up for 12 years after the horrific stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Victoria tube station. Victoria Osoteku, aged 20, of Brookmill Road, Deptford, was the only female out of the 20 youths charged in connection with Sofyen
LIONS boss Kenny Jackett has hailed Blackpool’s Ian Holloway as one of the best in the business ahead of Saturday’s meeting at The Den. Holloway’s side are already guaranteed a platy-off spot going into the final Championship fixture of the season
A TEENAGER has been found guilty of murdering schoolboy Yemurai Kanyangarara. Yemurai, aged 16 from Belvedere, was stabbed in the neck on July 1 last year, in Upper Wickham Lane, Welling. The Old Bailey trial, which began four weeks
IMAGINE it is lunch time, you are in Blackheath about to hop on a train to go to a meeting with someone you want to impress. There’s always the chippy opposite the station. But you have no desire for those calories and you certainly don’t want
KENNY Jackett is in no rush to get rid of any of his attacking players following the return of Josh McQuoid from his loan spell at Burnley this week. McQuoid spent three months with the Clarets, joining the likes of Shaun Batt (Crawley) and
THE judging panel has been confirmed for this year's Rob Knox Film Festival. Former Welling schoolboy turned Hollywood writer and producer, Ben Trebilcook, will be a judge. He has written on Mission Impossible 3 and Die Hard 4 and is
A GRAVESEND man who illegally dumped trade waste at a household recycling centre has received a suspended prison sentence. Barry Lillicrap, of Essex Road in Gravesend, pleaded guilty at Dartford Magistrates’ Court on April 19 to two charges
THOUGHTS of the support she had received from her daughters’ dance school spurred a marathon runner on to beat her personal best and smash her fundraising target. Dalaine Crane was hoping to raise £250 for the Ordinary 2 Extraordinary (O2E)
YEARS after being ravaged by fire, the Cutty Sark was officially unveiled by the Queen yesterday following its £50m restoration. It was 55 years ago that the Queen first opened the Cutty Sark to the public and it was only fitting she returned
The entries are in and now it's your chance to vote for your favourite picture in our Crystal Palace digital switchover competition. We asked News Shopper readers to submit their pictures of the event to mark the switching off of the analogue
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an out of control bonfire in Erith last night (April 25). It took the crew around 20 minutes to deal with the incident in a garden in Manor Road after arriving there at about 11.30pm.
A STOLEN vehicle is a write off after being set on fire in Stone this morning (April 26). When firefighters arrived at the scene in Bow Arrow Lane at around 4.45am the car horn was said to have been going off which woke quite a few people living
A RETIRED businessman who was extradited to the United States over arms dealing charges has been freed on bail, a family spokeswoman said. Christopher Tappin, of Larch Dene, Farnborough Park, who faces up to 35 years in jail if convicted, was
