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  • Stop, Look then Go!

    Road safety has become an increasingly popular topic over the years. With several young people seen sprinting across traffic light islands daily, without a care in the world it’s no wonder these numbers are on the rise. In the light of the recent accident

  • Family of bus crash victim gather at accident site

    FRIENDS and family of a Belvedere student who died after being hit by a bus gathered at the scene of the crash to pay tribute. Around 30 people gathered at the crossing of Bugsby’s Way in Greenwich where 25-year-old Praise Oduberu, of Caldy

  • Alternative to phone and park scheme trialled in Bexley

    MOTORISTS in Bexleyheath who do not want to pay for parking by phone have been given an innovative new option. Developer BemroseBooth Mobile has teamed up with Bexley Council to develop the facility for people to go into businesses to pay for

  • Rail company promises to make crossing safer

    IMPROVEMENTS have been promised to make a railway crossing safer. Network Rail has announced it will redirect the footpath over the railway at Stone Crossing station over a new bridge. The current poorly-lit path and level crossing system

  • Pickwick pinch point

    Week two of the South London & Kent Pool Alliance summer season and the Pickwick’s poor start continues despite stealing a set from early pace setters Rileys Woolwich. Rileys were just too hot for the Pickwick to handle winning the match overall by 12

  • MP for Dartford visits mental health hospital

    MP FOR Dartford Gareth Johnson has visited a mental health hospital in Dartford to learn more about the care patients receive. Mr Johnson was joined by Sevenoaks MP Michael Fallon as they attended Little Brook Hospital in Bow Arrow Lane.

  • Youngsters enjoy fun day at Sidcup fire station

    YOUNGSTERS have enjoyed a fun packed day at a fire station in Sidcup. Around 400 people attended the event in Main Road which fire fighters put on to show the public around the station. Children enjoyed face painting, a bouncy castle

  • Olympic action to be shown on Blackheath big screen

    LONDON'S Olympic action will be shown on a big screen on Blackheath this summer. Part of Lewisham Council's live site for the Olympics, the opening ceremony will be shown on July 27 and the closing ceremony on August 12. Alongside

  • Dangerous Pit Bull Terrier to be destroyed

    A JUDGE has ordered a dangerous Pit Bull Terrier be destroyed after it was found by police in Welling. Toan Ngoc Pham, 32, of Wickham Street, admitted owning the animal, which is classed as a fighting dog, at Bexley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday

  • Museum beats off jerk chicken complaints

    A MUSEUM has been granted an extension to its licence but must compromise after scores of people objected to the plans. As News Shopper reported this week, Forest Hill's Horniman Museum wanted to hold events with a maximum capacity of 15,000

  • Man electrocuted on train tracks at Chelsfield

    AN ORPINGTON MAN has died after being electrocuted on train tracks at Chelsfield Station. Emergency services attended the incident which happened at 5.03pm yesterday. A 35-year-old man was found on the tracks. Network Rail had

  • Plaque unveiled for borough's boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper

    ONE year after his death, Lewisham has a memorial recognising boxing legend Henry Cooper - right above the front door of his childhood home. News Shopper campaigned last year to get a memorial for Sir Henry, who grew up in Farmstead Road, Bellingham

  • Bexley construction firm fined for ignoring safety warnings

    A BEXLEY construction firm has been fined £20,000 for repeatedly ignoring safety warnings. Unicorn Services Limited, of Montpellier Avenue, was given eight probation notices in September last year to stop dangerous practices at its construction

  • Work starts on £14m Catford housing development

    WORK has started on a £14m development which includes a tower nine-storeys high. The former Courts site in Bromley Road, Catford, will be developed into a total of 177 flats along with retail units and parking. Campaigners had fought

  • Invite to take part in Downham Summer Festival

    DOWNHAM'S festival returns this summer and organisers are looking for people to show their talents. This year's event takes place on June 30 at the Downham Health and Leisure Centre in Moorside Road. It will feature activities for children