Today’s burst of sunshine brought a sigh of relief for many of us living in the South East. After weeks of endless rain it we were more than grateful that ‘the powers that be’ let a little light alleviate the melancholy that had set in our hearts. If
For the past 2 weeks, year 10 Bexley Grammar students have sat mock GCSE'S in every subject - but are they really the way forward? Mock examinations are designed to help students become more familiar with the structure of exams, and to become aware of
The term 'April showers' has certainly lived up to its name this year! April 2012 in the UK has been the wettest since 1910. An average of 69.6mm was expected to fall this month, however 121.8mm has fallen down upon us instead! This figure has also already
On the 21st April, around 100 youths met up outside Croydon Town Hall at midday to take to the streets of Croydon; to bring about change. ‘Project Change’ is a new project that has commenced in Croydon and was set up with the help of the MP for Croydon
On 27th April 2012, I entered the O2 arena expecting to see flood loads of people all queuing excitedly to see Example in concert, with a sold out show that is exactly what you expect right? Wrong! On entering the main entrance area it was deserted
WESTCOMBE Park made favourites Canterbury work hard for their eventual 22-14 success in the Kent cup final on Sunday, writes Bruce MacKenzie. Canterbury finally squeezed past a determined and gritty Combe side to clinch the trophy, but throughout were
TWO missing teenagers may be together in Swanley, according to police. Kent Police are becoming ‘increasingly concerned’ for the welfare of 16-year-olds Jessica Scully and Kane Gaymer, who were last seen by a friend on Thursday (April 26
Greenwich Council has to provide £125,000 to buy back a lease it originally gave away for free, it has been claimed. Conservatives say the funding was revealed at a call-in meeting last week into the £3m plans for Charlton Lido. Open
PLANS for developing a radiotherapy unit at Sidcup’s Queen Mary’s Hospital are underway. Cancer specialist provider Healthcare Technologies International (HTI) Aspen has been selected to develop the unit. It will work alongside Guys
People might get annoyed with the council at times – but chopping the leader’s head off might be going a bit too far. Luckily, Dartford Council leader Jeremy Kite’s beheading was just for a bit of fun to promote the upcoming Horrible Histories at The
STRIKES by library staff led to 11 out of 13 in Greenwich borough being closed over the weekend, unionists claim. The Unite union is dismayed at the council's decision to transfer the library service to Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL), saying staff
TWO pensioners handing out anti-fascist leaflets were set upon by extreme right-wing thugs in a shocking high street attack. Activist Andrew Smith, 69, was helping man the regular Socialist Worker stall in Lewisham High Street on Saturday at
A NORTHFLEET residential home catering for 10 people with learning disabilities has failed to meet some essential standards. It follows a two day inspection of Granby Place in 1-3 Northfleet High Street by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
A 30-YEAR-old man who went missing from Gravesend has been found safe and well, say police. Ladislav Ziga went missing from his home in Pelham Road on Thursday (April 26) but was tracked down by police this afternoon. Kent Police thank
A MAN was left with serious head injuries after a shocking early morning attack in Deptford. The victim, believed to be in his forties, was found by the London Ambulance Service at 3.30am on Saturday (Apr 28) lying at the side of the road.
A passionate psychic medium is hoping to bring messages of comfort from beyond the grave to people in Dartford. Tony Stockwell is holding a demonstration at The Orchard Theatre during which he will use his extraordinary paranormal abilities to communicate
DETECTIVES are trying to trace a man following an assault on a bus in Swanley. The incident occurred on board a bus between Swanley and Hextable, at around 3:25pm on February 23. A 16-year-old boy sustained bruising to his lip and his
SPLASH parks in Belvedere and Danson Park will not open this year due to drought conditions across the borough. Bexley Council planned to turn on the water features at the splash parks during the first week of May but even after a prolonged
FLOOD alerts have been issued across the south east as thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected tonight. The Environment Agency (EA) issued more than 30 alerts across the region as upto 40mm of rainfall fell in some places.
AN EX-GRAVESEND footballer is likely to be the next England manager. The FA announced on Sunday it was approaching only Croydon-born Roy Hodgson, 64, for the job, having received permission to approach him from his current club, West Brom.
Water from 83,000 Olympic swimming pools would quench the thirst of the population of Mali for 18 years (it would provide 103,750 million people with 2 litres of water a day). The notoriously wet and soggy UK is in a period of drought, despite the
A SCHOOL is celebrating after being rewarded for being environmentally friendly. Children at Hawes Down Infant School in the Mead, West Wickham, impressed inspectors who awarded the school with the coveted green flag. As an eco school
THREE children were rescued from the Ravensbourne River in Lewisham last night, after they were swept away by the current. The children, two girls and a boy, were spotted by the British Transport Police close to Brookmill Road. While
A TEENAGER who came off a stolen motorbike after it crashed in this morning was having trouble breathing as he lay on the ground, according to a witness. The witness, who did not want to be named, came out of her home in Bournewood Road, Orpington
July 1st - the day Yemurai Kanyangarara, a high aiming, GCSE pupil, was taken away from his family and friends in broad day light in Welling, Kent, prior to his murder. Osman Bangura, 16 and Isaac Walters, 15 have been convicted of murder and manslaughter
PATRICIA Mary Oldridge has the middle name Mary for a reason - she was the first girl to be born in the country on the silver jubilee of Queen Mary in 1935. Today Mrs Oldridge, aged 76, lives in Bexleyheath’s Iverhurst Close, in the borough
CHILDREN cooked up a feast to raise money for charity with the help of some food specialists. Young people at Glebe School in Hawes Lane, West Wickham, took part in Big Breakfast week to raise money for the Wallace and Gromit Children’s Foundation
KENNY Jackett would like to keep Harry Kane at Millwall next season, but admits the decision is out of his hands. The striker is due to go back to Tottenham this summer having scored nine goals for The Lions, his final one in Saturday’s 2-2
AN OIL trading fraudster from Keston who lived a “lavish lifestyle” of classic cars and jewellery has been jailed for four years following his role in a multimillion dollar kickback scheme. Bernard Langley, 55, was sentenced on Friday after
THE first Battalion Display for 20 years was presented by the Boys Brigade and Girls Association in Wilmington on Saturday (April 28). More than 300 youngsters from the West Kent Battalion of the brigade celebrated both the Olympic Games and
Surface-to-air missiles could be deployed at six sites in and around London during the Olympics, the Ministry of Defence has said. Blackheath and Oxleas Wood, both in Greenwich borough, have been identified as potential sites. The
DARTFORD completed their regular league season ahead of this week’s play-off double header with a draw at Truro City on Saturday. Goal scoring is an art form for which there are no set rules. Jacob Erskine has scored many a cheeky goal for
A MOPED rider was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Dartford. Police were called to the A206 Bob Dunn Way at 5pm on Friday (April 27) after a 68-year-old man hit a kerb and was thrown from his bike.
MOTORCYCLISTS who race their bikes illegally in Dartford are risking having their vehicles seized. Police have received complaints about dangerous riding between the two roundabouts on Southfleet Road in Bean. Officers from the Dartford
BROMLEY’S final game of the season ended in a 1-1 draw at Dorchester Town on Saturday. There was not much to choose between the two teams and there was little at stake with Bromley having already secured their Conference South status and Dorchester
POLICE are appealing for information to trace the whereabouts of a vulnerable missing man from Gravesend. Ladislav Ziga, aged 30, is urgently in need of medication which it is believed he does not have with him. Mr Ziga, who speaks very
EBBSFLEET United finished the season in disappointing fashion as they went down to a home defeat against Lincoln City on Saturday. Looking to end the campaign strongly, Ebbsfleet started fast but Calum Willock was unable to divert Liam Enver-Marum’
DOUGIE Freedman conceded Cardiff’s experience and power was the main factor in the Eagles’ 2-1 home reverse to the Bluebirds in Saturday’s final game of the season. Following January’s heartbreaking Carling Cup semi-final defeat, Palace fans
MANAGER Chris Powell praised his Charlton side’s incredible away record despite seeing them throwing away a 2-0 lead at Preston at the weekend. The game at Deepdale concluded the away campaign for the season in which they have recorded an impressive
Celebrity historian David Starkey is guest-curator of an extraordinary exhibition celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames at the National Maritime Museum includes hundreds of diverse objects which illustrate
CHARLTON striker Danny Haynes was delighted to be back playing and scoring in his team’s 2-2 draw at Preston on Saturday. The January signing from Barnsley scored his first goal for the Addicks in the game, which was also his first start since
BROMLEY police has launched a Twitter feed - @MPSBromley – to keep the community in touch with the policing of the borough. Updates will be posted between 7am and 4pm Monday to Friday and include public safety and crime prevention information
A POLICE helicopter and dog units were brought in to help arrest two teenagers suspected of stealing a BMW in Bickley. The units were called after the BMW Tourer had been set on fire in Bassetts Way, Farnborough, and officers realised it had
A deceptively cute killer rabbit, legless knights and a stinking Frenchman are all searching for the Holy Grail in Bromley. Ludicrously funny Spamalot, the wildly successful Monty Python musical, is running at The Churchill Theatre from tonight
TWO teenagers are critically ill after the stolen motorbike they were riding crashed into a hedge then a wall in Orpington today (April 30). Emergency services were called to Bournewood Road, at around 3.40am and found the 17 year olds suffering
Andy Rayner was the Blackheath & Bromley’s first finisher in this years Virgin London Marathon. In his first race at the distance he finished in 74th place in a time of 2.32.44 having passed halfway in 72.51. Alex Gibbins was close behind in 81st place
I arrive at the seven mile mark much too early, as per usual. Like every year that I've been to watch the London marathon, one side of the road is blasted with sunlight whilst the other is cold with shade. Unfortunately, it is the shaded side that we
